The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-09-06
CONGRESSIONAL
4 Resume Of the Proceedings
Of Congress During the
Past Week.
SENATE.

On Gn0 J6rlH ana fec1pTOclGy. -X1&R 49, ~.
The resolution heretofore offered by MI.
Plumb, instructing the COMMITTEES on rules
to issue such orders AZ will wholly prevent
the sale Of spirituous, vinous and malt IL.
quors in the senate wing of the capitol, was
taken up. discussed and referred to it's COM
mittee ON rules.
There wa a fight with bare knuckles on
the floor of the house. Two or three con.
gressmen called each other liars. and applied
other epithets to each other.
Wilson Of Washington and Beckwith OF
New Jersey were the com batants, whileC Cannon
and Mason OF Illinois, Williams of Ohio and
Lehlback of New Jersey were Tin in" 1T cams
during the height OF the flibustering on the
compound lard bill.
Beckwith took exceptiont to a remark made
by Mr.. W ilson q called the Washington
congressman q vile name. Wilson resented
this with a blow. Beckwith struck at Wilson,
but did not reach him. Williams OF Ohio
tried to draw Beckwith away and Beckwith
turned to scrap with him.. Then the sergeant
alarms deputy brought the maces from
their places above the desk, and before the
rods AND the eagle the fight stopped. 1t was
several minutes before order was restored.
SENATE.
The tariff bill was taken up. Mr. Aldrich,
from the finance committee, ave notice OF
two amendments he would offer to the bill,
md which were read for information. One OF
them is q reciprocity amendment.
Senator Davis introduced al amendment
TO the tariff bill providing that binding Irvine
manufactured in whole or in part from Islo
of Tampico fiber, jute, jute butts, MANILA,
sisal grass OF. sum, shall be admitted free OF
duty.
The decision OF the speaker as to the lard
bill was sustained Gao to SO and the bill
was passed (126 to 81, the clerk counting
o quorum. After further personal explaEa-
tions in regard to the Cannon resolution
directed against the flibusterers, the eight
hour law claim bin was taken up and dis
cussed to the end of the morning hour. A
bill to constitute the hour of q days work
for laborers and mechanics on government
work was amended and passed.
a< SENATE.
The tariff bill was again taken up. Several
amendments to the. liquor schedule were
adopted. some increasing and others reduc-
ing the duty. Schedules relating to cotton
manufactures and fax and hemp were pass
ed over Informally, and the wool schedule
was taken up. Mr.. Carlisle moved to place
wool on the free list, but the senate adjonrn-
I'd without action after q debate between
Messrs. Carlisle, Sherman, Aldrich and Glib.
son. IS. :
Mr.. Edmunds introduced q concurrentres-
olution. which went over for the present
that when the two houses adjourn Sept. 10
t be to meet Nov. 10.
MI. Blair presented q memorial of tn
Women's National Industrial league for til
suppression and punishment OF the s'arme
assnssins known as the Pinkerton detec
ives" Is:
The omnibus Southern war claims bill,
carrying about $530,O00, was passed by
the house. The day Was devoted to work in
committee Of the whole.
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The tariff bill was taken up, the pending
question being On Mr. Carlisle's motion to
ttrike out the wool paragraphs, SO as to
place wool on the free list. A long debate
.nsued, and ceased only at the request of
Mr.. Aldrich. who said that If every amend
nent was discussed at SO great q length
some of the most important questions pre-
sented in the bill couldnot be discussed at
Ill. Mr.. CarliRle's motion was defeated-17
% GA strict party vote, although Mr..
Payne, if present., would have, Mr.. Sherman
said, voted in the negative.
HOUSE.
The bin making eight hours a days work
On government work and contracts, the bill
to amend the alien labor law. the bill pro-
hibiting the employment OF convicts on pub
lie works and the bill prohibiting the pur-
chase Of convict-made material by the United
States were passed. ?
The House commit tee on Indian affairs
unanimously reported in favor OF the JOINT
resolution ratyfying the leases OF Goa claims
made by Choctaw citizens to the Chocktaw
Coal and Railway company, finding them to
be mode in accordance to law and valid.
%sar. --3sE 81. SENATE.
The tariff bill was taken up, the question:
being on WOOL and wooden yarns, to which
the finance committee hqd reported an
amendment increasing the duty from twice
to two md one-hal! times the duty imposed
upon unwashed wool of the first class. Aft
er a long discussion the committees amend.
ment vas agreed TOGO to 18. Several
other committee amendments wero agreed
to, and the wool schedule was completed.
HOUSE.
After O weeks steady work the conferrees
on the river and harbor bill have reached an
agreement and signed their report. The
changes made in the bill by the senate were
generally agreed to, but ia numerous cases
the appropriation was reduced.
The sen0te bill was passed extending the
criminal Jurisdiction Of circuit and district
courts to the great lakes and their connect
ing waters.
As the river and harbor bill passed the
house. tho bin appropriated $19.64S.445; as
it passed the senate So, 7S6, $50; as agreed
TO in conference, 2 ,YS1.295.
ENATE
The tariff bill was taken mp in the senate
and the sugar schedule was considered. Mr.,
Carlisle CAV notice that he would move to
strike out all the paragraphs relative to su-
gar bounties. @
A bill was introduced by Senator Coke pro.
viding that hereafter no national bank shall
Issue circulating notes. and that within six
months each national bank shall deposit
money with the United States treasurer Tor
the redemption pitts circulating notes, The
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be returned. United States legal tender
notes shall be issued in place Of bank notes.
AuthOrityis given national banks to loan
money on real estate.
HOUSE.
The speaker announced the appointment
ofMr. Flick OF Iowa az q member OF the
Raum investigation COMMITTEES in place 81
Mr.. Smyser o. Ohio, resigned.
The select committee appointed to investis
gate the accounts Of the serseant-at-arms Of
the house hos made o report favoring q bill
constituting the sergeant-at-arms u disburs-
ing officer Of the government.
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grandest men our civilization has known.
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