Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, Aug. Is.

that the general debate on the tariff
bill shall close on September. 3,
that the debate on the amendments con-
tinue under the FIVE minute rule until
September 8th, and that the final voting
shall then begin. He also proposes that
the last six hours be devoted to de-
bate. At the request of Mr.. Plumb the
matter went over until tomorrow.
The pending question on the tariff bill
was imposing duty of / y cents per
pound on lead ore and lead dross; pro-
viding that silver ore and all other ores
containing lead shall pay duty Of X
cents per pound on the lead contained
therein, according to sample and assay at
the port of entry. Mr. Quay offered a
resolution which was agreed to, expressing
the deep sensibiity with which the senate
heard of Mr.. Watson's death, concurring
in the appo ntment of a committee and
providing, as an additional mark of re-
spect. that the senate adjourn.
House. Owing to the sudden death
Representative Watson of Penn, there
was no business transacted in the house
today.
TUESDAY, Aug. 26.
.Senate.-The senate today by unaani
nous consent, agreed to the proposition
of Mr.. Adrich in regard to closing the de-
bate ON the tariff bill. The substitute for
the house bankruptcy bill was repor ed
from the Judiciary committe and placed on
the calendar. The resolution directing
the committee on rules to prJnibt the sale
of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors IN the
senate wing of the capitol was taken up
but went over until tomorrow. The con-
ference report on the sundry civil approp-
ration bill was presented and read. MIR.
Allison in a somewhat lengthy address,
defended the action of the senate conferees
and explained the extreme difficulty which
they had encountered in dealing with The
subject. After some debate, in which Mr..
Reagan defended the past action of con-
gress and the direct irrigation in the mat
ter of reserving the reservation from settle
ment. The conference report on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill was agreed to.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the ques-
tion being on the lead paragraph, to
which Mr.. Coke bad offered an amend
ment, to make lead extracted from silver
ores free of duty, and Mr.. Plumb had
offered one reducing the duty on lead
ore and lead dross from p to q cent
House. After the reading of che journal
Pennsylvania demanded the regular order
and contented that the unfinished business
was the Conger lard bill, the vote upon
the passage of which Saturday was in
elusive owing to the absence of quorum.
business of the speaker table must first be
disposed of. After considerable debate on
the subject, in which Messrs. Cannon and
A g
Reed decided that the question before the
house was the roll-cail on the passage of
the lard bill.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. y.
.SeHdte.-The resolution heretofore Of
fored by Mr.. Plumb instructing the com
mittee on rules to issue such orders as will
wholly prevent the sale of spirtuous vinous
and malt liquors in the senate wing of the
capitol, was taken up, the first question
being on Mr.. Buffers amendment, direct
ing the sergeant-at-arms to make daily in
spection of committee rooms and other
apartments. The subject was referred to
committee on rules.
House When the buiness of the house
was resumed this morning the opponents
of the lard bill, led by Mr.. Mason rep,
of Ill.,, at once began flibustering tactics.
After the house had spent much time IN
roll calls, the previous question on the mo-
ton to approve the Journal was ordered
and carried. A alteration arose between
Cannon and McAdoo which so far consum-
ed the day that nothing of importance was
done.
THURSDAY, Aug. %.
iSendte.-The senate conference report
on the railroad lana forfeiture bill
was presented and ordered printed:
The tariff bill was then taken
up. Mr.. Aldrich gave notice OF two
amendments which he would offer to the
bill, and which were read for information.
One of the amendments is reciprocity
amendment to the tariff bill in the form of
a new section, and reads as follows: Sec
ton 2. That exemptions from the duty
of sugar, moasses, coffee, tea and hides,
as provided for In this act, are made with
view to secure reciprocal trade with those
countries producing these articles; and for
this purpose, on and after the first day
of July, 1891, whenever and so often as
the president shall be satisfied that the
government of any country producing and
exporting sugar, mOlasses, coffee, tea and
hides, raw and uncured, or any such arti-
cles, imposes duties or other eaactions
upon the agricultural or other products of
the United States, which in view of the
free introduction of such sugar, molasses,
coffee, tea and hioes into the United States
he may deem to be reciprocally unequal
and unjust, he shall have the power,
and it shall be his duty to suspend
by proclamation to that effect, the pro-
visions of this act relating to the free in
PRODUCTION of such sugar, molasses, coffee,
tea and hides, the production of such
country for such time as he shall deem
/ just, and in such case and during such
suspension duties shall be levied, col
lected and paid upon sugar, molasses, cof-
fee, tea and hides, the product of or ex-
| ported from such designated country, as
follows, namely: All sugars not above thir-
teen Dutch standard in color shall pay
duty on their polariscopic test as follows.
namely: all sugars not above number thir-
teen. Dutch standard in color, all tank
bottoms, syrups of cane juice or Of beet
/ Juice, meada, concentrated melpda, con-
crete and concentrated molasseS, testing
. 10y polariScope not above IS degrees seven
tenths of one cent per pound, and for
every additional degree or fraction
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