Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-09-05
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

ton being on the amendment to tn
3 paragraph relating to the files, fiji
t blankets and rasps. The amendmer
3 was to substitute for the classified sps
, ciic rates a uniform rate of rs pc
cent ad valorem. Rejected. Tn
, tariff bill was laid aside and the hous
bill to amend the act Of the 22nd o
June, 1874, for the relief of settlers OF
railroad lands, was taken from the cal
endar and passed. The tariff bill wa
then resumed, and as one paragraph
after another was taken up, amend
ments were offered, principally BY
Mcpherson, but they were all rejected
The paragraph relating to shot guns
was passed over informally Senator
Aldrich stating the finance committee
had some notifications of it under con.
sideration. In the house Mr.. But.
terworth submitted conference re-
port on the bill making an appro-
priation for an increased clerical
force to carry out the provisions OF
the dependent pension law. The con-
ference report was agreed to. Mr..
Henderson of Illinois submitted the re-
port of the committee on rivers and
harbors on the senate amendment to
the river and harbor bill. recommend
ing non-currence in these amendments
and agreeing to the conference asked
by the senate. Mr.. Kerr of Iowa raised
a point of order that the amendments
must be considered in committee of
the whole. This point being sustained
by the speaker the house resolved it.
self into committee of the whole.
Mr.. Payson of Illinois in the chair, for
the consideration of the measure Mr..
Henderson said that the senate amend
ments increased the appropriation car
ried by the bill about S., 900, 600. 1t
was this increase which the committee
asked the house to non-concur in. The
senate amendments were then read.
After non-concurrence in about one
half OF the senate amendments the
committe arose.
In the senate on the 23d, eulogies
were pronounced on the late Senator
Beck of Kentucky. Senator Blackburn
OF Kentucky made the opening address.
1t was an eloquent tribute to the high
character, broad craftsmanship and
force and domestic virtues of the dead
senator. Senators Ingalls,, Vest. Ali
son, Evarts and others followed with
eloquent and feeling addresses. In the
house Mr.. ONeill of Iowa asked unan-
lmous consent for the consideration of
the senate resolution looking to the re-
moval of the remains of General Grant
to Arlington, but Mr. Quinn of New
York objected. Mr.. McKinly, from
the committee on rules, reported and
the house adopted resolution setting
apart Thursday and Saturday of next
week for the consideration of bills con-
shutting eight hours days work, and
relative to alien contract labor. The
house then resumed consideration of
the lard bill. Mr.. Gear of Iowa said
that the pending legislation was of
great Importance to the people of his
state, which contained g. 900, 600 hogs
The packers of his state complained
of the adulteration of hog products,
stating that it greatly deprecated
the value of the pure hog product. He
did not dispute that cotton seed oil
was healthful. If people wanted to
use cotton seed Oil let them buy it, but
let them buy it for what it was. Let
1t be marked and sold for what it was.
Mr.. Hit of Illinois said that for the
last ten years our whols diplomatic
service had been trying to vindicate
the American hog and attempt to prove
that American pork was pure and
wholesome. While our diplomats had
been doing this our citizens had been
sending through the world an adulter-
ated pork product. Mr.. Conger of
Iowa said that the resolution to which
the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Ma
sony referred last evening in his ques-
ton of privilege did not allude to the
Conger bill. Mr.. Mason had defended
Mr.. Fairbanks, man who confessed
that for eight years he had been cheat
ing the people of the country by pass
ing upon them a counterfeit article.
In the senate on the 25th Senator
Vance proposed an amendment to the
tariff bill providing that it was desira-
Bile to do impartial justice to all indus
tries and to give no one an advantage
over another, and inasmuch as there
was no other way by which agriculture
could be compensated for its contribu-
ton to the support of manufactures
that in all cases where it can be shown |
by proof satisfactory to the secretary
of the treasury that any goods. wares
or merchandise imported into this |
country which have been nurchaSed |
abroad by any citizen of the United |
States by the exchange of farm pro-
ducts grown in the United States for
such goods, or where such goods have
been purchased with the proceeds or
avails of such farm products in foreign
countries such goods, wares or mer-
chandise shall be imported at the fol-
lowing rates of duty; One half tho
present duty on all manufactures of
iron and steel, 40 per cent OF the pres
ent duty on all wooden and cotton
goods or articles of which wool or cot
ton may be the component material of
chief value, one-half of the present
duty on earthenware china and glass
ware, 80 per cent of the present rate
OF duty on all material used by fertil-
izers or in the manufacture thereof and
20 per cent of the present duty on iute
bagging and farmers binding Irvine.
The bill was laid aside informally and
the house joint resolution in relation
to oaths in pension cases was reported
and passed, authorizing them to be ad-
mlnlstered by any person empowered
4 a NnfrR fa4..