The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-30
greed TO THE REPORT.
he Senate Accepts the Work of
the Conferees on Two
Measures.
hat Body Takes Up and Dis
cusses the Amended
Tariff Bill
ORGAN Saws MANY New Features are Pre-
sented but They Cannot BE DIS
cussed In Detail

WARRINGTON, Sept. 2S.-ln tne seHa0o Sne
inference report OF the bill for the relief
4 settlers in the Northern Pacific railroad
demnity lands was agreed to. The con-
renee report on the deficiency bill was
resented. As the bill passed the house 1t
l,propriates 1920, 535. The senate mad
creased the amount by $2,544,955. This
"a been 90 reduced in conference that the
,eregate appropriations now amount to
;.666, 25S. The item which occupied the
Inference long time was that OF T4O,OOO
r expIorations and investigation OF the
cord of artesian wells and irrigation. The
nendment had been at last agreed to by
house conferees with the provision that
Q appropriation should complete the
S,rk and they were to be completed by
hly l. 1891. The report was agreed. to and
Fe conference on the tariff bill presented
ID read at length. Aldrich said that the
inference report and bill as modified by it
are printed and he did not deem any fur
ser explanation of it's provisions necessary.
/, hoped the senate would be able to reach
vote on the report at an early
{ur of the afternoon. He had
L knowledge Of the intention
4 senators on the other side of the chamber
regard to debate, but was aware OF the
Il xiety of senators on both sides to arrive
an early conclusion of the business OF
. session. and with that object in view he
sould ask for a vote rs soon as 1t could
ssibly be had. Morgan said the tariff
N as manipulated by the republican con
ices of both houses had many new feat
be which neither the house nor senate mad
ted upon, but it was impossible to 60 IN
fa discussion of the changes. They. were
Of real importance to the people. but
elementary law, applicable to the pres
Il stage of the bill, denied senator's the
yilepe of a separate vote on any one of
I, numerous changes. All that could be
ne was to discuss in general way the
ncipies on which the measures were
landed, the great leading. principle OF the
VI being the higher taxation OF the people
a,nnfactures. In the early part of his
,ech Morgan, commenting upon some re-
.rks made by Hiscock during the
If debate, rejecting upon the
! 18th and upon southern senator's, said
xas not the state of New York that sent
,t senator to the senate, but gerryman..
ing. He (Hiscock) was the child OF
rymandering: The LANGUAGE OF ms aisL
ct. Morgan said, was in good New York
lie. The soul of the senator had sat be-
Ne a mirror when he drew that picture. 1t
N not show what southern men had done,
m reflected what would have been the SEN
,br's conduct and feelings If he had suf-
ed what they had been compelled to suf-
The south was merely mute victim
she tariff bill. After an allusion to the
srlish corn laws he spoke of Blaine as
aE Golden and the president as a resur-
ted John Bright. Both demanded that
.sau Of truce De constantly borne by
1f,rd Of honor at the head of the march
column Of the home market league.
at white flag had been borne into the SEN
with a message from the president on
18th of June, 1890. The amendments,
Itch had been offered in the senate by
/. le. to carry out the reciprocity ideas of
Il president and. Blaine, had been voted
\ by every democrutic senator, and voted
&.inst by every republican, includ-
the senator who offered it.
lat amendment has been in every
,stantial sense the amendment of Blaine;
~ the amendment subsequently reported
m the finance committee had been in
eded to supplant and overlie it. The
jer was a vaccination given to the body
y the bill in order to forestall the fatal
"a Of free trade, which Blaine intlmated
Il, a mockery of reciprocity, that made
ual reciprocity impossible, and yet
inc reprcached democratic senators with
undless, insulting accusations because
y voted against the amendment OF the
ince committee, which had been success
Wv antagonized to his own amendment.
was marvellous and very sad that any
ierican statesman should SO undervalue
aomon sense of Americans as to pretend
Them that he was in principle q protec-
,list, while he was openly advocating
70 trade with every nation that would
init American products free OF DUTY.
a
Ieposed that anybody except uniformed
sses would be tor one instant mistaken
1.-THE stamp of fraud which that reciprO-
q section cut on the tariff bill.
he conference sport was laid aside with
action. Hoar reported from the CON-
tee on resolution, which was adopted, a
sDlution declaring the senators from
tn and South Dakota, Montana and
sfoming entitled to compensation from
date of the ADMISSION of their states.
+, senate bill granting the right of way
}goss the Fort Assinaboine military reser-
ion to the Great Northern railway was
Used.
HE speaker laid before the house the bill
iefine and regulate the jurisdiction OF
ited States courts, with senate amend
hts thereto. After some discussion the
was laid aside temporarily. Hender-
of Iowa, submitted the conference re-
i on the general deficiency bill. Glenn
J, of Georgia, called attention to the
erences existing comparatively between
number and salaries of the employees of
senate and of the house, in favor of the
ate, There were some occasions for an
Using of public conscience. The late
H Randall led one of these uprisinRs in
ST of economy. Now it is time for an
81 uprising. He further believed that
number of employees in the executive
ailments might be substantially de-
.,sed without injury to public service.
non. of Illinois, said that considering
Growth of the country there never had
q time in history when the work OF .
= dongas to-day. The conference re-
vas agreed to. A bill was passed
tropriatinR $1O,316 to supply the def
cy in the appropriation for compensa-
.of members of the house. Senate
ndment was concurred in to the house
granting leave of absence to clerks and
loves Of first and second class post
es. On motion of Carter, OF Montana:
senate amendments to the house bill
the disposal of the Fort Ellis Military
rvation in Montana, were non-con-
ed in, and conference ordered. The
:efence report on the bill to increase
efficiency of the signal corps OF the
'. and the transfer of the weather serv-
to the agricultural department, was
ed to. On motion of Payson, OF
lois, the senate bill was passed to pre-
the decoration of the United States
by printing thereon any painting Oh
srtisements.
Warehouse Burned.
Apasox, Ind, Sept. 29.-The warehouse
ae fleetwood distillery in Kentucky, op
to this city. burned this morning viii
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