The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-28
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


TIE Work Being Doss From Dav to Dog ~
BosA Rsowshss Of Congress.
S~ENATE.-In the senate on the 18th,
the conference report rs to the Chip
pewa Indian reservation in Minnesota
was explained and agreed TO. Ingalls,
laid before the senate the resolution Of
Riddleberger proposing a reorganization
of the senate after January 1, and the
author spoke in favor of it. He said its
object was to put some other man than
the senator from Kansas in the chair,
asserting that he had been the chief
figure in some of the most disorderly
scenes he could recollect occurring on
the senate floor. He said the change
was necessary in order that the faith of
the republican party, pledged TO consid-
Grafton of the British extradition treaty
in open session, might be kept. Riddle
berger asked leave to withdraw the reso-
luton. and the same was granted. The
senate then considered the tariff bill un-
til adjournment.
HoUsE.-In the house on the 18th the
committee on ways and means reported
back the current resolution providing
for holding . recess from December 81
to Monday, January 2. The committee
propose an amendment striking out
Monday, January z, and inserting Fri
day, January 4. Springer, of Illinois,
was of the opinion hat owing to the
press of important legislation before
congress the recess should be as short
as possible. The committee amend
ment was rejected, and the original res
olution was agreed to. The committee
on accounts reported q resolution ap-
propriating So, 900 out Of the contingent
fund OF the house to pay the expenses
of the Ford immigration fund. Agreed
to. Morrow, Of California, moved to
suspend the rules and pass, with an
amendment, the senate bill increasing
to $3.50, 600 the limit of the cost of the
public building in San Francisco. Agreed
to.
SENATE.-In the senate on the 18th
the house concurrent resolution for a
holiday recess was reported back from
the finance committee with an amend
ment restricting it to the house of rep
resentatives, and it went we without
action. Consideration of the tariff bill
was then resumed. paragraph 151, ap-
plying to iron or steel wire, being taken
up. Salisbury offered an amendment
(Which was agreed to- inserting after
the words, Except fence wire" the
words "and iron and steel, fiat with
of fencing" Aldrich offered an amend
ment, (Which was agreed toy to insert
$50" instead of '45," so as to make the
proviso read that 'tall iron or steel wire
| valued at more than 10 cents per pound
| shall pay duty of not less than IS per
cent ad valorem." Executive session
was then held, followed by adjourn
ment.
HousE.-In the house on tbs 18th the
legislative appropriation bill was consid-
cred. Henderson, of Iowa, moved to
increase the clerical civil service COM
mittee, and the amendment was opposed
by Randall. A lengthy debate then en-
sued on the matter of civil service.
Henderson said the spirit of the law had
not been carried out in good faith by
the present administration. The amend
ment was rejected. The debate was
continued at length by Brown, of In
diana, and Springer, of Illinois. The
latter took occasion to say if President
Harrison administered a civil service in
the same spirit it had been administered
by Cleveland, the people would have no
reason to complain. Continuing, he
said, if it were not for that cumbersome
and obsolete board known as the cleo
toral college, the democrats would now
be rejoicing in a great victory. The
motion of Cummings to strike out the
civil section was rejected-25 to 13S-
and the reading of the bill concluded.
The committee then arose and the bill
passed.
SENATE.-In the senate on the 10th
Edmunds introduced and had referred
to the committee on foreign relations,
the following resolutions: Resolved,
That the government of the United
States will look with serious concern
and disapproval upon any correction OF
any European government with the con.
struction or control of any ship canal
across the Isthmus of Darien or across
Central America, and must regard any
such connection Or control as injurious
to the United States, and as a menace
TO their welfare. That the president OF
the United States be requested to coin.
municate this expression of the views OF
congress to the governments of the
countries of Europe. At 1910 the sen.
dUo 1CSuluCu COuoluCIdblOu VI III Ill
bill, spending the remainder of the days
session in the discussion of that meas.
ure.
HoUsE.-In the house on the 10Th, the
conference report of the senate bill reg.
ulating appointments in the marine hos
pital service was agreed to. The house
went into committee of the whole on the
river and har' ,or bill. CRANE, of Texas,
denounced what he termed the driblet
system of appropriations. He would,
at the proper time, offer a substitute,
practically the same bill which passed
the first session of the present congress-,
although personally he would prefer his
bill appropriating exactly the sum esti-
mated by the chief of engineers. With
q %plethoric treasury. with no prospect OF
the passage of a tariff bill, with the peo-
pie anxious for the river and harbor bill,
with the chief engineer declaring hii
estimates right, he appealed to the house
to adopt the proposed substitute. After
some further debate by Blanchard,
Snowden and Adams, of Illinois, the
committee arose without action and the
house adjourned.
SENATE.-In the senate on the Goth
ON motion of Sherman, the house
amendments to the direct tax bill were
no%n-concurred in, and q conference
ordered. An order wa made that vot-
ing on the tariff bill and all amendments
thereto shall begin ut 1 o'clock January
81, next, after which there shall be no
further debate without unanimous con-
sent. Gibson offered a resolution,
which was laid on the table and ordered
printed, for the appointment of a select
committee of thirteen senators to in
qnire into the state of suffrage through
out the United States, especially to in