The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-06-28

ommeEded that the House nou-Concur
III each and all of the Senate amend
mcuts t. the. silver bill. aud request
conference on the same. Mr.. Bland
Mo moved that the House concur in
the senate amendments The balance
ct the session Was taken up In debate.
senate.
WEDNESDAY,, June lS-Thc Senate
committee has completed lis lahors IN
the revision of the Mckinley tariff hill.
and the measure WAS reported ta the
Senate. MANY rcdu,tlnus are made iii
the various schedules. The glassware
classiiiCatlonS are changed, and a large
general reduction made. Steel rails are
reduced from SSH Ia Sll2U per
ton; mica and crude nickel are
put ON the free list: sawed boards,
II per 500 feet, instead Of sl.n.
No bounty is Ia hc given for less than
800 pounds of sugar annually; and
sugars between l. and l6, Dutch stand
aud, pay \ duty of }-lo cents per pound.
Sugars above II pay $40 instead OF 40
cents per pound. Tobacco j. unchanged.
Slight reductions are made i'll MANY
items in the agricultural schedule, and
exporters of meat are not allowed
rebate on salt used i'll curing
meats. Natural etfrIvescing min
rral waters are made free. The duty
on cotton manufactures are reduced all
through the schedule also in the tilx,
hemp and jutc schedule. Only slight
changes are made i'll wool, the principal
orc heng to correct Typographical
error that the House refused to
correct. The bounty on silk, and silk
cocoons raised and rcrled in the
United States is stricken out. The
,,f@ @,ii iAtS hA It
ing apparel Il person NAV bring into
the 'nIItd States is stricken out. The
committee struck ont all the changes
made hN the House bill in the internal
revenue regulations respecting the tax
OH tobacco. the manufacture OF vinegar
from alcohol >apor. and the tortltiCatl"n
of wines. leaving the law rs II stands nj
present. The internal rcvenu" tax on
opium prepared for smoking was IN
rIrased from y t" SO per pound. The
changes set forth below are from the
House bill as II passed.
THURSDAY. June 19.-Thc President
sent la the SENATE a message Ill relation
to reciprocal commercial relations with
the Latin American nations. Tho mes
sau, was accompanied hv a letter To- the
President from Secretary Blaine sug-
gcstjn. an amendment To the tariff bill
authorizing the President To declare
the ports Of the United States free 10
the products of any American nation
upon which no export duties are
charged. 50 long a. such nation
shall admit free To ITS ports
the manufactures and products of
tine nitcd States In connection with
this subject Mr.. Hale presented an
amendment Ia he offered To the tarit
bill in these words: And thr FrcSI-
dent nt the l,nitcd States is hereby
authorized without further legislation
to declare the ports Of the nltcd states
free and open tu all the products ot any
nation Of the American hemisphere,
upon which no export duties are I'M
posed, whenever and SO long as such
. nation shall admit Ia It's ports, free at
all national. provincial Statct, munici-
pal and other taxes. flour. cornmcal
and other hrrudstuhs. preserved meats,
fish. Vegetables and fruits, cottonsced
oil, rice. and other provisions, including
all articles Of food. lUmhcr, furniture,
and all ther Hrlcl"sot wood agrltuIt,lr-
III implements and machinery, mining
and mechanical mac rhIneIN. structural
steel and iron, steel rails. locomotives,
railway ears and supplies, street cars,
refined rctrolcun or such other pro-
ducts of the .nitcd States AZ may he
agreed upon. The Senate resumed con
Sidcratiun of the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill. he
amendments al the committee ON ap,
propiiations were disposed of, and Mr.
rahdack moved to increase tire salary
of the commissioner of the general
land office from $1,000 to 5000, and
ut the assistant COMMISSIONER from
s., .eUO to >3.:NO. Without action on
The motion the bill was laid aside. The
/ . tI...
time for the commencement and CON
riu>iou of a bridge over the Missouri
River near Kansas City, kas., was
Passed. The senate bin To enable the
secretary of the interior TO carry ont an
act for the relief and civilization ot the
Chippewa Indians of Minnesota, was
placed On the calendar.
FRIDAY. June nO-The Senate today
aAnptud he amendment to- the lcgisla-
tive appropriation hill increasing the
-!lSry ot the commissioner of tn" land
office from $1,000 Ia 5000, and Of the
assistant commissioner from 5000 IL
>&.NU. also the compensation OF the
stifv, %or-gcncral of Oregon from
II .>iH 10 SOTO. The bill was
formally reported ~ the senate.
ard the amendments made III
committee Of the whole were agreed
j
the commissioner of indian affairs
from II 600 L. $500 WAS defeated. Mr.
stewart muN..d To strike ont the item Of
e.,.Hn for the executive officer Cf the
geological survey. This gave rise to
long debate a. Ia the merits and dcm"r-
its If the geological survey. Mai. Pow
I'll was criticised by senator Stewart. and
defended by senator ingalls,. At the cl"se
If the discussion the amendment was
wIthtIraun hv Mr. Stewart and the bill
was passed. III" post office appr"prla-
ti.,u hill. a. reported bN the SENATE. al-
Irrnrr.tt,s 81 4Gl $50, an in,feasc "t
~. .Wn over the amount appropriated
hy the hill az ii passt~i the ilouHc.
There is an increase oi sGHHo furr"n-
pcHsation Of P"-t-oiic" clerks. and AZ
increase of >ls ,tHo for transportation
of foreign mails. The consular,
vas rrportcd 10 the senate To-
dav hy Mr Hale ! number of amend
nf,,Itfs are made in the hilI AZ II passed
tb.. House. The missions 10 tn" Argcn-
tine RrIatbIic and to thc United states
af Colombia are raised from :, 80 H.
>Insn. and the Danish mission from
>1.nrn Ia = 500. The committee also
INCORPORATED in the hill the suggestions
made lv Secretary Blaine 10 enable the
President to raIry into effect the recon-
rncudatiuns of the Pau-American CON
ference.
SsIrEpAY. June 21.-Thc Senate
passed the House bill supplementary to
ihr net of March -. ISS~. in reference
To- bi2anty. Ii provides that all funds.
~ property. f:,tcIy belonging t. the
Mormon hurcI shall be devoted tp the
ne and benefit If the public schools Of
that state. Mr. Eutlor had offered an
.,lnrn,inent dcyoring the funds /" the
endowment Of institutions Of learning
in Utah: and iur that purpose turning
tacrn over /" the general board "f cdu-
.:,fian of the Church of Jesus Christ oi
I.atrrr-,iav saints. subject /" ruic- ami
regulations Il Ice approved al by the
/ Pres;d.rI If THE nitcd states, ahd mol
IL H.. u~rd in the disseminating. teach