Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-08-07

The tariff bill was then taken up and
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to make the rate
on extracts of licorice four cents a pound.
the amendment of the finance committee
being to reduce it from Elk to five
cents. The usual political discussion fol-
lowed in the course of which Mr.. Aldrich
said that the Mills bill originally pro-
posed a duty Of four cents on licorice
paste, but when il was found that the men
engaged in that business were democrats
the rate was increased to FIVE cents.
Mr.. Vest denied this statement. Nc
Pherson's motion was finally rejected by
the usual party vote and the committee
amen 1ment was agreed to. Mr.. McPher-
son wanted the duty on castor oil reduced
from so to IS cents Ter gallon, but Mr..
Plumb asked that it be increased to SO
cents present duty and this was agreed
to. The paragraph relating to opium was
amended as recommended by the finance
committee to make it read twelve instead
of ten dollars per pound. Paragraph
As as to barytes was amended on recon-
mendation Of the finance committee
making the duty on the manufactured
article 81 per ton, instead of 81. as in the
house bill, and ON the manufactured, a
cent per pound instead of 81 per ton
Mr.. Mcpherson continued to offer
amendments to several other paragraphs,
but all were voted down. Some other
committee amendments were agreed to and
four pages of the bill having been disposed
OF, the senate adjourned.
House-in the house today Mr. Oates,
of Alabama, rising to a question of prvi-
ilege, offered a resolution for the in
vestigation of the charges of corruption
against members of the house, contained
in recent editorial in the National
Economist Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, con-
tended that the resolution did not pre-
sent question Of privilege. The charge
made In the editorial was indefinite.
| Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio. thought that If
| the house were to take cognizance of this
charge, although practically it was no
charge, the resolution should be first sent
to committee. Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas,
said it was generally understood that
the speaker passed all the bills in the
house. therefore, the charge was an in
ferential one against the speaker. After
further discussion the speaker ruled
that the resolution was not priv
LEGGED one. In doing so, he said that the
newspaper editorial was of the vagnest
character. 1t made no assertion except by
inference. 1t made no statement upon
which anybody could be expected to predi-
cate belief or conviction. The house
sustained the decision Of the chair, an
appeal having been taken by Mr.. Oates.
The house then went into committee of
the whole ON the senate amendments to the
sundry civil appropriation bill. The SEN
ate irrigation amendment was finally non
concurred in.
FRIDAY, Aug /.
Senate.--Tbe senate roll call today show
ed there were forty-seven senator's in
attendance The journal of yesterday,
having been read, Mr. Edmunds
moved to amend and correct the journal
by making it state the names of
the thirty-two senators who were present
yesterday morning when the roll was first
called There was general opposition to
this motion, which was defeated.
The senate Their proceeded to the con-
sideration of the tariff bill, resuming it
at paragraph 81, page 10, under the head
of Lead products.
House.-On motion of Mr.. Taylor, of
Illinois, resolutionNwa adopted calling
on the secretary of war for copies of the re-
port of the engineers in charge of the work
of improvements in Galveston harbor.
The house then resumed consideration of
the senate amendments to the sundry
civil preparation bill.
SATURDAY, Aug 2.
Senate In the senate today Mr. Nor
rill was granted an unlimited leave of