The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-02-01
TIE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
work of the National soions Mt Washing.
ton City.


dentials as senator from Maine were filed in
the senate yesterday and then the intermin-
able tariff debate was resumed on the sugar
bounty clause The Democrats, Reagan
leading, opposed it on the constitutional
ground, while the Republicans defended its
constitutionality A vote was faally reached
and the clause was carried-2I TO %.
The house rejected McDonalds amend
ment to the omnibus bill and adopted one by
Springer providing that IL at the election on
the question Of division, provided FOR In tue
act. the Sioux Falls constitution shall be
affirmed, said constitution shall be result
mitted 10 South Dakota for ratification or
rejection together with several other mat
tiers connected with stale government. lie
wanted an Immediate vote, but the Repub.
Icans filibustered him out Of that notion,
and the amendment was amended by adding
a clause that when the constitution is finally
I ratified the president shall issue a p oclama-
ton declaring South Dakota admitted. The
same clause was added To the Montana sec
/ ton and tho Till passed-l33 10 l2O. Tue
| bill being an amendment To the senate blii
vote ON tue passage III the senate OIL
| amended resuliei- VeS. lfi; nays, Us All
| evening session was hrl aJ which thirty
private pension hills w'r p12sad
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. THE creden-
tiols of Uoar rs senator from Massachusetts,
| ,rare nresenttd in the senate Saturday and
filed. Those of Anthony Higgins, from Della
ware. were sent to the election committee on
the suggestion made by Edmunds that they
were not according to the law. The tariir
bill was resumed and the duty ON cheap table
and pen knives guns and pistols increased
Brown offered an amendment increasing the
dutv ON rice, etc, and it was laid over be
cause of the absence OF Butler OF S"'itn
Carolina. A few other paragraphs were dis
posed of. and then, after u brief executive
session, the senate adjourned
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. "A petition
was presented to the senate yesterday IRON
the Chicago Wholesale Liquor Dealers asso-
citation asking the removal of special taxes on
Wholesale LIQUOR dealers or rectiiiers. The
paragraph in the tariff bill relating to
rice was debated briefly and then
laid over. After some negotiations
the final voting on the tariff bill was post
poned until p. IN. to-day. Vance offered an
amendment putting all woods, hair OF alpaca,
GOAT and similar animals on the free list,
while the finance committee offered amend
ments increasing the duties on WOODS, worsted,
fannels, blankets, dress goods ready-made
{ | clothing, and carpets. Debate was still pro
ceedng at 6 D; IN. when recess was taken till
| y at which time the free wool amendment
was defeated, George and Brown voting with
the Republicans against il. An amendment
increasing the duty on third class WOODS from
| 2L to cents per pound was adopted, as were
| amendments increasing the duty ON second
class woods from IL to II cents and the duty
= ON third class valued at over II cents pouno
from 6 to cents The duty on wooden anc
worsted cloths, fannels, blankets, etc chill
drens dress goods; ready-made clothing ane
\ carpets was also increased, and at IL: 20 p, IN
the senate adjourned.
Tn the house bills and resolutions were in
troduced-requesting the president to opei
NEGOTIATIONS for the ccSsion of Lower Cali
fornia to the United States; calling on tn
g. inter-stat commission for information con
corning the recent plan" adopted by the rall
n way presidents; declaring the existing tarii
n | one cot up in the interests OF the monies
~ classes and calling for its repeal and the III
IL position of q uniform tariff of 42H pc
cent. on all foreign imports, drectn
government officials not to permit any intoA
es icating liquor to be served at the lnaugurf
ball in the pension building increasing III
n, pensioners of veterans of the Mexican war
~. | s12 to month. Thursday at p. IN. was IKE
=. os the day and hour to vote on the Oklahom
bill. A bill was introduced to repeal the Il
bacco tax. The bill was passed increasing Ii
| maximum for international money orders
500. the naval appropriation bill was reporte
n and the house adjourned.
III WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. fi-Chandi'
o presented in the senate yesterday a petitlo
from citizens of Orangeburg, 3. g., askiI
y national protection in the exercise OF the rlg
8, of suffrage. Plumb presented a bill authori
II, ing the district commissioners to regulate u
rates of fares etc. in the district during u
inauguration period. The tariff bill w
ID taken up at II 30 and Reagan's amendme
g. reducing the wool duty to % per cent; |.
"a | valorem was rejected. The duty Oh WIN
pine lumber was reduced to Sl5O per ~
% feet. An amendment provides that IL &c
ia eipn governments impose an export du
ON lumber, the American duty shall rema
~ | rs under the present law. number
VIZ finance committee amendments were agre
md TO. slightly increasing the duty on Vaf1o
by articles i'm most cases. AN amendment "
56 adopted permitting winemakers to use, II
of tax, the necessary spirits to fort'
their wines UP to an alcoholic strene
of IA per cent. Plumb tried
n get a reduction of the duty on iron hoops
- bands, but failed. An amendment v
adopted establishing n customs commiss
of five, with salaries of $1,000 per ann.
,rd each. the members to he appointed as otl
civil officers by the president and senate
date for the bill to take effect was chang
|
,yv the bill was passed-ayes, 81; nays, 3o
inns party vote. The senate then adjourned
The house took up the river and harbor
and increased the appropriation for the
provement at Portage lake. Michigan, TO >
rom GOO. The remainder of the day was spen
a sauabbe rs to what part of the coun
ought to get most of the money, and IN a
son of filibustering and without further
., ton, the house adjourned
=. WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. vt.-Thc res
ton providing for joint meeting OF the
houses of congress on Feb. IL next, at p.
to count the electoral vote was passed by
Z senate yesterday. Riddleberger and Blod
made explanations of the pair which ha
, Q much to do with tho passage of the tariff
Riddlebcrger said he thought both OF u
@ misunderstood the agreement, as he had
80 intended to pair on an amendment The
liz granting the Big Horn Southern rail
~ right-of-way through the Crow rese
ton i'm Montana was passed