Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS.

a CONGRESS.
Soon after disposing of unimportan
sumed the Tariff bill, the pending question
being Senator Vests amendment to reduce
the duty on a certain line of chinaware
After debate the amendment was rejected
voting with the Democrats In the afirma
tive. On several other motions az like
nature Mr.. Plumb voted with tho Demo
Gratis. During the debate he stated that II
was better not to pass any tariff bill than tt
pass one mot right: Adjourned The
House. in Committee of the Whole, consid
cred the General Deficiency bill, but the de
bate drifted more into an attack upon and
defense of the Speaker than any thing per-
tanning to the bill under discussion. Ad
journed.
THE Senate devoted the entire session on
the 5th to consideration of the Tariff bfll...
There was quite an animated discussion In
the House on the resolution offered by MI
Cummings IN. " for an investigation into
the acts of the secretary of the Navy in or
dering extra work to be done at the kfttery
navy yard Tin Speaker Reeds district) just
before the election, q substitute having been
reported from the Committee on Rules ask
ing the Secretary for his reasons for SO do
ing. The substitute was adopted. The Com
mittee on Elections made a report on the
Breckenridge Clayton case from Arkansas
declaring the seat held by Mir. Breckenridge
and the Deficiency bill was further
AFTER some routine business the Senate
on the 9Th proceeded to consider the Tariff
bill, the iron ore section being under CON
sideratiOn. A long discussion was had on
Mr.. Germans motion to reduce the duty on
iron ore from IS to SO cents per ton mo
ton by Mr. Plumb to amend by making it &C
cents was accepted by Mr.. German, but il
was defeated by 20 to 81, Messrs. Dawes
Ingalls,, Paddock and Plumb voting aye with
the Democrats. Pending further considera-
agreed to the conference report on the Orig
inal Package bill by 120 yeas to 81 nays. The
bill provides that all intoxicating liquors
transported into any State and remaining
therein for consumption or storage shall
upon arriving in such State. be subject to
the laws of the same and shall not be ex-
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 7th, the
iron schedule being under consideration.
The bill was laid aside to receive the CON
ference report on the Sundry Civil bill
which was ordered printed. Senator Hoar
from the Elections Committee, reported 8
substitute for the House Federal Election
bill. Placed on the calendar, and after re-
ceiving the conference report on the Fortf-
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 Inter State
Commerce law to unIncOrporated express
companies, and the House adjourned.
THE Senate on the 9Th agreed to Senator
Plumb's concurrent resolution for the re-
moval of General Grants remains to the
Arlington National cemetery, IL agreeable to
Mrs. Grant The conference report on the
Fortifications bill was agreed to- The con-
ference report on the Sundry Civil bill was
agreed to and new conference ordered on
the items on which there had been nc agree
ment. The Tariff bill was further dis
cussed and a resolution passed accepting
from the National Encampment of the G. A.
R statue and pedestal of General Grant to
up the General Deficiency bill and after
some discussion passed it. The House then
got into tangle 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.