The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-09-18
DOINGS OF CON GRESS
Whatour National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.


The amendment of Senator Davis which
places binding Irvine on the Tree list was adopt
ed-reas 81 nays "a.
Much Indignation exists among Republican
senators over Representative Kennedy's at
tack upon the senator Qnay in particular
Several consultations have been held but no
plan OF action has been agreed upon.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Cummings, rising to a peraonal ex
PLANTATION in connection which Mr.. Cannon's
famous "blackiisi," made long speech in
criticism of the speaker and he rules. The
Clayton Breckenridge election case was de-
bated further without action The house
passed senate bill to authorize the survey OF
the seventh standard parallel tetween' North
and South Dakota.
The senate bill to establish port o. de-
livery at Sioux City, Iowa, was passed in
the house to-day.
SENATE.
The tariff bill was taken up in the senate
and the consideration of the free list was pro-
ceeded with.
The motion to strike qunine out OF the free
list was de.eated-yeas, Is; nays, 49,
HOUSE.
Now that the senate has finally decided
that binding Irvine should go on tho free list,
the advocates of the proposition are look.
ing about to see if the senate action can be
sustained. 1t is u fact that ii there can be q
vote on this proposition in the house there
will be enough Republicans to vote with
Democrats in the house to desert their party
and vote against the amendment Then,
again, some parliamentary plan may be
discovered to get around the amendment
The Clayton-B Breckenridge election case
was taken up. ana Mr.. Breckenridge made a
speech in his own behalf Mr. DalzelI, OF
Pennsylvania, closed the debate for the
committee, and u ter n motion to commit
had been defeated and the minority report
| rejected, the committee report (unseating
breckenridge was adopted (1O5 to 62.)
Congress.
The consideration of the tariff bill has
closed, except as to the sugar section, reci-
| procity and some reserved paragraphs,
which will come up later, when speeches are
to be limited to thirty minutes in length no
| senator to speak more than once on the
same subject The voting is to begin the
next day; and after the stage of the third
reading of the bill is reached, three hours is
to be allowed to each side for general dis
cussiOn.
| HOUSE.
The house adopted the conference report
on the river and harbor bill. Mr. Holman
| Indiana was the only one to speak against
| it. He criticized those portions OF the bill es
| agreed upon in conference which makes ap
| preparations for the purchase OF the Portage
| Lake canal and for the Improvement OF the
| Hay Lake channel.
SENATE.
The senate resumed consideration of the
| tariff bill, and Mr.. Plumb offered his amend
ments, which he had given notice, plac-
| ing tax OF $1.25 per gallon on distilled
spirits, and spoke in support OF It, He
went on to give q resume of appropriations
tor the year, and estimating revenues at
| 100000 600 q year, predicted a deficit OF
5O,OO0,OOO ust as sure as the rising OF the
sun. The amendment was rejeCted-17 to
80.
Nearly all the Northwestern men have
taken turn at the tariff dill in the senate
and discussed he various schedules Sena-
! tor Casey of North Dakota made a speech
| on the general provision Of the bill 1t was
the first speech that was made in |avor of
the bill from farmer standpoint and by q
senator ackno wledging that he was farm
er.
HOUSE.
The house bill opening to settlement the
| Fort Randall military reservation in South
| Dakota was considered by the committee on
public lands and the committee re used to re.
| commend agreement TO the senate amend
ment. The amendment proposed to open
! the Fort SiSsetOn reservation and granted
to South Dakota one section it for use o.
the state militia, the balance to be sub ert tt
select on as a part o. the stats land grant.
SENATE.
The traiff hill was finished. and is ready ia
be voted upon, AS amended it will pass the
senate probably by a strict party vote
though here III no telling what Ingalls, and
| Plumb will do. The former is down for 6
speprh on the measure and he may denounrt
the bill and vote against it, although hit
friends do not anticipate any thing of thu
kind.
HOUSE.
No business was transacted in the 81 ouRe
though much brain effort was made to secure
a quorum. When obtained the entire day
was spent in filbusterng over a proposition
to take up the Laugston- Venerable election
case rom Virginia. The fiIbu STEERING contin
ued until the house adjourned.
SENATE.
The tariff bill, as amended, passed thu
Senate by strict party vote-40 to 20. Mr.
Aldrich moved that the senate insist on it
amendment to the house bill and ask for
committee of con erence-the conference tt
consist OF seven on each side. The motion
was agreed to. and Messrs. Aldrich, Sherm an
Ellison, Hiscock, Mcpherson, Vance ant
Carlisle were appointed conferees on the par
of the senate.
Mr.. Dunnel!, of Minnesota chairman O
the house committee on the tn census. in
troduced an apportionment bill on the bash
o one representative for each $50, 900 tn
population. This would provide for tota
Representative Of 354
Mr.. Dunnell says no attempt will be m ad
to push the bill through at this session, bu
his committee will at once consider it ant
possibly report it back to the house thi
session in time for early action next white
the object being to have the bill passed mex
winter in time for legislatures which ar
then in session to make the congressional re
apportionment