The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-01-25
HE WEEK m CONGRESS.
Work of tho National solons MT washies-
ton City.


day, but after a long debate, during which
Plumb, speaking to his motion to admit fresh
fish free, said it was a discrimination in
favor OF people living along the Canadian
border TO give the New Englanders their salt
free and make the rest OF the country pay q
| duty thereon, the amendment was rejected
and the fish subjected To "a cent per pound
duty. Several paragraphs were passed over
informally. The duty on osier and willow
was made 10 per cent. ad valorem, and this
ended the free list The senate then ad-
journed until noon to-day, the attempt to
begin at III a. m. yesterday having developed
but six senators in their seats at that hour,
In the house a disposition to shut OF
| Weaver was manifested. That gentleman
began his tilibustering tactics by moving an
adjournment before the journal had been
read. A conference between the speaker
and several prominent Democrats had been
held at the speakers desk, and the result
was soon seen in rulings against Weaver
which permitted some business to be trans
ncted, Weaver getting in all the obstruction
he could The conference reports on the
bills for the erection of public building at
Milwaukee, and the one appropriating $500
COO for a site aud to begia public building
ut Omaha were agreed TO. Upon another
conference report Weaver SO blocked work
that recess was taken to 1880 p. M, at
which time Kilgore raised the point Of no
| quorum and gave notice that ia retaliation
| against Weaver no privlte bill could be
| passed while the present state of affairs ex-
listed The house then adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, JAN i.--ln the senate
Saturday Morgan gave notice OF an amend
ment to the tariff bill repeating all laws by
which goods in transit to OF from Canada
are permitted TO eros American territory,
free Of duty. The section relating to methy1
lated spirits was amended to include other
substances for methylating besides wood
was made s35O, 81 IS per ton
for the three different qualities thereof.
Gray offered an amendment admitting free
lumber. timber, agricultural iron and ma.
chinery for construction and equipment of
vessels The Republicans objected TO this,
especially as to machinery, though Frye in
timated that with machinery left out Of the
amendment he would vote for it. The amend
ment was pending when the senate went into
secret session, after which it adjourned. The
reading OF the tariff bill was completed and
amendments are now in order.
Weaver "let up" his obstruction in the
house, and after the receipt and disposition
OF several executive documents, resolu-
ton to rescind the rule requiring the house
to adjourn at p. III. each day was offered
by Randall, and referred TO the rules CON-
mittee, and Weaver said he would cease OBJ
structing the business until the rules
committees report was made. The
pension bill was passed, and the
conference report OH the bill appropriate
ing 500, 600 for site for public building
in San Francisco was agreed To. The con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill was
thsn considered ana passed. and pend
ing decision on q point Of order
against the fertilization bill that all the
items except ono FOR repairs of Notifications
were outside the jurisdict. Of the appro-
priations committee, the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. '6.-The senate
yesterday continued tho consideration of the
tariff bill, as soon as tho morning business
was disposed Of. Allison offered the pro-
posed sugar amendment 1t provides a
bounty OF cent per pound on all domestic
sugar, with proper safeguards to prevent
foreign sugars being given tho benefit of
the bounty. Gray's amendment admitting
free all structural iron used in the construc.
ton Of ships built for foreigners or for the
foreign trade, was defeated by q party vote,
although Frye was i'll favor of some of its
pro visions aud later offered an amendment
including the same which vas also defeated,
Frye and Hale voting in favor of it and then
withdrawing their votes because they were
pared, the effect being to make Frye,
practically, vote against his own proposition
when his vote would have carried it, as the
vote WAS tie with the pairs observed.
"RouDd manufactured timber not specific.
ally enumerated" was added to the ee list
The resolutions from the committee CD
rules resembling the rule requiring adjourn.
ment at p. Iii. daily was adopted by the
house considerable oppositiops led by Pay.
son, being developed, while sNoed spoke in
favor Of il. The conference report on the
bill giving the widow OF Gen. Heintselman
500 per month pension was agreed TO-
Plumb OF Illinois introduced bill to re-
fund the United States 4 and41S per cent
bonds into . and ga per cents.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. .'.-Most OF
yesterday was consumed in the senate in a
discussion OF Vests amendment to the tariff
bill TO put salt on the free list, but the bill
was laid aside without action on the amend
ment, and an executive session held, at tho
conclusion Of which the senate adjourned
The admission OF territories was discussed
In the house, but no action reached. Springer
called up the senate bill for the admission of
South Dakota. and said a new vote should
be taken, on the ratification OF the consti-
tuition, as only about half the voters Of the
territory had exercised their right the last
time. Clifford opposed this and Toole of
Montana demanded the admission Of his
territory. The debate was still on when at
d:50 p. m. the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. l7--Messsges
were received by the senate yesterday from
the president relating to affairs in Hayti
and Samoa. Large rolls Of red cloth adorned
half the desks They contained petitions
sent by the N. G. T. U. in favor Of Sunday
observance and were signed by thousands Of
citizens Riddleberger presented them but
said he was opposed to the petition con-
tanned in them as his constituents had to
send their cattle to the Washington market
by Sunday trains in order to have them here
by Tuesdey. Chandler presented adii-
tional petitions from South Carolina ask.
ing that the right ofsuffrage I've pro.
tected. Conference reports on the bills for
public buildings at San Francisco, Milwau-
kee, and Omaha were agreed to- The site OF
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