The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-08-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
CONGRESS.


sooy after disposing OF unimportant
routine business the Senate on the 4th re
yumed the Tariff bill, the pending question
beiny Senator Vests amendment to reduce
the duty on a certain line OF chinaware.
After debate the amendment was rejected
Senators Ingalls,. Henderson ana fiumn
voting with the Democrats in the afhrma'
tiye. On several other motions OF Ike
nature Mr.. Plumb voted with the remo-
Gratis. During the debate he stated that II
was better Not to pass any tariff bill than 70
PASS one not right. Adjourned Inc
House, in Committee OF the Whole, consid'
cred the General Deficiency bill, but the De.
bate drifted more into an attack upon and
defense Of the Speaker than any thing per-
tanning to the bill under discussion. Ad-
jonrned.
THE Senate devoted the entire session on
the 5th to cons ide Grafton of the Tariff bill.
There was quite an animated discussion in
the House on the resolution offered by MT
Cummings (N. " for an investigation into
the acts of the secretary OF the Navy in Or
dering extra work to be done ut the kittery
navy yard Tin Speaker Reeds district) just
before the election, q substitute having been
reported from the Committee on Rules ask
ing the Secretary for his reasons for so do
ing. The substitute was adopted. The Com
mittee on Elections made q report on the
Breckenridge Clayton case from Arkansas
declaring the seat held by Mr. Breckenridge
vacant, and the Deficiency bill was further
debated. but not completed.
AFTER some routine business the Senate
on the 9th proceeded to consider the Tarin
bill, the iron ore section being under con
sideration. A long discussion was hac on
Mr. Germans motion to reduce the duty on
iron ore from IS to 50 cents per ton. A mo-
ton by Mr. Plumb to amend by making 1t 60
cents was accepted by MIR. German. but II
was defeated by 70 to 81, Messrs. Dawes
Ingalls,, Paddock and Plumb voting aye with
the Democrats. Pending further considera.
tion the Senate adjourned. The House
agreed to the conference report on the Orig
inal Package bill by 12O yeas to IS nays. The
bill provides that all Intoxicating liquors
transported into any State and remaining
therein for consumption or storage shall
upon arriving in such State. be subject to
the laws of the same and shall not be ex.
empt by reason of being in original pack.
ages. The Deficiency bill was then consid-
cred until adjournment.
AFTER preliminary morning business the
Senate resumed the Tariff bill on the 7th, the
iron schedule being under consideration.
The bill was laid aside to receive the con.
ference report on the Sundry Civil bill,
which was ordered printed. Senator Hoar.
from the Elections Committee, reported q
substitute Tor the House Federal Election
BILL Placed on the calendar. and after re-
ceiving the conference report on the Forti-
fications bill the Senate adjourned. The
House in Committee of the Whole about
completed the General Deficiency hill, and
a bill was passed applying the Inter State
Commerce law to unincorporated express
companies, and the House adjourned.
THE Senate on the 9Th agreed to Senator
Plumb's concurrent resolution for the re-
moval # General Grants remains to the
Arlington National cemetery. if agreeable to
Mrs. Grant The conference report on the
Notifications bill was agreed to. The con-
ference report on the Sundry Civil bill was
agreed to and a new conference ordered on
the items on which there had been no agree
ment. The Tariff bill was further dis.
cussed and a resolution passed accepting
from the National Encampment of the G. A.
r. statue and pedestal of General Grant to
be erected in the capitol. 1he House took
up the General Deficiency bill and after
some discussion passed IT. The House then
got into a tangle on a report from the Com
mittee on Ruies to immedi ately disagree to
Senate amendments to the Indian ApprO-
priation bill. The fact soon appeared that
no quorum was pre- sent and the House ad.
jOurned,