Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
CONGRESS AT WORK.
The Senate.

ThcSenate was in session with closed doors neurly all day, considering Mir. Edmunds' resolution involving the Monroe doctrine, and provoked by affairs connected with the Panama Canal The resolution was passed, with only three negative votes. Nothing was done on the tariff bill Unanimous consent was given to change the date of agreement to vote on the bill from the 21st to the 22d of January.
 The only change made in the tariff bill by tho Senate was upon the motion of Mir. Ali son., raising from three to three and one half cents pound the limit of value of bagging for cotton, composed wholly or in part of hemp, jute and juto butts. There were strenuous efforts mado to secure tho adoption of an amendment to put cot ton bagging on the free list. The debate was very sharp, and lasted all day. MT. Evarts, of New York. introduced a bill provid- ing for reform in election methods so far as Representatives in Congress are concerned. A bill was introduced by Senator Voorhees, authorizing the purchase for the Government of the dressing and shaving table used by George Washington during his life time. Sen- ator Evarts introduced n bill nppropriating $35, ,0O0 for the construction of n lighthouse and fog bell at Oyster Bed shoaI, in the Hud son River New York
 The Senate resumed consideration of the tariff bill. MT. Vests amendment to para graph 393, placing bituminous and whale coal on the free lst was lost. On motion of Mir. Allison paragraph 393 was amended by addingt to it 'coal, stack or culm, such as will pass through half-inch screen, thirty cents per ton." The House amendments to the Nicaragua Canal bill were non-concurred in, and a conference ordered. A bill was repor- ted favorably from the naval affairs commit tee providing that any enlisted man or petty officer of the navy may deposit his savings, in sums not less than $5, with paymasters in the navy, who shall furnish him with a regu- lar deposit book. The same committee re- ported fayorably bill to advance Chief En- gineer Melville one grade in rank for his gal lant services in the Jeannette expedition, and to have struck off and distributed to the survivors of the expedition and to the heirs of deceased members medals commemorative of the peris encountered by the Jeannette party in the Arctic
 Considerable progress was made on the Senate tariff bill. On motion of MT. Allison the paragraph taxing manufactures of ala- baster and amber 25 per cent nd valorem was amended by emitting from it the words "cork or cork bari" and adding to it the words "osier or willow prepared for basket makers use. Tho duty on pearls, ulso on motion of MT. Allison, was reduced from 25 to l o per cent On motion ofMr. Brown the duty on precious stones not specially enumerated, and on gold watches and watch cases, was increased from 25 to 40 per cent X bill introduced by Sen Htor Manderson proposes to pay $1O, ,00O in settlement of the cliim of Miss Ella Carroll for services in furnishing valuable informa- tion to tho War Department during the Re bclliou.
 Mir. Hale's amendment to the Senate tariff bill making fresh fish dutiable nt one cent a pound was pusscd. On motion of Mr. Ali son old scrap leather was taken off the free list. Mir Aldrich moved to take osicr or will low, unInanmlacLured. from the free list. lcav. ing 1t 10 pay duty of 10 per cent. Passed. The President nominated Henry w. Beck with, of Illinois. to be Consul at Bermuda.
 number of unimportant changes were made in the Senate tariff bill There was much discussion on the question of free ma- teral for the construction of ships for foreign trade, which wns not finished nt adjournment. The Secretary of the Navy reported that $S6,- SIS remains of the $S25, ,OO0 appropriation made last session for the construction and repair of vessels, and that f233, 900 more is needed. Senator Plumb introduced a bill for organization of rcgimcntal bands for the army. number or presidential nomi- nations were confirmed.