The Dickinson press., 1889-01-19
WORK oE CONGRESS.
The Senate,

WAsIlSGToN. Jan. 12.-At the conclu-
sion of the morning business the consid-
Grafton of the tariff bill was resumed at
the first of the administrative sections.
Mr.. Morgan sent to the clerks desk
and had read an amendment which he
will propose at the proper time, as fol-.
lows: "All laws and parts of laws which
exempt frola the payment of duties amy
articles OF commerce upon which duties
are imposed in this act, when in transit
through the United States to Or from the
Dominion of Canada, or any provinces
thereof. are hereby declared to be mop
erative.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15,-A bill was
passed by the senate authorizing the en-
try of 800 acres of land for township
purposes for the town OF Flagstaff, Ariz.
Mr.. Hoar introduced q concurrent res
o%lution, which was referred, providing
for the counting of the votes for prcsi-
dent and vice president in the hall of the
house Of representatives on Wednesday,
Feb. 10.
Mr.. Allison, from the committee on
finance. introduced an amendment to
the tariff bill providing a bounty of /
cent a pound on sugar.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-In the senate
Mr.. Voorhees, reported a joint resolution
accepting the donation of a battle sword
of Capt. Samuel G. Reed and providing
for the presentation to his son of a gold
medal.
Bill referring to the court of claims the
claim Of the State National Bank of Lou
isiana, for cotton taken by agents of the
treasury department after June 80, 1865.
was passed. The senate then resumed
consideration of the tariff bill. The
question Of admitting salt free of duty
was debated at length. Pending the dis
cussion the senate went into secret SEES
SON., and at 5:55 adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE senate re-
jected the proposition to put salt OH the
free list and discussed at length the duty
IN tin plate.
When the senate was called to order
large rolls Of red cloth adorned one half
of the desks. They contained petitions
from the Woman's National Christian
Temperance union and other bodies in
the VARIOUS states in favor of legislation
for Sabbath observance. against the run
ming of interstate trains on Sunday and
against Sunday military drills.
MIR. Chandler presented additional pc
titions from citizens of Orangcburg, S.
G.. asking that their rights of suffrage
be protected.
Conference reports IN the bills for pub
lie buildings at San Francisco, Milwau-
kcc and Omaha. were agreed to. The
San Francisco site is TO cost not moro
than $500, 900, that Of the Milwaukee
building $4,000 600 and the Omaha bill
limits the cost of site to 500. 900. and ap-
propriates $500, 900 to purchase site and
begin the building.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The house
spent most OF the day in tilibustering.
A strong effort was made to transact
business, but Mr.. Weaver continued to
interpose dila DRY motions.
forward with a conference report upon
lie building at Milwaukee, and the
SPEAKER ruled that this was OF higher
privilege than Il motion to adjourn.
During the debate on the bill, MIR.
Weaver made some remarks in favor OF
the Oklahoma bill and he was quickly
ruled out of order. The conference
report was agreed to. The conference
report on the Omaha public building
bill was also considered and agreed to.
The house then recessed until 1:3O D
N. to consider private pension bills.
AT the evening session no quorum was
present and nc business was transacted
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1..-No objection.
We're made to the reading of the journal
in fact Mr.. Weaver suspended his OBJ
structive tactics altogether and allowed
the business of the house to proceed
without interruption.
Among other things laid before til,
house by the speaker was n house bill
with senate amendment authorizing tn
secretary of the interior to distribute on
set of official reports of the decisions o
the United States supreme court to eacl
of the places where circuit and diStric
courts are regularly held.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Clardy
Of Missouri. Raynor, Of Maryland, an,