Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-07-28
FIFTLETH CONGRESS
Tuesday.
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Tuesday.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July H.-In the SEN
ate number of bills were reported and
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The bill to place John G. Fremont on the
retired list as major general of the army
was taken up, and after considerable discus
sion, was passed by q vote of yeas q, nays
Fl.
The bill for the admission of the territory
Of Washington was taken up and will be the
unfinished business, and the eenate ad-
iourned.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE house went
into committee of the whole (Mr. Springer,
of Illinois, in the chair) on the tariff bill,
the internal revenue feature being pending.
Mr.. Warner, of Missouri, offered an
amendment providing that the special tar
on wholesale and retail dealers in oleomar-
garine shall be $40 and s. respectively.
Rejected.
Mr.. Mills stated that he will call the pre-
vious question on the passage of the bill at
l1:3O Saturday morning. The house then
SION to be for the consideration of bills re-
ported from the committee on commerce.
Wednesday.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July Ex-senator
Cullom announced to the senate that he was
not we'll enough to speak on the fisheries
treaty to-day. -
The senate then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the bill for the formation and adj
mission into the Union of the territory of
Washington and a part of Idaho, and a de-
bate folio we'd.
without action on the bill the senate adj
journed.
The house went into q committee of the
whole on the tariff bill.
On motion of Mr.. Tracy, of New York,
crinoline was stricken from the free list.
An amendment offered by Mr.. McShane,
OF Nevada, placing on the fee list all iron
and steel hoops, not thinner than 20 wire
guage, was agreed to.
The existing rates of duty were restored
on cement and on whiting and paris white.
On motion of Mr.. Bynum, of Indiana, the
duty on china, porcelain, earthern stone, or
crockery ware, was increased from As to 50
PER cent ad valorem.
Mr.. Mills moved to strike out the clause
fixing the rate at IS cents per pound on i'm
ported tobacco, thus restoring the present
duty.
Without action on the motion the house
adjourned.
Thursday.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 19.-The house
bill to accept and ratify any agreement with
the Shoshone and Bannock Indians on the
Bart Hall reservation in Idaho, was adopted
and passed with an amendment.
The following bills we're taken from the
calender and passed: The senate bill
amendatory of the act of the 18th of June,
as to the postal crimes, declaring non-mail-
able letter on any part of which on tue
exterior or interior, indecent, lewd, defama-
tory or threatening delineations, epithets of
language is written or printed.
The senate bill to prohibit members of
territorial legislatures from holding certain
Offices.
The house bill supplementary to the Pa
cifio railroad act with amendments.
The senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the tariff bill, the pending amend
ment being that offered by Mr.. Mills, restor.
ing the present rate of duty on tobacco.
The amendment was agreed to without di-
vision.
The present rate of duty was restored on
pipes, pipe bowles and all smokers articles,
not otherwise provided for.
Further consideration of the tariff bill
was postponed until 11:30 Saturday morn.
ing.
The house then took a recess till 8 D, M,
the evening session to be for the considers
ton of bills reported from the committee on
military affairs.