The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-21
THE SENATE ANDHOUs
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.

Proceedings of the Senate and House of
Representatives = Important Measures,
Discussed and Acted UpOn-Gist of the
Business.
Mr.. EDMUNDs. from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported to the Senate on the 18th
an amendment to be offered to the river
and harbor bill, and explained that its pur--
pose was to make it unlawful to obstructr
the navigation of any of the navigablet
waters. The amendment was laid en- the
table and ordered printed. Mr.. EdmUnds
presented the motion for change Ct the
rules by limiting debate on the tariff bill
which he had offered at the time Of ad-
iournment on the nth, and it was laid on the
table and ordered printed Mr.. Blair also
offered a resolution for such q change of
the rules as will permit the previous queS-;
tion to be moved after a proposition has
been considered two days, and the same
disposition was made of it, The tariff de-
bate was then resumed. In the House a.
Joint resolution extending temporarily Gun
til Aug. 29) the appropriations for the sup
port of the Government not already pro-
vided for in the general appropriation bills
was passed.
THE conference report on the Indian ap--
preparation bill was presented in the Senate
and agreed to on the 18th. The tariff bilE
having been again taken up, Mr.. German
addressed the Senate in opposition to tho
proposed increase of duty on tin plates
Lie bdElIl DllI WAS ldlU dSlUC llllOIHdlly duO
| a conference was ordered on the Senate bill
in regard to collisions at sea, and MeSsrS.
Frye, WaShburn, and German were appoint
ed cOnferreeS the part of the Senate.
Mr.. Plumb, from the Committee on ApprO-
priations, reported a joint resolution for
the relief of destitution in oklahoma.
The House bill making appropriations for
additional clerical force in the pension
office was taken from the calendar and read
for amendment. Various amendments re-
ported by the Committee on Appropriations
were agreed to and the bill was passed. In
the House a bill was passed authorizing the
Secretary of tho Interior to sell certain
lands and to grant the proceeds of the sale
to the town of Pelican. Oneida County, Wis.
On motion OF Mr.. Doclery (MO.). a bill was
passed authorizing the construction of a
bridge across the Missouri River at st.
Charles, Mo.
Mr.. PLUMB, from the Committee on APP
preparations, on the 14th reported to the
Senate the joint resolution appropriating
for the relief of restitution in oklahoma the
unexpended balance of the appropriation
made last April for tho relief of the district
Overfowed by the Mississippi River and it
was passed The tariff bill was taken up,
and Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment to
strike out the clause imposing duty Of
two and two-tenths cents % pound on tin
plate Preserving the other part Of the prOpO--
sitiOn as to bounty, but finally withdrew
it and offered another making the
duty on tin-plate one cent a pound and
providing bounty of one cent q pound
on tin-plate manufactures in the United
States Without action on the amendment
the Senate adjourned. The first business.
in order in the House was the vote on sus-
tanning the decision of the Chair, overrul-
ing the point of order made by Mr. Springer
of Illinois, that the Nat Mckay relief bill
must be considered in committee of the
whole. The decision was sustained-yeas,
ia; nays, 81; the Speaker counting quo
rum. 1t was soon found that no quorum
was present and the House adjourned.
The river and harbor bill was taken up in
the Senate on the 18th, and several amend
ments were agreed to. When the House
met it proceeded to a consideration of the
conference report on the Indian appropria-
ton bill, which was presented by Mr. Per-
kins (Kansas). Mr.. Cannon OIlinois) criti-
cised the report as being the most eXtraOr-
binary one which had ever been sub
mitted during his experience in the
House. When the bill was first sub
mitted to the House he had conceived
it to be his duty to raise points
of order against items aggregating 100000.
| These items had been stricken out. The
Senate had agreed to amendments aggre-
eating S1,200,000. The conference report
carried the full amount of the bill as it
passed the House, with the full amount of
the Senate amendments and $4,000 MORE
The bill created number of new offices and
increased a number of salaries. The bill
was finally passed.
IN the Senate, on the 10th inst, tho river
and harbor bill was taken up, and, after
several amendments OF littlo Importance
had been agreed to, was passed. Mr.. Quay
gave notice OF o resolution providing for %
vote on the tariff bill Aug. 80, and for
adjournment soon as possible thereafter.
(Tho effect of this would be to delay action
on the Federal election bill till the next
SESSION. The House passed the anti-lOttery
bill without division The bill pro-
vides that no letter, postal card or
circular concerning any lottery, So
called gift concern. or other similar
enterprise Offering prices dependent upon
lot or chance Tor concerning schemes de-
vised for the purpose of obtaining money
or prOpert~ under false pretenses), and no
list of the drawings at any lottery or similar
scheme, and no lottery ticket or part there
of. and no check, draft, bill, money, postal
note, or money order for the purchase of
any ticket tickets or parts thereof, and or
of any share or chance in any such lottery
or gift enterprise shall be carried in the
mail or delivered at or through any post
office or branch thereof or by any letter
carrier.