The Dickinson press., 1889-01-26
WORK OF CONGRESS.


10 years.
WORK OF CONGRESS.
The Senate.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.-Mr. Dawes
presented to the senate the credentials of
Mr.. Hoar for the term beginning March
4, prox. The credentials of Anthony
Higgins of Delaware were presented bv
the presiding officer and were referred
to the committee on privileges and cleo
lions on motion of Mr.. Edmunds who
SAID they did not conform to the require
ments of law.
At 11:20 the tariff bill was taken up.
NO amendment to the sugar clause
was offered.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 90. - When the
tariff bill was taken up at 11:3O a. M,
Mr.. Allison asked unanimous consent of
the senate to limit speeches after 3 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 l o'clock Mednes-
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. 1t was finally
decided to postpone a vote on the bill
until D p. IN. at Gotclock the senate took
a recess until $ p. III.
AT the evening session of the senate it
was impossible, on accoun of pairs. to
obtain Il quorum on the vote on MIR.
Jones amendment putting wool on the
1iee list. 1t was finally defeated on a
viva woe vote. On the roll calls Messrs.
brown, Payne and George voted in the
negative with the Republicans. On mo-
ton OF Mr.. Allison the duty ON wool of
the second-class was raised from II to 13
cents per pound, and on those of The
thlrd-class from 6 to s cents per bound.
After fixing rate on various manuf.c-
tured wooden goods the senate at l1:aO
a adjourned.
M~As!lIN"ToN, Jan. 23.-The senate
debated for the last time the finance
committees substitute for the Mills bill.
and at 500 y. IN. passed it.
The principal unlcndm.cnt adopted was
the one reducing the rate on white pine
lumber from - 10 Sl.5O per thousand
feet.
Mir. Plumb moved to insert an addi-
tlonal paragraph creating and establish
ing IN the treasury department a COM
mission to be known as tl,c customs COM
mission. Agreed to without Il division.
1t provides for the appointment bv the
president. with the advice and consent
OF the senate. of five commissioners. 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 $4,000 pera
mum: The permanent office of the COM
mission is to be at Washington.
On motion Of Mr.. Allison the date for
the bill to go into effect was changed
from the first of February, 1889, to the
first of July, 1859.
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, 32: nays. 30.
WAsnlScToN. Jan. 24.-In the senat
MIR. Hale reported back with amend-
ments house bill to provide for taking
the eleventh census.
ments to the diplomatic and consular M
preparation bill, to protect the interests
of the United States in the Samoan
islands.
The Union Pacific funding bill was
made the unfinished business by unani-
nous consent. upon assurance that a
vote would not be taken this week.
Inc senate then took up the District of
Columbia appropriation bill and dis
cussed it during the remainder of the
session without action.
The House.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-After the
reading of the journal the house went
INTO committee of the whole on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill.
During the consideration by the house
of the sundry civil bill amendments were
adopted aipropriating $50. 900 for repairs
to the Chicago custom house, and appro-
priating $4,000 to establish a refuge
station at Point Barrow. Alaska, and
$4,000 for the payment of labor on the
public building at Frankfort, XIV. 4
heated discussion followed on the ques-
ton of using steam or hand presses for
printing currency. Pending which the
house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The senate bill
providing for the establishment of courts
i'll Arkansas: Mississippi. South Carolina,
and West Virginia was passed. The
conference report on the bill making 1G
teen years the age of consent in the Dis
trict of Columbia was agreed to.
Mr.. Spinola. of New York. obtained
permission to file a minority report ON
the Ford immigration bill. The tortiti-
cations appropriation bill was then
taken up.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The Springer
amendment to the territory bill was
agreed to practically in the form in
which it was proposed.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-Shortly after
the introduction of bills was begun. Mr..
Payson. of Illinois, and MIR. Anderson, of
Iowa, began tilibustering by offering
long bills and asking their reading in ex-
tense. The friends of the Oklahoma bill
having assured Mr.. Payson that certain
amendments should be offered. and the
friends of the Pacific railroad funding
bill having assured both MIR. Payson and
Mr.. Anderson that their bill would
be called up these gentlemen desisted
from further flibuslering. and the cali
of the states proceeded without further
interruption. Mr.. Brewer. of North
Carolina, introduced Il bill to repeal the
tax on tobacco. Referred to the COM
mittee on ways and means.
AT the close of the call of states Mr..
Warner introduced a resolution for a
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 five
civilized nations of Indians to lease lands
within their boundaries for mining our
poses, subject to the approval of the Sec
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 4:4O the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 235.-The house re-
fused by a vote of 100 to 10G to take up
the Smalls-Elliott contested election case
and proceeded to consider in committee
pf the whole the river and harbor appro-
p~riatlon bill.
AXE Valentine of His Certificate.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2l.-The senate has
passed the II resolution provid-
ing for the count of the electoral vote for