Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-08-16
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.



wAsHIsGros, Aug 6-sEsArE-The Senate
met at 10 a. ul., and Immediately proceeded 10
the consideration OF the tarif bill, the pending
item being Paragraph l07. page 10, cylinder
and crown glass polished" After debate the
glass schedule was finished. The marble and
stone schedule was taken up and finished Para.
graz h 1877. putting duty OF rs cents per ton on
iron ore, was discussed at some length. Mr..
Morgan moved TO insert after the words
"iron ore" the words containing
more than one-tenth OF one 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 Tor
Cummings resolution asking the Secretary OF
the Navy for Information about the increase OF
force at the Kittery Maynard in Maine. After
q lively debate the substitute was adopted. The
deficiency bill was considered until adjourn
ment
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 SENATE. After some
routine business OF little importance the Sen.
ate proceeded to the consideration OF tho tarin
the pending question being on Mr.. Morgan's
amendment TO paragraph l27, page "a, In regard
to iron ore. Mr.. Morgan withdrew his amend
ment IN order TO allow Mr. Gorrnan 10 ffer one,
md Mr. German thereupon moved to amend by
reducing the duty on iron ore from seventy five
TO flftv cents per ton. Mr.. Plumb moved TO
amend the amendment by making the rate
sixty cents per ton. Mr. German accepted the
amendment The amendment was rejected
yeas 81 nays 90 Mess-s. Dawes ingalls,, Pad.
dock and Plumb voted yea with the Democrats,
and Mr.. Payne was paired with Democrat
| T. D. -,
agreed 10 as reported by the Finance Commit.
tee Mr.. Vance moved to reduce the duty on
pig iron paragraph 1881 from thrce-tenths OF a
cent per pound to Hye dollars ton. Without
disposing OF the amendment, the Senate ad.
journcd.
HOUSE Mr. Reed presented the conference
report on the "original package bill. tThe re-
port leaves the bill exactly as It passed the
Senate, and'is dissen'ed from by Mr. Oates, ri
Alabama, one OF the coniereesl After debate
the conference report was adopted-yeas. 100;
nays, 93 The House then went into committee
OF the whole CMr. payson, OF Illinois, in the
I chair on the general Deficiency bill. Without
disposing OF the bill the committee rose and tho
| House adjourned.
| WAsHTHGToN, Aug7 7-SEHArE--T Senate
met at 10 a m, and a call showed that there
were only thirty.iwo Senators eleven less than
! quorum) in attendance. After a short wait.
| ing quorum was obtained, and the journal OF
| yesterdays procee lings was read by the Secre'
| tary. After some preliminary morning business
| the tariff bill was taken up, the pending ques
| tion heing on Mr.. Nnnce's amendment to re-
duce the duty on pig iron paragraph 1913, page
| 25), from 40 OF cent per pound to IS per ton.
| Amendment rejected, The next paragraph
| (129) taxes bar iron, round hon fats and square
! iron from eight-tenths of q cent to one cent pei
pound according 10 classification Amendment
rejected. The next paragraph l20) taxes round
iron In coils or rods lof certain shapes and sizes
Lilo cent per pound, with n proyiso that al
charcoal iron shall be subject TO a duty OF moi
less than s92 per ton. Amendment to reduce
| the various rates rejected.
HousE--A resolut on was adopted calling or
| the Postmaster General for copies the agree
ments OF transportation OF mails between tht
| United States and eign countries, the condi
tions upon which the awards are made and tht
rates Of payment OF the service. The Houst
then went into committee OF the whole. Mr
| Payson Ull) in the chair, on the general def
cheney bill Tho bill having been disposed o
the committee rose. All the amendments wert
agreed to- save one granting an extra mon'hi
salary 10 Senate and House employees, and iher
|
OF Mr.. Dunnen tMnn). bill was passed ap
| plying the inter State commerce law TO unin
corporated express companies.
WASHINGTON, Aug s-SESArE. Mfr Cal
offered resolution which was agreed to, in
| structingthe Committee on Foreign Relations
TO inquire and report such measures as may b.
necessary for the protection OF citizens OF th'
United States, who were formerly residents o
Cuba and subjects OF Spain. against prosecution
| by the Spanish Government for ofenses al
legged 10 have been committed By them Mr.
| Plumb's concurrent resolution on Genera
Grants remains was agreed TO- The conference
| report on The fortitca'ions hill was agreed TO
| Further conference on irrigation items in sun
dry civil bill was ordered. Tarir was then dis
cussed until adjournment.
HousE-The House resumed consideration o
the general deficiency bill, the pending Ques
tion being on the amendment granting
mon his extra pay TO employees of the Hous
and Senate The amendment was lost-vea
70 navs 04. Mr. Vaux tPa) moved TO recon
init the bill with instructions TO the Commit
Tee on Appropriations 10 report 1t beck with IN
clause appropriating s22000l for deficiencies 4
the fees and expenses OF Z. s. Marshals elm
mated. Lost and the bill was then passed
a resolution from the Committee on Rules 4
bring Senate amendments to the Indian apprc
priation hill before the House for considerable
was discussed until adiournm Mt,
WAsHINGToN, Aug o-SENATE Mr. Hoa
offered a rcsolut on which was referred. In
tended to shorten debate on the tariff and othe
measures The tariff debate was consdere
until p m when the Senate adjourned
HousE-A Joint res s,lution w's passed az
cepting from the C. A. X n statue OF Genera
Grant The conference report on the India
appropriation bill was considered and the Ser
ATE amendments non-concurred in, and III
House adjourned
WASHINGTON Aug. 11.-SENATE-Consdel
alton OF the tarin bill was resumed, the pend
ing question being Mr.. Plumbs amendment o
iered Saturday. TO paragraph 1884, page p 10 ri
duce the additional duty on iron or stee hoops
cut TO lengths for baling purposes, from two
tenths TO one-tenth cent per pound. tn
amendment was rejected Mr.. McPherso
moved to amend the paragraph by making III
duty on iron or steel hoops fifty per cent. a
valorem instead OF one cent. one and oneent
rent and one and three.tenths cent per pounl
Rejected Paragraph IS5, rs to railway bars
was, at the suggestion OF Mr. Mcpherson allow
ed TO pass over for the present. No amenC
ment was made to paragraph 1856.
HOUSE THE House proceeded to the consit
GRAFTON Of the conference report on the sundr
! civil appropriation bill. After q brief debat
Din the course OF which Mr.. Dockery, of Missour
predicted deficiency OF between twenty an
twentyeight million dollars in the revenues {
the Government during the current fiscal yeai
the conference report was sgreed to, and fu
ther conference ordered upon the amendment
still in dispute. The Atkinson Pennsyivani
Railroad bill was taken up, and pending I'm;
action the House as p m. adjourned,