Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-08-15
CONGRESSIONAL,
TuESDAY- Aup- 5

CIsoDAI' aug -.
Sendte.-The senate met at 10 a. m.
and immediately proceeded to the
consideration of the tariff bill, the
pending item being the paragraph rela-
ting to ''cylinder and crown glass
polished"
HouSe.-After the reading of the journal,
Mr.. Bingham, of Pennsylvania, moved to
lay on the table the motion (which has
been pending for some time) to reconsider
the vote by which the house passed the
bill to grant leaves of absenses to clerks
in first and second class post offices. The
nays so. Mr.. Snyder, of Minnesota, ris-
ing to a question of privilege, denounced
as a falsehoOd an article appearing In a
Detroit paper, stating that at a conference
between the Minnesota delegation and
Speaker Reed, relative to certain improve
ments of the Saulte Ste Marie canal, the
Speaker had declared ito hell with your
inland seas" Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio,
from the committee on rules, reported a
resolution asking the Secretary of the
navy for the reasons for the increase of the
force of the kittery navy yard. In speak
ing of the resolution Mr.. Cummings. of
New York, said that he rose in defense
of public morally and public law, which
has been menaced by a high public official,
the order increasing the force of the Kit
terry navy yard looked as though the de-
signs was to use executive power for par
tisan purposes. He referred to the great
evil which would result from the introduc-
tlOp of politics into the navy yards and 60
ing back to the administration of the Navy
Department by Secretary Robeson. he
commenced severely upon the action of that
official IN filling the navy yards with par
tlsan friends just previous congressional
election. He charged that the Kittery
yard was used for political purposes and
quoted figures to show that previous to
elections the list of employees was much
larger than 1t was month or two after
ward. The majority of men employed
came from Maine, the State of Thomas
Bracket Reed. He quoted at length from
the testimony taken by the Whitthorn
committee in 1876, to show that the policy
of the republican party had been to use the
navy yard to expedite political ends.
This policy was worse than the shotgun
policy.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6.
Senate-After routine business
of little Importance the senate
proceeded to the consideration of the
tariff.
House.-Mr Reed of Iowa, presented
the conference report on the original
package bill. The report leaves the
bill exactly as it passed senate. and is
dissented from by Mr.. Oates (Ala.) one
OF the conferees. After a debate the
conference repor twas adopted yeas,
100; nays. 80. The house then went into
u, y,f+ 40 ,r-boIn In
deficiency bill. but without disposing of
the bill the committee rose. and the house
adjourned
THURSDAY, Aug I.
SenGte.-In the senate. TO-DAY. after
some PRELIMINARY business, the tariff bill
was taken up. the pending question being
on Mr.. Vance S amendment to reduce the
duty on pig iron from $40 of a cent per
pound to S. per ton. 1t was defeated by
a strict party vote. The next paragraph
which taxes bar iron, round iron. fiat and
square iron, from SO of cent per pound
to l cent per pound, according to classi-
6catios, was then taken up. Mr.. Nc
PherSon moved to amend by striking out
the rates per pound and inserting a uni
form rate of 50 per cent advaleorem.
After some debate. the amendment
was ltItNltO bN dIUtAei stIltliN party
vote. When the paragraph relating to
beams. girders and other structural shapes
Of iron or steel was reached. the rate was
reduced from 910 to SO cent per pound.
| The tariff bill was temporarily laid aside
to allow Allison to present the conference
report on the sundry civil appropriation
bill. the BILL said Mr.. Allison, as 1t pass
ed the house. had carried s2S, 600 900 and
been increased oy the senate 5000, 600.
| The net reduction agreed to in the con-
| ference committee amounted to s3, 706, 90:
| so that the bill carried under the con-
ference report. s29. $50, 900.
HOuSc-ln the house. today, on motion
| of Mr.. Bingham. of Penn. resolution was
/ adopted calling on the postmaster general
/ for copies of the agreements for the trans
/ portation of mails between the United
! States and foreign countries, the condi-
| tions upon which awards are made and
! the rates of payment for service. The
! house then went into committee Of the
! whole on the deficiency bill. Mr. Rogers
moved to strike out the clause appropriate
| ing So. 800 TO pay Mr.. Mathews in full for
! the unexpIred term of the ffty-frst con-
1 gress for which he was elected as a dele
I grte from the territory of Dakota. Lost.
! Mr.. Clunie offered an amendment grant
/ ing an extra months pay to the employees
| of the senate and the house. 1t was agred
to. The bill was disposed of. and the com
( mittee rose, all the amendments were
agreed to. save the granting the extra
months salary to senate and house EN-.
ploses, and then the bill went over till to-
| morrow.
FRIDAY. Aug. s.
Ssndts.-Mr Call offered a resolution
! (which was agreed tel instructing ths
committee on foreign relations to inquire
and report such measures as may be nee