The times., 1890-02-07
TRANSACTIONS IN CONGRESS.
Senators object tU Cheese Paring-First
Case of lilibuster I'm the House.


Senators object to Cheese Paring-First
Case of Hilibuster I'm the House.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 23-Chandler
offered concurrent resolution in the sem
ate to-day authorizing the immigration COM
mittee to investigate the workings Of theim-
migration laws Of the United States and the
several states, especially the law Of congress
of Aug. B. 1882. Some further talk took
place about the proposal to investigate farm
mortgages, and the matter was recommitted.
A few bills were passed, one appropriating
Sl,50 900 for public building at Mnneap-
oils, Mimi, ON ground donated by the city.
Blair spoke ON his educational bill The re-
duction by the house of the appropriation
for improving the Missouri between st. Jo-
seph and its mouth was non-concurred in,
and a conference committee appointed. After
brief secret session the senate adjourned
The house passed the appropriation for
removing Instructions in the Missouri from
st. Joseph to its mouth, after cutting the
sum from $3.50, 900 to $4,000. Then in COM
mittee the Oklahoma town-sits bill was
passed. bill was intreduced for two
United States prisons, appropriating $780,
900 for each, and the Fouse went into COM
mittee thereon. The bill was amended in
committee so as to provide for three prisons,
one of which shall be west of the Rocky
mountains; prohibiting any work outside
by the convicts; providing that they shall
work only Oh government work and ON such
as can be done by hand. Pending further
action the committee rose and the customs
administration bill was reported. Mckinley
wanted to go into committee on the bill,
and then adjourn, but the Democrats OPP
posed this and by dilatory motions forced an
adjournment.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 24.-There was
little business done in the senate yesterday,
owing to the speech made by Ingalls, on the
southern question, and as soon as he had con-
cluded his two-hours' address the senate ad-
journed to Monday. The credentials of Clark
and Maginnls, Democratic senators elect from
Montana, were presented by Vest, and all
four of the claimants from that state given
the privileges of thefloor until the matter is
decided A bill placing Gen. George Stone
man on the retired list was passed.
In the house a resolution was adopted
asking information of the condition of the
Rock Island, Ills, arsenal, and as to utiliz-
ing it as "a gun factory. McKinley's customs
administration bill was taken up in commit
tee and amended in a few particulars. The
election committee reported, as to the ma
Jority, in favor Of seating Smith, Repub-
lican, from the Fourth West Virginia dis
trict, in place of jackson, Democrat.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 25-The house
put in yesterday considering McKinley's Gus
toms administration bill. The principal
fight was over the amendment requiring
goods against the classification of which an
appeal has been taken, to remain in govern
ment custody until the appeal is decided.
Mills opposed it because, he said, il the i'm
porter got his goods and sold them he put
on the higher duty; then if he won the suit
he pocketed the difference, taking money
from the taxpayer with one hand, and from
the government with the other. Carlisle OPP
posed 1t because it was a hardship on the
honest importer only, as the dishonest inn
porter did not go into court. The laws
should be made so plain as to prevent wrong
classification. The amendment was defeated.
Some little progress was made with the bill,
and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. ga bill was
reported favorably to the senate yesterday
fixing salaries of district judges at 5000
per annum Hoar presented resolutions
passed by a Boston mass-meeting on the
southern problem and the rights of colored
citizens. Chandler's resolution regarding
the outrage on Faunce (uot Fantz, as here
tofore printed,) at Aberdeen, Miss), was
taken up, and Walthall, of Mississippi, made
speech in which, while condemning the
outrage, he insisted that congress had no
jurisdiction thereof. The debate that fol-
lowed was extended, and when it closed
folI 4
journment.
In the house McCreary of Kentucky Of
fered resolution for the recognition of the
Brazilian republic. A bill was passed inn
posing duty of 50 per cent. on silk ribbons.
A resolution was adopted directing the civil
service reform committee to investigate
charges of evasion of the law, etc. The
United States prisons bill was then consid-
cred in committee of the whole, reported to
the house. and passed. A motion to table
motion to reconsider was pending at adjourn
ment. Among the bills introduced was one
appropriating $2,0O0,OO0 for a postofiice
building at Chicago.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 29.-The senate
yesterday passed the direct tax bill again,
this being the most important action taken
SO far this session. The bill is the same as
that passed in both houses last session and
vetoed by President Cleveland. Opposition
was made by Vest, but he only declared his
belief that it was unconstitutional and ut
terly indefensible. Vance moved to amend
with proposition to refund the cotton tax,
but it was defeated-52 to Is. The bill was
then passed-44 to THE seven being Berry,
Blair, Call, Coke, Plumb, Vance, and Vest.
A resolution was adopted by the house
calling ON the attorney general for the num-
Der Of suits instituted by the United States
in case of contract labor law violation. A
bill was passed making it necessary in the
case of dependent parent pension claims
only to show that said parents have no
means of support but manual labor. The
motion to reconsider the prisons bill was
tabled. A bill was reported to provide for
the issue of circulation to national banks
equal to the par value of the deposited bonds.
There was debate in which the bill was OPP
posed by Anderson of Kansas, Lane Of Hi
nois and others. Cheadle of Indiana sup
ported the bill and defended the banks. Can