Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-09-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS.


Mn. CALL offered resolution in the Senate
,on the Sd, declaring that the murder OF General
lBarrundia on the steamer Acapulco by the au-
thorities OF Guatemala, while under the pro
lection OF the flag OF the United States, was an
insult to the people OF the United states ana
demanded prompt action by the Govern
ment for redress. Tho resolution was
referred to the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs. The Tariff bill was taken up and
the sugar schedule discussed. Extended
speeches on the subject OF protection were
made by Messrs. Edmunds, Evarts voorhees,
and Gray. The evening session was devoted
to speeches on the bill ... The House passed
the bill 10 regulate granting OF leases at Hot
Springs, Ark, and bill for n bridge across the
Savannah river by the Georgia & Atlantic rail
road The Clayton Breckenridge case was taken
up and discussed Mt length, but without action
the matter went over and the House adjourned.
THE Senate on the 4th continued considera-
tion of the Tariff bill under the agreement
limiting the discussion on each subject to five
minutes for each Senator The amendment OF
Mr.. Davis to put binding twine on the free list
was agreed to- The Finance Committees
amendments reducing the rate on flax not
hacked or dressed from ia cents pound to
$50 n ton, and on hacltled flax from cents
pound to $40 ton, were agreed TO.
A number Of other committee amendments
were agreed TO. After dtspoSing OF all para
graphs in the dutiable list except sugar, the
Senate went into executive session and nd
journed. -. The House passed the Senate bills
to authorize the survey of the seventh standard
parallel between North and South Dakota,
and to establish port Of delivery Mt
Sioux City, 10. The Clayton. Breckenridge
election case was further debated, but no con-
clusion was reached. Mr.. Cummings, rising to
a personal explanation in connection with Mr..
Cannon's famous 'blacklist," made long
speech in criticism of the Speaker and the rules.
The House then adjourned
DISCUSSION of the Tariff bill was continued
in the Senate on the 5th the free list being
under consideration. Mr. Davis amendment
to make binding twine free was agreed to-
Mica was restored TO the dutiable list mo-
ton to strike qufnine out of the free list
wns defeated by vote of 3s to Is. A
motion to strike hides from the FREQ
list was also rejected-o9 to 15 After
finishing the consideration OF the free list the
Senate adjourned. In the House the Clayton
Breckenridge election case was taken up and
Mr.. Breckenridge made long speech In his
own behalf Mr.. Dalzen, OF Pennsylvania,
closed the debate for the committee and after
n motion to recommit had beeu defeated and
the minority report rejected. the committee re.
port (unseating Breckenridge was adopted-l05
TO &c. The House then recessed until evening.
At the night session thirty private pension bills
were passed.
THE Tariff bill was under consideration in the
Senate on the 9th. The duty on fish was fixed
at one-half cent per pound. motion to place
salt on the free list was rejected by a vote OF
"a to 20. An amendment imposing duty OF
cents n pound on tin was agreed to.
An amendment was agreed to providing
for the admission of tin plates free OF
duty after the 1st of October 1895, in
case the American production of the article
shall not equal, in any of the intervening years,
one. third OF the amount imported and entered
for consumption. Several sections of the House
lin .,s.l
ished consideration OF the measure eX-
cept as to the sugar section, reciprocity
and some few reserved paragraphs, and then
adjourned. -. The House passed u bill granting
a pension of 800 month to General Henry
Barnum. The conference report on the River
and Harbor bill was considered and after n
brief debate it was agreed to and the House
adjourned.
THE Senate on the 9Th. after agreeing to the
conference report on the River and Harbor bill,
resumed consideration of the Tariff bill. the de.
bate on the bill and amendments to be limited to
thirty minutes to anySenator on-any one subject.
Several amendmentsr reported from the Finance
Committee were made. Mr. Plumb's amend
ment placing tax of Sl.25 upon dis illed spirits
reiected-yeaS H. nays &c. The sugar
schedule was taken up and an amendment i'm.
posing duties on all sugars above No. 13 Dutch
standard was agreed to-yeas 80 nays 90; also
the amendment increasing the duty on all
sugars above No. l6 to six-tenths of one per
cent instead of four-tenths as in the House bill.
The Finance Committees amendment TO include
maple sugar among those for which q bounty is
to be paid was agreed to-yeas 80 nays 25. Pend
ing discussion of an amendment for the admis-
sion free OF duty of machinery for the manufac-
Jure Of beet sugar, the Senate adjourned. ...
The House spent the day discussing the Atkin.
son bill relating to railroads In the District of
Columbia, but for want of quorum no action
was had,