Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-08-09
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
summary of the Daily News
CONVERSATIONAL.

The Senate met at ten O'Clock on the 3lst,
In accordance with the new rule, but only
ten members were present After some Skin.
mishing quorum was secured. The con.
ference report on the District OF Columbia
bill was discussed for over nm hour and
agreed to, and the Tariff bill was then con.
sidered until adjournment. In the House
Mr. Oates (Ala.), rising to question OF
privilege, offered resolution for the lnves.
tigation OF the charges OF corruption against
members OF the House contained In q recent
article In the National Economist. but after
great deal of talk the Speaker decided IL
did not present question OF privilege. The
House sustained the decision, and further
considered the amendments to the sundry
Civil bill Adjourned.
Soon after the Senate mot on August
Mr.. Blair offered q resolution that the Com.
mittee on Rules be instructed to report
within four days a rule providing for the
limiting OF debate, and asked for Its i'm.
mediate consideration. Objection being
madO the resolution went over. The Tariff
bill then came up. Many amendments
offered by Democrats were voted down.
when the schedule relating to glass and
crockery ware was reached, Senator
Mcpherson moved TO reduce certain
duties, and upon this Senator Plumb
made the first break In the party line by
voting with the Democratic On a motion to
reduce the duty on common brown earthen-
ware Senator Paddock voted with the Demo.
Gratis. At this point Senator Plumb took
part In the debate and vehemently opposed
the idea OF protection for the benefit Of
Eastern manufacturers as against Western
agriculturlsts. The Senate. he said, owed
some duty to the American people as we'll
as TO the manufacturers. .. The House re
sumed the amendments to the sundry Civil
bill, but no quorum could DO obtained and
an adjournment was had
WHEN the Senate met on the I'd Mr. Blair's
resolution for change OF the rules so as to
limit debate came up and that Senator spoke
In favor OF Il. At the conclusion OF Senator
Blalr's speech the resolution was referred.
The Tariff bill was taken up and Mr..
Vests amendment to reduce the duty
on decorated china was debated at
length and rejected by vote of
20 nays to II yeas, Senators Plumb and Pad
dock voting In the Affirmative with the
Democratic resolution was introduced by !
Senator Plumb for the removal OF the re.
mains of General Grant to the National
Cemetery at Arlington. Adjourned.
When the House met there was much diff.
Guilty In dlsposing Of the Sundry Civil bill |
owing to the small attendance. 1t was
adopted revoking all leaves OF absence.
Adjourned
Soon after disposing of unimportant
routine business the Senate on the 4th re.
sumed the Tariff bill. the pending question
being Senator Vests amendment to reduce
the duty on q certain line OF chinaware.
After debate tho amendment was rejected,
Senators Ingalls,, Henderson and Plumb
voting with the Democrats in the affirma.
tive. On several other motions OF q like
nature Mr.. Plumb voted with the Demo.
Gratis. During the debate he stated that II |
was better not to pass any tariff bill than to |
pass one not right. Adjourned. The |
House. in Committee of the Whole consid.
cred the General Deficiency BILL but the de.
bate drifted more into an attack upon and
defense OF the Speaker than any thing per-
tanning to the bill under discussion. Ad.
journed.
HE Senate devoted the entire session on
the 9Th to cons Ideration Of the Tariff bill...
There was quite an animated discussion in
the House on the resolutlsn offered by Mr.
IN. " for an investg 'tion into
the acts Of the Secretary OF the Navy in or.
dering extra work to be done ut the Klttery
navy yard Tin Speaker Reeds district) just
before the election, a substitute having been
from the Committee on Rules ask.
ing the Secretary Tor his reasons for so do.
ing. The substitute was adopted. The Com.
mittee on Elections made u report on the
Clayton case from Arkansas,
the seat held by Mr. Breckenridge
vacant, and the Deficiency bill was further
debated, but not completed.