The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-12
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
congregational Proceedings and OIher
Items Of Note.


Congressional Proceedings and OIher
Items Of Note.
SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, July "a motion to
refer to the committee on pensions one
of the vetoed pension bills was made
the groundwork of speech by Stew
art against the frequent exercise of a
veto power by the president.
Vest followed in support of the
presidents veto.
The bill was referred to the commit
tee ON pensions.
resolution declaring the true internal
revenue and meaning of the act of the
9th of May, 1888, as to the Marietta
centennial exposition was taken up
and passed with amendments.
The senate then, on motion,
or Cullom, proceeded to the con-
sideratiOn of the senate bill To amend
| the Interstate commerce "a [.
Reagan offered an amendment which
was agreed to giving United States
circuit and district courts jurisdiction of
violations of provisions of the act upon
| relation OF any person or firm with
power to issue preliminary writ OF
mandamus. Reagan said he had given
notice OF an amendment extending the
|
MES, sleeping car companies and stock
| ear companies, but as il WAS likely to
provoke discussion and to retard the
passage OF the bill he would reserve
the proposition for next session.
Teller made similar statement in re-
gard to an amendment which would
prevent railroad companies charging
higher rates from the Pacific coast to
Denver than to Kansas City. 600 miles
nj IlnnUQF NO iah fn
embarrass the pending bill, but he gave
notice to the railroad companies that
he would join with others to see that
those companies discontinued Volun-
tarily such outrageous proceedings
or to compel them to do so.
Reagan intimated that the commits
sion had shown too much of a va Gil
1ating disposition in dealing with rail-
road companies
Wilson, of Iowa, also criticized the
commission for constituting some pro-
visions of the law to the advantage of
railroad companies.
George offered an amendment pro-
hibiting carriers from transporting
goods for any shippers in car or We
hicle owned by such shipper unless
they charged exactly the same rates as
were charged to other shippers.
Finally the amendment was with
drawn on the promise of Cullom to
have the question thoroughly con-
sideIed at the next session of con-
gress. After further discussion the
bill was passed.
The house bill for d bridge across the
Missouri river, between Kansas City
and a point within five miles below.
After an extensive session the senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-Fuller, of
Iowa, offered an amendment placing
all sugars on free list. After leng de-
bate participated in by Messrs. Wilkin-
son. of louisiana; Conger, of Iowa;
Cannon, of Illinois: Houk, of Tenn
essee; McComas, of Maryland; Brock
enridge, of Arkansas; Mills, of Texas;
Breckenridge, of Arkansas, and others,
the Cannon amendment was rejected,
yeas 81, nays los.
During the debate an exciting colo
guy occurred between Breckenridge,
of Arkansas, and McCOmaS, of Mary
land, the latter charging that while
the committee on ways and means de-
MED a hearing to manufacturers and
lObOrerS it received and heard Mr..
Havemeyer the head of a New York
sugar business. Breckenridge denied
the accusation.
WASHINGTON, July 0.-On motion
of Mills the duty on molaSSeS listing
| q per gallon.
Cannon, of Illinois. offered an
amendment substituting for the sugar
schedule, the schedule as it originally
appeared in the Mills bill. He eX-
pressed his sorrow, surprise and indig-
! nation at seeing that the committee
had departed from its original PROPOSE
| geS had been brought about by the
fact that Mr.. Havemeyer had
supported Mr.. Cleveland. Take the
| bill as originally reported to the full
committee; take the bill as it now
| stood; take the fact of Mr.. Havemey-
er's presence; take the monopoly that
would still grind the people by virtue
of the Mills bill, and it was so plain
that the wayfaring man who ran might
read how the whole thing went. He
wanted to call attention to the matter
and then appeal from the democratic
majority to the people, who paid the
taxes, who would try the case next
fall.
! Reed inquired if the chairman of the
committee would not explain the rea-
son why the change had been made.
Mills retorted by inquiring why it
was that when in. former congresses the
committee had sought to change the
gentleman had stood by this great
cheat.
Cannon queried whether two wrongs
made right.
Cannon's amendment was rejected.
Weber, of New York, offered an
amendment providing that no draw
back shall be allowed on sugar export
that the original bill had contained
this provision and he was for time
at a loss to account for its disappear
ance, but he knew now that on a GER
tain day after the original bill had
been introduced MIR. Havemeyer ap
peared and shortly after that the
changed bill came before the house
He charged that the amended bill wa:
in the interest of the sugar trust Of
this country.
, Weber's amendment being rejected
he offered another requiring draw
backs to be paid only upon polaiZis-
cOpsic tests, saying that this was the
last resort of the sugar trust and the
, gentlemen on the other side had now al
opportunity to free themselves from
the suspicion which would become 3
certainty if they voted down his pro
position.
Mills replied that the treasury OFF
Gals already had the authority TO make
| polariZiscopic tests.
After further debate the amendment
was rejected. This concluded the con
sideration of the sugar clauses.
: The next paragraph, relating to to
7 bacco, was upon Mills motion left opei
3 for future action.
Nuting, of New York, moved t
strike out the starch provision.
Pending a vote the house adjourned
The West Virginia Floods.
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