Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-01
FEARS FOR THE RIVER AND
HARBOR BILL.
The Senate Will Settle Right Down
to Work.
The Tariff Bill Under Consideration
just Now.

not reduce Jne duties as much as is now an
ticipated the river and harbor bill will have
to be sacrificed. Mr.. Stephenson, who is
member of the house river and harbor
committee, still thinks the bill win become
a law at this session, but other members of
of the committee are not so sanguine.
The senate has settled down TO work
more hours and expedite all business posi-
BILE. The first vote on the tariff bill in the
senate was on a motion to recomInit, which
was defeated. Yeas, 10; nays 20, and
the reading of the bill by paragraphs
begun. The house spent the day Monday
on the sundry civil bill.
Senator Mcmillan has had another hear
ing by the finance committee, and has sue
ceeded in inducing that body Of able but
somewhat fatigued statesmen to consent TO
some minor amendments of the tariff bill
which will favorably affect Michigan inter-
ests, and there now only remains one more
subject to clinch, and that is the familiar
schedule f, which embraces tobacco, and
the senator will try his hand at that again
very soon.
The house began voting on the original
package bill as soon as the reading of the
journal had been concluded. The first vote
was on Mr.. Adams substitute defining
original packages, which was rejected, yeas
33, nays l15. The house then took vote
on the house substitute for the senate bill.
which provides that whenever any article
of commerce is imported into any state
from any other state. territory of foreign
nation, and there held or offered for sale,
it shall be subject TO tho laws of that state,
provided that no discrimination shall be
made by any state in favor Of the citizens
of that state against the citizens OF any
other state; nor shall the transportation of
commerce through any state be INSTRUCTED
except in the necessary enforcement of the
health laws of that state. AS the vote
proceeded it appeared that the result was
in doubt and there was great excitement.
At the end of the first call there was am
affirmative majority Of l. AT the end of
the second call the majority was the same,
but number of the members changed
their votes, and the vote as announced
was, yeas 100, nays %. Mr.. Grosvcnor
of Ohio. who had changed his vote for
the purpose, moved reconsideration.
Mr.. Frank of Missouri moved to table the
motion and this was done. A vote was
then taken on the passage of the senate
bill as amended and it was passed. yeas
17G, nays 30. If the amendment is APP
proved by the senate and signed by the
President. this bill becomes law.
The petition of the Michigan members
on the bankruptcy bill does not seem to be
clearly understood. Belknap and Burrows
voted for it and Allen and Brewer against
it. Judge Chapman was paired for the bill
and Whitney and Stephenson against it.
Bliss and O'Donnell were paired. but with
out reference to the bill. Wheeler and
Cutcheon were absent.
The house postofflcc committee has
agreed upon a substitute bill in lieu of
number of pending bills adverse to lotteries
and ordered it to be reported to the house.
The substitute prohibits lottery circulars
and lockets, lists of drawings, money or
drafts for the purchase of lottery tickets,
or newspapers containing lottery advertise
ments or drawings. from being carried in
the mails or being delivered by carriers;
and a penalty of a fine not exceeding s., 900
and Imprisonment not exceeding one year
is to be imposed upon any person deposit
ing such matter in the mails. The post
master-general is also to be authorized
upon evidence of the existence of lottery
or gift enterprise to cause registered letters
directed to the company to be stamped
fraudulent" and returned to the senders,
and he may also forbid the payment of
money orders addressed to lottery or gift
enterprise company.
The Journal having been read and APP
proved, the house, after short parlia-
mentary wrangle, decided TO vote on the
amendments to the bankruptcy bill. These
Amendments are principally verbal and
informal in their character The commit
tee amendment having been disposed of,
tod fhp
laws of the states giving wages for labor
preference.
The Critic says: The river and harbor
bill is the most important of the regular
appropriation bills yet awaiting final action.
The river and harbor bill is one which
nearly every senator has an individual in
terest and as most of them have not got all
they want they will strive for more. This
will delay the passage of the bill for several
days-this on the assumption that the SEN
ate will pass. 1t is well known that the
house, having passed the bill before the
warning of an impending deficiency was
sent out by Senator Allison, now washes
it's hands of all responsibility in the matter
and throws the entire burden upon the
senate.
Representative Cutcheon, from the COM
mittee on military affairs, has reported adj
versely the following bills affecting the
personnel of the army: To regulate promo
ton to the heads of the staff department
of the army; to authorize the promotion of
certain assistant surgeons after twenty
years of service; to increase the efficiency
of the ordnance department.; to retire GER
tain officers who have served continuously
in the grade of lieutenant for Is or 90 years
without promotion.
The vote was then taken on the minor
ity substitute which is known as the
voluntary bankruptcy bill" This was
disagreed to. Yeas, "A; nays, 1875.
The Torrey bankruptcy bill was then
passed with unfmportant amendments.
Yeas. III; nays, "a.
Michigan postmasters: Mrs. c. B. Zeran,
vice l.. G.. Evans, resigned. Eastport, An
trim Co.; J. Hixon, vice G. f. Youndan,
resigned, Winterfield, Clare Co.