The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-08-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
CONGRESS.

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| AZTEC disposing of routine business th
| Senate IN the lIth resumed consideration O
| the Tariff BILL the question being on Sena
! tor PIur1b's amendment to reduce the dut
| on bailiuy iron. The amendment was re
iected, three Republicans. Plumb. 12gail
| and Paddock, voting il, the sffirmaiiv
! with the Democrats. The monotony o
| considering the bill by paragraphs the
| proceeded and but little progress was made
| A conference was ordered On the Indian bIl
and a bill reported granting additional cler
| icaI force in the Pension Office. Adjourned
The House further con sidered the con
| ference report on the sundry Civil bin. Tn
| report was agreed TO and further confer
| ence ordered on items in dispute. Ad
journed.
TIE Senate on the 18th passed the House
bill to require unincorporated express com
panies to furnish statistics of business fol
the census report. Senator Edmunds pre-
scented the motion for a change OF the rule!
so as to limit debate on the Tariff bill, which
was laid on the table and ordered printed
Senator BARS resolution changing the
rules was also laid on the table
The Tariff bill was then debated until ad-
journment, the tin plate schedule being un
der consideration. The House passed
Joint resolution extending to August y the
appropriations for the support of the Gov
eminent A resolution was adopted for the
arrest OF absent members. The proceedings
of the House were unimportant, the attend
ance being light.
THE Senate on the 18th agreed to the
House amendments to the bill to adopt reg.
ulations to prevent collisions at sea After
a short executive session the resolution
offered by Senator Edmunds to limit debate
on the Tariff bill was referred to the Com.
mittee on Rules Senator Blair's resolution
went the same way. Senator Quay's reso-
luton providing that only the Tarin
bill, River and Harbor bill and ApprO-
priation bills should be considered the
present session and for a vote on
the Tariff bill August 80. and Senator Hoar's
amendment, to include the Federal Election
bill, also went to the same committee. After
passing the joint resolution extending the
appropriations for the support of tie Gov
eminent TO August 20 the Tariff bill WAS fur
Their debated and the House bill making ap-
preparations for additional clerical help in
the Pension Office passed. The House
agreed to the conference report on the For
tffications bill. Inability to hold a quorum
on an appeal from the Speakers decision
resulted in an adjournment.
WHEN the Senate met on the 18th Mr..
Plumb reported the joint resolution appro-
priating money for the Oklahoma destitute
and it was passed. The Tariff bill was then
taken up. Mr.. Vests motion to reduce the
duty on tin -plate being under consideration.
Senator Plumb vigorously opposed the pro-
posed duty on tin plate, as he was not will
ing to tax every tin cup. coffee pot and
tin dish to protect some manufacturer
who might eventually wish to go into the
business. Although Congress entered on a
sea that had no shore in Offering bounty.
yet if such an industry had to be fostered it
were better hen the time came to pay a
bounty than to impose a duty ut present.
The amendment of Senator Vest was reject.
ed, Senators Davis and Plumb voting with
the Democrats. Pending further action the
Senate adjourned. Soon after assembling
the House was left without a quorum and
adjourned without transacting any business.
WHEN the Senate met on the 18th Senator
Quay made an explanation as to the re-
port that he had made disparaging illusions
to Speaker Reed in the recent Republican
caucus. He denied having made such re-
marks. The Senate then by a vote of 50 to
decided to consider the River and Harbor
bill and the entire day was taken up in con-
,Nering the bill. . The House had lively
line over the conference report on the In
1ian bill, but finally agreed to it. The bill
Known as the Nat Mckay b II was then taken
up and the House got into a tangle, which
until adjournment