The Iola register., 1890-08-15
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL.

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
fhe duty on a certain line of chinaware.
After debate the amendment was rejected.
Senators Ingalls,, Manderson and Plumb
voting with the Democrats in the affirma-
tive. On several other motions OF 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-
5ourned.
THE Senate devoted the entire session on
the sth to consideration of the Tariff bill..-.
There was quite an animated discussion In
the House on the resolutisn offered by Mr.
Cummings (N. " for an investig alton into
the acts of the Secretary of the Navy in or
dering extra work to be done at the kittery
navy yard Tin Speaker Reeds district) just
before the election, a substitute having been
reported from the Committee on Rules ask
ing the Secretary for his reasons for so do
ing The substitute was adopted. The Com
mittee on Elections made a report on the
Breckenridge Clayton case from Arkansas,
declaring the seat held by Mr. Breckinridge
vacant, and the Deficiency bill was further
debated, but not completed.
AFTER some routine business the Senate
On the 9Th proceeded to consider the Tariff
bill, the iron ore section being under con-
Bideration. A long discussion was had on
Mr.. Germans motion to reduce the duty on
iron ore from 20 to 50 cents per ton. A mo-
tlon by Mr.. Plumb to amend by making 1t 60
cents was accepted by Mr.. German, but it
was defeated by 20 to q, Messr5. Dawes,
Ingalls,, Paddock and Plumb voting aye with
the Democrats. Pending further considera-
tion the Senate adjourned. =. The House
agreed to the conference report on the Orig
inal Package bill by 12O yeas to 80 nays. The
bill provides that all Intoxicating liquors
transported into any State and remaining
therein for consumption or storage shall,
upon arriving in such State, be subject to
the laws of the same and shall not be ex-
empt by reason of being in original pack
ages. The Deficiency bill was then consid-
cred until adjournment
AFTER preliminary morning business the
Senate resumed the Tariff bill on the 7th, the
iron schedule being under consideration.
The bill was laid aside to receive the con-
ference report on the sundry Civil BILL
which was ordered printed. Senator Hoar,
from the Elections Committee, reported a
substitute for the House Federal Election
bill Placed on the calendar, and after re-
CciNtuS INC COulcEchCt Ou tHc TOrtl-
fcations bill the Senate adjourn ed. =. The
House In Committee of the Whole about
completed the General Deficiency bill. and
a bill was passed applying the Inter- State
Commerce law to unincorporated express
companies, and the House adjourned.
The Senate on the 9Th agreed to Senator
Plumb's concurrent resolution for the re-
moval of General Grants remains to the
Arlington National cemetery, IL agreeable to
Mrs. Grant. The conference report on the
Fortifications bill was agreed to- The con-
ference report on the Sundry OWL bill was
agreed to and a new conference ordered on
the items on which there had been no agree
ment. The Tariff bill was further
discussed and resolution pas sed accepting
from the National Encampment of the G A.
r statue and pedestal of General Grant to
be erected in the capitol .... The House took
up the General Deficiency bill and after
some discussion passed it. The House then
got into tangle on a report from the Com
mittee on Rules to Immediately disagree to
Senate amendments to the Indian Appro-
priation bill. The fact soon appeared that
no quorum was present and the House ad-
lourned.