The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-14
FIFTY.FIRsT CONGRESS.


FHTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
First Session.
WARRINGTON. Aug l--eRrArp. Mr.. Davis
offered resolution calling on the Secretary Of
War for information on the subject Of the scci.
dent last Friday 70 the lock Of the Sault Ste.
Marie canal. The resolution offered on satur.
day last by Mr.. Plumb a. to the reinterment Of
the remains Of General Grant IN the Arlington
Netional Cemetery, was, Ut the suggestion Of
Mr. Plumb, allowed to remain on the table 10
be called up At some other time The tariff bill
was taken up, the pending question being on
Mr. Vests amendment 10 the chinaware para.
graph reducing the duty on decorated ware to
20 per cent. ad vaiorem, ana on plain undec.
GRATED ware TO 40 per cent. instead of 6s and 60
as recommended by the Finance Committee,
and instead Of 90 and IS In the House bill The
amendment was then voted on and was reject
ed-yeas TO- nays Is.
Housn-Mr. Morgan (Ndiss), rising TO ques.
tion Of privilege, sent to the Clerks desk and
nad read an article In Southern newspaper
70 the chect that In order to curry favor with
the Farmers Alliance he had had his license ~
alewyer annulled He denounced the state.
ment 40 falsehood and campaign lie. The
House then went into committee of the whole
Mr.. Payson nll) in the chair--on tina general
dehclency appropriation bill Before itwas 70
ported back the House adjourned.
WAsBrNoroN. Aug b-SENArE--The Senate
met at 10 .. m, and Immediately proceeded TO
the consideration OF the tariff bill, the pending
item being Paragraph IO7. pnge 10. 'cylinder
and crown glass polished" After debate the
glass schedule was finished. Tho marble and
stone schedule was taken up and finished Para.
graph 1911. putting duty Of rs cents per ton on
iron ore, was discussed nt some length. Mr..
Morgan moved TO insert after tile words
'fron ore" the words containing
moro than one.tenth Of ono per cent? Of
phosphorus and phosphoric acid" without
voting on the motion the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-A pending motion to reconsider the
vote against granting leave of absence to clerks
In first and second-class post-offices was laid
on the table. substitute was reported for
Cummings resolution asking the Secretary OF
the Navy for Information about the increase of
force at the Ktttery hayward in Maine. After
lively debate the subs iitute was adopted. The
deficiency bill was considered until adjourn.
ment.
WASHINGTON, Aug. g. 6-.SENATE. some
routine business OF little importance the Sen.
ate proceeded to the consideration Of the tariff,
the pending question being on Mr.. Morgans
amendment to paragraph 127, page "a, in regard
to iron ore. Mr. Morgan withdrew his amend
mont In order 10 allow Mr.. German to cffer one,
and Mr.. German theroupon moved to amend by
reducing the duty on iron ore from seventy five
to fifty cents per ton. Mr.. Plumb moved to
amend tho amendment by making the rate
sixty cents per ton Mr.. German accepted the
amendment The amendment was rejected
yeas 81. nays 60 Mess-s. Dawes, Ingalls,, Pad
dock and Plumb voted yea with the Democrats,
and Mr.. Payne was paired with Democrat
Mr.. Barbour The rest OF paragraph 12I wns
agreed 10 rs reported by the Finance Commit.
tee. Mr. Vance moved TO reduce tho duty on
pig iron paragraph 1881 from three.tenths OF a
cent per pound to five dollars q ton. without
disposing OF the amendment, the Senate nd
journcd.
House Reed presented the conference
report on the original package" bill. CThe rc.
port leaves the bill exactly us IL passed the
Senate, and is dissented from by Mr.. Oates, of
Alabama one OF the conferees) After debate
the conference report WIS adopted-yeas, 100;
nays, o. The House thcn went into committee
Of the whole (Mr Pnyson, Of Illinois, in the
chair on the general Deficiency bill. Without
disposing of the bill the committee rose aud the
House adjourned.
| WASHINGTON, g7-SENATE--The Senate
met at 10 a. m, and o call showed that there
were only thirty.two Senators eleven less than
| quorum) In attendance After short wait.
| ing quorum was obtained, and the journal Of
| yesterdays proceedings was read by the Secre-
tary. After some preliminary morning business
| the tariff bill was taken up, the pending ques-
| tion icing on Mr.. Vanoe's amendment to re-
duce the duty on pig iron (parsgraph isS page
e0. from $40 OF cent per pound TO q per ton.
| Amendment rejected. Tho next paragraph
| 1e9) taxes bar iron, round hon. fats and square
iron from eight-tenths Of u cent to one cent per
| pound, according to classification. Amendment
rejected. The next paragraph (lS0) taxes round
iron In coils or rods (of certain shapes and szes)
| l-lo cent pcr pound, with a proviso that oil
charcoal iron shall be subject to duty of not
| less than see per ton. Amendment to reduce
| tho various .ates rejected. .
HoUsE.-A resolution was adopted calling on
the Postmaster General for copies OF the agree.
/ 90 a. 49, A.
United States and foreign countries, the condi.
tions upon which the awards are made andhthe
rates OF payment Of the service. The House
then went into committee Of the whole, Mr..
| Payson QL) in tho chair, on the general defl.
cheney bill Tho bill having been disposed Of
the committee rose. All the amendments were
| agreed to. save one granting an extra months
salary to Senate md House employees, and then
the bill went over until tomorrow. On motion
of Mr.. Dunnell tMinn.), bill was passed ap-
| plying the Inter. State commerce law to unin-
corporated express companies.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 8-SENATR.-Mr. Call
offered resolution. which was agreed TO- In
| structing the Committee on Foreign Relations
to inquire and report such measures as may be
necessary for the protection Of citizens Of the
| United States, who were formerly residents OF
| Cuba and subjects OF Spain against prosecution
by the Spanish Government for oienses al.
legged to have been committed by them. Mr..
plumb's concurrent resolution on General
| Grants remains was agreed to- The conference
report on the Notifications bill was agreed to.
Further conference on irrigation items In sun
dry civil bill was ordered. Tariff was then dis
cussed until adjournment.
HousE-The House resumed consideration of
the general deficiency BILL the pending ques.
tion being on the amendment granting q
months extra pay to employees Of the House
and Senate. The amendment was lost-yess
| 7s nays 104 Mr.. Vaux (Pa.) moved to recon.