Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
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I'M esnaso On the I'd trsnsacted no Susi.
n@ Hosolutions of respect were offered
= The late senator Beck, eul0efes' delivered
~ A0nater0 Dlackbur1, Ingalls,, Carlisle
HvaftA fluMb, Vest and others. and the
Sssats adjourned. After routine bu1iness
n ehe louaD the Lard bill Vas taken mp and
= lively .tsbaAe osasA When . vote -.
Apally reached ON the passage of the bill
the result was yeas, Ill; nays. As-no
auoran- The House then adjourned
biu VS. Askes mp Senator. Aldrich asked
aDauin0Us consent to M . date for closing
debate on the bill and taking . vote. eena-
tor OprDan. oAbehalf At tho Democrats, vir-
tually agrGsd with M. Aldrich. and ex-
pressed q willingness to enter into some
1utiol agreement. but Senator Plumb held
tAst the Tariff bill was of too great
importance to be hurried through ana
objected to the present consideration OF the
matter of Limitation of debate, and IL went
over. The lead ore paragraph of the Tariff
Dill Was discussed at length. and after ap-
peint,nk q committee to attend the funeral
q representative Watson the Senate adj
tourned -. The conferences report on tho
9uadry Civil bill was agreed to In the House.
Nr. ONeill announced the sudden death of
Representative Watson, OF Pennsylvania.
ana offered resolutions. which were adopted.
4 committee was appointed to attend the
funsral and the House adjourned
TIE Senate on the 10Th agreed, by unanf-
nous consent, to the memorandum Of. Sem
etor AldrIch in regard TO Limitation of de-
bate on the Tariff bill. The conference re-
port on the sundry Civil bill brought out a
long discussion but was finally agreed to and
.the Tariff bill resumed, the lead ore para
graph being under consideration. Senator
tlumb's amendment to reduce the duty on
lead ore was rejected, Mr.. Plumb being the
only Republican who voted for reduction.
The sugar schedule was reached and the
Senate adjourned. The House spent the
entire day In hllibustering on the Lard bill.
Much confus ION prevailed, and all efforts to
secure q quorum having failed, the House
finally adjourned. e.t -
WHEN the Senate met on the fifth Senator
Plumb's resolution to forbid the sale OF
liquors in the Senate wing of the Capitol
came up and a long debate followed. during
which 1t was shown that Senators now did
not drink near az much as Senators did fifty
or seventy years ago, and for at least two
years no Senator had appeared on the floor
intoxicated. The resolution was finally
sent to the Committee on Rules, and the
Tariff bill debated until adjournment. :. The
House got into uproarious disorder over the
attempt to pass the Lard bill, during which
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois. had q personal tilt
with Mr.. McAdoo. of New Jersey. and Messrs.
Wilson, Of Washington, and Beckwith, of
roar quorum disappeared. and as nothing
could be done the House adjourned &
THE entire day in the Senate on the 2eth
was devoted to consideration of the Tariff
Dill. The House passed the Lara Dill Dy q
vote of 126 to 81 quorum being counted.
Many members then had something to say
in personal explain alton OF the riotous pro-
ceedings of the day before and the bill
constituting eight hours a days work in the
Government service was passed. No other
business of public Importance was trans
acted and the House adjourned er
IN the Senate on the 10th Senator Blair
presented a memorial of the Women's Ma
tional Industrial League for the suppress
sion and punishment of the ''arIped assas-
sins, known as the Pinkerton detectives"
which was referred. Senator Edmunds Of
fered a concurrent resolution, which went
over, for an adjournment from September
10 to November 10. The Tariff bill was then
considered until adjournment. The day in
the. House was occupied in Committee of
the Whoe on private claims. Among the
bills passed was that known as the Omnibus
Southern War Claims bill. The bill carries
appropriations of $4,000. At the evening
session pension bills were considered.