Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-08-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
IUESDAY. JnlY %.


SeHate-Mr, Sawyer, from the post
office committee, reported back the
senate bill to establish a limited postal
and telegraph service Mr. Ingalls,
introduced a bill to establish depart
ment of communication, and said
it was prepared by and introduced at the
request of the Wage Workers alliance
The tariff bill was taken up, the pend
ing question, McPherscn's amendment,
offered yesterday to reduce the duty on
acetic acids, was rejected by party vote
Mr.. Mcpherson then offered an amend
ment reducing the duty on bOrac acid
from five to three-and-a-half cents. which
was rejected. 25 to 80 Mr. Jones lark }
addressed the senate in opposition to the
bill, which, he said, was Il declaration on
the part of the republican party that the
war tariff was never to be reduced.
Coming to the question of bounty on
sugar, Jones asked why not protect the
wheat grower by bounty as well as the
sugar grower? The proposition to
take the duty off raw sugar aud
pay a bounty on American grown sugar
simply meant sugar free for refners.
sugar free for the sugar trust; sugar tax
ed for all who consume it for food" Mr.
Aldrich pleaded that the republicans per
mt of no more delay ON the tariff bill.
He believed the democrats We're simply
seeking to cart the action of long session
ON the republicans. Mr.. Hiscock
repealed the general charge that the
republican success at the last election
was the result of the influence of
manufacturers or monOpolists and asserted
. III the state of New York wherever demo-
cratic majorities were rolled up, steps OF
the whiskey interest could be marked
In reference to the statement aS to the
refusal of the finance committee to give
hearings to persons interested, HlscOck
said it had refused to
give hearings 10 representatives
of manufacturers of Germany. France.
England and Belgium The place for
them to be heard was where the demo-
cratic members of the committee were in
conference. He did not know how much
money had been contributed to the demo-
cratic election fund by those interests; but
he knew every day the tariff bill was de-
layed was largely to the profit of foreign
manufacturers They were interested in
its defeat. Mr.. Voorhees, congratulated
MIR. German on his great victory in break
ing the predetermined silence on the
republican side of the chamber. As to
the speech of the senator from New
York. which had been extOrted under the
lash, it was the same old TRADE of calumny
and abuse against the democratic party.
After further debate the bill was laid
aside and the house joint resolution to
continue appropriations under the existing
laws up to the l4th of August, was pre-
sented. discussed and passed.
H0HSc.-ln speaking on one of the
! senate amendments to the civil bill, Mr..
! Struble, of Iowa, made bitter attack upon
| Speaker Reed for his action toward the
| gentlemen having interest in public build
| ing bills. He was indignant because the
| speaker had refused to recognize him and
| others who were passing public building
! bills, Mr. Cannon (lll.) defended the CON
! duct of the speaker, which he believed.
was above criticism. Quite a discussion
ensued on an amendment, which was
finally rejected, appropriating SS00,000
| for the purchase of suitable site for a
! building for the supreme court.
WEDNESDAY, July 30.
Senatc.-The tariff bill was discussed
| briefly. and numerous amendments offered
| bv Mr. Mcpherson in the line of reductions
were all rejected The only change made
/ in the schedule was reduction on choro-
form. from 40 to % cents per pound
Mr.. Vest moved to reduce the duty on
iodoform from $3.50 TO 81 90 per pound
| but the proposition was defeated.
/ HotSe.-Mr. McComas. of Maryland
called up the conference report on
District of Columbia appropriation
| bill Mr.. Mutchler' of Pennsylvania
| opposed the report on the ground that
| according to the statement of the district
commissioners, if the bill is passed
| in Its present form, there would be d
| deficit in the revenues of the district
of between S275. .0000 and 100000
After the debate the conference report
was agreed TO, and the house went into
the committee of the whole on the senate
amendments to the sundry civil bill
/ Mr.. Cummings made an attack upOr
the director of thr geological survey, and
! favored the senate irrigation amendment.
No action was taken. The speaker an
nounced the appointment of the following
members on the committee to investigate
the charges against Commissioner Raum
Morrill, Sawyer, Smyser. Goodnl ght anC
Martin Ind
THURSDAY. July 81.
SenGte.-Mr Frye stated that the live
and harbor bill would be taken up mex
Friday. The conference report on tn,
/ District of Columbia bill was agreed to
The tariff bill was then taken up and Mr.
Mcpherson moved to make the rate on e1
tracts of licorice four cents a pound. tn,
amendment of the finance committee beins
TO reduce 1t from SIX to 1--WE cents. Tn,