Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-13
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. o., Aug. Is
SENATE.


SENATE
The House amendments to the Senate
bills to adopt regulations to prevent collis-
ions al sea and to amend the act relative to
shipping commissioners were presented and
were, on motion OF Mr.. Frye, concurred in.
Mr.. Hale otfsred resolution (which was
agreed toy directing the Secretary Of the
Navy to Investigate the counterfeit stamp
Ing of steel plates for us. naval vessels at
the Linden Steel Works, Pittsburg.
The Senate then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of executive business.
The doors were reopeDed at lilo.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Eimunds
yesterday limiting debate 90 the tariff bill
was laid before the Senate, and was, on mo
ton OF Mr.. Aldrich (@ho said that Mr.. Ed
munds was aware of his purpcae) referred to
the ommittee CT rules.
NJ. B!asr's resolution authorizing q pre-
vision for the previous question took the
same direction as his own motion.
Mr.. @ iay's resolution providing, among
other things, for vote on the tariff bill On
the 3O.h of Angus, was also ION motion of
Mr.. A!dtich) referred to the committee on
rules, after statement by Mr.. Q1ay that
he understood the reservation OF general APP
proprlation bills to Include the river and
harbor bill.
Mr.. Roar offered an amendment to Mr..
@ lays resolution, 50 IS to include the fed
eral election bill among the measures to be
taken up for consideration at the present
session. Raferred to the committee on
rulae.
The House joint resolution extending the
provisions OF existing laws providing for
tenn porary expenditures of the government
Ito IN OF Ausus.) was laid before the
S5nate.
Mr.. Plumb suggested in tone of sarcasm
whether 1t would not bs just as we'll lin
stea of having appropriation bills prepared
and considered every SESSION. to pass a joint
resolution extending the appropriations from
year to year. aud he asked Mr.. Allison
Ehathe. the Senate was not likely to cone
to that next session.
Dir. Allison replied that no Senator could
doubt the necessity Of the extension of sp-
propriaton1 a; this time.
The joint resolution was passed.
The consideration Of the tariff bill was
then re:nmed. the pending question beiog
GU Mr.. Vests smendneat fsred on Nor
dey) reducing ths Guy on tin.plate from
2 2-10 tents to l cent 8 peuud (the ex sting
reie)
Mr.. Carlisle took part in the discussion,
aud cling e. statement mads before the
House com nittee on ways and means by
Mr. Cronemeyer Chat the quantity of tin
plate annually imported into the Uated
States wnq 1886, 692 tons. costing $23, 0OO. 600
and that the production of that material IN
this country woull give employment to
800 900 work men), said that no had made
calculation of the wages which those WORK
men would receive under these conditions.
If one bali Of The S23 900 600 was spent 10
wages (the Other half going for material and
expenses) each ons OF the workmen would
receive the magnificent sum OF $3S 30 per
year, and if the whole amount was paid on
wages each one OF the workmen would re-
ceive s7666 per year. And that, he said, was
the sort of statement on which this leg'ssa-
ton was asked.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Springer. OF Illinois, called attention
to what he claimed were omissions in the
jouanal of yesterdays proceeding linclud-
ing the omission of any reference to point
OF order made by him) and moved that the
journal be corrected.
The motion to amend was lost, yeas rs,
nays IS, and the urnal was approved.
Mr.. Atkinson asked unanimous consent
for the consideration of Senate bill granting
leaves of ebsence to per diem employs In
the customs service.
Mr.. Kerr, Of lowe, objected.
Mr.. Brewer presented the conference re-
port on the fertilization appropriation bill.
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