The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-06
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
The Senate.

2STH DAY.-The Senate resumed considera-
tion Of the Tariff bill, the pending question
being on the amendment reported from the
Finance Committee, allowing bounty of
one cent per pound on sugar produced from
beets, sorghum, and sugar cane grown in the
United States. Mr.. Reagan opposed the
amendment. Messrs Mitchell, Teller, and
Dawes spoke in support of the bounty.
Finally the discussion was closed, and the
vote taken on the sugar bounty amendment.
It was agreed to by vote of 81 to %, party
lines being maintained on it, except in the
case Of Mr. Payne, who voted with the Re-
publicans, and Mr.. Quay, who voted with
the Democrats against it.
18th DAY.-The Tariff bill was further
discussed. The Finance Committees amend
ment reducing the duty on table and other
knives valued at not over 81 a dozen
from 20 cents a dozen to IS cents
and 80 ,IsGr+ per cent cent. ad rTSalerem was
port of Governor Swineford on the opera
,tions of the Alaska Commercial Company
was presented. Mr.. Blair introduceda bill
for the construction Of four semisubmerging
torpedo boats, with armored, protected, de-
Elective decks. .. .. In accordance with Sen.
ate resolution Secretary Fairchild trans.
mitted to that body copy of the manuscript
report Of frauds in sugar in New York and
Philadelphia.
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the Omaha, Fort Dodge and Southern Rail.
way Company to build its road across the
Fort Hayes Military Reservation in Kansas
was passed -. The Senate at 1l:30 took up
the Tariff bill, and MIR. Allison asked unani.
nous consent to have the debate limited by
the ten minute rule after 8 o'clock The
question being on the amendment offered by
Mr.. Brown, increasing the rates on rice,
Mr.. Morgan made speech on that subject,
.nl WOE Fo1Iouod hv Maccro Put1or ap6
Aldrich Mr.. Aldrich said that while the
present duty on rice was 1l3 per cent. ad
valorem, and while it would be fifty per
cent. under the substitute, the duty on
woolen clothing was only forty per cent.
above the duty on wool. The amendment to
place wool on the free list was defeated.
31sT DAY.-Various memorials were pre-
sideration Of the Tariff bill-the pending
question being the amendment offered by
iMr. Reagan to the wool section. Mr.. Rea-
gan made an argument in favor Of changing
the duty on all grades and kinds of wool to
twenty-five per cent ad valoren. After re-
marks by Mr.. Turpie against, md by Mr..
Harris for the amendment, vote was taken
and it was rejected. Yeas, twenty-five,
nays. thirty-one. Mr.. Vance then moved
iproviso that no article in the wool and wooden
schedule should pay rate of duty exceeding
seventy-fve per cent. ad ralorem. Rejected;
yeas, twenty seven; nays, thirty three
"A final vote was then taken and the bill was
passed by q strict party vote of 80 to 80.
32D DAY. ON motion of Mr.. Hoar the
concurrent resolution for the counting of the
electoral vote was passed. On motion Of
Mr.. Sherman. the bill to declare unlawful
trusts and combinations in restraint of trade
and production was taken up for considera-
ton. and amended. :. Amendments to the
Diplomatic and Consular bill were reported,
appropriating $780, 600 for coaling station
in the Samoan Islands.