Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25
WORK OF CONGRESS.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Mr. Hoar re-
ported TO the senate favorably, without
amendment, the concurrent resolution
introduced by him providing for a 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 aln,nd nent putting
tin plate on the free list was rejected by
the senate, and MIR. Allison's tin plate
amendment was agreed to. The sugar
bounty was then taken under considers
tion 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 of 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. = -. 8 ~,
AT .l1:2e The, tariff. hillswas .takensup.
No amendment to the sugar clause
was offered. - -
v AsHlNGToN, Jan. %. - When the
tariff bill was taken up at 1880 a. ~,
MIR. Allison asked unanimous consent of
the senate to limit speeches after O'Clock
to ten minutes each. Mr.. Vance OBJ
jected and in is~turn asked unanimous
consent to postpone the vote or 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 ne was willing to extend the
ftV,n N
accept the compromise. 1t was finally
decided to postpone a vote on the bill
until 8 p. n. At o'clock the senate took
a recess until Sp. m.
At the evening session of the senate it
was impossible, on account of pairs, to
obtain a quorum on the vote on MIR.
free list. 1t was finally defeated on a
viva voce 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
third-class from 6 to cents per pound
After liking rate on various manufac-
tured woolen goods the senate at 1870
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, :pi,e
lumber from So to $3.50 per thousand
feet.
MIR. Plumb moved to insert an addi-
tional paragraph creating and establish
ing in the treasury department. a COM
mission to he known as the customs COM
mission. Agreed to without division.
lt provides tor the appointment by 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 81 900 per an
mum. The pc, manent office of the conf
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, 1899. 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. 81; nays. 80.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-A communi-
cation from Ex-Governor Gray, of In
diana. was laid before the house, stating
that on the 18th inst. the resignation of
a: L. HOvey, 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 a point of
order. II then offered the omnibus bill.
The point was raised against it and was
was finally introduced by unanimous
consent, the 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
Tered a substitute for Mr.: Springer's bill.
1t embodies the principal features of the
omnibus bill, except that itprovides for
the immediate admission of South Da-
kota. Pending the reading of this the
house at S o'clock adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-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 16
teen years the age Of consent in the Dis.
trict Of Columbia was agreed to.
Mr.. Spinola, of New York, obtained
permission to file minority report on
the Ford immigration bill. The fortifi.
cations appropriation bill was then
taken up. =.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE. Springer
amendment to the territory bill was
agreed to practically in the form i'll
which it was proposed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Shortly after
the introduction Of bills was begun, Mr..
Payson, of Illinois, and Mr.. 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 Mr.. Payson and,
MIR. Anderson that their bill would
be called up, these gentlemen desisted
from further filibustering, and the call
of the states proceeded without further
interruption. Mr. Brewer, of North
Carolina. introduced 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 resolution for q,
final vote on the Oklahoma bill at
O'Clock Thursday afternoon. Adopted
yeas. 1853 nays, 96. - 80;
The house passed, under suspension Of
the rules, the bin authorizing the five
civilized nations Of Indians to lease lands
within their boundaries for mining :pur-s
poses, subject to the approval of the seq
retary OF the interior: also the bill to in
crease the maximum Of international
money orders from $50 to 800. .:s s.
The naval appropriation bill was res
ported aud placed on the calentiar. and
at 4:40 the house adjourned. &1 ::
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-The house re-
fused by7a vote of 10Y to 106 to take up
the Smalls-Elliott contested election case
and proceeded to consider in comnittee
Of the whole the river and harhor appro-
priatIon tin. 8 = -
The Lookout Mountain railroad lis
nearly completed. sz.#
TRENTON, n. j., Jan. 28.-The two
branches of the state legislature voted
separately for United States senator. In
the house John R. Nc Phe:son, Dem, re-
ceiyed 81 votes, and .WilliamJ. Sewell,
ceived. r. votes and Sewells 10. Mcphar.
son is the first United States senator
from this state Ito be elected for q third
term i * !. 2 ...tl-si
+. sFRsAEs1aH: n. G.. Jan. Ss.-Each house lss
r. " .sz -f0 Il ~ 50