The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-10-09
CONGRESS.
An Abstract of the More Important
Proceedings Of Both Houses.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 30.

| In the Senate, tho House bill to promote tho
| administration of justice in the Army was
| ported and passed, With verbal amendment.
A resolution continuing the Select Committee
on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands
| during the present Congress was reported and
| agreed to-
The conference report on the tariff bill was
| then taken up and debated at length. Mr.
| Carlisle (Ky.) said that nearly all the reduc-
| ton to tho revenue (S600O0,000) came from
sugar and moasses. He also said that the re-
moval of cents pound on tobacco would not
| relieve either the producer or consumer of
| the weed, but would be divided between the
manufacturers aud the retailers He also de-
| nounCed reciprocity rs retaliation not reciproc-
| ity. He spoke for nearly three hours, going
over all the important features of the measure
Remarks were made by Mr.. Grey (Del.l Ingalls,
| (kan.) Allison Iowa) and Aldrch Or. ~.
| At the close of Mr.. Aldrich's remarks, the
report was adopted by the following vote:
| Yeas-Messrs, Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Blair,
| Cameron Casey. Chandler, Cullom, Dawes Dixon,
Edmunds Evarts, Frye, Hale. Hawcy, Hoar, In
gals, Jones New Mcmillan. Mhnderson Mitchell,
| Moody, Pierce, Plat, Power, Sanders, Sawyer,
sherman, Spooner. Stewart, Stockbridge, Wilson
| uowa], Walcott-33.
| Nays-Messrs. Barbour, Bate, Blackburn, Blod-
| gett, Butler, Carlisle CoclsreIl, Coke, Colquitt,
| Daniel, German, Grey, Hampton, Harris, Hearst,
| Kenna, Morgan Paddock, PHseo, PcttIgrew,
| thnil, Wilson (Md.)-27.
Messrs Paddock (Neb), Pettigrew g. d.
| and Plumb Kan Republicans, voting with the
| Democrats in opposition to the report.
| The Senate adjourned at p. IN.
In the House, on motion of Mr.. Bingham
| Q'a.) the joint resolution was passed appropri-
| ating $4,000 to enable the Postmaster General
| to test Mt small towns and villages the system
! of free delivery.
| On motion of Mr.. Davidson (Fla.) the Senate
bill was passed for the protection of actual get
| tiers on public lands in Florida on which de-
| al nhncnbafp m Il
On motion of Mr.. Lewis tAla.) the Senate
| bill was passed authorizing the appointment of
| Assistant Surgeons Thomas Owens and VIM.
Martin, United States Navy, to the position of
| Surgeons.
Mr.. Breckenridge (Ky.) calling for the regu-
| lar order, the Speaker laid before the House tho
bill to define and regulate the jurisdiction of
the United States courts, and 1t was referred to
| the Judiciary Committee.
| Throughout the afternoon there was mani
tested in the House every appearance OF an
| early dissolution of Congress. Members con-
| gregated in the space in front of the Speakers
| desk and earnestly sought for recognition. Such
as were recognized had, for the most part, only
private bills to DO considered. Mr.. Holman
! (Ind.) had bill of a constituent for tho rccov-
| cry of 5000 for horse taken by the United
| States troops during the war. He immediately
| became the target for tho vocal slnRs and sar-
| casm Of members who have suffered from his
| numerous objections but the discussion was
entirely good natured, and his .::ll was per-
| mitted to be- passed.
| The House. finally discovering itself without
| q quorum, at BIDS adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Der. !.
In the Senate, the reading of yesterdays Jour
nal having been dispensed with, Mr.. Sherman
| co. offered resolution for tho appointment OF
a committee of two Senators to join O like COM
mittee on the part of the House TO wait upon
| the President OF tho United States and inform
him that unless he shall have any further COM
| municstion TO make the two Houses are now
ready to adjourn.
Mr. Blair On. HI desire before adjourn
| ment TO call up the labor bill and have action
| upon 1t, and would not like any resolution TO
be adopted that would interfere with the dis
| position Of that bill
Mr. Sherman tO.)-The resolution looks
merely to asking the President whether he has
any further communication TO make.
Mr.. Blair IN II. But it also contains q state
ment that the two Houses arc ready to adjourn.
insist that the Senate shall consider this bill.
The resolution was agreed 20, and Messrs.
| Sherman lO.) and Harris TENN were appoint
| cd tho committee on the part of tho Senate.
| The Senate then went into Executive session.
| When tho doors were opened and legislative
| business was resumed the Vice President laid
! before the Senate three veto messages from the
| President. two of them on bills referring TO tho
| Court Of Claims the claims of Chas. +. Chonteau
| and Of the Portland Co., of Portland, Me- and
| the third one the bill 10 prohibit book max ing
| and pOOl-selling in the District OF Columbia for
| the purpose of gambling.
The Presidents objection to the latter bill Is
| that it does not prohibit book making and pool
selling, but on tho contrary permits it in tho
| case OF the Washington jockey Club and Of
| other clubs owning race tracks. II that form
of gambling was TO be prohibited las tho Prcsi-
dent thinks il should be- the prohibition should
| apply TO all persons and all places. The three
messages were laid on the table.
| Mr. Harris (Tenn) offered a resolution Mr.
| Dolph being IN the chair. rendering tho thanks
| OF the Senate 10 Vice President Morton for tho
| dignihed, impartial and courteous manner in
| which no had presided over the deliberations
! OF the Senate. Adopted unanimously.
resolution similar in it's terms was offered
| by Mr.. Ransom IN. c. in compliment to Sena-
tor ingalls, as President pro tenn, and it was
| also unanimously adopted
| When the hour OF y p m arrived the Vice
| President arose and thanked the Senate for the
resolution OF approval and confidence with
| which they had honOred him. lie congratn-
! lated the Senate and country upon the large
number OF important measures which had been
| passed. he then declared.the Senate adjourned
| without day.
In the House, before the reading OF the Jour
| nal, Mr.. Breckenridge (Ky.) raised the point of
order that there was no quorum present
| Nhilc WAITING a quorum "A message from the
Senate announced the agreement to the con-
ference report on the tariff bill.
Shortly before ! o'clock Mr.. Breckenridge
withdrew his point. but IL was mmed lately
renewed by Mr. Kilgore (Tex).
But few minutes afterward Mr. Kilgore
relented and withdrew his point, and tho jour
nal was read.
Mr. Mckinley (O.) called up the House con-
current resolution directing the Clerk to mum.
ber consecutively the paragraphs Of the enrolled
tariff bill, with Senate amendments thereto.
The amendment WAS agreed TO.
Mr. Carter (Mont) submitted the conference
report on the bill 10 dispose of the Fort Ella
military reservation in Montana This bill
Mr. Allen (Mss.) took as text for political
speech, in which he charged the Republican
party with degeneracy and inconsistency. To
say that the Republican party had begun with
Abraham Lincoln and ended with BENJAMIN
Harrison was proof that the party had gone to
| seed. The Speaker of the House and the Chair