Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-09-04
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Proceedings OF the Senate and House on
Representatives - Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon-Gist OF the
Business.
MIR. ALDRIcH (Rep.) introduced resolu-
tion in the Senate on the 25th 20 fix time
for voting on the tariff bill The resolution
at the suggestion OF Mr.. German (Dem.),
was modified 30 as 10 continue the general
discussion up to and including Wednesday,
Sept 3, 10 have five minutes debate on
Thursday, 4. Friday, D, and Saturday, o,
and TO fix Monday, Sept. <, and thereafter
for consideration of the bill and amend
ments without debate; then three hours TO
be allowed 10 each side for general
debate, and the final vote 10 be taken ON
the passage OF the bill. The matter was
not disposed of. Congressman Lewis L.
Watson, representing the Twenty-seventh
Pennsylvania District, died suddenly at his
hotel, and as n mark OF respect both houses
adjourned, The Senate Committee on Pos
tai Affairs decided to make the bill 10 ex-
tend the free delivery system apply to cities
OF 5000 Inhabitants or to cities whore the
postal receipts amount 20 $4,000.
In the Senate the proposition offered on
the previous day fixing day for taking the
vote on the tariff bill was agreed TO ON the
Goth The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill was agreed to. The
tariff bill was thon taken up, the question
being on the lead paragraph, to which Mr..
Coke had offered an amendment 20 make
the lead extracted from silver ores free OF
duty, and Mr.. Plumb had offered one re-
ducing the duty on lead ore and lead dross
from one and one-half cents to three
quarters of cent. Before proceeding
with that paragraph MIR. Plumb gave
notice of an amendment 20 tho bill,
which he would offer at the appropriate
time. The amendment was read. IL Is, with
some few notifications, the bill for reel
procity with Canada, introduced by MIR.
Butterworth In the House OF Representa-
tiyes Senator Plumb proposes to restrict
the operation of the. reciprocal arrange
ment 10 manufactured articles and min
erals In the House the entire day was
spent In wrangling over parliamentary
questions. The delay was caused by the
opponents OF the compound-lard Dill, who
resorted to dilatory tactics to keep the bill
from coming TO vote
THE feature of the tariff debate In the
Senate on the 27th was the speech of Sena-
tor Cush Davis, OF Minnesota, In favor of
reciprocity with South American countries.
He spoke OF the general impression that the
country was entering upon an era OF unex-
ampled material prosperity, and said that
| the renewal of prosperity was largely the
result of wise legislation enacted (the sill
| yer bilD and TO be enacted (the tariff BILL.
| He thought that the tariff bill should be
amended In the direction OF reciprocity so
| as to secure American farmers trade with
| foreign nations, especially with South
| America, Central America, Mexico, and the
| West India Islands. But there was one item
| In the bill of extraordinary Importance to
| the people of Minnesota that was the item
| OF binding twino In his opinion that ar
| ticle should go on the free list and should be
| subject to no duty or tax whatever. The
matter affected the farmers of every State
I'm the Union. 1t affected the peo-
pie of Minnesota TO the amount
L Ion n a
| year The entire business, including the
sources from which that commodity was
supplied, was governed by combination OF
ali, or substantially all, the manufacturers
| of cordage and binding Irvine, They were
| I'm no need OF protection. They were amply
| able to protect themselves and to spoliato
| the world. They were amenable TO tho law
| against trusts, and certainly the Senate
| should not legislate In favor OF men under
the ban of outlawry. The House spent the
| entire day again In wrangling over parlia'
mentary points.
THE long-expected reciprocity amend
ments TO the tariff bill were introduced II
the Senate on tho 2sth by Senator Aldrich
The vital one relates to sugar, molasses
coffee, tea, and hides. 1t is set forth In tho
| declaratory statement that the object /:
Tlge. P-fsidePt, irSRnfs veRsaJ.
carries out the direction OF Congress In i'm
posing certain duties on specified articles a
|
having the benefit of the UniteS
States markets do not reciprocatc
The only thing left to his judgment 4
the time OF this suspension, and that Is
| necessary discretion. The sugar duties ar,
set forth in detail In the amendment In or
| der TO prevent any ambiguity. The tim
| given the various countries to open up thei
markets is shorter than has been heretofor,
talked about. Assuming that the tariff bill
will be I'm effect Oct. /, IL would be min
months. The relation of sugar TO reciproci
" is still to be determined. The secon,
amendment I'm relation TO fish is purel
| retaliatory and Is aimed at Canada. In tn
House, after four days OF 6libusterlng, tn
bill regulating the manufacture and sale O
| compound lard was passed, 126 to 81. TIL
House also passed the bill establishing tn
eight-hour day on all Government works.
Mr.. BLAIR presented in the Senate, o.
the Goth, memorial Of the Women's Ma
tional Industrial League for the suppress
sion and punishment of the earned assa-
sins known as the Pinkerton detectives.
| Referred to the Judiciary Committee. MI
Issass.v.sssl.- -als following
resolution, which went over for the present
Resolved, That when the two houses adjour
the 10th of September, 1890, IL be to NEE
the 10th OF November, 1890. Hous
bill authorizing the erection of pontoo
bridge across the Missouri River, betwee
the City OF St. Charles and tho Count
of St. Louis, In Missouri, was reported b
Mr.. Vest, and passed without amendment
In the House, the first bill considered wa
that which has been pending for the las
sixteen weeks-the omnibus Southern wal
claims bill. Mr.. Thomas (Wis.), who ha
objected to Its passage on the ground tina
some of the claimants were disloyal, offere
a substitute striking out the objectionabl
features, and by unanimous consent 1t wa
agreed TO. The bill carries about s530,000.