Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-14
NATIONS CAPITAL.
The Senate TransaCts 4 Variety
Of Business,
Including The Tariff ud Z Discussion
on Examining Surgeons Fees.
81. .oOo. 900 People Nomination. Con.
firmed Postal Matters.

WASHINGTON. Aug. lS.-rhe resolution
offered by Edmuuds Yesterday, limiting de
bate on the tariff bill. was referred 10 the
committee en- rules Blair's resolution
authorizing provision for the prs,ious
question, took the same direction. Quay .
resolution, providing among ether Ihings
for vote ON the tariff bill Aug. SO. was
referred TO the committee On rules.
uosr offered an amendment to oaay's
resolution TO include the federal elec,i W
bill smong the measures II be taken mp for
consideration at the present session. It
WAS referred 10 the committee on rules.
The House joint resolution extending ihc
provisions of existing laws sni providias
for Temporary expenditures ot the govern.
ment to 22th of Aagnsr, was passed.
The tsrif bill Was usen up, the pend
ing question being on ves,. amendment
reducing the dHts ON tinplstts from . = 10
cents. 10 cen per pound texi,ling rste)
Gray concluded the Argument sgaip,t The
proposed increase in support OF the amend
ment The bill WAS temporarily laid aside
Couference report on Indian sppfopris
tions. Bill agreed to.
The tariff bill vas taken up and Garman
addressed the Senate in opposiiio TO the
question of the prices of tin plate for ih
last ten years WAS brought mp by the read
ing of telegram received by Gray from =
New York firm of tinmakers. giving the
price of.csse tin from January, 1850, to
January. 1880. ss 81 80.
hldrich As a partial explsuation stated
that the price in issO was sbnormsily and
phenomtnalIy high. Dawes read a quot.
ian H. I Nt..i..r, Eg.,pnn.,st
the threatened strike among welsh ur
plate workers was avsr,ed by "A warning
that such strike would insure the pas,ag,
of the American tariff bill.
The tariff bill was LAID aside and Goa
ference ordered on the Senate bill in re
gard to collisions at sea Frye. Washburn
ard German were appointed conferces on
tue part of the Senate.
The House bill making appropri ,tions 70
sdiitionsl clerical force In the pension Of
fee was read for amendment.
German called attention 10 the failure o.
the bill TO make provision for the fees OF
cX an ming surgeons under the new pensi,
act
Allison said that the bill as 1t came from
he House omitted all provisions fpr exam.
ming surgeon, under the nsw pension bill
(Which was estimated for at $500 OO0)
The committee on appropriations con
suited the commissioner of pensions AND
WAS informed by him that the appropriation
of a million dollars for examining surgeon
contained in the regular pension bill woult
be sufficient TO pay all the examining sur
geons for eight months, and it was no
thought necessary 10 provide for them IN
the pen ling measure.
He went on 10 say that from the time of
the passage of th, new pension Law, I,
the Sih of August thfrc had been 3l9 0ou
ctsim filed under Il About Cne third OF
these claims are already ON hc and no
more than 200 900 are absolutely nav ap
plications. lie had TO data IN The suffice
of the am1uIt required TO pay such o.
these claims as would be adjndicated dur
ing the fiscal yesr, bat thourht il safe
say that il would not he more than frtn,
S2j goo coo 10 $50 900 COO There is NJ
appropriation made for that SUN or en-,
pait Of u, because the commissions of
pensions had an ample fund fncarly 500
900 .0o0) in the general pension appropria.
,ion bill, wi ich would not be exhausted till
about The middle Of February.
Cockrell made the stat .men, rejecting
on the House representatives for the fai'-
ure 10 make nect ssary appropriations for
expenditures and government and he int %
mattel that the object was TO keep down the
apparen aggregate appropriations TO mal e
u better show at the November election.
Various amendments were reported by
the committee on appropriations were
agreed to ard the bill passed.
The Senate proceeded to the cor siders
fipn Of executive business and st 3 80, al
jouined.