Telegram-herald., 1890-09-27
THE TARIFF BILL
The Senate and House Conferrees
Reach an Agreement.
Their Decision Regarding the Duties
On Sugar and Binding I vine
Congressional.
rnEr ARE AoHxrp.

INV ARB AHHEtRs
wAsHINGroS. sept 26-The cen
ferrees upon the tariff bin have oom-
pleted their consideration OF the
bill and are now engaged in
preparing the report They adopt
the senate smend dments relative
70 reciprocity. tx the limit as 10
free sugar az No. l6. Dutch standard
with a duty OF = Of cent per pound
on sugar above that grade. and = duty
Of OF Of cent per pound On binding
twine. IL nxes the time at which
the bill goes into effect az October
q IL provides that goods imported
prior 10 October / and placed IN the
bonded warehouse may be withdrawn
on the payment OF the present rates OF
duty az any time prior 10 February l,
1891. 1t puts the sugar features Of the
bill into effect April l.
HOUSE.
WAsHIS6roS. Sept. e6.-The House
took up the conference report on the
land forfeiture bill. and Mr.. Payson
| (Ill) in charge of the report made a
brief explanation OF its provisions.
Mr.. Hit (Ill) said that the bill for
| feited about so, 0O0 900 acres and pre-
vented syndicates and large holders
purchasing from railroads. After de-
bate the conference report was
agreed to.
! Mr.. Enloe (Tenn.l, as a question of
! privilege, introduced a resolution that
it is alleged that the postmaster Of
the House, J. ]. Wheat, whose duty it
/ is TO let contracts for the carrying of
/ the mails, let a contract to one Samuel
! Culbcrtson for s., 600 year on the con-
dition that Culbertson should pay
TO him (Wheat} $50 month
out of the money received from
the Government for his serv-
ices, and that Wheat did receive
that sum for five months. and directing
I the committee on accounts to investi-
/ gate the charges and such other mat
ters as pertain to Wheat's admjnistra-
tion of the post-ofice of the House of
/ Representatives
Mr.. Hopkins Ill.) suggested that the
resolution be made broad enough to in
clude an investigation of the last post
master in regard to the same matter.
Mr.. Caswell (Wis.) said that his in
formation was that this practice on the
part Of the postmaster had obtained
during several Congresses. The post
master had become satisfied that this
money was not proper and legitimate
perouisite. He had therefore covered
every dollar into the Treasury.
Mr.. Hopkins offered an amendment
extending the investigation into the
practices of the postmaster in the For
ty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses
Mr.. Hopkins amendment was adopted
and the resolution as amended was
agreed TO-
Mr.. Payne (N. ", chairman Of the
special committee appointed TO investi-
gate the Silcott defalcation, called up
tho bill defining the duties OF the
sergeant-at-arms and il was passed.
WAsHISGroN. Sept &c The House
has passed a resolution appoint
ing a committee of five TO visit Chi
cago. examine the site for the worlds
fair and make such other inquiries as
are desirable relative TO the progress
OF the preparations for the world 5
fair, and to report TO Congress at the
beginning OF the next session. Tho
Speaker appointed as such committee
Messrs Gambler Frank, Hit Flower
and Wilson CIV. Va.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. sept &C In the SEN
ate the House bill to provide for the
establishment Of port OF delivery at
Peoria, H., was reported from the com
mittee on commerce and passed.
Senator Plumb Kan reported a Sen
ate joint resolution authorizing the ex-
tension for one year OF the time OF pay
ment for land on pre-emption or home
ttead claims whenever by reason OF fail
ure OF crops the settler Is unable "a
make payment within the time pre-
scribed By law. and it was passed.
A number OF bills on tho calendar
were taken up and passed. After a
shert executive session the Senate sd-
joafned