The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-12-28
fIfTIE1A CONGRESS-
Second Session.
SENATE.

/ A@SAAS
incorporate the American Historical associa-
tion, amended slightly, was passed.
| Senator EdRiunds introduced snd had re-
ferred to the committee on foreign relations
the slowing resolution:
Resolved, That the government Of the
United States will look With serious concern
and disappfoval hpoh any connection sf any
European government with the constfuctfUh
or control Of any ship canal across the
1sthmus OF Darien or across Central Amer
lea, aud must regard any such connection or
control as injurious to the Just interest Of
ihe United States and a menace to their vel
Resolved, That the president Of the tinted
States be requested to communicate this ex-
preston of the views Of congress to the gov
ernments of the countries OF Europe.
! AT 1910 the senate resumed consideration
of the tariff BILL. Three pages were disposed
of and after an executive session the senate
adtournsd.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O-On motion Of Sen
ator Sherman the house amendments to the
direct tax bill were non -concurred in and a
conference ordered. Senators Sherman,
Merrill and Vance were appointed conferrees
on the part of the schstc.
| The senate then unanimously consented
and IN order was made that the voting on
shsn haa,n =, a,a,no,, I.nn.sn ., ~.
,ftor w,,on +horo sh.n ha M tvr,hor a.h,to
without unanimous consent
I! scuattr Gibson Offered resolution, which
was laid on the table and ordered printed,
f,r tho an,o,nt,nont ~ so,oct commit,
tee of thirteen senators to inouire into
the state OF suffrage throughout the
United States especially to investigate
| the election III the state officers 1t the state
elections held in November in Rhode leland
/; and Louisiana and the presidential election
In New York and Indiana, and to report all
faet- showing whether any improper, Undue
and unlawful Influences Or practices were en-
p'oyed and to make such recommendations as
1t may deem necessary.
Senator Allison, from the committee on
appropriations reported back tie house Joint
resolution for the pay of congressional ON.
cers, clerks and employees on December 20 and
it was passed.
On motion of Mr. Manderson the house hill
to authorize the construction OF bridge
| across the Missouri river In Iowa and Nebraska
was passed WIN amendments.
| Tie tariff bill Vas then taken up Deglnhing
with schedule +, relating to cigars and tooac-
co. Several amendments were offered, but
were rejected.
Schedule G, relating to provisions, etc, was
then reached.
so,..or vsnoo r,o,oa =, omora .,o srs,
nsrorro,b ro,o+,ng 70 borsos an, ,n;,,oe N,
changing tho rotc from $40 per head 10 90 pe1
cent nd yalorpm. He said the increase of
revenue from this item would amount to s39,.
900. Rejected.
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49,. ~ s.,., ,a.s Az a.nts nsr hs.a A. .
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tor 49, oa T.. Tn. o,,,, nhiaot - N.
item was III nlease the hop rsisers of the
country under the nretense of nrotectine
| them from foreipn hog rs,sers so as To iustif,
an increase Of duty on manufactured goods
Tho c,er,, nrocceded with tho rcaa,no n
the biu When paraprapb 2s5 had bee,
4 passed consideration OF the tariff bill was sus
pended. and Senator Teller offered a resolu
tion which 1o,d over reci,inp newsnape
statements as to irregularities and violation
of Law in the oftice Of the supervising archi
tcct of the treasury as to selections of site
for public buildings and making contract
therefor, and instruc1ing the committee OF
public buildings and ground 10 lhVestigat
the coaouet Oh tnat oince auring 'he ao'hi''
'''lA'''n :. wy p '+.' s"f''' ''Se '..e.
senator flumb shereu resoluuon' ~hicl
went over calling on the secretary OF tn
treasury 1or luli statement OF all purchase
oil bonds since March 4, 1850, Specifying Il
detail their classes amount parties 1rou
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u'.sa's VI '''e is' u e'eA ti'0A'A = III ing u
Pe'iou
On motion OF Senator sherman the actlol
OF the senate on the direct tax Dill was re
Ierred 10 the hhance committee.
Consideration OF the tari1 Gil was 'hen re
sumed. on motion Oh senator Allison para
graph 3o2 wac amended oy increasing tn
rate on stiti "ihes' per case vi ohe oozel
bottles, from Si.oo TO Si.o'' ana increasing
the duty on the oot1les OF jugs from 0 10 y
per pint.
No amendment was offered to any Of tn
succeeplng paragraphs until schedule (cot
ton manufactures) was reached.
Senators Vest and Vance said thev wer
not prepared to 90 on with the cotton sched
ule TODAY.
sen.tor A,,i.on snycestea that tho FREQ ,,s
sohod,,,o ,o,rh+ ha tarar nv ,>,t ssn.to
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~ tho IN, :, snn,,ino ,be wh,n snd .nn,
eena'of Ai'i'on sAlu 'nAt as 'ne senate
i,oh 'i'.nc,o,a "" ,oA'is' ueSiteu - ~ On VII
,n' pen''on on'n no wac ".,Ains ~ give way
NJ gave no'iee' no"e'ei' 'na. ne "ouiu as
sne sena,c 'onolio" - .ons'uei 'ne co.'ol
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Inc tarlf Dill was laid aside, the progret
today having been about ten pages, and th