The Brookhaven leader., 1890-09-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
The Senate on the 23d transacted no bust.
ness. Resolutions OF respect were offered
to the late Senator Beck, eulogies delivered
ly Senators Blackburn, Ingalls,, Carlisle,
Evarts, Plumb, Vest and Others and the
Senate adjourned. After routine business
In the House the Lard bill was taken up and
lively debate ensued. When n vote was
finally reached on the passage of the bill
the result was yeas, Ill; nays, 46-no
quorum Tho House then adjourned.
in the Senate on the 2jth when the Tariff
bill was taken up Senator Aldrich asked
unanimous consent to n date for closing
debate on the bill and taking a vote Sena.
tor German, on behalf of the Democrats vir.
tually agreed with Mr.. Aldrich, and ex.
pressed a willingness to enter into somo
mutual agreement, but Senator Plumb held
that the Tariff bill was of too great
Importance to be hurried through and
objected to the present consideration of the
matter of limitation of debate, and 1t went
over. The lead ore paragraph of the Tariff
bill was discussed at length, and after ap-
pointing a committee to attend the funeral
of Representative Watson the Senate ad-
tourn ed. =. Tho conference report on the
sundry Civil bill was agreed to in the House.
Mr. O'Neill announced the sudden death OF
Representative Watson, of Pennsylvania,
and offered resolutions, which were adopted.
committee was appointed to attend the
funeral and the House adjourned.
The Senate on the 26th agreed, by unan 1.
nous consent, to the memorandum of SEN
ator Aldrich in regard to limitation OF de-
bate on the Tariff bill. The conference re-
port on the sundry Civil bill brought out a
long discussion but was finally agreed to and
the Tariff bill resumed, the lead ore para
graph being under consideration. Senator
Plumb's amendment to reduce the duty on
lead ore was rejected, Mr.. Plumb being the
only Republican who voted for reduction.
The sugar schedule was reached and the
Senate adjourned. Tho House spent the
entire day in flllibustering on the Lard bill.
Much confus on prevailed, and oil efforts to
secure a quorum having failed, tho House
finally adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 27th Senator
Plumb's resolution to forbid the sale OF
liquors in the Senate wing of the Capitol
came up and "A long debate followed, during
which 1t was shown that Senators now did
not drink near as much as Senators did fifty
or seventy years ago, and for at least two
years no Senator had appeared on the floor
intoxicated. The resolution was finally
sent to the Committee on Rules, and the
Tariff bill debated until adjournment The
House got into uproarious disorder over the
attempt to pass the Lard BILL during which
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, had a personal tilt
with Mr.. McAdoo, of New Jersey. and Messrs.
Wilson, of Washington, and Beckwith, OF
New Jersey, came to blows. During the up
roar a quorum disappeared, and as nothing
could be done the House adjourned
THE entire day In the Senate on the 2sth
was devoted TO consideration of tho Tariff
bill. The House passed the Lard bill by a
vote OF 1876 to 81. a quorum being counted.
Many members then had something to say
in personal explanation of the riotous pro.
coed 'ngs of tho day before and the bin
constituting eight hours days work in the
Government service was passed No other
business of public Importance was trans
acted and the House adjourned
IN the Senate On the 29.h Senator Blair
presented n memorial of the Women's Ma
tional Industrial League for the suppress
sion and punishment of the EARNED assas-
sins, known as the Pinkerton detectives
which was referred. Senator Edmunds Of
fered a concurrent resolution which went
over, for an adjournment from September
10 to November 10. Tho Tariff bill was then
considered until adjournment -. The day in
the House was occupied in Committee of
the Who on private claims Among the
bills passed was that known as the Omn bus
Southern War Claims bill. The bill carries
appropriations of s55O,00O. At the evening
session pension bills were considered.