The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-05-21
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.


Representatives - Important Measures
Discussed and Acted On-Cist of the
business.
AMsSe the petitions presented In the Senate
on the 18th inst and referred was one, by Mr..
Quay, from business men in Philadelphia
demonstrating against the increase OF duty on
dress goods made wholly or artly from wool.
Among the bills reported aud placed ON the
calendar vcre the following Senate bill appro-
piating S7J,O0O for public building at Madi-
son, Ind. Mr. Davis from the Committee on
Pensions reported back the House substitute
for the Senate dependent pension bill with
written report, aud moved that the House sub
sttute bo non-concuTed in aud conference
asked Agreed to- Messrs. Davis, Sawyer and
Blodgett We're appointed conferlees on the part
OF the Senate. The senate then at l y. m. re-
summed consideration Of the silver bill and Mr..
Jones, OF Nevada, continued tho speech begun
by him the previous day At the conclusion OF
Mr.. Jones speech the Senate went into Cxecu-
tive session and adjourned. The House after
the transa stion of some routine business went
into commit tee OF the whole tMr. Pdyson of
Illinois, in tho chair the tariff bill Mr.
McMillin, OF Tennessee, moved TO reduce
the duty on ammonia. He could no reason
why this article OF necessity 10 the farmer
should bs 30 heavily taxed. Mr.. Mckinley Of
Ohio, opposed the amendment, and stated that
since the tariff had encouraged competition in
this country the price OF ammonia had been re-
duced from 20 cents 10 ~ cents per pound. Mr.
Bqttcrworth then made long speech on the
bill and at It's conclusion, Mr.. McMillin's
amendment was rejected Mr.. Niedringhaus OF
Missouri. moved 10 amend by reducing the duty
refined borax from 20 cents per
pound. Reocted-yeas 81 nays, 81. Mr.
Tracey, of New York, moved TO amend
the section relating 20 coal tar preparations so
"a 10 reduce the duty from 20 TO 10 per cent
Lost Mr.. Beggs Of California, offered an
amendment increasing the duty olive oil
from - 70 80 cents a gallon He advoca ed the
protection OF the olive oil industry in the in
terest of pure olive oil. The amendment WAS
rejected. Various other amendments we're Of
fered but we're re e;ted, and after considering
a ~ ha n Ina
mttee rose and the House adjourned.
AMONG tho bills reported and placed on the
calendar OF the Senate the l4th inst. were
the following House bill to establish new har-
Dor lines in Portage lake. Houghton County
Michigan; Senate bill subjeeting imported
liquors 10 tbs provisions OF the laws of the sew
eral States Mr.. Edmunds introduced n bill to
establish "A University OF the United States. aud
had IL referred TO a select COMMITTEES OF nine.
The senate bill appropriating 500 go for a pub
lie building at Rock Island, ILL.,, passed.
The silver bill was taken up. and Mr.. Teller
addres sed the Senate. Without concluding
his speech, Mr.. Teller yielded To a
zion 10 go INFO executive session. When
the doors we're reopened, the silver
bill was laid aside informally and tho Senate
proceeded To business ON the calendar In the
House motion ef Mr.. Morrill, lkas J. the
House ineis Ell on its amendment TO the SENATE
dcpendent-pension bill and Il conference
ordered. ] he House then went into COMMITTEES
or the whole, MIR. GrOsvenor TO- in the chair on
the tariff bill Mr.. Bynum undl moved 70 re-
dLcs the duty on common earthenwnre from p
To 10 per cent al Valoren. Defeated-Gj TO
70. Mr.. Dunnell MINI moved 10 reduce the
duty on china, porcelain, etc, from 80 10 80
per cent. al valorem. Lost-76 10 81. Elr. Nc
Milin (lenu.l moved TO reduce the duty ON
decorated chinaware from 60 10 as per cent
Re elected. Various other amendments looking
10 n reduction of the duty on earthen aod glass
ware were made on tho Den ,ratic side, but
met with no success. Mr. Chandler MASS
offered an amendment fixing the ratio of duty
lamp chimneys at 10 per cent. al valorem. Lost
ID 10 40. Having considered sixteen of the l5G
pages OF the bill the committee rose aud the
House adjourned.
