Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Passes the Oklahoma APP
preparation Resolution.
After Which 1t Resumes Consideration Of
Tarlff-The House Agrees to the omui-
bus Southern War Claims BIZ.
Ii. CONGRESS.
SENATE .


WASHINGTON, Aug. 2o.-Mr. Blair
presented memorial of the Woman IS
National Industrial League for the sup
preston and punishment of the armed
assassins known as "Piukerton de-
tectives. Referred to the judiciary
committee.
Mr.. Edmunds offered the following
concurrent resolution, which WAS laid
over for the present:
Resolved, that when the two houses
adjourn on the 10th of September, 1890,
it be to meet on the 10th of November,
1890.
The tariff bill was taken up, the
pending question being on the finance
committees amendment, which taxes
salt IN bags and packages twelve cents
and salt in bulk eight cents.
On the amendment to strike out the
proviso allowing drawbacks on salt used
in exported meats Mr.. Mcpherson moved
to strike out the entire paragraph, the
effect of which would be to place salt on
the free list. After debate vote was
taken and Mr.. McPhersOn's amendment
reiected-yeas, 10; nays, ga party
vote.
During the temporary suspension of
the tariff bill a conference report on the
joint resolution for the relief of destitu-
ton in Oklahoma was presented and
agreed to. 1t directs the appropriation
of the uuexpended balance under the
bill of April ), 1890, for the relief of per-
sons in the region overtiowed By the Mis-
sissippi, in relieving citizens in Okla
homa, rendered destitute by dTOuth,
there to be expended as the law of the
Territory may direct.
after discussion of the salt paragraph
q vote was taken on the committee g
amendment to strike out the draw
back proviso. The proviso was
not struck out-yeas, Is; nays, 81.
The Republican senators who voted
against the finance committee amend
ment were: Allison, Cullom, Edmunds,
Hawley, Ingalls,, Jones, (of Nevada }
Mitchell, Plat, Plumb, Sherman, Tel
Ter, Washburn, Wilson, (of Iowa..
No amendment was offered to any par
agrGph from 306 to 3I3.
On motion of MIR. Plumb the duty on
brandy in paragraph 3l4 land on cordials,
liquors, etc. in paragraph 3I7, was in
creased from 81 to So per gallon; on bay
rum, in paragraph 3l9, fr m 81 TO So,
and on champagne and other sparkling
more than quart, more than
SO per dozen, instead of 81,
not more than a pint and more than a
half, So per dozen, instead of So. so; one
half pint each, 81 80, instead of Sl.75,
aud where bottles contain more than a
quart, IS. 90 per gallon additional.
on motion of Mr. Plumb the following
amendments we're agreed 70: Paragraph
32l, relating to still wines, by making
the rate per gallon IN casks seventy-fye
cents, instead of fifty cents per case of
twelve quart bottles; of tweuty-f four
pint bottles, 50. so, instead of 81.
per gallon; extra qusntiti TO be
taxed ten cents instead of five cents.
Paragraph 1922, relating to ale, porter
aud beer in bottles or jugs, by making
the duty sixty cents per gallon instead
of t6irty-five cents, and when not in
jugs thirty-tive cents instead of twenty
cents. Paragraph 243, relating to malt
extract, by making duty 10 casks thirty
five cents per gallon instead of twenty
cents; IN jugs. sixty cents per gallon in
stead of forty cent5, and when solid
or condensed, go per cent. ad
valorem instead of forty cents.
Paragraph 324, relating to cherry juice
and prune juice by making the duty $50
a gallon instead of 60c, when containing
not more than Is per cent. of alcohol,
and So per gallon instead of s. and 20 per
cent. ad valorem when containing more
than Is per cent. of alcohol. Paragraph
1925, relating to ginger ale, soda wafer
and other similar water were amended
on report of the unGnce committee
by reducing the rate from l3o dozen
bottles, and on potion of Mr.. Carlisle by
inserting the word Gar tificial.
Schedule [, relating to manufactures,
having been reached, was passed over
informally.
Paragraph 33S of the house bill relat-
ing 10 mineral waters, wa struck out on
of the q nance commit
tee.
Schedule J, relating to fax and hemp,
was passed over informally.
Schedule X. relating to woods and
manufactures of wool, was then
taken up. All the paragra phs from
No. $50 to S69, relating to raw wool,
having been read, Mr.. Carlisle moved to
have them all struck out so as to have
wool put on the free list. Considerable
debate followed and the senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE.
W AShiNIlONg AuS. -Js-Ii
after the reading of the journal the
house went into committee of the whole
on private calendar.
The first bill to be considered was that
which has been pending for the past six
teen weeks-the omnibus Southern war
claim bill. Mr.. Thomas of Wisconsin,
who had objected to its passage on the
ground that some of the claimants whose
claims were covered were disIoysl, Of
fered substitute striking out the objec-
tionable features, and by unanimous
consent it was agreed to. The bill car
ries about $3.50, 200. The committee
rose, the bill was passed and the COM
mittee resumed Its session. When the
committee again rose a half dozen pri-
vate bills were passed. The house then
took a recess, the evening session to be
for the consideration of private pension
bills.