The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-09-20
FlTTY-FIRS T CONGRESS.
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out taking note of the point, stated that
the question was on ordering the pre-
vious question, on approving the jour
nal of Tuesdays proceedings and dl-
rected the clerk 10 call the roll. On
ordering the previous question :he vote
stood-yeas -, nays 44-no quorum; !;
and on motion of Mr. Mckinley, (O.) J,
amid Democratic applause, the House
at 1885 adjourned.
FRIDAY, Sept l2.-During the roll call
in the House to-day Il message was re-
ceived from the Senate announcing the
passage of the tariff bill with amend
ments, and by direction of the Speaker
it was referred to the committee on
ways and means. On the question of
ordering the previous question on the
approval Of the journal of Tuesdays
proceedings l7o members responded to
their names, but on the approval of the
journal these had dwindled to 143-no
quorum, and the House adjourned.
SATURDAY, Sept. l3-Representative
Mckinley to-day introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, preparatory to the
consideration of the tariff bill: Re
solved, That after the passage of this
resolution the committee Of the whole
House on the state of the union shall
be discharged from the further con-
sideration of House bill 9,4l6 (the tariff
bill) with Senate amendments thereto,
and the same shall bo considered III the
House; that after hours of debate it
shall be in order in the House to move
to non-concur in the Senate amend
ments to said bill in gross and agree to
committee on conference asked by
the Senate on the disagreeing votes of
the two houses, and the House shall
without further delay proceed TO vote
upon said motion" The resolution was
referred to the committee on rules.
MONDAY, Sept. l5.-The remainder of
the Senate amendments to the tariff bill
were put through the ways and means
committee in short order this morning
-non-concurrencc being recomme nded
in each case, and the chairman was
authorized to report the bill
to the House. Mr.. Mckinley
reported back the bill to the
House with Senate amendments, with
he recompendation that the amend
II ents be non-cOncurred in. Referred
to the committee Of the whole. Mr..
Mckinley then offered Il resolution
from the committee on rules for the
immediate consideration of the tariff
bill in the House. The resolution was
adopted. Yeas, III; nays, 72. Mr.. Me-
kinley 90. gave very brief statement
of the Senate amendments. After a
short debate the Senate amendments
were nOn-concurreI in-yeas, l2O; nays,
So
TUESDAY, Sept. 16.-The House to-day
passed bills authorizing the construction
of bridge across the Tennessee River
at Knoxville, Tenn, and across the Al
tamaha Riverin Georgia. Senate amend
Il 10, In II
bill authorizing the secretary of the in
terror to submit proposal for the sale OF
the western part of the Crow Indian
reservation in Montana. A bill was
passed constituting Peoria, H., a port
OF delivery. The Senate bill was passed
opening abandoned military reserva-
tions in Nevada to homestead entries
also the Senate bill creating an addl-
ito nal land office IL North Dakota. Mr..
Bouteile Me. J, from the committee on
naval affairs, reported resolution call
ing on the secretary Of the navy for in
formation as to whether the Bethlehem
Iron Company is using, for manutactur-
ing steel gun forgInga for the United
States navy, ores imported; also
whether ores suitable for such
manufacture cannot be procured
in the United States. Adopted. The
House then took up Mr.. Enloe's
resolution censurng Mr.. Kennedy for
his structures on the Senate. The House
refuscd-yeas, So; nays, ll4-to order
the previous question. Mr.. Bayne again
offered his resolution referring the
whole matter to the Judiciary commit
tee, the clause requiring the committee
to report within three days being strick-
en- out The previous question on Mr..
Bavne's resolution was ordered-yeas,
l22: nays, "a. The resolution was
adopted-yeas, 1874; nays, 5S-and, ac-
cordingly the matter was referred totne
committee on judiciary.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY,, Sept. 1O.-The Senate
passed the tariff bill by vote of 40 to
30 A conference committee was ap-
pointed, and there is little doubt that
the amendments made by the Senate
will be promptly agreed to by a confer
ence of members Of both Houses, after
which the bill will go to the President
for his signature. The six hours clos
ing debate to-day was opened
by Mr.. Hoar. After speeches by
Messrs. Hiscock, Turpie. Gibson,
the vote was taken and the bill was
Geas-Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Blair,
Cameron, Casey, Chandler, Cullom, Da-
Wis, Dawes, Dixon. Evarts, Frye, Haw-
ley, higgins, Hiscock, Hoar, Jones
New, Mcmillan, Henderson, Mitch
ell, Moody, Paddock, Pierce, Platt,
Plumb, Power. Quay, Sand
ers. sawyer, sherman, Spooner,
Squire, Stewart. Stockbridge, Teller,
Nashhurn, Wilson Ia.), Wolcott-io.
Nays-Barbour, Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Blodgett, Butler, Carlisle, Cock
rell. Coke. Colquitt, Daniel, Faulkner,
German, Gray, Harris, Hearst, Jones
Ark, kenna, Morgan, Pasco, Pugh,
Ransom, Reagan, Turpie, Vance, Vest,
Voorhees,, Walthal!, Wilson ND )-29.
The following pairs were announced,
first named in each couple being IN ia
vor of the bill: Messrs. Dolph and
Brown. Edmunds and George, Farwell
and Payne, Hale and Mcpherson:
Morrill, and Hampton, Stanford and
Gibson, Pettigrew and Call. Mr.. Al
drich moved that the Senate insist on
its amendments TO the House bill and
ask for committee of conference.-the
conferen ce to consist of seven on each
side. The motion was agreed 20. and
Messrs. AIdrich. Sherman, Allison, His
cock. Mcpherson. Vance and Carlisle
were appointed conierees on the part
of the Senate.
THURSDAY, Sept. lin the Senate,
to-day. on motion Of Mr.. Plumb, the
conference report on the railroad land
forfeiture bin was taken up Mr.. Nor
gan op opposed the report as a log rolling
for the benefit o3 all the land grant
roads. a House ill for the sale of GER
tain lands for school purposes IN the
town Of Pelican. Wis. was reported
from the committee on public landsand
placed on the cal Rdar. Senator Plumb
today reported fayorably from the pub
lie lands committc9 a bill declaring hat
railroad land gran shall not be held to
include land containing val liable depos-
its Of gold, silver. copper. lead, iron, or
other metal, unle the same be speci-
fed in the grant.
FRIDAY. Sept. Senator Morgan
continued his arcT:lgn ut against the con-
ference report on the railroad land for
felture bill this Il .tning. After he hal