In the Senate Senator Teller concluded his
speech on the silver question, the 18th.
Senator Coke. of Texas then took the floor.
Mr.. Coke STYLED the bill as nothing more nor
less than n warehouse bill proposing as it
did 10 turn the United states Treasury into "A
vast storohouse or warehouse in which To de-
pOsit large sums OF silver bullion. He, for one.
VAS not in favor of the United States going
into the warehouse business The amendment
proposed 10y the Senator from Colorado, Mr..
Teller Tor the free and unlimited coiuage OF
silver, n was heartily in favor OF aud
would give it his earnest support. When
Mr.. Coke had concluded the Sennto
took up aud passed bill to authorize the sale
of timber OH certain lands reserved for the use
OF the Menomineo tribe of Indians in the State
Of Wisconsin In the House Mr.. Mckinley, OF
Ohio from the omnittee on Rules reported a
resolution providing that hereafter the House
shall met at III o'clock that after reading the
journal and the disposal OF conference reports
the House snail go into committee OF the whole
on the tariff bin that tie bill shall be read
through, commencing with paragra pn Ill, aud
shall be open TO amendment on any part Of the
bill following paragraph no. ana tina on Wednes-
day, the 2lst inst at II noon the bill With
pending amendments shall bc rel orted TO the
House. After long debate the resolution was
ndopted-yeas l2S, nays 93. Messrs Morrill,,
Sawyer and foder were appointed cobferrees on
the Senate dependen mt pension bill. Tho House
then won't into committee OF the whole Mr..
Grosvo nor. of Ohio, in the chair on the tariff
bill aud spent the afternoon Oh the sub ject. An
OF pension bills.
TaE Senate spent most OF the 10th inst de.
batting the amendment by Senator Plumb to this
silver bill now under consideration. The amend
nent provides that the Secretary OF the Treas
ury shall at no time be allowed by law 20 retain
and hold in the Treasury Department as n sur
plus an amount 10 exceed SllO,OOJ0JO. This
amendment provoked IA running debate, in
which Senator's Plumb. Ingalls,, sherman, Ed
murds, Allison, Cockrell, Reagan, and Vest par
ticpated. All the speakers condemned tie
policy OF boarding money in the treasury, and
some such measure as senator Plumbs is likely
TO pass. In the House. Mr.. Henderson, OF
Iowa, and Mr.. Gambler, OF Massachu-
sets, kicked over the traces. The tariff
bill was under discussion in the House, and
Mr.. Mckinley offered an amendment spec ncally
including II ss chimneys in the clause relative
TO thin blown glass at duty OF 10 cents a dozen
and 40 per cent. ad yalorem. Mr. Henderson
said he would decline 10 vote for the increase OF
any duty when he Lad not the information TO
Justify that vote. Mr. Gambler stated thas his
constituents were opposed 70 the feature
OF the bill under discussion and that he
should vote against IT. An amendme u
offered by Mr.. Henderson to leave the
duty lamp chimueys under
tho present law was defeated 10y vote OF lO7 TO
lO3, aud he Mckinley amendment agreed
to- 1he wool schedule next taken up and
several minor amendments offered by the
Committee of Ways aud Means adopted after
consd sraLle discussion. The duty on wooden
yarn, which was fixed by the bill a. twice the
amount per pound OF the duty on wool was
raised TO two and one-half times the rate ON
wool aud the duty on woods OF the third class
valued at ID cents per pound or less vas in
creased TO 30 per cent al YalOrem, aud on those
valued at over 10 cents per pound was fixed Mt
81 per cent al valOrem. At p. IN. the House
took recess until evening for consideration OF
pension bills.