The Lamar register., 1890-08-23
CONGRESSIONAL
THURSDAY. AUGUST Ia

THURSDAY, AUGUST Ia.
SESATE.-The tariff bill was tab,
the pending question being Vests AM
ment To reduce the duty on tin Mat
4 MIR. Teller expressed his belief Ia
effect of the proposed increase on dns
tin plates would be tas had been The
! with all other protected industriesl a.
ually to reduce the price to consunars
sfr. Plumb repeated the wor, ..sas
ally as il was too indefinite.
MIR. Teller said that he was wiu,rI
/ put the time at year.
After further debate the vote was II
/ and Mr.. Vests amendments vrarsJ
| ieeted-yeas I'd. NAYS 20. Messrs
and Plumb beng the only RepubIil
voting in the Affirmative. Mr.. IngaIil
not vote and Mr.. Paddock voted In /
negative.
Mir. Plumb offered the amena,al
which he had given notice, to striEe
the clause IMPOSING duty of a2-lO n
n pound ON tin plate, reserving the a
/ part of the proposition as TO bounty
| finally withdrew 1t and offered an1s
/ making the duty on tin plate / ~
pound and providing a bounty Of ~
pound on TN plate manufactured III
/ United States.
Hou.E.-lt was soon found tha,l
L AAet ftsi4 NHS fANoSNA anu tlt ffugsol
I iourned-
FRInAl. AuGUsr IS.
SESArE-The river and harbor buIl
taken up and its consideration cd
the entire session.
H0rsE.-Mr. Cannon, Of Illinois
unanimous consent. called up the 81
| Joint resolution providing that the
/ pended balance Of this appropriated
I the aid Of the Mississippi food sur
shall he used 10 aid destitute perso
| Oklahoma Aftsr the adoption "a
amendment providing that the money
{ be disburSed under the dircction n
Secretary OF War, the Joint rcsoluuonl
passed.
SATURDAY. AUG. 10.
SENArE.-Mr. Quay asked uuaui
consent to refer the resolution Tor u
T. OF rale- 30 as TO bring the Senate 70
on the tariff bill on tise 10Th Of Ausas !
/ liInit other legislation 10 the anpropri
Z bills, pablo building. conference NJ
Z etc, bat Senator kdmunds oblec.a,.Y
the resolution was not received
! Consideration OF the river agd
I bill was thea proceeded with ca Al
! uents offered hy Individual senator |
Z bill was then reported 20 tho Scuz;aI
7 the important amendments adopted b
I committee o. the whole were as-rccd
the ball was uassed- A roufcrence
asked, and Frye, nolph and Ransom 7
appointed confeEees on the part Il
I Senate
HorsE-The committee on rules rc
cd q resolution for The Immediate O.
| Grafton OF the anti-lottary till the prc !
/ question TO be coastdcrta ordered Il
I this aftcruoon. The resolution was al I
| and the lo;icry bill Was ta.cu up. |
Mr. Wilkinson, Of Louisiana, to ~ |
I OF the measure. Admitted the Pol
{ whicA tho Louisiana lottery had aru
I up0n his State, bat attri ouied thH t.r
that poiiutiou 70 the days OF rC11us
Z zion Tae uc1qie OF Louisiana
with glNlnoss 70 The time whoa gii
( would 10 prohibited to that State
! the Louisiana State legislature Ee
very elements conspircd 20 give the q
I conpauv q charter, Tie LOTTERY con
I could sfCri 90 pay for uCts c1aris
better thau thr state Of ilogtsiaua
af1crd n ncccpt t.
TEe prirc had put been AcccPsed,
be thanked tod. all sense Of h1ld
sh&1e j, bis State WIS not dead II
As confident a. DC was that be stood |
that the lottery sclciac iToli3 Be-
wheimlueiy taiostei. and that his
I upou the state Of Louisiana wa
wipcd on thu statute book. Tue bl
gassed without division
MONDAY. AuSusT Is.
SESArn.-Mr. Quay gave formal
| OF his iutcaticn 70 ask the ScuRie 70
the order proposed hy him s4tari
commence voilaE on The tariff bill
,pth OF August. and pos tf-oue till NE
session all utter iezts iatlgn bus41es4
ccpt the CLASSES Of bills therein SOD
o #HHF q
The Seuatp then prosecuted 10 the %
rr-iiqn Of thc cuhricney bill
! sir piump osfered : resolution irsa
J ing the committee un rui.s - r-aSe
orders - will vrheily prevent TIE I
| sptritGous, Tiuula CT malt liquors
Senate wing Of the capitol
SIR. Blair slggrs,ct tho inscriiea
words land driuktag. Ihis was afe
by SIR Plgnb and under the ruid
rsso.utioa wcut over for one daS,
/ HuU,E,-Mr Dalfeli called ~ NE
issippi contested elk iioa case, Chs
! against AuFlan Iuc uaiCrity n
finds 10 favor Of Morgan, the Sitting
ber. a Demo rat. Tkis IMPORT was AT
Mr.. Hit o. Illinois. FROM the can
90 fore gu Affairs, moved to sssPen
I rules a1a lass tic senate Joint RS
providing that nothing ia The aiEla
aud consular appropriation bill .
construed 70 Interrupt the publiast
the reports Of tic international And
COME renee, Agreed to,
TUESDAY,, AUGusr 10.
SESkrr. -The presiding onieer IA
fore tho Sguaia me resolution sle1
yesterday by SIR Quay for change
I rules 50 IS "a have a vote On the Tar
taken on the dlth u August, and .
pOne, until the next session, all otL
lslatiyc businoss except several elAs
bills specified therein.
Mr. Hoar said he desired 70 aadre
Senate on the subject but woula pr
do 50 20 morrow. The rcsulullen
over until tomorrow,
The resolution odered yesterday
Plumb. lnstructlng the commitiee "a
20 issue orders tuat VIII prevent the
drinking Of spiriiauus o. malt liquors
Seuatc wing Of the capitol, was Tax
and after some discu-stcu wcut over
tomorrow, The tariff bill was inen
up.
HOUSE, The Speaker stated thai
finished business IN The morning %
the bill % amend the alien laal .AH
MIR Carter iNi0utIusi ezp.ata,
the bill had In view tie rcic4l OF y
land law ia SO far a. that law rele
the ownership % and la the lerri
The allen land I'LL had passed the
on July 20. ie-t
MIR Chapman, e Michigan, oppees
measure. The passage Of this biA
result 10 gigantic corporations con
by foreigners who had no interest
country. Pending further de1gtd
morning hour expired and the OH
over.
The Senate Agricultural College
then taken up and passed.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 20
SESATE.- Quay's resolution fxii