The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-13
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Senator Hoar's speech on zfhs fisheries
treaty, is likely to be6he se,erest arraingn-
ment Of Secretary Bayard and the adminis-
tration that has been heard during the pres
ent session.
The senate adjourned until Monday with
out waiting to have the resolution extending
the appropriations Of the last fiscal year APP
proved by the presiding officer of the senate.
The enrolling force of the house was mac
eountably slow in its work, and the senate,
after waiting for some time for the house and
taking a recess TO enable the resolution to be
submitted, adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the house Mr.. Holman called up the sen.
ate land grant forfeiture bin, with amend
ments made by the house committee. Asthus
amended the bill which, as it came from the
senate, proposed to forfeit grants applying to
lands lying ppositeportions ofthe aidedroads
not now completed, declares a forfeiture OF
the lands lying opposite the portions Of the
roads not completed at the time specified in
the granting acts, After omediseussion the
committees substitute was then adopted,
and the question recurring on the passage ot
the bill as adopted, the veto resulted, yeas
141, nays 12-no quorum. The bill remainf
as unfinished business.
IA member Of the senate committee on APP
propriations. in speculating upon the final
adjournment, remarked: There Is about
four weeks work on general appropriation
bills yet to be transacted.
HOUSE.
The speaker pro tenn. laid beforet the house
a message from the president, returning with
out his approval the bill granting q pension
to Julia Welsh.
Mr.. Haten, of Missouri, presented the re-
port Of the conferees on the agricultural bill,
TO the effect that they had reached an agree
ment upon all points Of difference except the
senate amendment a%ppropriating 100000
for sorghum sugar experiments.
The regularorder was then demanded, being
an aye and no vote Oh the passage Of the
land grant forfeiture bill. and the vote was
taken, resulting, ayes III, noes 5 $50 the bill
was passed.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the tarif bin, the pending paragraph
being that relating to iron or steel railway
fish plates or splice. bars.
Mr.. Bunchanan's motion to strike out
the paragraph was rejected. ~
The reading Of the bin then progressed rap
idly, motions made on the republican side 10
strike out many Of the paragraphs being re-
iected. generally without division and With
little debate.
SENATE.
A delegation OF about thirty workingmen
engaged in making window glass was heard
by the senate tariff subcommittee. They
submitted d schedule, which they said just
covered the differences between wages here
and those abroad, and declared that it would
be- impossible for them TO continue to receive
their present compensation II duties were put
down below the figures they submitted.
HOUSE.
The house passed the senate bill providing
for the sale of the site of Fort Omaha, Neb.,
and appropriating 100000 forthe purchase
Of a new site and the construction Of suitable
buildings thereon.
A Joint resolution was passed selecting
j Leonard III. Harris of Ohio, John A. Martin
Of Kansas, and John T.. Hartranft of Penn
sylvania, to al vacancies on the board OF
managers of national homes for disabled
soldiers.
The House passed 80 private pension bills
One for the relief of Mrs. Delilah Whips was
introduced BY Mr.. MacDon&ld, another by
Mr.. Rice granting d pensian to Martin M.
Kellogg. Mrs. Whips is rs; her husband
served in the wal Of 1872, Kellogg Is q vet
eran OF 1.-THE Mexican war. The ~pensiongrant-
ed him is SIP a month.
The conierees en- the river and haFbor bill
arrived at an agreement on all items except
three, which relate to harbors on the Pacific
coast.
SENATE.
The senate considered the senate bill to
amend the interstate act. Mr..
Reigen offered af amendment, which was
agreed to, giving to tbeSp3sed States cir
cult and district courts Jurisdiction of viola.
tions Of the net upon the relation of any per-
son or firm, with power TO issue apremptory
mandamus.
Mr.. Reagan intimated that the commission
had shown too much of a yaciliating disposr
ton 10 dealing with the railroad companies.
Mr.. Wilson Of Iowa also criticised the com
mission for constfuingsome provisions OF the
law to the advantage OF the railroad COM
panies. The bill passed Its principle Oh.
iect is to prevent evasion o. the law by under
billing, etc.
HOUSE.
The House discussed the tariff bill. Mr..
Walkinson. of Louisiana. denied that the SUI
gar industry Of Louisiana was d languishing
industry.
Mr.. Fuller, Of Iowa, offered an amendment
placing all sugar and molasses on the free
list. He criticised the committee on ways
and means for having retained on the pro-
tected list an article the production Of
which in this country was 70 Insignificant
Tor the purpose Of retaining Louisiana Ia the
Democrats column, and lie denounced the
bill as being illogieally and badly constructed,
and as having for its chief characteristic its
extreme se~cfionaism. Mr.. Fuller's amend
ment Was rejected.
Mr.. Dingley, Of Maine, offered an amend
ment fixing the rate of duty On sugar not
above No. is dutch standard testing. not
above IS degrees, at 70-100 Of d cent per
pound, with an additional duty of2-100 cent
per pound for each additional degreesor frac-
!, ton Of a degree. He stated that the ratepro.
posed BY him was exactly one-half Of the
existing rates, and IL his proposition were
adopted he gould follow It with amendments
making similar reductions in the other
grades. He did not propose to set aside the
protective duty IN regard to sugar, but ne
proposed to retain il on the dntiable list,
with a duty higher than that which was the
average and yaIorem equivalent on mana
factured goods. The amendment was lost,
So to los.