The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-05-17
FlFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.


At the evening session the de bate was
resumed. Mr.. O'Donnell Mich spoke
strongly in favor OF the sugar section.
Mr.. Post H. favored the bill and took
occasion to speak for the free coinage OF
silver. Messrs. Stewart ga and Ellis
| (ky.) opposed the bill.
| THURSDAY, May S.-The House, in
committee ofthe whole, to-day resum ed
consideration of the tariff bill, Mr..
was followed by Messrs. Morse, Frank,
Burrows, Mcmillan. Boyne and Flower.
At the evening session speeches were
delivered by Messrs. Simonds Conn. +,
! Cooper (lnd.), kinsey Mo-, Pierce
(Tenn.), Stockbridge (Md.), Enloe
tTenn.), Stewart Tex. and Brookshire
and Shively Ind.). The House then
adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 9.-Mr. Hill (Ill.) called
| up the bill granting q pension of 81 ,2G0
a year to Della T. 5. Parnell, daughter
of Admiral Charles Stewart, with an
amendment reducing the pension to $50
a month. The amendment was agreed
| to-35 to 26-and the bill, as amended,
| increasing to $75 month the pension
of the widow of Brig. Gen. Ayres. The
tariff debate was resumed in committee
OF the whole, being participated in by
Messrs. Gear, McMillen. Crisp, Walker,
Bayne, Paybe and Wheeler.
| SATURDAY. May l0.-Representativa
La Toilette, of the Third Wisconsin
District, opened the debate on the tariff
| bill. speaking ior nearly two bours. He
was followed by Mr.. Brickner and Mr.:
Lanham, of Texas. Mr.. Dingley Me-
supported the bill, and Mr.. Barnes
| tGa.), Mr.. Andrews Mass. Mr..
Cummings (N. ~ opposed it.
The committee then rose. The
committee appointments: On rules,
| Blount (Ga.) on appropriations, Mulch
| ler, pa; on banking and currency.
| Cooper (O.); on railways and canals,
| Featherstone Ark; on merchant ma
| rlne and fisheries, Springer tlI.i. Also
| the appointment of Messrs. Cutcheon,
Mckenna and Cummings as visitors to
| West Point. The house then too < re-
| cess until O'Clock. At the evening
| session speeches were made by Messrs.
| Chapman, Grosvenor, Henderson, Bliss,
| Hayes and Mansur.
MONDAY, May l2.-In the House a
motion OF Mr.. kinley that general de-
| bate on the tarif bill be limited to one
| minute was agreed to, and the House
went into committee o! the whole. No
| one desiring to occupy the one minute,
| the clerk proceeded to read the bill, by
| paragraph, for amendments. Mr.. An
derson (kas.) offered an amendment
providing that the President may sus-
pend the rate of duty Oh any imported
article when, in his Judgment, the pro-
uuction, manufacture or sale of such ar
ticle is monopolzed, or attempted to be
monopolIzed or controlled by any
trust or combination. The amendment
kro Il lct ,~I -
trusts. On vote Dv telers the amend
ment was rejected-ayes, 81; noes, ll0.
Mr.. Covert y. Y moved to strike out
the clause imposing duty of quarter
of cent q pound on murlatlc acid.
The debate became desultOry, come.
times amusing, sometimes political, and
sometimes bordering on the personal:
after which Mr.. Covert's motion was
lost. A motion made by Mr.. Covert to
strike out the duty on suiphurlc acid
met with similar fate. The commit
tee then rose and the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, May I3.-The House, in COM
| miiee OF the whole, took up the tariff
bill again to-day. A motion of MIR. Me-
Millen (Tenn.1 to reduce the duty on
| ammonia brought ont long argument,
cipRl speech in opposition. The
amendment WAS finally rejected. NJ.
OFerrall (Na.) read a list of what
he singled out IS excessive duties, lay
ing stress on the duty on ready made
clothing, which he held was in the in
terest of ostmaster-General Wana-
maker. You tickle me and | will tickle
you; you legislate in my favor and l
will put up campaign funds-that was
the explanation of many of these high
duties. Mr.. Biggs (Cal.) offered all
amendment increasing the duty on
olive oil 50 to 80 cents gal
Ion. He advocated the protection
Of the olive OIL industry in the
good Democrat, but he was not hide
bound. His party was opposed to his
amendment. but he, as an independent
American citizen, advocated the propo.
sition. The amendment was re jected.
Various other amendments were offered,
but were rejected; and after consider
ing thirteen of the 156 pages OF the bill
the committee rose and the House adj
journed.
WEDNESDAY, May The Senate in
executive session, to- dav, confirmed the
following appointments: August Sc
fert. postmaster at Reedsburg, Wis, and
+. l.. Urquhart at Medford; also a mum.
Der of Southern collectors of customs.
H. II. Runyon WAS confirmed as post
master at Pentwater, Mich.
THURSDAY, May S.-The Senate to-day
passed the worsted bill without amend
ment-yeas, AZ; nays, 90. All the votes
we're divided on party lines except that
on the passage of the bill. MIR. Payne
voted with the Republicans. The bill
now goes to the President for his sigma
ture. The pension appropriation bill,
appropriating tor the next fiscal year
e97 900, ,76l, was then taken up. The
| amendments offered by Mr.. Sherman
and Mr.. Washburn, TO increase the num-
Der Of pension agents from eighteen to
twenty and to twentyone, gave rise to
long discussion. AS vote disclosed
the absence OF a quorum, only thirty
four members present, the Senate ad-
lourned.
FRIDAY. May 9.-The Senate to-day
| passed the annual pension appropria-
| ton bill, with an amendment of Mr..
Sherman increasing the number Of pen
sion agents from eighteen 10 twenty.
The military academy bill WAS also
passed. The army appropriation bill
was next taken up but went over.
SATURDAY, May l0.-The Senate passed
by strict party vote, the army appro-
prIatlon bill, alter agreeing 10 sir.
| Hale's amendment providing that no
alcoholic liquors. beer or wine shall be
| sold and supplied to enlisted men in
any csnteen or building in garrison or
| military post Mr. Sherman stated that
| in order TO make quorum, and with
| some doubts, be voted ave. Mr.. Butler
suggested that TO make the thing COM
| plete :here should now be provision
| inserted in the bill to supply nursing
/ bottles, in'ants' food. catnip tea, and
| such things FOR the use OF the officers
| and soldiers OF the army. The Senate
then took up tie individual pension
| bills on the calendar. and passed all OF
| them llS5l in al hour and a half.
! MONDAY, May l2.-The Senate consid-
ered the bin authorizing the issue o.
treasury notes on deposits OF silver
| bullion, Mr.. Jones, from the com mittee
! on f1pan,a whn rppprseR il pccunylup