The true northerner., 1890-08-20
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.
Proceedings of the Senate and House OF
Representatives - Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon-Gist OF the
RrsiuasS-

Business.
IS the Senate. on the 11th. Senator Ed
munds, OF Vermont. asked leave 90 intro
duce an order. and then had IL read from.
the clerks desk. IL provided that during
the discussion OF any item In the tarin Dill,
or amendment thereto no Senator should
speak more than five minutes on the one
item without the consent OF the senate.
Senator Morgan claimed ne yielded the
floor only for motion 20 adjourn, ana the
Vermont Senator withdrew the order ana
announced that he would introduce
IL next day Senator Edmunds' ac-
tiOn was complete surprise. no
has bitterly opposed changing the rules
by adopting the previous question OF
in any way limiting the debate. but has al
ways said that when the purpose OF the MI
nority To flibuster was clearly shown then
was the time Co apply remedy Tor that
particular case. The House proceeded 10
the consideration OF the conference report
on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. AZ
ter a brief debate. I'm the course OF whlch
Mr.. Dockery MO- predicted "a deficiency or
between 100000, 600 and s2S,OOO,OOO In the
revenues OF the Government during the
current fiscal year, the conference report
was agreed 10 and "A further conference or
dered upon the amendments still In dispute.
MIR. EDMUSDs, from the Judiciary Com
mittee reported 10 the Senate on the l2th
an amendment to be offered TO the river
and harbor bill, and explained that its pur-
pose was to make IL unlawful TO oDstrucb
the navigation OF any of the navigable
waters. The amendment was laid on the
table and ordered printed. Mr.. Edmunds
presented the motion for "a change OF the
rules by limiting debate on the tarif Dill
which he had offered at the time OF ad-
journment on the 1lth. and IL was laid on the
table and ordered printed. Mr. Blair also
offered a resolution for such change or
the rules as Will permit the previous CUES
tion To be moved after proposition has
been considered two days, and the same
disposition was made OF IL. The tariff de-
bate was then resumed. In the House a.
joint resolution extending temporarily (un-
Ill Aug. 29) the appropriations for the sup
port of the Government not already pro-
Vided for In the general appropriation bills
was passed.
THE conference report on the Indian ap-
propriation bill was presented i'm the Senate.
and agreed to on the 18th The tariff hill
having been again taken up. Mr.. German
addressed the Senate I'm opposition 10 the
proposed increase OF duty on tin plates.
The tariff bill was laid aside informally and
"A conference was ordered on the Senate bill
in regard to collisions at sea, and Messrs.
Frye, Washburn. and German were appoint
ed conferrees on the part OF the Senate.
Mr.. Plumb from the Committee on Appro-
priations, reported "a joint resolution for
the relief of destitution I'm Oklahoma.
The House bill making appropriations for
additional clerical force In the pension
office was taken from the calendar and read
for amendment Various amendments re
ported by the Committee on Appropriations.
were agreed 20 and the bill was passed. In
the House bill was passed authorizing the
Secretary OF the Interior To sell certain
lands and TO grant the proceeds Of the sale
TO the town OF Pelican, Oneida County, Wis.
On motion OF Mr.. Dockery (Mo). "a bill was
passed authorizing the construction of a.
bridge across the Missouri River at st.
Charles, Mo.
Mn. PLUMB, from the Committee on APP
propriatons, on the 14th reported 10 the.
Senate the joint resolution appropriatng
for the relief of dcstitution i'm Oklahoma the
uneXpended balance OF the appropriation
made last April for the relief OF the district.
ovcrnowed by the Mississippi River. and il
was passed. The tariff bill was taken up
and Mr. Plumb offered an amendment 10
strike out the clause imposing "a duty of
two and two-tenths cents "a pound on tin
plate preserving the other part of the propo-
sitiOn as to bounty but finally withdrew
IL and offered another making the
duty on tin-plate one cent "a pound and
providing "a bounty OF one cent a pound
on tin-platc manufactures in the United
States. Without action on the amendment
the Senate adjourned. The first business
in order In the House was the vote on sus-
tanning the decision OF the Chair, overrul-
ing the point of order made by Mr.. Springer
OF Illinois. that the Nat Mckay relief bill
whole. The decision was sustainod-yeas,
ia; nays, 81; the Speaker COunting y quo
Bdm. Ii was soon found that no quorum
was present and the House adjourned.
Tho river and harbor bill was taken up IN
the Senate on tho 18th, and several amend-
ments were agreed to. When the Hous,
met it proceeded 20 "A consideration of the
conference report ON the Indian appropria-
tion bill. which was presented by Mr.. Per-
kns (kansas). Mr.. Cannon Gllinois) criti-
cised the report as being the most extraor-
binary one which had ever been sub
mittcd during his experience i'm the
House. When the bill was first sub
nitted To the House he had conceived
IL to be his duty To raise points
OF order against items aggregating 5000. 600
These items had been stricken out. The
Senate had agreed To amendments aggre-
eating Sl,200O00. The conference report
carried the full amount OF the bill as IL
passed the House, with the full amount Of
the Senate amendments and $4,000 more.
The bill created number Of new offices and
increased number of salaries. The bill
was finally passed.
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