Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-09-12

vote was then taken on the mn ority reso-
luton confirming Breckinride rlsht 10
seat. Lost-yeas. 81: nays, 103 "A res,du
tion declaring the seat vacant was oheii
agreed to-yeas 1oo; nays, W. Inc nouse
then took a recess. until the evening ses-
sion The house in the evening session
passed thirty pension bills and adjourned.
The senate on the 5th resumed considera.
ton of the tariff bill. and on motion OF
Senator Henderson the amendment was
agreed to fixing duty on white pine shln-
giles at 90 cents per 1000. The comml.tee
amendment, placing shingles on .he i nree
list, was lost, and the rate OF duty
of 90 per cent. ad valorem was restored.
vote was taken on the committee amend
1nent to paragraph 545, and 1T was agreed 70
1t now reads: Fresh fish caught oy cltl-
zens of the United States in the hlgh seas
or in the open waters OF the lakes iorm.ns s
the boundary between the United states
and the dominion OF Canada This
puts them on the free list. The
paragraph relating to fish on the
dutiable list was then taken up, the ques-
ton being on the finance committees SUD-
stitute for the house paragraph when hAea
q duty of 1 cent per pound on fresh or
sailed. The committees amendment fixed
the duty at 1-2 cent per pound. The COM
mittee's substitute Slightly modified. AS
agreed to, the paragraph now reads: IRISH
smoked. dried, sailed and picked,
N.
prepared for preservation not specially
enumerated or provided for in this act 1-2
cent per pound" Senator's Gorman's amend
ment to reduce the duty on hops to = cents
per pound was rejected. Senator Vest
moved to place salt on the free list. The
vote was. yeas 26; nays. 36. On motion OF
Senator Gibson, sorghum cane and sugar
cane seed was placed on the free list. SEN
ator Aldrich, for the finance committee.
offered an amendment imposing duty
of cents a pound on tin. Agreed to.
All sections in the house bill from ~ to A..
inclusive. were, on report of the finance
committee, struck out. They related to in
ternal revenue provisions as to peddlers OF
tobacco, taxes on tobacco and cigars and
vinegar factories. Senator Aldrich Of
fered an additional section, which
was agreed to, declaring the value
OF foreign coins, as expressed in
United States money of account, shall be
that of the pure metal in such coins and be
declared quarterly by the director of the
mint. This closed consideration of the tar
if bill except as to sugar action, reciprocity
and some few reserved paragraphs, which
will come up on Monday when the speeches
are to be limited to thirty minutes in length.
The conference report on the river and
harbor bill was presented and read. The
presiding officer Gngalls) said that on
measure involving so large a sum Of money
and including SO many contested considera-
lions he would not take the responsibility OF
declaring the conference report agreed to
unless it appeared that quorum was pres
ent On a division there were but twenty
one senators voting, and so, without action
on the conference report, the senate adj
journed.
On motion Of Mr.. Baker, of New York, in
the house the bill was passed granting a
pension OF 500 a month to Gen. Henry A.
Barnum. The house then proceeded to the
consideration OF the conference report on
the river and harbor bill. Mr.. Henderson,
of Illinois, said that in adopting the pro-
visions OF the report he gave his heartiest
adherence to the policy of internal improve
ment.s The house then adjourned.