The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-19
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
II r. EDMUNDS BEGINS FAVOR
FREE TRADE RECIPROCITY.
A Contested Case in the House, And a
Democrat Seated--W hereupon There
Arises Some ''BiOody Shirt'' Busi-

(BY United Press.)


WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug 1S-In the
Senate to-day Mr.. Quay gave formal
notice Of his intention to ask the Senate
to adopt the order proposed by him last
Saturday, to commence voting on the
tariff bill on the 3Oth Of August, and to
postpone until next session all other
legislative business except the classes of
bills therein specified.
Mr. Hoar-Let it 60 over.
Mr.. Edmunds-Let it 90 under.
Laughter,
The notice went over until tomorrow
under the rules.
Consideration Of the deficiency bill
was then proceeeel with.
The amendments appropriating ST.
239, 60S for the payment Of the French
spoliation claims were opposed by Mr..
Plumb, who denounced the claims as
fraudulent and intended for the benefit
OF attorneys and asSignees.
The bill was then reported back to the
Senate, and all amendments that were
agreed to in committee of the whole
were agreed to in bulk; the only one re
served for a special vote being that in
serting an item Of $40, 900 to complete
the Investigations by the department Of
agriculture as to the underfow Of artesian
waters and their availability for irriga-
ton.
The bill was then passed.
The tariff bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Carlisle thought that either the
duty Of 2.2-l0 ccn a pound on tin plate,
with cents a pound On the raw mate
rial was too low; or it was too high
when passed by the House, and reported
by the finance cC.nmittee with block tin
on the free list.
Mr.. Aldrich replied to Mr.. Carlisle
and the colloquy between the two gen
tiemen took wide range over the whole
field of production.
Senator Edmunds offered the follow
| ing amendment to the tariff bill, which
was referred to the committee on finance
THAT whenever the President Of the
United States shall be satisfied that a
| sugar producing country, whence sugar
| is exported into the United States, has
| abolished its duties Or taxes on the i'm
| portation Of the principal agricultural
products Of the United States, he may,
by proclamation diminish, or wholly re.
nit the duties imposed by law on sugar.
or any class thereof, produced in, and
| exported directly from any such country
into the United States, so long as such
products Of the United States are admit
ted free of duty or tax into such country
and no longer"
| House.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-ID the House
to day the Mississippi contested electio1
case of Chalmers vs.. Morgan was called
up. The majority report finds in favor
of Morgan, the sitting member
Mr.. Chalmers was granted permission
to address the House for an hour and g
half. he criticised the committees re
port and said that for years there had
been a conspiracy in the South to, carry
elections for the Democrats. In Missis
sippi men who dared to make Republi
can speeches carried their lives in thei
hands. A motion of Mr.. Kelley, O
Kansas, to recommit the case withou
instructions was lost, (21 to 1850, anl
the resolution declaring Mr. Morgan en-
titled to his seat was agreed to.
Mr. Osborne of Pennsylvania from tn,
committee on military affairs, moved tt
suspend the rules and pass the Senat
bill for the relief of certain officers OF
the retired list Of the army No quorum
voting the House at 4:45 adjourned.