Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-22
CONGRESSIONAL
Work of the Senate and House mr.
resentatives.

Mr.. MORGAN, of Alabama, asked lepr.,
Senate, on the 18th inst, to offer presmm.
resolutions setting forth that the repor, :.
Committee on Foreign Relations on the fsbs.
treaty questioned its legality, and declarsss
void and lawful Mr.. Sherman objected ny
introduction. Mr. Morgan addressed ths ~ -
upon the subject. He said: This INN.
treaty has been made the political football
great party for the sake AXE, Of advs1S
held in Chicago The Senate adior,
until the 18th. The House went into conn
of the whole on the tariff bill. Mr.. Din"ie.
ridges amendment to the proviso attachsiU
the lumber schedule of the free list, wIri
poses to admit Canadian fish free of duty
allowance by that country Of commercial nj
to our vessels, and also for reciprocity in the
change OF products between the United s.,
and Cnnada After long debate, the lus
schedule was passed without change.
THE House passed the following bills oa
9Th inst: Authorizing the construction
bridge Mt Omaha, Neb.; providing for the sal
n norton of the Winnebago Indian reserys|
in Nebruska; granting right of way through
Indian Territory to the Paris Choctaw ald
tie Rock Railroad. Free salt was the text
number of speeches in the committee q /
whole Of the House. Nothing Of interest
OeNelODeu, HUI NIL DuAioWs 4AOGlSA W 81
out the paragraph from the tariff was reje !
Mr.. Grosyenor's amendment to exclude buls
from the free list and admit only dairy and l
salt mot with similar fate. Mr.. Bayne
offered an amendment to insert rice, cleaned
uEcleaned, in the free list; rejected. The
lines relating to flax were read and Mr.. Bird
| 1nd) moved to strike them out of the free
| Pending debate, the committee rose end
| House adjourned. The Senate was not in ses
THE House o; Representatives,, on the
inst, voted appropriations for handsome ID
buildings at Jackson, Mich, and Ottumwa, d
The tariff discussion WAS also resumed
| spirited discussion arose on flax. MIR.
list, and Mr.. Struble spoke against the bill.
struble said that manufactures are raj
sprinring up in the West and free trade !
put stop to all such industries.
Mr.. GRAY made Il speech in open exceed
session of the Senate on the 18th inst. in fev
the ratification of the fisheries treaty. Al
close of Mr.. Gray's speech Mr.. Hoar obtaine
floor and further consideration of tine trea;yI
on motion of Mr.. Sherman, postponed till |
duy June %. The Senate Appropriations
mittee reported the postoiiic.es, and Distrl
Office OH bill has been increased s.
GOO by the committee. An approml
of 81, o6o, 900 is made to carry out the eight
law with respect TO letter-carriers, the :
| master General esUIllatlHS tA1iLl A,ouo GGG.q
carriers will be necessary. Mr.. Chandle
introduced, by request, Il bill approw
$3.50. 900 for the development and encourage
of silk culture in the United States.
House Mr.. Woodburn, OF Nevada, mGde
norsonul attack on Mr.. Cox. of New York.
! for his text extracts from Nh. CoXs tariff s.
il, which he charnct erized Nevada us a i
borough" and ridiculed its representative
House. Mr.. Cox replied il Il humorous
which kept the House i'll IL roar during III
livery OF the speech. Mr.. Dousher.
Florida, introduced Il resolution ins
ing the Ways and Means
nittcc to report bills repeating all laws prov
for intcrnul-re taxation providing ID
levy and collection of n graduated tax uId
incomes and providing that all artic!&
products not manufactured or produced
United States shall enter the ports OF the u
States free of all import duty.
SENATOR CuLLoM, of Illinois, addresss
Senate on the 18th inst, in advocacy of u
to amend the Inter- State Commerce Law
Chandler offered a resolution referring N
dentials of Senator Gibson OF Louisiana d
new term, to the Committee on PRIVILEGE
Elections and instructing1,,t hat committee
quito into nll the facts of the Louisiana
forial election. The resolution was laid
The Senate had a honted debate on MI stet
boud-purchnse resolution. The House de
the day to the consideration of the Mills
bill, and tho Republicans resorted to sem
clustering, A motion by Mr.. Bynum, Of iLi
to strike from the free list flax. hacked, u
as dressed lene, WAS agreed to. Mr.. kelleyn
to strike from tho free list hemp. Eallh
other like substitutes for hemp. Lost-A