The Delta independent., 1890-09-09
CONGRESSIONAL
SATURDAY, AUG. 80.

GOnS OF q cOlored mems mass meeting In
Birmingham, Alabama, against the pass
age Of the federal election bill Severa
unimportant bills of local character were
| passed, and the tariff bill was taken up
| the pending question being on Carlisle q
: motion to strike out the wool paragraph
F, SO as to place wool on the free list. After
| considerable debate a vote was taken and
| Carlisle's motion to strike out the WOO
paragraph was reiected-ayes II, nays 81.
Discussion of the wool tariff continued
| until the close of the session. Mr.. Plumt
attacked MIR. Allison for his refusal to al
low the bill to be amended, so as TO reduce
| the duty on some articles.
HoUsE.-The House this morning tool
up the bill for the adjustment Of accounts
OF laborers, workmen and mechanics arls-
ing under the eight-hour law.
Mr.. Brewer offered an amendment, pro
| viding that the act shall not be operative
whenever the Court of Claims shall find
that the claimant performed the service
under any contract. expressed or implied,
! and has been paid the amount agreed upon
The amendment was adopted, and the bill
was then passed.
| GRAFTON Of the bill amending the contr &C,
| law. Passed.
Mr.. Wade, of Missouri, from the com
mittee on labor, then called up the bill pro-
hibiting the employment of convict labor
| on public works. Passed. Also the bill
| product Of convict labor, by the United
| States.
Mr.. Dingley of Maine, presented the con
| ference report on the bill to prevent col
| lisions at sea, and it was adopted
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER l.
SESATE.-ln the Senate, Mr.. Sherman
| gave notice Of an amendment which he
| proposed to offer to the tariff bill, looking
toward reciprocity with the Dominion OF
Va Il nnN lSv.r
trade relations between the United States
and Canada"
Messrs Blair and Hoar wanted to le,
the tariff bill go over, and as it was Labor
Day, do something for Labor" by consid-
| ering labor bills
Mr.. Aldrich thought Messrs Blair and
| Hoar were inclined to buncombe, where
| upon Mr. Blair characterized Mr.. Aldrict
as Representative of monopoly" The
| presiding officer called MIR. Blair to order
for unparliamentary language, and the
| tariff bill was taken up.
The conference report on the bill in re
! lation TO collisions at sea was presented
| and agreed to.
HoUsE.-Mr. Stockbridge of Missouri
moved TO suspend the rules and pass the
| bill providing for the government inspec
| tion of coal mines in the territories
Agreed TO.
Mr.. Perkins of Kansas moved to sus
pend the rules and pass the bill to ratify
| and confirm the agreements with the Sat
| and Fox and Crow tribes of Indians in
Oklahoma, and after an explanation Of its
scope by Messrs. Perkins and Peel it wal
passed.
| Mr.. Peel of Arkansas moved to pass
under a suspension Of the rules. q substi-
tute for the Senate bill granting right OF
way to the Hutchinson X Southern Rail
road from Anthony, Kansas, through the
Indian Territory to Grayson, Texas
Agreed to.
| TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 2.
SESATE-The tariff bill was taken VI
| and the sugar schedule was considered.
Mr.. Carlisle gave notice that he would
| move to strike out all the paragraphs re-
lating to sugar bounties.
MIR. Hale offered the reciprocity amend
ment of which he had given notice on the
| 18TH of June, and addressed the Senate
| upon it. He was followed by Mckenna,
| Allison, Sherman and Vance.
| HoUsE.-Mr. Lacey called up and the
| House proceeded to the consideration Of
! the Clayton breckenridge election case.
/ Mr.. Cooper opened for the Republicans
and was answered by Mr.. Wilson of Mis-
souri,.
The case then went over until to-mor-
row and Mr.. Cannon of Illinois then took
the floor in a statement relative to appro'
pristions made by this session of Congress
Mr.. Sayres of Texas, a member of the
d
financial situatioa from Democratic
| standpoint
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER s.
| SKNArE.-The tariff bill was taken up
the sugar schedule being under considera-
tion. The debate was not however, con-
| fined to this part of the bill, but reciproc-
ity and other features were considered.
HoUsE.-During the absence Of the
Speaker, on motion of Mr.. Cannon of nli-
| nois, Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, was
elected Speaker pro TEN. of the House
| aud took the chair amid applause from
both sides.
Mr.. Mansur, of Missouri, reported a
| resolution authorizing the committee on
territories to proceed TO Arizona and New
Mexico and inquire into the social, educa-
Gonal, financial and moral conditions eN-
| listing in those territories, and to report
whether they are prepared for Statehood.
| Also to visit Utah and inquire into the eX-
| tent of Celestial marriages in that terri
tory. Mr.. Buchanan objected to its con-
| sideration.
The House then proceeded to the con
| sideration of the Clayton Breckinridge
ease and number Of speeches were made
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 4.
SENArE.-The tariff bill was taken VI
sion of each subject to five minutes for
| each Senator.
Mr.. Butler presented "a communication
| from the state department showing the
| relative expectation of cotton goods by
| Great Britain and the United States /,
| showed how absolutely Great Britain had
| control of the markets in South and Cen
| trai America, Asia and Africa, the value
| of cotton goods exported into those coun-
tries by Great Britain last year being
! $l1; 900 900, against So,o00,oOo from the
| United States.
| The presiding officer, Mr. lnyalls an
nounced general debate on the tariff bill
| closed with the exception of the day when
| three hours time will be allowed to each
side. A large number of amendments
| were offered and acted upon.
An executive session followed.
HousE.-Mr. Cummings of New York,
rising to u question of privilege, protested
against his "black- listingn by the fsmou.
Cannon resolution. The gentleman who
offered the resolution made unjust imputa
tions, and, in making these imputatious
faisitied the record and blacklisted him
SELF He then proceeded to make An at.
tack upon MIR. Cannon, comparing him Z,
the noted Tinnville of the French reyolu
ton. He then proceeded to arraigu IN,
Speaker aud the majority of the committe,
on rules. Some time was spent in n dis
cussion between MIR, Cummings and Mr.
Cannon.
MIR. Lacey of Iowa then called up tn,
breckenridge election case and gaye notics
that he would call tho previous question n
l o'clock to morrow.
Mr.. MclSae of Arkansas made an earues
attack upon Powell Clayton in which h,
declared that that state would send CLAY.
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