The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-05-29
CONGRESS.
An Abstract of the More Important
Proceedings of Both Houses.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 81.

| dlbcI tne morning nouF, anu MT. DbeWHEb kNeN'J
addressed the Senate at length in favor of free
| coinage.
The bill subiecting imported liquors to the
| provisions of the laws of the several States was
discussed by Mr.. Evarts IN. W and Wilson
| Uowa). After short Executive session the
! Sennte ut 500 p. m. adjourned.
The House was turbulent and disordered
body when the final vote on the tariff bill
was taken. After prayer, the consideration of
| the bill was resumed and several amendments
| were passed over the Committee on Ways and
| Means, quite a number of Republican mem
| bCrs voting against the committees proposition,
which, with the entire Democratic strength,
made n majority. Several Western and South
| ern Republicans revolted, and they made il
| very lively for q time upon certain matters
| which they thought affected their districts.
| The scenes were such as generally occur Mt the
close of session of Congress, and it was very
| hard to keep order
When the vote upon the amendments came
up Mr., Mckinley (O.) asked the gentlemen of
| the minority to name those upon which they
| desired TO take ballots. The Clerk began TO
read but when he reached the clause increas-
| ing the duty on tin-plate vote was demanded.
/ This measure was only passed by bare major
| ity, several Republicans voting with tho Demo
Gratis.
Mr.. McMilln (Tenn.) closed the debate for
! the Democrats, and then vigorous fight was
made upon several of tho committees amend-
ments. Mr. Carlisle (Ky.) finally offered
resolution to the effect that the pending bill DO
rCcommitted to the Committee on Ways and
| MEANS with instructions to report the same
! back to the House at the earliest possible day,
| so amended by substitute or otherwise as to
| reduce the revenues Of the Government by re-
| ducng the burdens of taxation on the people,
| instead of reducing the duties by imposing
| prohibitory rates OF taxation upon imported
| goods, which was defeated, yeas no. nays 164.
81 NJ MaI inIa bn
hour Of II o'clock arrived, the committee rose
and reported the bill TO the House Upon
yea and nay vote the bill was passed, 1874 for TO
| l42 against the measure. The House adjourned
at 5:l5 p. IN.
THURSDAY, MAY %.
In the Senate. message was presented from
the President, with an accompanying commu-
ncaton from the Secretary Of the Interior, on
the subject of the purchase. from the Creek
Nation of Indians, of $4,000 acres of land for
the use Of the Seminoles. Referred.
The credentials Of Calvin S. Brice rs Senator
from the State OF Ohio for six years. beginning
March 4, 1891, were presented by Mr.. Payne
(0.), read and placed on file.
conference committee was ordered on the
District of Columbia appropriation bill, and
Mcssrs. Plumb (kan.), Dawes Mass aud Cock
rcl Mo- were appointed. Also on the pension
appropriation bin, Mossrs. Allison Iowa.
Dawes tMass.) and German (Md) being APP
pointed.
The silver bill was then taken up, and Mr.
Daniel VA addressed the Senate in favor of
silver currency.
After n short Executive session, the Senate
adjourned st $50 D. m.
In the House, Mr. Dunnell (Minn.l from th
Committee on Census, reported bill amenda-
tory of the census act. Passed. (It presCribes
n penalty upon any Supervisor or Enumerator
who shall receive or any person who shall pay,
any fee or other consideration in addition TO
the compensation of such Supervisor or
Enumcrator)
On motion of Mr.. Henderson Iowa. from
the Committee on Appropriations, a bill was
passed appropriaiing $4,000 to supply def
cheney IN the appropriation for public printing
and binding
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the river and bnrbor bill, which cou-
sumed the days session, tho adjournment
taking place at 500 p IN.
FRIDAY. MAY g.
In the Senate. Mr.. Butler rs. ca introduced
bill, which was referred to the Library Com
mittce, appropriating $4,000 for an equestrian
statue Of Gen. Francis Marion, in Columbia,
$. G.
Mr.. Call Fla offered n resolution calling on
the President for information as to the landing
OF an armed force from the revenue cutter Nc
Lane, at Cedar Keys, Fla. the forcible entry OF
houses and tho pursuit Of citizens In the sur.
rounding country, and asked for il adoption;
but Mr.. Edmunds VT objected to the consid-
Grafton until he had time to examine into the
matter, and it went over.
The consideration of the Naval appropriation
bill was resumed, but IL was laid aside
Mr.. Stanford Cali addressed the Senate In
advocacy of the bill introduced by him pro
yiding for loans by the Gavcrnm ent on npri-
cultural lands. lie said tho bill confined It's
provisions 10 loans on agricultural lands but
| IN time they would probably be extended to
other kinds Of property. aud even to municipal
iiics. with proper restrictions. lie claimed that
tho power Of the Government 10 create money
| being conceded, the important point was how
10 get IL into circulation. IL would not accom-
modate the farmer alone hut would put the
means of prosperity within the reach Of those
engaged IN tho smaller and larger industries.
The Senate at 5;Io p. m. adjourned.
The ionse went into Committee of the Whole
on the River and HaTbor bill Immediately
after tho morning hour.
Ar Post tIll.) offered an amendment appro-
priating $4,000 for tho purpose Of securing a
continuous navigable water way between Lake
Michigan and the Mississippi River adequate
for the passage of the largest Mississippi River
steamboats, aud naval vessels, and for the con-
tinnation of the survey OF the Illinois River
Mr. Catchings Miss moved TO amend by
making the amount $4,000. Mr. Post nc.
| ceptcd this, bat the entire amendment was re-
! jected by the House.
When the Honnepin Canal paragraph was
reached Mr.. Turner (Ga.) made the point of
| order that the Committee on Rivers and Har-
| bors had no jurisdiction over canals. Pending
! q decision tho committee rose.
At p. m. the House took IA recess until 4 n
! IN. The evening session was devoted entirely
10 the consideration of private pension bills, a
large number Of which were passed. The
| House adjourned al 1890 p. IN.
SATURDAY. MAY 81
| In the Senate it was decided that the anti.
original package bill ~ taken up Tuesday next,
and It's consideration continued until il is dis.
| posed Of.
The credentials Of John q. Carlisle as Scna-
tor from Kentucky were presented and re-
| ierTod. They are for the late Senator Becs's
unexpired term, which began March L. 1883
The Naval appropriation bin was taken up,
| the pending question being GU the amendment
TO strike ont the item Of $4,000 for improving
the plant at Portsmouth IN. H. Navy.yari.
The amendment was rejected yeas ls nays 90.
The amendments 10 strike out similar item
for the Boston HaVy-yard was also rejected
yeas is, nays 81.
like item of $4,000 was, on motion of Mr..
| Cameron pa inserted for the League Island
| yard, with the additional words (which ward
Is hereby reopened for the repair OF vessels of
the Navy"
An item was inserted for the appointment of
| q commission to select a site for u dry-do on
the Pacific coast, north of the AID parallel in
GLIDING the waters of Puget Sound
An amendment was offered by Mr. Cockrell