Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07
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Care Senate on the 18th paesed bill p3n-
PofFeli's battaIionasf Missouri mounted vol
unteers during the Mekican war me Dill
to transfer the revenue marine to th9V9vy
Departmentofs considered until two o'ciocA
Vest spoke at length againseit Q moeon
@5as made to recommit the bill, NhfcA 90
lost. Senator Plumb offered . re4olution.
fhfch SSas slreed to. cf1iip9 for ineDrmatfoe
the homes, and the Senate adjourned DO
cause of ttSS absencd Of . quorum. The0ay
In the House wa9 oecNPieq in cou@3derfnx
Senate amendments to tAoSuAdry Civil bill
WHEN the Senate met Ga the 18Th s4nd9Dr
Morgan presented resolutions tdopted at &
public meeting of R@publfcans of Birmin1e
ham, Ala against the passage of the Ee8-
eral Eleesion bill The Tariff bill vas then
discussed until adjournment The Aouss
spent the day in Committee o3 the vhole
considering the Senate aG9ndments to the
Sundry Civil bill and practically completes
it, but reached NO final v9to
WHEN the Senate met on the 3Qbh the r68
olution introduced for meetings oP the Sep
ate at ten o. o'clock In the morning DaS taken
up and Senator C0ckrell made vigorous
speech in which he compared the 0or9 done
by the Senate with that of the House under
the ruleswhich the latter Yorbed and shoOed
that the Senate disposed OF TOR more bust:
ness than the House. The motion 8as
adopted and the Tariff bill again taGen up
and considered until adjournment. The
day was a dull one in the House. The con-
ference report on the District of ColuIabi8
bill was agreed to and the House further
considered the dsundry Civil bill No vote
was reached.
THE Senate met at ten O'Clock on the 3lst,
in accordance with the new rule but only
ten members were present. After some skir-
mfshing a quorum was secured. The con-
ference report on the District of Columbia
bill Was discussed for over an hour and
agreed to, and the Tariff bill was then con :
sidered until adjournment. In the House
Mr.. Oates (Ala.), rising to question of
privilege, offered resolution for the inves
Hgation of the charges of corruption against
members of the House contained in a recent
article in the National Economist. but after
a great deal of talk the Speaker decided 1t
did not present question of privilege. The
House sustained the decision, and further
considered the amendments to the Sundry
Civil BILL Adjourned.
Soon after the Senate met on August /
Mr.. Blair offered a resolution that the Com
mittee on Rules be instructed to report Tith-
in four days rule providing for the limit
ing of debate, and asked for its immediate
consideration objection being made a11 the
resolution went over. The Tariff bill then
came up. Many amendments offered by
Democrats were voted down. When the
schedule relating to glass and crockery ware
wss reached. Senator Mcpherson
and upon this Senator Plumb
made the first break in the party line by
voting with the Democrats. On motion to
reduce the duty on common brown earthen-
ware Senator Paddock voted with the Demo
Gratis. At this point Senator Plumb took
part in the debate and vehemently opposed
the idea of protection for the benefit of
Eastern manufacturers as against Western
agriculturists. The Senate, he said, oa9ed
some duty to the American people as well
as to the Manufacturers. The House re-
sumed the amendments to the Sundry Civil
bill, but no quorum could be obtained and
an ad lournment was had.