The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-18
.DOINGS OF CON GRESS
Whatour National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The amendment of Senator Davis whicF,
places binding Irvine on the free list was ad ont
ed-yeas 81, nays "a.
Much indignation exists among Republican
senator's over Representative Kennedy's at
tack upon the senator Quay in particular.
Several consultations have been held but no
plan OF action has been agreed upon.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Cummings, rising to personal ex-
PLANTATION in connection which Mr. Cannon's
famous blacklist made q long speech in
criticism OF the speaker and the rules. The
Clay ton- breckenridge election case was de-
Dated further without action. The house
passed senate bill to authorize the survey of
the seventh standard parallel between North
and South Dakota.
The senate bill to establish port OF de-
livery at Sioux City, Iowa, was passed in
the house to-day.
The tariff bill was taken up in the senate
and the consideration of the free list was pro-
| ceeded with.
The motion to strike quinine out OF the free
hst was deteated-yeas, Is; nays, SO.
HOUSE :.
Now that the senate has finally decided
| that 6lndlng Irvine should go on tho free list,
the advocates of the proposition are look
ing about to see if the senate action can be.
| sustained. 1t is q fact that ii there can be
Vote on this proposition in the house there
Viii be enough Republicans to vote with
Lem ocrats in the house to desert their party
ana vote against the amendment. Then,
again, some parliamentary plan NAV be-
discovered to get around tn. amendment.
Inc clayton Breckenridge election case
| was taken up, and Mr. Breckenridge made a.
speech in his own behalf Mr.. DalzelI. of
Pennsylvania, closed the debate for the
committee, and after motion to commit
nad oeen defeated and the minority report
rejected, the committee report (unseating
Breckenridge) was adopted (1O5 to 62.)
Congress. -"
| The consideration of the tariff bill has
| closed, except as to the sugar section, reci-
proclty and some reserved paragraphs
which will come up later, when speeches are
| to be limited to thirty minutes in length no
| senator to speak more than once or the
| same subject The voting is to begin sne
| next day; and after the stage of the third
reading of the bill is reached, three hours ie
| To be allowed to each side for general dis
| cussion.
The house adopted the conference report
on the river and harbor bill. Mr. Holman of
| Indiana was the only one to speak against
1t. he criticized those portions of the bill ss
oStcou pun III COuleFeuce WHICH makes ap-
preparations for the purchase of the Portage
| Lake canal and for the improvement of the
| Hay Lake channel.
The senate resumed consideration of the
| tariff bill, and Mr. Plumb offered his amend
ments, OF which he had given notice, plac-
ing u tax of s1.25 per gallon ON distilled
Spirits and spoke in support of it. He
| went on to give resume of appropriat tt ons
nd
S4oo, OOO,OOO q year, predicted deficit of
ToO,OOO,OOO just as sure as the rising of the
sun. The amendment was rejected-17 to
80.
Nearly all the Northwestern men have
taken turn at the tariff bill in the senate
and discussed the various schedules. Sena-
tor Casey of North Dakota made a speech
on the general provision of the bill. It was
the hrst speech that was made in favor of
the bill from q farmer standpoint and by 1,
senator acknowledging that he was farm.
er. s
The house bill opening to settlement the
Fort Randall military reservation in South
Dakota was considered by the committee on
| public lands and the committee refused to re-
| commend agreement to the senate amend
| ment. The amendment proposed to open
the Fort Sisseton reservation and granted
to South Dakota one section OF it for use OF
the state militia, the balance to be subject to
selection as part OF the stats land grant
SENATE.
The traif bill was finished. and is ready to
be voted upon, AS amended it will pass tho
senate probably by strict party vote,
though there III no telling what Ingalls, and
Plumb will do. The former is down for q
speech on the measure and he may denounce
the bill and vote against it, although his
friends do not anticipate anything of the
kind.
| No business was transacted in the House.
though much brain effort was made to secure
! quorum. When obtained the entire day
was spent in flbustering over proposition
to take up the Langston- Venerable election
case from Virginia. The fibusterng contin.
ued until the house adjourned.
SENATE.
The tariff bill, as amended, passed the
Senate by a strict party vote-40 to 80. Mr.
Aldrich moved that the senate insist on it's
amendment to the house bill and ask for @
committee of onerence-the conference to
consist of seven on each side. The motion
was agreed to, and Messrs. Aldrich. Sherman,
ellison, Hiscock, Mcpherson, Vance and
Carlisle were appointed conferees on the part
of the senate.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dunne!. of Minnesota, chairman OF
the house committee on the l. tn census in.
PRODUCED an apportionment bill on the basis
| OF one representative for each $50, 900 of the.
population. This would provide for total
representation of 354.
Mr.. Dunnel says no attempt will be m ade
to push the bill through at this session. but
his committee will at once consider it and
possibly report it back to the house this,
session in time for early action next winter
the object being to have the bill passed next
winter in time for legislatures which are
then in session to make the congressional re.
superintendent.
Sweet Content.