Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
nm 4rTs OF CONGRESS,
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LATiVE WOEn.

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..,,, and resolutions Introduced and Top
l,''' ,,t.cu..cd by the National Body OF
,,r a.nhers
.ra senate on the 18th Senator Quay
III u torna! notice of his intention
gaze the senate to adopt the or
TO NJ, n-oposed by him last Saturday
Ter lln,mence voting on the tariff bill
70 ','a 20 aud to postpone till the next
Oh 80 ill other Legislative business ex-
se'.' Nv. classes of bills. specified therein.
sel's n not went over.. The senate then
inc oded to consideration of the de.
pl ,o.1c bill The amendments appro-
W. le;,, ,if an aggregate of 81, 239,6SS for
p.t''', neeyment of the French spolia-
". uan Claims we're opposed by Senator
n pn,ob. who denounced the claims as es-
ssn,lally fraudulent and as intended not
sel, ,ba benefit of the claimants, but of
a'T W.T.. were defended and advocated by
n5,-a.ors Hale, Blair and Morgan, and
' ser agreed to. The bill was reported
WI, 10 the senate, and all the amendments
n a',+ we're agreed to by the committee of
w.. .no' Whole we're agreed to in bulk, the
S' CIV one reserved for q special vote
t 9.;a that inserting the item of $40, 900
~ complete the investigation by the
S5a,tulen1 of agriculture as to the under
. y and artesian waters ana their advisa-
t;i,sy for irrigation. The amendment was
gg;scnssed for nearly two hours, aud eventu-
,iy vas agreed to. The bill was then
n n' senator Plumb offered r-sou.
i,on instructing the committee on rules to
tbe sale OF spirituous, vinous or matt
h1aors in the senate wing of the capitol
senator Blair suggested the insertion Of
tEe words, "and drinking" Senator
plrmb--I have 10 objection. The rpso-
Intiou went over. The tariff bill was then
taken up, but, without coming to vote
an senator Plumb's amendment reducing
the tariff on tin plate, the bill was laid
aside. The house amendment to the
senate bill to amend the act constituting
Lincoln, Neb., port Of delivery, was
agreed to. Adjourned.
In the house on the 18th the senate bill
WAS passed granting, leaves of absence to
the per diem employees in the customs
ton case Of Chambers VS.. Morgan was
called up. The majority report finds in
favor of Morgan. the sitting member. he
majority resolution declaring Morgan en-
u,l.d to the seat was agreed to. On mo-
tioa of Nj. Cornell, of Nebraska, the SEN
at bill was passed amending the net con-
stituting Lincoln, Neb.. port of delivery.
IT provides for the appointment
Of surveyor at salary of $500. The IN
finished business coming over from the
last suspension day was a motion to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill to reim-
turse Philip S. Post for moneys expended
by him ia his contest for seat in the FIT
beth congress. Defeated. MIR. Hit, Of
from tho
a.3airs moved to suspend the rules and
pass the senate JOINT resolution providing
tAGt nothing in the diplomatic aud con-
sllar appropriation bill shall be construed
10 interrupt the publication Of
tie lepolts Of International American con-
fegeuces. Nh. Breckinridge, of Kentucky,
!aeetiously inquired whether the public,
ions would cont in certain recent lie tiers
Of he secle airy of st tie on the subject of
reciprocity. aad on Mr.. Hit replying that
tley would contain only the proceedings of
the conference, Mr.. Bleckinridge sent 10
the clerks desk and had read Sec e.ary
Blaine's second letter to Senator Frye.
A mo ion to suspend the rules and pass
the resolution was agreed to. Adjourned.
In the senate on the 10Th the bill
granting right ofway through Ger
tain lands of the United States in
Utah, and the house bill to author
ize the secretary of the interior to
procure to submit to congress proposals
for the sale to the United States of the
western cart of the Crow reservation in
Montana, were taken up, amended and
passed. The tariff bill was then taken up, the
pending question beingon Plumb's amend
ment reducing the duty on tin plate from
2lO cents to l cent per pound, and al
lowing bounty of l cent per pound on
1lo$,
called for a division of the question.
The presiding officer recognized the
livisibility of the question and decided
that the first part Of the reduction from
2.lO to l cent had already been voted on
and decided in the negative, therefore
could not be again voted on in
committee of the whole. A vote would,
therefore, the presiding officer said, be
taken on the bounty clause Of the amend
ment. This change in the condition of
the question did not prove acceptable to
Senator Plumb, and be therefore withdrew
the whole amendment with the understand
ing that he would offer 1t again in the
senate. Senator Mcpherson offered an
to place tin plate on the free list. Re-
lected. The paragraph as to cutlery hav-
ing been reached, Senator Mcpherson
moved an amendment to strike out the
Classification by value and specific rates
and make the duty on pen knives and
pocket knives As per cent. ad valorem.
Senator Cullom made strong speech in
IN favor of the protective tariff
system. The foundation OF every
democratic or free trade argu-
mont, he said, is based upon the
assumption contained in President Cleve-
lands famous message, that the tariff
laws raised the price to consumers OF all
articles imported by precisely the sum
paid for the duty thereon. If the declar-
alton is not true, then the whole free t. ade
structure falls to the ground. The history
Of the country, said Senator Cullom,
shows conclusively that the effect of pro-
lection has been to reduce prices. There
Is nothing consumed by the farmers OF
TINS country which is not cheaper under
Inc protective system than under tariff
Tor revenue only, or free trade,
except those articles which for physical
reasons cannot be manufactured in this
country. Upon the subject of agricultural
PRODUCTS, he said prices were largely fi1ed
eeysupply and demand. Animportant fact
Tor the farmer is the kno Wedge that he can
und market for his nrOduct some where