Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-06-20
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
What IL Being Done by the National
Legislature.

| Mn. dnAY made = speech In spsn executive
session Of the Senate ON the 11th inst. in faysr
the ratification Of the fisheries treaty. At tn.
close Of Mr.. Grsy's speech Mr.. hoar obtained th.
floor and further cenSidsration Of the treaty was
on motion OF Mr.. sherman, postponed till Mon
'ns az shs sSa psrcs
once. biM has Sssn increased si,54s
e: !. ss. e carr, AZ IN. s
law with respect TO lettef-caxrtsrs, the Post
master General estimating that l,6OO additional
carrier carriers Vim y necessary. NJ. Chandler h.
$50. 900 for the dsvsiopmsnt and encouragement
Of SILK culture in the United States. In ths
sass: n ssssss ~ r. s Sss 3 S. % a s.
for his text extracts from Mr.. Cox's tariff speech
in which be characterized Nevada q rotten
borough ana EidicaleH ~ representative in the
which kept the House in roar during the de.
livery OF the speech Mr.. Doushsrty, Of
Florida, introduced resolution instruct
mittee to report bills repeating ali laws providing
for internal revenue taxation; providing for the
levy and collection Of 9 graduated tax upon all
products not manufactured or produced in the
United States shall enter the ports OF the United
States free Of all import duty.
SENATOR CuLLoM, Of Illinois, addressed the
Senate on the 18th inst, In advocacy Of tho bill
TO amend the Inter State Commerce law Mr..
Chandler offered a resolution referring the cre-
new term, to tho Committee on Privileges and
Elections and tnstructing that committee to in
quite into all the facts Of the Louisiana sena-
tor1al election. The resolution was laid over
The Senate had heated debate on Mr.. Stewart .
bond purchase resolution The House devoted
the day 70 the consideration Of tho Mills tarin
clustering. A motion by Mr.. Bynum, OF Indiana,
to strike from the free fst max, hackled, known
ss dressed lens. was agreed to. Mr., Kelley moved
to strike from the free list hemp manila, and
other like substitutes for hemp. Lost---54 to 70.
Mn. srHwAHr's resolution calling On the sec-
retary Of the Treasury for statement Of tho
purchase Of bonds since April, 1889, with names
Of parties offering them. etc., was adopted by
the Senate on the 18th inst. Mr. Hale called up
the Morgan fishery treaty resolution and made
that the New England fishermen eli opposed
the adoption of the treaty, and much preferred
the old conditions, bad as thcy were Fur
postponed to june Is. Mr. Blair made an effort
to secure consideration Of the Senate bill for
the adjustment OF the accounts OF laborers and
mechanics arising under the eight-hour law. No
quorum, however. voted on the notion and
after several motions to go into executive ses-
sion and useless roll-calis the Senate adjourned
The House resun'ed consideration Of the Mills
tariff bill. motion TO place jute bags for grain
on the free list was adopted. Motions to strike
from the free list sum, sisal-grass, and other
Vegetable substances ana machinery Tor tho
manufacture Of cotton bagging were rejected
The concurrent resolution authorizing the
President to negotiate for international arbitra-
tion passed the Senate on the I4th inst. The
Senate amended and passed the Agricultural
Department and postofIics appropriation BILLS
bill Was also passed appropriating &975, 900 for
the reconstruction Of the Government dam at
the Rock Island Arsenal and for the construc-
tfon Of temporary dam The Senate adjourned
to the 18th 1hs House managed to dispose Of
forty Ave lines Of the tariff bill The motion to
strike tin plate from the free list was rejected
as were also several motions to modify the
paragraph. Glue, gelatine, and liquorice juice
were stricken from the free list and nsh glue or
isinglass was restored to the existing rate Of
duty. The House Military Committee reported
the BILLS providing for IN Assistant Secretary Of
War and to retire Gen. Alfred Pleasonton.
THERE were many vacant seats on both sides
Of the chamber whom the House settlsd down for
bustusas d ths 18th inst. Abcrt sigAty Rsppb.
llpsl1 ~ - 1ltens q = - -.
h1nd Nas Aelboen1 ln ~ eGo14 Is ~ r. r.
appropriation bill ouneidsso1 - a1tofN1EH
took his rsvsuGe By blocking IN cthss business
for half IN hour, which he vas enabled TO do by
reason OF the light attendance which made II Ii,
the power of any member 10 raise the point Of no
quorum. resolution Of sympathy for the Ger
man nation In tho loss of their beloved Emperor
was adopted The Senate was not In session.