The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-01-24
NUMBER 36
WORK OF CONGRESS.
The Senate.

WORK OF CONGRESS.
The Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-Mr. Hoar 70
ported to the senate favorably, without
amendment, the concurrent resolution
introduced by him providing for meet
ing of the two houses to count the cleo
toral vote Feb. Is. He gave notice that
he would call it up in day or two.
At 1920 the tariff bill was taken up
the pending question being the tin plate
amendment. The amendment putting
tin plate on the free list was rejected by
the senate, and Mr.. Allison's tin plate
amendment was agreed to. The sugar
bounty was then taken under considera-
ton and debated till the close of the
session.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.-Mr. Dawes
presented to the senate the credentials of
MIR. Hoar for the term beginning March
4, prOx. The credentials of Anthony
higgins o. delaware were presented by
the presiding officer and were referred
to the committee on privileges and cleo
tions on motion of Mr.. Edmunds who
said they did not conform to the require
ments of law.
At II 20 the tariff bill was taken rp.
No amendment to the sugar clause
was offered.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %. When the
tariff bill was taken up at 11:30 a. M,
Mr.. Allison asked unanimous consent of
the senate to limit speeches after o'clock
to ten minutes each. Mr.. Vance OBJ
jected and in his turn asked unanimous
consent to postpone the vote on the tariff.
bill "a hours, or until o'clock Wednes-
day. He said he wanted the extra time
devoted to the wool schedule. Mr.. ALI.
son said he was willing to extend the
time two hours. Mr.. Vance refused to
accept the compromise. It was finally
decided to postpone q vote on the bill
until p. m. At 6 o'clock the senate took
a recess until 8 p. m.
At the evening session of the senate il
was impossible, on account of pairs, to
obtain quorum on the vote on Mr..
Jones' amendment putting wool on tho
free list. 1t was finally defeated on q
viva voce vote. On the roll calls Messrs.
Brown; Payne and George voted in tho
negative with the Republicans. On mo-
ton of MIR. Aiiis2n the duty on wool Of
the second-class was Ia;sed from II to Is
cents per pound, and on those Of the
third-class from to cents per rerand.
After fixing rate on various manufac-
tured wooden goods the senate at 11:3o
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The senate
debated for the last time the finance
committees substitute for the Mills bill.
and at sos p. m. passed it.
The principal amendment adopted was
the one reducing the rate on white pima
lumber from So to $3.50 per thousand
feet.
Mr. Plumb moved to insert an addi.
tional paragraph creating and establish
ing in the treasury department a COM
MISSION to be known as the customs com.
mission. Agreed to without a division.
1t provides for the appointment by The
president, with the advice and consant
of the senate, of five commissioner. to
hold office two, three, four, five and six
years respectively; not more than three
OF them to be of the same political
party. The salary is to be 81 900 per an
mum. The permanent Office of the COM
mission is to be at Washington.
On motion of Mr.. Allison the data for
the bill to go into effect was Changed
from the first Of February, 1889, to the
first of July, 1889.
All amendments having been offered.
the vote was taken first on agreeing to
the substitute, and then on the PASSAGE
OF the bill. Both votes were Identical
yeas, 80; nays, 80.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-A communi.
cation from Ex-Governor Gray, of In
diana, was laid before the house, stating
that on the 18th inst. the resignation Of
\. L. IaoNey, as representative from the
First Indiana congressional district was
received and accepted, Laid on the
table.
When Mr.. Springer offered the caucus
substitute for the South Dakota bill in
the house it was ruled out on point of
order. l. then offered the omnibus bill.
The point was raised against it and was
debated at length. The omnibus bill
was finally Introduced by unanimous
consent, C-.e point of order being with-
drawn.
Unanimous consent was asked and
granted to substitute the caucus propo-
sition for the omnibus bill
Mr.. Macdonald, of Minnesota, then Of
fered substitute for idr. Springers bill.
1t embodies the Principal features of the
omnibus bill, except that it provides for
the immediate admission of South Da-
kota, Pending the reading of this the
house at 5 o'clock adjourned
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The senate bill
providing for the establishment of courts
in Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina,
and West Virginia was passed. The
conference report on the bill making IS
teen years the age of consent in the Dis
trict of Columbia was agreed to.
Mr.. Spinela, of New York, obtained
permission to file a minority report ON
the Ford immigration bill. The fortifi.
cations appropriation bill was then
taken up.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The Springer
amendment to the territory bin was
agreed to practically in the form in
which it was proposed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2a-Shortly after
the introduction of bills was begun, Mr..
Payson, of Illinois, and Mr.. Anderson, OF
Iowa, began filibustering by Offering
long bills and asking their reading in ex-
tense. The friends of the Oklahoma bill
having assured Mr.. Payson that certain
should be offered, and the
friends of the Pacific railroad funding
bill having assured both Mr.. Payson and
Mr., Anderson that their bill would
be called up, these gentlemen desisted
from further filibustering, and the call
of the states proceeded without further
MIR. Brewer, OF North
Carolina, introduced bill to repeal the
tax on tobacco. Referred to the conn
mittee on ways and means.
At the close of the call Of states Mr..
Warner introduced resolution for q
final vote on the Oklahoma bill at 4
o'clock Thursday afternoon Adopted
yeas, 1853 nays, SO.
The house passed, under suspension Of
the rules, the bill authorizing the Ave
civilized nations of Indians to lease lands
within their boundaries for mining pur-
poses, subject to the approval of the SEQ
rotary of the interior also the bill to in
crease the maximum of international
money orders from $50 to 800.
The naval appropriation bill was re- !.
ported and placed on the calendar, and
at 4:40 the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The house 70
fused by a vote of 100 to 106 to take up
the Smalls- Elliott contested election case
and proceeded to consider in COMMITTEES
of the whole the river and harbor appro-
priation bill.
The Lookout Mountain railroad =
hearty completed.
The writer of book ON dancing eff.
mates that eighteen waltzes are equal 70