The Russellville Democrat., 1889-01-24
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

lE the Senate, on tho i4th, Mir. Cfray's amend ment placing upon the free list nearly all the materials used in the construction of ships was, after long dabate, rejected by a strici parry vote Of a to 2s Several other amend mel were offered and rejected. The free salt discussion was resumed and occupied some time after which the Dill was laid asid, without action on tho pending amend men ......Iu the House, the rule providing for nd iournment at five o'clock each day, was afte long debate, resciudcd. A revenue bli O importance was referred to the appropriations committee, and number of measures per taining 10 the District Of Columbia, wert passed.
 Is the Senate, on the 18th, consideration of the Tariff bal was resumed, the pending oues- ton being Mr. Vests amendment putting salt on the free list. During long discussion which ensued, Mr. Vest said that the President had gone too far in saying that every cent Of the duty is added 10 the cost to the consumer, but he thought the imposition Of Q tariff duty affected the cost 10 the consumer, always mod. flied by tho amount Of production in the United States. The bill was finally laId aside. and Inc Senate went into executive session ......In the House, the bill establishing q light-ship with fog-signal at Sandy Hook, at Q cost of 100000. was passed, and the remainder Of the session was devoted to q discussion of the bill for the admission oi South Dakota, and the organiza.
 
 IN the Senate, on the i6th petitions from the wornan's National Christian Temperance Union and other bodies in the various States in favor of legislation for Sabbath observance were presented, as were also additional pcti- tons from citizens Of Orange burg, ;. C., asking that their T ghis Of suffrage bc protected. Upon resumption of consideration of inc Tariff bill, the motion 10 put salt on the free list was le- jected without further dsbate. The amend ment increasing the duty on cross-cut saws was adopted Tn the House, a resolution was adopted calling on the Sscrejary of War and the Secretary Of the Treasury for correspond ence relating 10 the use of an Eugl sh steam ship in excavating the main ship channel in New York harbor. The remainder of the ses- sion was taken up in debate on various bills for the admission Of Territories 10 Statehood
 IE the Senate. on the Eth. Mir. Hoar reported favorahly without amendment the resolution providing for joint meeting of the two houses on February l3, to count Inc electoral vote. The Tariff bill was then taken up, and Mir. Ali son, in answer 10 qaesil ion, said that the fin- portant matters yet to be aeted on were the wooden, sugar and wool aud wooIen schedules. The discussion of the pending questionable amendment to Inc fin-plate schedule-was con tinued by Senators Allison and Vest .,.. In tho House, the resignation of Representative Hovey, Of Indiana. was received The bill re- leasing Lieutenant Colonel E. A. Eyre from lia- bfiity on account Of receipts and disbursements of funds as acting Quarlermaster, was passed, and the Territorial bills were taken up and oc. cuped the remainder of the session.
 l IN the Senate, on the 18th, the credentials of Mir. Frye, of Maine, for the Senatorial term beginning March 1. next were presented and filed. The Tariff bill was then again taken up, the pending question being the susar-bounty amendment, during the discussion Of which it developed that the revenue collected from sugar between 1851 and 1sS7 amounted to s951, SIS, ,340, and that the estimated annual amount of the proposed bounty (to be paid out of the revenue derived from the duty on sugar. would be B. 100000. The amendment was agreed 10. .... In the House, consideration of the Senate Omnibus-A Admission bill was resumed and oc- c,ipied the entire day, being passed finally with amendments. An evening session was held, during which thirty private pension bills were passed