The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-09-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
l Resume of the Proceedings
of Congress During the
Past Week.

SENATE.
The senate devoted the day to eulogies o.
the late Senator Beck and adopted resolu-
tions upon his death. The most notable adj
dress was that of Senator Ingalls,.
The amendment to the tariff bill placing
Irvine on the free list may pass the senate
The Northwestern senator's will nearly all
favor it, and either in speeches or votes
support it. This amendment already has
the outspokcn support of Senators Davis
and Washburn of Minnesota, Casey o.
North Dakota and Spooner of Wisconsin.
HOUSE.
The house debated at great length the bill
defining lard Mr.. Hayes of Iowa moved to
amend by striking out all alter the first
section, defining lard, and inserting the pro-
visions of the Paddock bill.
A third reading and engrossmpnt of the
bill was ordered by vote of III to IT, and
su bseQueHtly, after motions to reconsider
and commit to the committee with insrruc-
tions had been de Gated. the vote on the pass
age of the bill stood: Yeas. IL; nays, 46-
no quorum. The bill will come up Tor final
passage again.
SENATE.
Senator Platt laid be ore the senate let
ter from the secretary OF the interior. trans
hitting n telegram from Special Land In
SpectOr NEWMAN concerning the destitution
in Oklahoma.
The senate committee on postal affairs de-
cided to make the bill to extend the free de-
livery system apply to cities o 1000 inhab-
itants, or to cities where the postal receipts
amount to S., 900.
The bankruptcy bill will be reported to the
senate 'avOrably with cert ain amendments.
1T Is understood that an effort will be made
to pass the bill at this sessionof congress.
HOUSE
An a0ppamant hos hnan An nllu chad nv
the sundry civil bill conerrees upon the par
agraphs relating to the irrigation and
public land surveys, the sole subject of dis
pute between the two houses for several
weeks. For the survey of The public lands.
the house appropriated 5000 900; the senate
increased the amount to 5000, 1000. The
couterrees fixed it at 1925, 600.
Mr.. O'Neill o PENNSYLVANIA announced the
sudden death of his colleague, Lewis f. Wat
son in a feeling manner, and offered suitable
resolutions, which were adopted A ter the
appointment of a funeral committee the
house ad burned mark of respect to the
memory OF the deceased.
SENATE.
The senate by unanimous consent agreed
to the proposition of Mr.. Aldrich in regard
to closing debate on the tarri bill and taking
vote on the measure Sept. 8.
The tariff bin was then taken up, the
question being on the lead paragraph.
he proposed to submit an amendment to the
tariff bill to place white pine lumber on tile
free list. and he indicate that he would have
something to say in favor OF that PROPOSE.
ton,
HOUSE
Representative E. p. Taylor Of Ohio. from
the COMMITTEES on judiciary, reported to the
house a bill amending section 51l5, Revised
Statutes. relating to ml-COnduct OF officers
OF elections and ostodians OF ballots at con-
gressional elections. Tho object is to pre-
vent post election frauds, which, 1t is said,
under existing law may be committed at WILL
and for any violation of which the United
States is powerless to prosecute or protect
the rights of citizens who may be candidates
for congress. 1t provides a penalty or any
alterations OF ballots and returns alter an
election has been held.
SENATE.
| Mr. Davis of Minnesota, m ade speech up
on the tariff and reciprocity.
The resolution heretofore offered by MIR.
| Plumb, instructing the committee on rules
| to issue such orders as will wholly prevent
| the sale of spirituOus, vinous and malt Ii
! quors in the senate wing of the capitol, was
taken up. discussed and referred to its com.
mittee on rules.
There was q fight with bare knuckles on
| the floor of the house. Two or three con-
gressmen called each other liars and applied
other epithets to each other
Wilson OF Washington and Beckwith OF
New Jersey were the com batants, while Cannon
and Mason OF Illinois, Williams OF Ohio and
Lehback of New Jersey we're ''in in. 1T came
during the height OF the flibustering on the
compound lard bill.
! Beckwith took exception to o remark made
| by Mr.. u ilson and called vhe Washing t on
) congressman a vile name Wilson resented
TINS with blow: Ii-sa g. Nilsson
| but did not reach him. Williams OF Ohio
! tried to draw Beck with away and Beckwith
! turned to scrap with him. Then the sergeant
alarms deputy brought the maces from
their places above the desk, and be ore the
rods and the eagle the fight stopped. 1t was
several minutes before order was restored.
SENATE.
| The tariff bill was taken up. Mr.. Aldrich,
! from the finance committee, gave notice OF
two amendments he would offer to the bill,
/ and which were read for in ormation. One OF
| them is a reciprocity amendment.
| Senator Davis introduced an amendment
10 the tariff bill providing that binding Irvine
manufactured in whole or in part from Isle
! of Tampico fiber, jutP, jute butts, MANILA,
sisal grass or sum, shall be admitted free Of
duty.
HOUSE,
The decision Of the speaker as to the lard
bill was sustained (l30 to So J and the ill
was passed (126 to 81 }, the clerk counting =
quorum. After further personal expla&a
tons in regard to tho Cannon resolution
directed against the tiIibusterers, the eight
hour law claim bill was taken up and dis
cnssed to the end of the morning hour. A
bill to constitute the hour of days work
for laborers and mechanics on government
work was amended and passed.