Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, August 2d-The Senate met at
10 o'clock. The roll-call showed forty-nine
Senators (six more than a quorum present
The resolution offered yesterday by Blair in
structiDg the Committee on Rules to report
within four days rule for the incorporation of
the previous question, or some method for
limiting and .oSing debate i'll the parliament
airy procedure of the Senate was taken up.
Blair said that Senators had spoken to him,
indicating their desire to be heard before action
| should be taken in the matter and who were
not ready to proceed. He should therefore,
| not press the resolution this morning, but he
desired to say that he had offered the resolution,
not with special reference to any pending bill,
| but feeling that there was a necss sity for the
proposed change. He had offered the resou-
ton with the view, not to any pending meas
ure, but with the necessity of fundamental,
| radical andlindispensablec change in the parlia-
mentary procedure of the Senate.
Morgan reminded Blair of the long time. ''six
or seven weeks" consumed in consideration of
| the education bill, and said that the time had
the bill had been its defeat; Just as he hoped
| the debate on the tariff bill would defeat that
measure.
The resolution was referred to the Committee
on Rules.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the question
being upon Vests amendment to reduce the
duty on decorated china to SO per cent Ad-
yalorem. and on plain white china to 40 per
cent, instead of Sd, and IS per cent in the House
bill and rs and 90, as proposed by the Finance
Committee amendment.
After further discussion of the chinaware
paragraph, George took the floor and made a
long speech on the general subject of tariff.
Platt replied and denounced an assertion
made by George to the effect that while the duty
on steel rails was Sl1 a ton the labor in pro-
duclng the article cost only 81 81. The fact was
II the production of a ton of steel cost S24 the
labor portion of that cost was not only 81 81 but
three times that amount
Jones of Arkansas supported Georges state
ment about steel rails, ana also spoke on china
ware matters. apropos of which he read from q
paper report from Findlay of Ohio as to the
purchase by an English syndicate of various
glassware factories, and said the effect of tariff
legislation was to encourage such trusts and
syndicates
Reagan warned the Senators that the Farm
ers Alliance and wOrkingmens associations
were not to be ignored.
A conference was ordered on the sundry civil
appropriation bill.
At 5 O'Clock Aldrich. intending to move an
adjournment, proposed that vote on the pend
ing question be taken Monday without further
discussion.
Take vote now. We are ready. We are
always ready to vote as soon as discussion is
over were responses from several Senators on
the Democratic side.
Aldrich did not think there was quorum
present, but he was willing to try.
vote was taken on Vests amendment. The
result yeas, II; nays, 20. No quorum
Paddock and Plumb voted with the Democrats
The Senate then adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, August 2d.-The House pro-
ceeded to the further consideration of the SEN
ate amendment to the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill.
The bill was finally sent to the Committee and
the House adjourned.