Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-21
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
Rivers aud Harbors and Congress.
man Cummings Remarks.
Paragraphs and Adjournment.
Boston Doesn't Want Religious Inter
ference In Pubic Scho ools.
WAsHiseros. Dec. 20.
Senate.

| In the Senate this morning Morrill, offered
an amendment TO the House holiday resoiu-
ton providing for a recess from Friday,
/ Dee. 2l, to "Wednesday, Jan. 2. The
amendment was agreed TO.
| The House amendments TO the direct tax
/ bill we're non coneurred in.
Morrill, asked unanimous consent that the
voliI & on the tariff bill and all amendmen Mt.
thereto shall begin At o'clock r NJ. on the
! first Of January next, after which there
shall be 10 further debate without unsni-
nous consent.
| Unanimous consent was given and that
order was made.
Gibson offered resolution which vas or
dered printed, for the appointment. of
select committee of IL seo2tors to inquire
into the state of suffrage thi oughout the
United States and especially TO investigate
the election of state officers at the elections
he'd IN November last in Rhode Island and
Louisiana, and the presidential elections in
the States of New York and Indiana, and TO
report all the facts showing whether any
improper, undue and unlawful influences
and practices were employed through con-
splracies, trades, combinations, intlmida-
tons, corrupt use of money, purchase of
votes or voters, stufhng ballot-boXes, bribery,
or in any way wha ever and to Whist extent,
and to make such reeomme endations as it
may deem necessary.
The tariff bill was then taken up begin
ming with tile schedule relating to tobacco
and cigars.
Amendments were offered by Pasco and
Vance but were rejected.
The schedule relating to provisions ~as
taken up.
Vance offered an amendment relating TO
horses and mules, changing the rate from
$40 per head to 20 per cent ad valoren.
Rejected.
The consideration of the tariff bill was
interrupted. and Vance at his own request,
was excused from the service as conferee
on the direct tax bill, and Butler was ap
pointed
Sherman moved to reconsider the vote
of the Senate this morning non-concurrlng
in the house amendment.
The motion was entered. The censid-
Grafton OF the tariff bill was then resumed.
Call moved to add bananas. pineapples
and cocoxnuts to the existing tariff bill at
ten per cent advalorem. Rejected.
No other amendments were offered to the
paragraph OF any of the succeeding para
graph TILL No. 216 was reached. taxing
maccaroui, yermiceli and all similar prepara-
tons at Two cents pound.
Vance moved to strike out the paragraph.
The amendment was rejected.
Paragraph 2o7 relating to ri e, was at the
request OF Batter, passed over informally,
and paragraph 2s9 relating to salt, also
passed over by the request OF Vance.
Vance moved an amendment to paragraph
293 relating to starch, reducing the rate
from TWO cents to one cent pound. Re-
jected.
Beck moved to strike out paragraph 294,
taxing taliow one cent a pound. Rejected.
The consideration of tn. tariff bill was
suspended when the following proceedings
took place
Plumb offered resolution calling on the
secretary OF the treasury for full list of all
purchases made by the treasury department
since March I, 1855, specifying in detail. the
classes. bouds, amount, date of purchase,
parties from whom purchased, pnce paid
New YORK quotations and the available sur
Plus in the treasury on the first of each
month during that period.
On motion paragraph 3O2 was amended by
increasing the rate on still wines per case OF
one dozen bottles from 81 go to 81 80, and
increasing the duty on bottles or jugs from
ave cents to seven and one half cents per
hundred weight.
No amendment was offered to any of the
succeeding paragraphs until schedule L. re-
lating to cotton manufacturers, was reached.
Vest and VaAee said they were not pre-
pared to go on with the cotton schedule to-
day.
Allison suggested that the free list
schedule might be taken up but Vest made
the same objection to that.
Vance couldn't see shat was TO be gained,
now that the day was fixed for voting on the
bill in applying the whip and spur.
The tariff bill was land aside. The pro-
gress today has oeen about 10 pages and the
senate toUk up private pension bills upon
the calendar.
All the pension bills on the calendar, 80
in number, we're passed occupying 80 min
utes. The legislative Appropriation bill was
referred to the committee on appropriations
The Senate at 4. 40 Z. NJ, adjourned.