Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-05-23

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In the senate on the 9th the annual
appropriation bill was taken up, the
question being on the amendment Of
fered yesterday by Sherman, increasing
the number of pension agents SALARY
,o00) from eighteen to twenty. 1t
was agreed to-yeas 90, nays 10. A
party vote, except that Payne voted
ave, and Messers ingalls,, Allison,
Plumb and Teller, no. The bill having
been reported back from the committee
Of the whole to the senate, the question
of that amendment came up again for
action. 1t was agreed to. Hit of Illi-
nos called up the bill granting PEN
sion of 81, 200 a year to Mrs. Della Il. S.
Parnell, daughter of Admiral Charles
Stewart with the amendment reducing
the pension to $50 monthly. After some
opposition the amendment was agreed
to and the bill as amended passed.
The senate bill increasing to S75 per
/ month the pension to the widow of Brig
adler General Ayres was passed. The
house then went into committee of the
| whole (Payson of Illinois in the chair
on the tariff bill. Fitch of New York
/ spoke against the bill. Gear of Iowa,
| member of the ways and means commit
tee, said the old proverb, Scratch
Russian and you will find tartar"
might be applied to the democrats, for
II the fiimsy pretenses were scratched off
the democrats a free trader wonld be
found. Mcmillan inquired how it was
that sugar trust securities had had such
q phenomenal rise recently. Gear sug-
gested the pending bill gave refiners
protection of only four-:enths of cent
while the Mills bill gave them / cent
In the senate on the 10th Mr.. Dawes
presented q communication from dele
cations of the five Indian nations re-
monstrating against numerous grants of
rights OF way for railroads through the
Indian Territory. The remonstrance
was referred to the committee on Indian
affairs. The army appropriation bill
was then taken up. Hae's amendment
provided that no alcoholic liquors. beer
or wine, be sold and supplied enlisted
men In any canteen or building in any
tort or military post was agreed to
Yeas 80, nays ID. CockrelFs amendment
striking out the words ''beer or wine.'
was disagreed to. The bill passed. In the
/ mouse the tariff bill was again considered.
Lanham of Texas, in speech gener-
ally critical of the measure, urged the
Importance of reciprocity with Mexico
With proper policy on the part of the
government he declared the United
States could defy the efforts of Germany
and England to control Mexican com
merce. La Toilette of Wisconsin drew
comparison between the Mills bill and
the pending measure. The republican
bill favored protection to American agri-
culture, manufacturers and labor, the
democratic bill opposed that policy. The
republican bill proposed to save the
home market for Americans. The dem
ocratic bill proposed TO invite all other
countries to take this market from our
people whenever it was in their power to
do so. Springer of Illinois opposed the
bill. He denounced granting bounties
ON sugar and raw silk and then in
facetious manner proceeded TO point ont
the benefit which would inure to the
farmers of Illinois from the provisions
of the law. Cabbages were now taxed
10 per cent ad vaorem. 1t was pro-
posed to tax them 3 cents head. Ac-
eording TO agricultural reports no cab
bages were imported at 10 per cent.
How many would be reported at an
equivalent of so per cent.
The time of the senate on the 18th
was given up to discussion of the silver
question, Senator Jones being the
principal speaker. A synopsis of his
remarks are given elsewhere. In the
house tariff matters were considered.
The clerk proceeded to read the bill by
paragraphs for amendments. Mr.. Brock
inridge of Kentucky offered an amend
ment, to come in after the enacting
clause, providing that any citizen of
the United States who manufactures or
produces articles and sells them outside
the United States shall be entitled to
bring in free of duty any article of COM
merce which he may desire TO use in his
business to the value OF the articles ex-
ported. After explaining that his prop
osition was the reverse of the old princi-
pie of rebate, Breckenridge demanded
telIers on the amendment. Lost-s3 to
III. Mr. Anderson of Kansas offered an
amendment providing that the president
may suspend the rate of duty on any i'm
ported article when in his Judgment, the
production, manufacture or sale of such
article is monopolized or attempted to
De monopoilzed or controlled by any
trust or com animation. The amendment
brought up lively debate in regard to
trusts The amendment was adopted
81 TO 76. Only two republicans voted in
favor or 1t. The announcement of the |
result was received with applause on
the democratic side. On vote by tell.
ers the amendment was rejected-ayes,
VI; hayes no; the republicans in turn |
greeting the announcement with ap- |
plause. Mr.. Bland of Missouri offered |
an amendment proposing to admit free |
foreign goods when exchanged for |
American products. Rejected |
-; nays, 90. Mr.. Breckenridge of Ken !
lucky offered an amendment proposing |
to change the date upon which the bill |
shall take effect from July l next to |
July l, 1891. Rejected.
In the senate on the 18th Davis from
the committee on pensions reported |
back to the house the substitute for the
senate dependent pension bill with a
written report and moved that the house
substitute be non-concurred in and q
conference asked. Agreed TO and con-
ferees appointed. Senator Jones then
spoke on the silver measure. The house
after the transaction of some routine
business went into committee of the
whole (Payson of Illinois in the chair
On the tariff bill. Mcmillan of Texas
moved TO reduce the duty on ammonia.
de could see no reason why this article
If necessity to farmers should be so
heavily taxed. Mckinley of Ohio op-
posed the amendment and said that
,arif had encouraged competition in
his country, and the Drica Of ammopja