Dodge City times., 1889-01-17
KANSAS IN CONGRESS.

Compiled from the Congressional Record.)
On January 9th Senator Plumb intro
duced bills for appropriations for DAME
W. Boutwell, and John Wagner. and to gram
pension to William Watkins. He also in
trOduced a bill for q customs commission
There were five roll calls. In three oi
| them neither Kansas senator voted. TheJ
were amendments to the senate substitute
| for the Mills tariff bill: First. to change
| the tariff on cotton plushes, velvets and vel.
| veteens from 10 cents per square yard auo
| 20 cents ad valorem to 40 per cent ad va.
lorem; second, proviso that no duty OF
cotton goods shall be more than 80 per cent
al valorem; third, that flax STRAW shall be
free.
Both Kansas senators voted nay on two
other amendments to the same bill: First,
to put fax not hackled on the free list; sec-
ond, to lower tax on flax and job manufac-
turers to 25 per cent. ad valorem.
In the house Mr.. Anderson, prompted oy
his opposition to the Pacific railroad bill,
and acting with opponents of the Oklahoma
bill, secured a continuation of the deadlock,
by fiibusterinR.
On January 10 there were eight roll calls,
all of them on amendments to the senate
substitute to the Mills tariff bill.
On an amendment by Mr.. Vance providing
that no duty on any article in the fax, hemp
and jute schedule shall exceed 80 per cent
ad valorem, both the Kansas senators voted
nay.
On Mr.. vance's amendment to change
proposed duty on manufactures of paper,
of which paper is the component material of
chief value, from 25 per cent to Is per cent
ad valorem. neither Kansas senators voted.
On Mr.. Vance's amendment to change
proposed duty on ithographic paper from
35 to 25per cent, Mr.. Plumb voted nay, Mr..
Ingalls, not voting.
On Mr.. Vance's amendment to put bibles
on the free list Mr.. Plumb voted nay, Mr..
Ingalls, not voting.
On Mr.. Vests amendment to change the
proposed duty on brushes and brooms of all
kinds, including feather busters, from 30 to
20 per cent ad valorem, and to change pro-
posed duty on broom corn from s4 per ton
to nothing, Mr.. Plumb veted nay, Mr.. In
gals not voting.
On Mr.. Vests amendment to put bitum-
inous coal and shale on the free list, neith-
er Kansas senators voted.
On Mr.. Aliison's amendment to change
proposed duty on card-clothing manufac-
tured from tempered steel from 25 to 40 per
Plumb not voting.
On MI. Browns amendment to change
proposed duty on on jewelry from 25 to 40
DER cent ad valorem. Mr.. Ingalls, voted aye,
NJ. Plumb not voting.
In THE HOUSE
Mr.. Funston presented petition OF TIE
board of trade of Kansas City In favor of
the giving the right-of-way through the In
dian Territory for the Kansas City and Pa
cific railroad.
Also a petition of Cedar Vale Post No. 80.
Of Kaneas, in favor of the erection of monu-
ments on battle fields.
Mr.. Perkins presented to the house reso-
lutions of the Cednr Vale post ON the same
subject.
MIR. Peters presented petitions of citizens
Of Finney, Pratt, Keaney and Morton
couuties of Kansas in opposition to the pas
sage of the oklahoma bill
Mr. Funston presented q petition from q
citizen of Kausas against the passage of the
international copyright bill.
Mr.. Funston Introduced private bill to
grant pension to Robert Ewing.
On January II, the item of ''fresh fish"
again being the matter for consideration in
the tariff bill, Mr.. Plumb resumed his efforts
to put all fresh fish on the free list. He con-
tended that the proposed tariff on "fresh
fab packed in ice, OK otherwise prepared By
any process for preservation" gave fish to
citizens of the United States, contiguous to
Canada, free of duty. while people on the
interior, Q sufficient distance 70 require that
they bs pa ked il ice, or otherwise prepared
for shipment, must pay duty upon tn m.
This, he said, vas discrimination and not
ON the same footing. A long debate ensued,
resulting in Mr.. Plumb Withdrawing his
amendment 30 - to permit . vote on Mr..
graph. This was done, and Mr.. Hale's mo-
tion agreed 10. This, while it leaves fresh
ksh with Q duty Of half cent pound, in
common With salted hsh, mst M. Plumb's
positioa, that thsrs should b no disstimin-
nkro