The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-07-20
SENATE AND HOUSE OF atpa s~sNraTlves
4 Synopsfs Of Proceedings In no ssnate aud
House Of Represeato tees.

a svnopsfs of Proceedings In no ssnate aud
House Of ReDresenta tees.
HousE.-In the house on the 9th the
land grant forfeiture bill was passed by
a vote of 1T ayes to 8 nays: The house
then went into committee of the whole
on the tariff bill. The reading of the
bill progressed rapidly, the motions
made on the republican side to strike
out many of the paragraphs being re.
jected, generally without division and
with little debate. After an under
standing had been reached that q vote
should not be taken to-day, Cannon, Of
Illinois, offered an amendment striking
out all sugar and molasses paragraphs
and inserting cls7ses fixing the duties a:
follows: Sugar, not above No. 16
Dutch standard, syrups, etc, and al
molasses, testing not above 81 degrees.
not otherwise provided for, are to be
exempt from duty, in event that no ex
port duty is levied by the country of ex
portation. Sugars above No. 16 are to
pay a duty of three-tenths of IN pei
cent; molasses above Sc degrees, 2 cents
pound on crystallizable sugar contained;
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gallon; glucose, 1 cent per pound; SUI
gar candy not colored, 5 ceuts pei
pound. All other confectionery not
enumerated. and on sugars after being
refined, when %tinctured, colored OF
adulterated, and all chocolate confec
tionery 10 cents per pound, with q sim
liar provision against al export duty.
SENATE.-In the senate on the 9th
consideration was had of the bill to
amend the Interstate commerce act.
Mr.. Reagan offered an amendment,
which was agreed to, giving to the
United States circuit and district courts
jurisdiction of violations by any person
or firm with power to issue peremptory
writ of m%andamus. Mr.. Reagan said
that he had given notice of an amend
ment extending the provisions of the
act to express companies, sleeping car
companies and stock car companies, but
would reserve the proposition for the
next session. Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa,
criticized the commission for construct
ing some of the provisions of the law to
the advantage of railroad companies.
The amendment was withdrawn on a
promise by Mr.. Cullom to have the
question thoroughly considered at the
next session of congress. After further
| discussion the bill was passed. The
following bills were passed: House
bill, to regulate liens of Judgments and
DEGREES of courts Of the United States,
with amendments. House bill, pro-
viding for a bridge across the Missouri
river near Kansas City.
HOUSE Mr.. Adams, of Illinois, offer
ed a resolution reciting the resolution
directing the committee on manufac-
lures to investigate the subject of trusts,
stating that the scene of investigation
was SO broad as to render it impractical
bic for the committee to make its report
at the present session and directing the
committee to report Immediately, with
OF without recommendation. all the evil
dence taken by it relating to ,he so-called
sugar trust, and also in a separate report
to report the evidence taken relating to
the so-called Stan ard Oil trust. Refer
red to the cor lmittee on rules. Mr..
Ford. of Michigan, offered q resolution
reciting the allegation that the present
immigration into tie United States is
excessive, artificial, and injurious, and is
encouraged to satisfy private greed, and
the further allegation that the law pro-
hihiting the importation of contract
labor is being evaded owing to O lack of
sufficient machinery to enforce it, and
directing the speaker to appoint a spec
ial committee of five members to inves-
tiSate the subject matter herein referred
to with leave to sit during the recess
Referred.
SENATE.-In the senate on the lit.
the conference report on the postofice
appropriation bill was presented. The
conference committee was unable to
agree on the amendment known as the
subsidy clause" Mr.. Plumb moved
that the senate insist on the subsidy
amendment. After a long debate the
amendment was agreed to by a vote of
% to 16. The senate then proceeded to
the consideration of the bill to provide
fer Notifications and other sea coast de-
lenses. but without action adjourned.
HoUsE.-In the house, on the 18th,
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, submitted q re-
port Of the disagreement on the aSri-
cultural appropriation bill, stating that
the point of the disagreement was the
senate amendment making an appropri-
alton of 500, 900 for sorghum sugar ex-
periments. Mr.. Ryan moved a concur
renee in the senate amendment. The
motion was agreed to-. Yeas, 1876; nays.
6. This completes the consideration of
the bill, and it stands as finally passed.
Mr.. Clements submitted the conference
report on the District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill, and it was agreed to.
The house then went into the committee
of the whole on the tariff and continued
thus until the hour of adjournment. At
the evening session the house passed
the bill for taking the eleventh census.
The bill, in its salient features, is the
same as the one that provided for taking
the tenth census. Some statistics which
can be gathered from department re
ports will be omitted.
SENATE.-In the senate on the 10Th q
resolution to print extra copies of the
report of the committee pensions in
the cases of vetoed pension bills was
the sign for some political discussion.
Cockrell desiring to have the last of
pension vetoes fhe Doherty case)
printed among the other class. With
out disposing of the subject the senate
passed to the consideration of the fish
cries treaty III open executive session,
Of its ratification. The bill to pay Mrs.
Larimer, of Wyoming, for important
in giving information concern
ing the hostile purposes of the Sioux
Indians was passed. The senate then
took up the bill referring to the court
IF claims the claims of laborers, work
men and mechanics employed under the
government since June %, 1868, for ex-
cess of labor over eight hours, filed by
committee on that date as a legal
work. Without definite action
he senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-In the house on the 10th Mr..
Ford, of Michigan, from the committee