The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-05-29
FIFTY.FIRST CONGRESS.


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cd back the annual naval appropriation bill'
the silver bill was taken up, and Mr.. Dolph
addressed the Sennte. followed by Mr.. Mitchell
On motion Of Mr. Wilson na.) II was ordered
that the Senate bill subjecting imported liz.
uors to the provisions Of the law OF the several
inc morning business. After an executive seS
sion the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE--Thc tariff bill was considered the
question being on the tobacco schedule Nc.
Kinley's amendment was adopted. As amend.
ed the tobacco schodule permits sample boxes
OF cigars containing twelve or thirteen, In
handy form for travelling men to curry, with q
tax OF four cents; smoking tobacco. manufac.
turcd tobacco and snuf at four cents pound
after October I, or within sixty days after the
passage OF the bill. carrying IN indefinite ap-
preparation for drawbacks limited to i've dol
lars and reducing the bond Of cigar manufao'
turers from $500 to 800. An amendment 10
abolish tho tobacco tax entirely was voted
down. Mr.. Henderson Ca) offered an amend.
ment restoring the present rate OF duty ON wool
ana WOO ems. Pending vote the committeA
rose and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Mny 20 0-SEHATE.-Mr. Stan.
ford introduced bill for loans on lands, an6
said that he would hereafter address the SEN
ate on the subject. II provides for the estab.
lishment OF u Land Loan Bureau In tho Treas.
ury Department Mr.. Ingalls, introduced bill
(by requesD TO abolish metal money. The Will
son bill in relation TO imported liquors and the
recent Supreme Court decision was called up
and discussed until four o'clock, when eulogies
OF the latc Represon ative Kelley. Of Pennsy!
vania, were delivered.
HoUsE-A conference was ordered on the
District OF Columbia appropriation bill, and
then the House went into committee OF the
whole, Mr.. Grosvenor (O) in the chair, on the
tarif bill. Mr.. Cowles IN. C.) offered an amend
mont repeating the tobacco tax Rejected. Mr.
McKcnna (Cul.) moved to amend the sugar
schedule so rs TO provide for reduction in the
existing duty on sugar OF about 81 per cent 1t
retained G dividing line ut 13 instead o! TO- ana
secured TO the rcancrs Of this country the refin.
ing OF sugar between IL and 10. Rejected
Amendments were adopted reducing from IA TO
II cents per clbic foot the du!y on unmanufac
tured or urdrcssed frecs one, granite, sandstone
or other building or monumental stone, except
marble, not otherwise provided for, and from 10
to 10 per cent on hewn, dressed or polished
stone of the samo character; also nm amend
mont fixing the duty on sweetened chocolate nt
8 cents q pound; also, m amendment changing
the duty on steel ingots, etc. valued above 10
cents per pound. from d per cent nd valorem to
cents pound.
WASHINGTON. May 21.-SENATE.-Mr Cana
days resignation rs Sergcant-at-Arms was pre-
sented and lnid on the table, Mr.. Blair, at the
request Of Wage.workers Alliance, Of Washing.
ton, d. c., introduced q bill depriving any State
which denies equal protection to oil within its
Jurisdiction OF one-haf OF its representation
in the House of Representatives. Referred
Mr.. Wilson Un.) made on effort to have the bill
relating 10 liquors imported into prohibitory
States taken up and considered, but he was
forced to yield to the prior claim OF the silver
BILL which was then taken up, and OF which
Mr.. Stewart proceeded to address the Senate
after which, on motion, the bill was laid aside
and the Wilson liquor Dill taken but no action
was taken.
HoUsE-The Mckinley tariff bill was reported
to the House and the amendments rend.
Changes were made In jute yarns. wool ane
woolen yarns and woolen cloths. Russian cam.
els hair was placed among the third-class
wools' and the duty on wooion ana worstea &c,
yarns was len US IN 'ne preseh. las me 'l.
was hnaily pnssed.yens io' nays i4s' "h" "
Up. H. the HOUSE aolourneo'
WASHINGTON. May 22.-SENArE.--Calvin 3.
Bfice's credentials were presented by Mr..
| Payne. Senator Daniel spoke In favor OF frcc
silver. The naval appropriation bill was .on.
| sidered until adjournment conference beinR
previously ordered on the Cedar Rapids public
building
HousE.-A bill passed prescribing penalty
| for feeling census supervisors or enumerators.
The river aud harpor Dill was taken up nno
general debate closed before adjournment The
aggregate amount OF appropriations recon.
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the engineers amounting 10 sso'ooo,VS'' fIoM,
an examination OF the Dill IL appears tnat
slS,"isoo nave Deen recommehaeo lor tne
Improvement OF rivers ana other wafer ways;
so'Iv!' 40 Tor inc improveheht OF haroors ano
breakwaters. ana s2oo'Wo Tor surveys ana con.
tingenc'es' There are nity'six new proJects ~
the Dill. contemplating the immod'ate outlay o.
| $l,.l7,s50. The committee have recommended
an appropriation OF *Soo'ooo Tor the purpose OF
commencing the construction OF the Illinois ano
Mississippi canal. to connect the upper Missis'
sippi river with the lake system OF navigaton.
ana thus give TO tho Northwest ana 10 the Eas'
continuous water line OF transp,rtnto on ron
the head waters OF the MISSISSIPPI river 70 'ne
Atlantic seaooard nj the city OF new fork.
WASHINGTON. May 2a-sENArE-Mr. Faulk
ner gave notice OF an amendment TO the bill 70
lating to the importation OF liquors into prohib
itory States, incorporating such liquors as part
OF the common property within the State Mr.
Call offered resolution Of inquiry as to the use
OF an armed U. s. revenue force at Cedar Keys
| bill was considered. The tariff bill was re-
ce'vea from tne House. ME s'on'ora aavoosT
90 loans DS inc vs 1oVo,nmen. , on h,,; ws.
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