Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-27
THE FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.

OAsSHADA~NSNSs
A Substitute for the Bankruptcy Bill
RepOrted-The Tariff Discussion-
The Schedule Relating to Sugar
Reached-Work of the House.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 26.-A sub
stitute for the house bankruptcy bill was
reported by Mr.. Hoar from the judiciary
committee and was placed on the calender.
The memorandum yesterday offered by
Mr.. Aldrich fixing the time for considera-
ton of and voting on the tariff bill was
presented, the presiding officer stating
that unanimous consent was asked for
having it entered as an order of the senate.
Objection was made by Mr.. Morgan and
other democratic senators to having the
memorandum take the shape of an "order
OF the senate, and after an interchange of
opinion on that point Mr. Aldrich with
drew that form and continued his motion
to a request for unanimous consent to the
memorandum.
Mr.. Plumb suggested that there was
something behind the matter that was not
perfectly apparent to the public. The
solemn interchange of suggestion
yesterday between the senator from
Rhode Island and the senator
from Maryland, reminded him somewhat
of the historic remark between the COVER
nor of North Carolina and the governor OF
South Carolina [laughter]. 1t recalls also
the remark that two Roman augurs could
not look in each others face without smil-
ing. 1t was time (Mr. Plumb thought
that the curtain was rung down and the
lights put out. An agreement had been
made by which democratic senator's were to
forego their opposition Tor at all events
which had been described as so utterly and
abhorrently Objectionable, and of course
he presumed that that was in order that
something else might be had which was de-
sirable to them. He would interpose nc
objection to the memorandum.
The memorandum was then agreed to
by unanimous consent.
The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill was presented and
read
The report was agreed to.
The tariff bill was then at 2 pm. taken
up, the question being on the lead para
amendment to make the lead extracted
from silver ores free of duty, and Mr..
Plumb had offered one reducing the duty
on lead ores and lead dross from II cents
to I cent. Before proceeding with that
paragraph Mr.. Plumb gave notice of an
amendment to the bill The amendment
was read 1t is with some few modifica-
tions the bill for reciprocity with Canada
introduced by Mr.. Butterworth in the
house on December 18, 1889.
At the close of the discussion Mr.. Plumb's
amendment to reduce the duty on lead ores
from ] cents to cent a pound was voted
on and was rejected-yeas 18, nays 2S-Mr
Plumb being the only republican senate,
who voted for it.
Schedule E, relating to sugar, having
been reached, Mr.. Aldrich said the com.
mittee proposed to let the schedule be
passed over informally for the present, SC
that schedule F, relating to tobacco and its
manufactures, would be the first thing to
come up tomorrow.
Mr.. Call offered q resolution which was
agreed to, instructing the judiciary com
mittee to inquire and report whether any
additional legislation is necessary to pro
tect American citizens, formerly Spanish
subjects, from persecution melted by the
Spanish government because of alleged
offenses committed in the civil war in
Cuba.
The senate at p. m. adjourned until to
morrow at 10 O'Clock.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Brosius of Pennsylvania demanded
the regular order and commended that tn,
unfinished business was the Conger lart
bill, the vote upon the passage of which
Saturday was inclusive owing to the alb
sence of a quorum.
Mr.. Baker of New York (who was inter
ested in senate bill on the speakers ia
ble) argued that business on the speaker
table must first be disposed of.
After debate the speaker ruled that tn
| question before the house was the roll cal
| on the passage of the lard bill.
Mr.. Mason of Illinois appealed from tn
decision.
In sustaining the decision the vot
| stood: Yeas 1913, nays 90, no quorum an,
| a call of the house was ordered.
One hundred and eighty-two member
having responded to their names Mr.. Bro
sius moved to dispense With further pro
| ceedings under the call upon which motion
| the opponents of the lard bill in order t,
| consume time ordered the yeas and nays
The motion to dispense with furthe
proceedings was agreed to--yeas 1877, nay
| 21-and the vote required on sustainin!
| the decision of the speaker.
| But the quorum had vanished and tn
vote resulted yeas-120, nays IA, the clerl
| being unable to note u quorum. Anothe
| call of the house was thereupon ordered
| One hundred and fifty-nine members hav
ing responded to their names and nineteel
members having reported their presence t
the clerk, the speaker pro tenn. (Mr. Pay
sony announced that there was a quorum
present
Mr.. Morgan of Mississippi moved an ad
journment, stating that he did so in goo
faith, believing that it was possible t
come to some arrangement in regard to tn
| lard bill
The motion to adjourn was lost-yea
46, nays 1877.
After long discussion Mr.. Turner O
New York managed to use up three-quaI
ters of an hour discussing n question o
personal privilege, and at ss40 o'clock tn
house adjourned until tomorrow.