The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-08-15
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CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
THE Senate devoted the entire session On
the 5th to confederation of the Tariff BILL
There was quite an animated discussion IN
the House on the resolution offered by Mr.
Cummings IN. " for an investigation 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 distrletl just
before the election a substitute having been
renorted from the Committee in Rules ask
ing the Secretary for his reasons for so do
ing Tho substitute was adopted The Com
mIttee on Elections made report on tho
BreekInrIdge- Clayton ease from Arkansas,
declaring the seat held by NJ Breckinridgs
vacant, and the Deficiency Dill was iurther
debated, but not eompleteh.
AFrER some routine business the Senate
on the 9Th proceeded to CT nsider the Tarin
bill, the iron ore section bling under con-
alteration. A long discussion was had on
Mr. Germans mrtlon to reduce the duty on
iron ore from IS to 50 cents per ton A mo-
tlon by Mr.. Plumb to amend by making it %
cents was accepted by hr. German, but IL
was defeated by % to Fl, hessrs- Dawes,
Ingalls,, Paddock and Plumb voting aye with
the Democrats. Pending further considerA-
ton the Senate adjourned The House
agreed to the inference report on the orig
inaI Package bill by 10 yeas to 9t nays. The
bill provides that all intoxicating liquors
transported into any State ana remaining
therein for consumption or storage snah,
upon arriving in such State. be subject to
the laws of the same and shall not De e1-
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 Tth, the
Iron schedule being under consideration
The bill was laid aside to receive the con-
ference report on the Sundry Civil bill,
which was ord red printed Senator HoaF
from the Elections Committee, reported a
substitute for tho Hou-e Federal Election
ha
ceIving the conference report on the Fortt
fications bill the Senate adjourned. The
House In Committee of the Whole about
completed the General Deficiency bill, and
a bill was passed applying the Interstate
Commerce law to unincorporated express
companies, and the House adjourned.
THE Senate on the 6th ngreed to Senator
PiumHs concurrent resolution for the re-
moval II General Grants romans to the
Arlington National cemetery, IL agreeable to
Mrs Grant The conference report on the
Fortificatlons bill was az reed to. The con
ference report on the Sundry Civil bill was
agreed to and q new conference ordered on
the items which there had been no agree
ment The Tariff bill was further dis
cussed and n resolution passed accepting
from the National Encampment Cf the G. A.
z n statue and pedestal of General Grant to
be erected In the capitol. he House took
up tho General Deficiency bill and after
some discussion passed It. The House then
got into n tangie 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 adj
journed.
THE Senate on the 9th further attempted
to consider the Tariff bill but no quorum was
present and an Adjournment was soon had.
when the II use met the Senate joint
resolution was passed by unanimous con-
sent accepting from the G. A. Il. a statue of
General Grant. The resolution reported
from the Committee on Rules pr, viding for
limited debate on the Senate amendments
to the Indian Appropriation bill came up
and after being adopted the House non con
CURED In the Senate amendments and ad-
iourned.