Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29
THE SENATE ANDHOUSE


MALluNAL La VIVA nAA1 AAR W--A
THEY ARE DOING.
ProoesdIngs Of the senate and House q
Representatives = Important Measures
Discussed and Acted on-Gist Of the
Business
Tn Senate spent the greater part Of ths soth
inst IN the consideration Of tho BIN reported
from the Judiciary Committee sublscting I'M
ported liquors 70 the provisions OF the law Of
the several States, The bill provides that NO
state ahal be held to be limited OF restrained in
its power to prohinit regulate, control or tex
as an article Of commerce or otherwise, 70 be de-
liversd within its own limits, Of any fermenfed,
distilled or other intoxieating liquids or liquors
imported into such State from beyond It's
limits, whether there shall or shallnot have been
paid thereon any tax, duty, tmpost or exciee %
introduced the bill, spoke In It's favor, and MI.
Vest replied. saying that Il would have tho
effect to virtually destroy tho Interstate com
merce law. Therest OF the session was devoted
TO euIogies on tha late Congressman w. ID. Kel-
ley, Of Pennsylvania. The speakers were: sem
ators Cameron, Morrill,, Reagan, sherman,
the day was spent in committee of the whols
on the tariff bill, and many amend
ments were offered to it, the only ones
agreed to being certain ones by Mr. Mckinley
reducing from a to ii cen per cubic foot the
duty on unmanufactured or undressed free-
stone, granite, sandstone or other building or
monumental stone, except marble, not other
wise provided for, and from 50 to 40 per cent. ON
hewn, dressed or polished stone OF the same
character; fixing the duty on sweetened choco-
late at cents pound changing the duty on
per pound, from IS per cent. ad valorem
to cents pound fixing . duty OF
Is per cent ad valorem on white paper
list fish, the product Of American fisheries, and
fresh or frozen fish caught in fresh waters, ex-
cept salmon; fixing the duty on shot guns
valued ct no more than Sl2 ut 30 per cent?
. valued at more than sl2, 40 per cent. pistols
and revolving pistols, So per cent taking
bristles from the free list and fixing the duty
upon them at ten cents per pound. The COM
mittee then rose and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 21st inst. the resignation
of Sergeant-at-Arms Canaday was received and
laid on the table. It Is to take effect June 80.
Mr.. Stewart then addressed the senGts on tho
silver bill. At the conclusion Of Mr.. Stewards
speech the @original package" bill was again
taken up. The purpose of the bill is TO nuilify
the effect of the recent decision Of the United
States Supreme Court. It's Importance II fully
realized by the Senate, and this various proyiH-
ions embraced in 1t were debated quite fully.
Senator Evarts spoke ct considerable length
urging its passage. No final action was mad,
however, on the bin and the Senate adjourned
after brief executive session. The House went
into COMMITTEES Of the whole Immediately
chair. After some debate, Mr.. Mckinley de-
manded the previous question on the bill and
amendments, and the previous question was or
dered-yeas 161 nays 143 The amendments
were then read in detail The first amendment
ON which q separate vote was demanded was
one changing the phraseology Of the tin-plats
clause. 1t was adopted--yeas 150 nAyB I49.
The amendment which increases the duty ON
jute yarn from 30 per cent fixed in the bill to
95 per cent was rejected bya vote OF 144 to
l43, leaving the duty at 80 per cent. An
in, ha1 apetion ralafinQ Tn
the duty on wool and worsted yarn which pro-
vides that the duty shall bo two and one-halt
times the price Of frst-class unwashad wool
per pound and So per cent. ad valorem was re-
jected by vote of las to I37, leaving the duty
fixed by the bill at twice the price of unwashed
wool Of the rstclass and 35 per cent. ad valcren.
WOODEN and worsted cloths at three times the
value of unwashed wool per pound and 30
per cent. ad valorem was rejected, leaving
the duty fixed by the bill at twice the value OF
WOOL with 50 per cent ad valorem, All
other amendments adopted in the commit
tee Of the whole were passed by the House, and
the bill was then passed by o vote OF 1862 to 142,
all the Republicans present except Mr.. Cole
man, of Louisiana. and Mr.. Featherstone, OF
Arkansas, voting for it. and all the Democrats
against Il. The announcement 81 q its passaage' ass
was greeted with applause on both sides OF tho
House. = The House then adjourned
In the Senate, on the ed inst, the credentials
of Calvin s. Briee, as Senator from the State Of
Ohio for six years. commencing March 4 1891,
were presented by Mr.. Payne, read and placed
on file. Senator Daniel addressed the Senate
ON the silver BILL speaking in favor OF silver cur
rency. The naval appropriation Dill was tnen
taken up and discussed until adjournment. In
the House, Mr. DInnelI, OF Minnesota, from the
Committee on Census, reported q bill amenda-
tory OF the census act, which was passed. Il
/ prescribes q penalty upon any supervisor or
enumerRtor who shall receive or any person
who shall pay any fee or other consideration IN
addition to the compensation OF such super
i 49, 80 uerar
on the river and harbor appropriation BILL
Messrs. Blanchard Catchings, Grosvenor, Hem
derson and other members OF the com
Kerr Kerr, Of Iowa, spoke in opposition TO the,
passage of o bill for &21000,000 on the,
small amount of information which the CONS
Grosvenor replied that the reports Of the engf-
neers were accessible to every member who de-
sired to consult them, and gave the fullest in
formation on the subject. Mr. Boatner, or
use Of Government funds for the construction
OF levees.
THE Senate spent the sd Inst in the consfd-
eration of the naval appropriation bill Pend
ing the discussion, the Senate bill for public
building at Canton, Ohio, the cost not to exceed
100000, was taken from the calendar and
| passed. BY unanimous consent Mr. Stamford
addressed the Senate briefly in advocacy OF the
bill introduced by him some days ago providing
for loans by the Government on agricultural
lands. Senator Dolph then addressed the
Senate at length upon the naval appropri-
alton bill. Mr.. Dolph concluded at o'clock,
| and after brief executive session
| the Senate adjourned The House spent the
entire day in the consideration of the river and
harbor bill. The appropriations for all harbors
| were considered paragraph by paragraph, and
| were all passed by the committee of the whole
without change. Mr. Post, Of Illinois, offered
on amendment TO the paragraph relating to the
Illinois River providing for survey from Joliet
to the mouth OF the river to determine the