Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-08-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the senate on the I'd, the journal
of yesterday having been read, Mr..
Edmunds moved to amend and correct
the journal by making it state the
names of the thirty-two senators who
were present yesterday morning when
the roll was first called There was
general opposition to this motion,
which was defeated. MIR. Blair offered
a resolution instructing the committee
on rules to report within four days a
rule for the incorporation of the pre-
vious question or some method of linn
iting and closing the debate in the par
liamentary procedure of the senate
and asked for its immediate considera-
ton. Objection being made on the
democratic side it went over until to-
morrow. The house joint resolution
to permit Captain George w. Davis of
the United States army to accept po-
sition in the Nicaragua canal construc-
ton company was passed. The senate
then proceeded to consideration of the
tariff bill. resuming it under the
head OF lead products. The house
Resumed consideration of the senate
amendments to the sundry civil appro-
priation bill. The question being on
non-concurring in minor senate
amendment, Mr.. Rogers of Arkansas
rose and, being recognized by the
speaker, said he wished to submit a
few remarks. Mr.. Cannon of Illinois
made the point that debate was not in
order. The speaker was at first in
clined to sustain this point but after a
brief debate in order to save time he
recognized Mr.. Cannon to move the
previous question. Against this Mr..
Rogers protested and had quite an ex-
tended colloquy with the speaker.
The remainder of the afternoon was
consumed in vain attempts to secure a
quorum, and without disposing of the
bill the house took a recess. On a
call of the house 15S members failed
to respond.
In the senate on the ID, the Joint
resolution to permit Col Corbin, u. S.
A., to accept civil position in the
Columbian commission was reported
and passed. The resolution offered
yesterday by Blair instructing tho COM
mittee on rules to report within three
days rule for the incorporation of the
previous question or some method for
limiting or closing debate in the par
l1amentary procedure of the same was
taken up. After some debate it was
referred to the committee on rules.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the
question being Vests amendment to re-
duce the duty on decorated china to so
per cent advalorem and ON plain white
undecorated china to 40 per cent, in
stead of GO and SO per cent
as in the house bill and So and so as
proposed by the finance committee.
The vote was taken on Vests amend
ment and the result was ayes II, nays
20, no quorum. Paddock and Plum
voted with the democrats. The house
proceeded to the further consideration
of the senate amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill. There was
great difficulty in disposing of the re-
naming amendments owing to the slim
ness of the attendance, but after res
olution was adopted revoking leaves of
Absence the bill was sent to a confer
ence and at 2 o'clock the house ad-
journed.
In the senate on the 4th Senator Da-
Wis offered a resolution calling on the
secretary OF war for information re-
specting the accident to the lock in the
Sault St. Marie canal last Friday. The
resolution offered on Saturday last by
Senator Plumb, as to the reinterment
of the remains of General Grant in the
Arlington national cemetery was a sue-
gestion which Senator Plumb allowed
to remain on the table to be called up
at some other time. The tariff bill was
taken up. The pending question was
on Senator Vests amendment to the
ehinaware paragraph, reducing the
duty on decorated ware to so per cent.
ad valorem, and plain ware to 10 per
cent. instead of 55 and so as recon-
mended by the finance committee, and
instead of go and 55 in house bill. Sem
ator Henderson said he had voted
Saturday evening against Senator
Vests amendment and would do
so again because he thought
the rates proposed in it were
too low. He favored, however, the
rate recommended by the finance com
mittee. Senator Dawes opposed the
amendment, advocated the committee
amendment and eulogized the protec-
tive system. Senator West modified
his amendment by changing the rate
on plain white chinaware to As instead
then voted on and rejected Yeas 10.
nays %. In the house the general de-
hciency bill was considered. Mr.. Hen
derson of Iowa explained that the bill
carried an appropriation of S., 140, 600
Items of deficiency were submitted to
the committee on appropriations, which
aggregated 1850, 600. The house
could see, therefore, that the commit
tee had carefully scrutinized all the
proposed appropriations. The Pacific
railroad claims Were not provided for
in the bill. While he believed that the
time was near at hand when the claims
would have to be settled, the COM
mittee had been unanimous in refusing
to provide for their payment when
they were still pending in the courts
Of the country.
In the senate on the 9TH the entire
time was given up to consideration of
the tariff. The amendment offered by
Mr.. Mcpherson to paragraph LOG, as
to sizes of window glass, was accepted
by Mr.. Aldrich and agreed to. The
paragraph referring to fluted, rolled or