Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-07
THE NATIONS CAPITOL
Consideration Of the Alien Labor
Bill Postponed.
One Hundred and Sixteen Pension Bills
Passed In the Absence
Of Democrats.
The House Tinkerins the Mills Bill and
Cheering for the Veto President.
WASHINGTON, June 6.
Senate.

The Senate resumed consideration of the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
The presiding officer laid before the Senate
q message from the President, returning it
without his approval.
bill pensioning widow on the ground
that the death Of her husband was the result
of suicide, was referred to the committee on
pensions.
The Senate proceeded to the business on
the calendar. resuming the consideration OF
the House bill to pr, vent the employment of
alien labor upon public buildings or other
public works, and in the various departments
of the government. the question being on
the amendment offered last Monday by Mr..
Teller, adding the clause requiring that pub
lie works be constructed wholly of materials
made and prepared within the United States.
aud that bids and contracts be confined 10
citizens Of the United States.
Mr.. Blair favored the bill.
Mr.. Hawley opposed it.
Mr.. Vance remarked that it was very i'm
portart bill, embracing a considerable de-
parture from the principles of both of the
great parties, and inasmuoh as there WAS no
quorum present he objected to its further
consideration. 1t was there fore laid -
Mr.. Blair gave notice that he would cxt1 It
up as soon as possible. ssssss,a
The remainder OF the time was ,tesosetato
individual pension bills on the calendar, all
of which, lie, were passed, ca being House
bills - ~. -'
The Senate then adjourned. ,.,sss..fi =
House.
After considering a number of unimportant
bills, the House went into the cOmmitt e of
the whole on the tariff bill The clerk read
the pending paragraph ''pickcts and palings,"
which Mr.. Mckinley moved to strike out.
After q debate the motion was rejected and
the paragraph passed over. Also the next,
''lathes." Mr.. Buchanan of New Jersey
moved to strike out in the nineteeAh line the
word "shingles." and insert the word "shin-
gle bolts" The amendment was rejected.
With little delay the remaining paragraphs
of the lumber sections, ''c,apboard, pine or
or spruce and logs" were passed over down
to the provision, beginning on the line No.
22, that the existing duties be levied upon the
lumber schedules, where the export duties
are imposed by the country from which they
are imported.
Mr.. Dingley of Maine. proposed an amend
ment continuing the existing duties on the
lumber schedules, wherever the exporting
country denied our vessels the right to touch
and trade and take bait
Mr.. Cox of New York, created diversion
by having read a dispatch from St. Louis,
announcing Cleveland's nomination by accla
nation. The democrats burst into applause,
and Mr.. Tarsney. who had the floor, waved
bandanns rapturously. There was a-memept
of silence on the republican side followed by
a storm of cheers and hand clapping to an
swer the other side.
Mr.. Breckenridge of Kentucky, offered an
amendment to Mr.. Dingley's amendment
providing that whenever Canada shall grant
to fishing or other vessels of the United
States, commercial privileges and the right
to buy bait and provisions and tranship car
goes, then herring, mackerel, salmon and
other fsh. pickled smoked or preserved ex-
cept sardines and anchovies in oil, from that
country, shall be admitted duty free, and
providing that whenever Canada admits to
free entry articles produced in the United
States, q similar privilege be granted in the
case of like Canadian products.
After the explanation of the amendment
by Mr.. Breckenridge, Mr.. Dingley opposed
it, on the ground that it was an effort to buy
privileges from Canada to which this country
was of right entitled.
Without action upon the amendments the
committee rose and the House adjourned.