The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-03-21
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.


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Condensed Report of Proceedings In the
Senate and House.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The house TODAY
passed the Oklahoma bill by vote of 100
to %.
In the senate Senators Sherman and But
Ter INDUCED in spirited debate over recon-
struction measures and the granting of the
ballot to the negro.
WASHINGTON, March 4-Representatives
Quinn, Flower and Tracy, of New York,
made arguments before the house COM
mittee on rivers and harbors in regard to
the necessity of providing for large i'm
provements to the Hudson river and New
York hnrbor
WASHINGTON, March 17--In the senate
Mr.. Calls resolution to consider nominations
in open session was rejected
Other bills introduced in the senate were
the following: By Mr. Evarts-To insure
preference to veterans of the late war in
employment on public works. This bill
provides that Union soldiers, sailors and
marines shall be given preference for GER
tification, appointment, employment and
retention in every public department and
on all public works of the government, and
In competitive and non competitive ex-
aminations of the civil service Age, loss
of limbs, or other physical impairment
which does not incapacitate, shall not dis
qualify the applicant, provided he possesses
the necessary business capacity. Such per-
sons, unless employed for a statutory term
shall not be dismissed except on charges and
after a hearing. Violation of this law by
heads of departments officials boards OF
examinations, or others is to be prosecuted
as misdemeanor. By NJ Plumb-To pre-
vent desertions from the army.
WASHINGTON, March l7.-The house passed
senate bill with an amendment striking out
the appropriation clause increasing from
$l5O,OOO to $500, 900 the limit of cost of the
public building at Sacramento, Cal. house
bill for public building at Paris, Tex, at
cost Of 500, 600; house bill authorizing the
superintendent of census to enumerate the
Chinese population of the United States in
such a manner as to enable him to make n
complete and accurate descriptive list of all
Chinese persons who are in the United
States at the time Of taking the census, and
to give each person SO enumerated a certif-
cate containing particulars necessary for
full Identification, which certificate shall be
the sole evidence of the right of the person
to be and remain in the United States.
Penalties are provided for the transfer or
sale of these certificates. One hundred
thousand dollars is appropriated to carry
out the provisions of the act.
WASHINGTON, March 1s.-The Republican
members of the ways and means committee
have agreed upon every point of division on
the tariff schedules and the reductions to
be made from internal revenue and will
present the bill to the full committee for
its consideration in few days The clauses
relating to carpet wools Mexican lead ores
md tvuo of ri how
been finally and definitely passed upon.
While the bill is not absolutely completed,
and will, Of course, be subject to revision,
it is believed to be substantially finished
measure so far as the majority of the com
mittee is concerned.
The internal revenue features of the bill
are as follows: The entire aboliti on of all
special taxes upon dealers of all kinds, COM
monty known as licenses; the tax upon
snuff will be repealed; farmers and planters
growing tobacco will have the liberty to
sell to whosoever they please without re-
straint in the same manner as any farmer
can dispose of any other of the products of
his land.
There are a number of important changes
in the metal schedule. Existing rates are
maintained upon iron ore and pig iron.
Barbed wire for fencing is made dutiable at
duty upon that kind of iron entering into
other uses Beams, girders and structural
iron is reduced from 4 cents to 6-l0 cents
pound, which is n reduction below that
of the senate bill Railway iron is reduced
to 6-lO cents pound the present rate be-
ing Sl7 a ton. a reduction of about 81 a ton,
and reduction in the rate fixed by the
senate bill. The duty on steel rails is re.
duced 81 n ton. The duty on tin plate has
increased to 2 2-l0 cents pound Pig iron
remains free. There is an increase in the
duty upon pocket cutlery.
In the lumber schedule the duty on sawed
boards, planks and finished lumber is re.
duced so per cent. from the present rate.
There is a special provision inserted that in
case Canada lays an export duty upon lum-
Der, then duties shall be collected according
to the rates under exiting law.
The duty on Sumatra tobacco is increased
to 81 % per pound. There is an increase
generally along the entire list in the duties
upon agricultural products. The duty upon
barley is raised TO 80 cents a bushel, hops TO
Is cents a pound, buckwheat to 10 cents
bushel, macaroni and vermiceli cents
pound, oats 10 cents u bushel. The duty on
agricultural seeds is increased. The duty
on rice is reduced from 215 to 2 cents a
pound, rice flour and rice meal from cent
to q cent a pound, and broken rice to y
cent pound. Butter and substitutes there
for have the duty increased to cents a
pound. The duty ON eggs is raised TO cents
dozen, potatoes TO % cents bushel.
Hides, which are now on the free list, are
made dutiable at 4 cents a pound. There
is a small increase in the duty upon fruits,
oranges in packages of 4 cubic feet or less,
% cents per package; in packages exceeding
~ and not exceeding 81 cubic feet, so cents
package. Raisins, "a cents pound duty
Advances in duties have generally been CON
ceded the farming interests where It is be-
lieved the increased duties will benefit the
farmer.
Cotton manufactures are left substantially
as in the senate bill. Jute, MANILA, sun and
sizal grass are put upon the free list, as is
wool de grass, which enters into the finish
ing of leather. A reduction is made in the
duty on binding twine.
In the wool schedule, woods of the first
class, known as clothing woods, II cents a
pound; woods of the second class, known as
combing wool5 i2 cents; carpet wools,
valued at IL cents or less, 81 cents per
pound; valued at over IL cents, s cents a
pound This is a reduction of y cent a
pound from the senate bill, and an increase
OF l. cents from the present law. 1t is be-
lieyed, however, that the definitions and
classifications and restrictions provided for
will make this duty even more valuable To
the wool growers than the duty fixed by the
enate bill.
Is Lester Il. Faulkner Alive?
ALBANY, March ia story regarding
Lester b. Faulkner, at one time a state
senator and also chairman of the Demo-
cratic Rtata aounmiftaa nd xxh. 10