Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
WEDNESDAY, May IA.

ScnGte.-The house bill appropriating
$4,000 for public building at York. Pa,
and the Senate bill appropriating $780,
900 for public building at Rock Island,
Ill.,, have passed The Senate then resum-
ed consideration of the Silver bill, with
Mr.. Teller on the floor.
HOuSe-On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, of
Kansas, the house insisted on its amend
ment to the senate department pension bill
and a conference was ordered The house
then went into committee of the whole
(Mr Grosvenor, of Ohio. in the chair on
the tariff bill.
THURSDAY, May Is.
SeHdte.-The day was consumed in the
discussion of the silver bill. Senators
Teller and Coke made the principal argu-
ments
Hou&e.-Mr. Mckinley of Ohio, from
the committee on rules reported ia resolu-
tion providing that hereafter the house
shall meet at II o'clock; that after read
ing the journal and the disposal of con-
ference reports. the house shall go into
committee of the whole on the tariff bill.
that the bill shall be read through, COM
mencing with paragraph Ill, and shall
be open to amendment on any part of the
bill following paragraph 10, and that on
Wednesday next at y noon the bill, with
pending amendments, shall be reported to
the house After a long debate the res
OlutlOn was adOpted-yeas. l2S: nays, 80.
MeSSrS. Morrill,. Sawyer and GOder were
appointed Conferees on the senate depend
ent pension bill. The house then went
into committee of the whole (Mr. Grosven-
or. of Ohio, in the chair on the tariff.
FRIDAY. May. IS.
SeHdte.-Sen. Edmunds. from the judi
ciary committee, reported back the house
amendment 10 the antitrust bill with
amendment thereto, striking out certain
words and inserting the words. so that
the rates of such transportation may not
he raised abo.e what is just and
reasonable" Agreed to. and a conference
committee appointed. The silver bill was
then taken up and debated through the
day.
HouSe.-On motion of Dunnell. If Mimi.
the senate bill was passed authorizing the
registration of census mail matter. The
house then went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Grosvenor. of Ohio. in the
chair on the tariff bill A number of
verbal amendments were on motion of
Mr.. Mckinley, made to the bill. Mckinley
offered an amedment specifically including
glass chlmneyS IN the clause relative 10
thin blown glass at a duty of 10 cents a
dozen and 40 per cent. ad val0rem.
SATURDAY. May II.
Housc.-During the discussion Of the
tariff bill today a row occurred between
Bayne of Penn. and Bynum Of Ind, in
Shich the words liar, PerJurer, etc. were
freely used. Bynum was arranged before
he bar of the house and received censure.
TUESDAY. May 19.
Ssnate.-Sen. Hale. from COMMITTEES
on appropriations, reported back the
annual naval appropriation bill The
silver bill was then taken up and
Dolph spoke in favsr of,the treasury bill
He argued against the free coinage Of sill
yer aS something that would stop the coin
age Of gold, but thought international bi.
metalism was desirable. Sen. Teller
criticised the speech sharply, and Mitchell
/ expressed dissent from the views Of hi:
colleague On motion of Sen. Wilson
| Qowa), it was ordered that the senate bill
regarding imported liquors be taken W
| tomorrow. Executive session: adjourned
| HoHse-The tariff bill still engrosse.
/ the entire attention of the house Enough
| has transpired to show that the tobacco
tax will remain unchanged.