The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-21

Aos6aolOttho PROCEEDINGS OF the
Senate and Mousse.
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SENATE.

N0oW0COOyttl0 PROCEEDINGS OF the
9oNato and Mouse.
sy SENATE. . -,
A message from the president was pre-.
scented returning, without his approval. a
pension bill. on the ground that the bone
ticiary had received no -injurysin the army.
Referred to tho committee on pensions.
Also another message returning without
approval. = bill relieving q governments
contractor for hay of an UNDETERMINED. OF
$40 incurred by a non. f.,i6lment OF tho
contract. Referred TO the co m23fttee on
military affairs.
The senate then proceeded to the con.
s:deration Of the fertilization appropria.
ton bill, and WAS addressed by Mr.. Dolph
on the subject OF coast defenses.
The bill went over without action. and
me District 'of"C>o.,imba appropriation
oil! was taken Up. 1t also went over With.
out action. aadsthe' 6Gnate adjourned. g.s,
HOUSE.
MI. IH"loee' OF kentucky, called up. az
the regular order Of business, the rcsOlu.
tion reported from, the committee on
postotiCee calling on the postmaster gen.
eral Tor y tabula teds statement of disaliow-
ed post'naster's claims presented from the
state Of Kentucky under the:act OF March
- 1888 1.-The report on the resolution ia
an adverse one, and tho Recommendation
Is that it lilo onSthe table. :.
i"e iteuse then went into the commit
tee OF the whole (Mr. Springer, OF Illinois,
in the chair on the Tariff bill.
Mr.. Bynum. of Indiana, moved to
strike from tho free list, FAX; hacked,
which was agreed to. The discustlon ocs
cup'ed tho rest OF the day. Z j. i 49,, =
SENATE. "
In the senate Mr.. Hale called ub Mr..
Morgan resolution 40 to tho fishery
treaty, and made q speech upon it. The
senate hen resumed consideration ON the
resolution offered by Mr.. Stewart calm.
Tor statement OF the talo OF bonds since
speech in favor of tho admission dutv free
81 machinery to be used In The manufacture
OF binding Irvine. The Mills bill allows tho
admission " material and machinery for
the lnanuiacture OF cotton basging for cot
ton and for the manufacture 81 jute sacks
such as is used on the Pacific coast Tor
o"cS'ng wheat, duty free. Mr.. Lind ar.
that tho privileges thus secured to the
so"thern aud West coast farmers should
DC extended to the Northwestern farmers
SENATE.
Tho agricultural department appropria.
ZION bill passed. Among tho amend men Is
agreed to was one nppropriating 500, 900
Tor tho continuance of experiments ia
making sorghum sugar
HOUSE,.
During the consideration Of the tariff bill.
an amendment by Mr.. Buchanan of Now
Jersey tc strike out the words "admittint
Tree ot duty plates coated with a. mi xture
vt lead and tin. was rejected; Us Was ono
offered by Mr.. Dalxeli OF Pennsylvania, to
s!r'kG out the entire tin plato paragraph,
Mr.. Weber Of New York moved to strike
glue and celatinc from the free list, thus
sorestallIns the committee amendment to
she same purpose. This prevailed with.
out division.
The Republicans have determined to
io,re tho Democrats to lay aside the tariff
D'it during the coming week, whom 50
many OF their leaders will be at
chicago During the st. Louis conven.
ton tho Republican side was very
conservative but their courtesy has
DOT been returned. Accordingly, with 4,
view osforcing some anicable arrangement
Tor = truce, Mr.. Adams of Chicago objected
:" The appointment OF conferecs on the
diplomatic consular bill, and similar OBJ
Iect'on will DO persisted in until an
arrangement is reached.
The senate amendments to the bill
authorizing Tho construction OF u bridge
over tho Tennessee river near Knoxville
we'p CONQUERED in, and the bill was passed.
a motion to consider the army nppropri.
alton bill was defeated. Consideration OF
'ils on tho calender followed. Several
hours debate ensued on several bills,
but they were finally laid aside. Bills
granting relief to Ellen p. Malloy and
The heirs of John II. Newman were passed.
HOUSE
The house went into committee OF the
whole to consider the army uppropriu-
ton bill. An amendment was adopted
appropriatin. $500 600 for beginning tho
construction OF IL new military post near
chicago, III. An amendment approprating
100000 for the purchase OF powder to fire
morning and evening guns at military
posts was adopted. A provision WIS
added to the paragraph relating to post
supplies, requiring them to be purchased
where they can he purchased cheapest,
lnaIity and cost OF transportation con.
s'ered: The committee then rose and
the bill passed..