Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-03
BOTH HOUSES.
Proceedings of the Fifty
first Congress.
The Customs Bill Passes the
Senate.
International Copyright Defeated
in the House.
Business of the Country Unsettled on
Account of the Pending Tariff
Legislation.
Associated Press Dispatches. |

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, May 2.--In the Senate
today, among the bills reported and
placed ON the calendar, was the House
cloths as woolens.
The committee on interstate commerce
made report on the subject of Ameri-
can commerce by Canadian railroads
Ordered printed.
Vest introduced bill to place ex-
press companies under the provisions of
the interstate commerce law. Referred.
Mitchell offered resolution, which
went over until tomorrow, calling on the
Secretaryo of the Treasury for information
as to importation and expectation of gold
and silver during the year 1889, and as
to bank notes returned and the kind of
money issued to take their place.
The concurrent resolution heretofore
offered by Dolph, requesting the Pres
ident to negotiate with Great Britain
and Mexico with the view of securing
treaty for the prevention of the entry of
Chinese into the United States, was
taken up ana agreed to.
A message from the House with the
House amendment to the Senate De-
pendent Pension bill, was laid before the
Senate. Alter discussion it was referred
to the committee on pensions.
The Customs Administrative bill was
taken up, the question being on Gray's
amendment to strike out of the four
teenth section the Words Except in
cases wherein applications shall be filed
in the Circuit Court within the time and
in the manner provided for in Section Is
of this act," and insert provision that
where Congress has not clearly and dis
tinctly declared the classification of any
imported article, etc., the lowest of the
rates shall be levied and collected, and
the collector shall inform the Secretary
of the Treasury for report to Congress.
During the discussion of the amend
ment, Platt interrupted to say that he
wasnot present when the report was pre-
sented from the interstate commerce
commission on the subject of Canadian
railways, and as member of the COM
mittee, did not assent to that report
He thought the sections of the Inter-
state act, as to long and short haul and
pooling, should be repealed.
The discussion of Gray's amendment
was resumed, and in the course of it,
Sherman declared that if he had his
way, he never would allow any of those
revenue cases to go to any court. TWAS
an administrative, not a judicial ques
ton, and if any grievous error was COM
mitted, the remedy should be furnished
by Congress.
After a long debate, Gray's amend
ment was rejected without division.
Gray offered another, and was discuss
ing it, when Frye remarked that it would
cover plain, palpable attempted frauds.
The remark was resented by Gray,
who asserted that plain, palpable at
tempted frauds were on the other side
of the chamber, on the rights of Ameri
can citizens engaged in foreign COM
merce, and on the rights of that business
which competed with the business of
the favored manufacturing classes.
The amendment was rejected.
The discussion was again interrupted
to receive message from the House,
announcing the passage of the Senate
Antitrust bill, with an amendment,
which was referred to the judiciary
committee.
The discussion of the Customs bill was
then resumed. At o'clock the discus
sion closed and the Senate commenced
W NOle Oll Illc Dlll dllU lIC
amendments.
Vest called for a separate vote on the
committees amendment to the thir-
teenth section, to strike out the words,
ENTRY shall be liquidated accordingly.
An owner, importer or consignee, or the
agent of an owner, importer or con-
signee of imported merchandise, subject
to re-appraisement by the Board of Gen
eral Appraisers, shall have the privilege
of being present, with or without coun-
sci, as he may elect" and insert the fol-
lowing: "The collector, or person act
ing as such, shall ascertain, fix and liqui-
date the rate and amount of duties to be
paid on such merchandise, and dutiable
costs and charges thereon, according to
law"
The amendment was agreed to, "a to
Hiscock's proposition to give trial
by jury in certain cases, failed to secure
the assent of the committee, and was
not urged.
All the other committee amendments
were agreed to, and the bill was passed
yeas 35, nays 1S; Payne being the
only Democrat voting in the affirmative.
Conferees on the disagreeing votes were
appointed.
Platt gave notice that he would next
Monday ask the Senate to take up the
bill for the admission of Wyoming.
On motion of Jones, of Nevada, the
bill authorizing the issue of treasury
notes on deposits of silver bullion was
taken up, and made unfinished business
from Wednesday next until disposed of.
The conference report on the Okla
homa Townsites bill was presented and
agreed to.
After executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
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