The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-21
OF BOSS QUAY COMES UP IN
THE SENATE.
HoAR THREATENS A SPEECH
The Resolution Goes Over Till Today The
House Devotes Itself to Agricul-
ture for Few Days.
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The presiding
officer (Mr. Ingalls) laid before the senate
the resolution submitted yesterday by SEN
:ator Quay for a change of rules so as to
have vote on the tariff bill taken on Au-
gust 30 and to postpone till next session all
other legislative business except several
Glasses of bills as specified herein.
Senator Hoar said he desired to address
the senate on the subject but would prefer
to do so tomorrow.
Senator Quay-I have no objection to the
resolution going over until tomorrow morn
ing without prejudice with the understand.
ing that it will then be taken up.
The resolution went over till tomorrow.
The resolution offered yesterday by Senator
Plumb instructing the committee on rules
ito issue orders that will prevent the sale or
drinking OF spirituous, vinous or malt
liquors in the serate wing of the capitol
was taken up.
Senator Butler moved to add a resolution
authorizing aud directing the sargeant-a at
arms to make daily inspections and ex-
anime the committee rooms and other
apartments in the senate wing of the capt.
tol and to report to the committee on rules
whether he has found spiritaous, vinous or
malt liquors therein.
The resolution went over until to-mor-
row.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the
pending question being on Senator Plumbs
amendment reducing the duty on tin plates
from 2-10 cents to cent per pound, and
allowing bounty OF cent a pound on
American tin plate.
After ruling by the chair as to the ad-
visibility of the question, Senator Plumb
with drew the whole amendment, with the
understanding that he would offer it again.
Senator Mcpherson offered an amend
ment the effect of which would be to place
tin plate on the free list. Rejected.
The amendment went over till tomorrow
and the next paragraph of the bill, para
graph 13S, page 49, was. read. 1t refers to
Sheet iron or sheet STEEL polished or 6 azed,
taxingit 2L cents pound, and to togger's
iron taxing it n of cent per pound addi-
tional
Senator Manderson moved to reduce
those rates to cents and lilo cents re-
spectively. Rejected without division.
No further amendments swere offered to
paragraph 1873.
Paragraph 139, referring to tin plates and
togger's tin, and paragraph lao, referring to
steel ingots, were agreed to with the COM
mittee amendments.
Senator Spooner offered an amend
ment providing that after October 1890,
tin plate lighter in weight than. 63
pounds per hundred square feet shall be
admitted free of duty unless it shall appear
to the president that in aggregate quantity
of such plates produced in the United
States during any of the five years pre-
hos cd nnp-tbjr1 Of the n
tity imported and entered for consumption
in that year.
Senator Vest said that he was disposed to
support that amendment
Paragraph 141 page 81 was then taken
up. 1t refers to wire rods. An amend
ment offered by Senator Vest was rejected,
Yeas %, nays 27. Senators Paddock and
Plumb voting with the Democrats.
Paragraph 49, page 49, taxing wire made
of iron or steel having been reached, SEN
ator Mcpherson moved to reduce the rates
fixed in the bill in four sizes one-quarter of
a cent. per pound. Rejected. Yeas II,
nays 27 Other amendments were offered
and rejected.
Paragraph 159 as to cutlery having been
reached, Senator Mcpherson moved an
amendment to strike out the classification
by value and specific rates and to make the
duty on pen knives and pocket knives 40
per cent ad valorem.
Senator OullOUl Uudue u SGIOuS SpccCu LII
favor of the protective tariff system. The
amendment went over without action and
the bill was laid aside.
The senate bill to change the time of the
circuit and district courts OF the United
States fer the Western district of Missouri
was passed.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19-Mr. Thomas of
Wisconsin moved TO lay upon the table
6o1, hU Mr. HaVpS
of Iowa to reconsider the motion by which
the house passed the Nat Mckay bill. 1t
was agreed to. Yeas 92, nays 70. This
finally passes the bill.
Considerable debate followed and the
morning hour having expired the bill went
over. c.,..
tee on rules reported a resolution setting
apart TODAY, Wednesday and Thursday and
Saturday and Tuesday and Wednesday OF
next week for consideration OF bills reported
from the committee on agriculture. The
first bill to aid agricultural colleges, the pre-
yious question upon whlchlshali be conslder-
ed as ordered after two hours debate. Next
snail be taken up the bill providing for the
inspection of meats for expectation and it
also shall be voted upon after one hours
debate. Then the bill defining lard shall
he taken up and the previous question or
dered at o'clock Saturday. On Tuesday
of next week bill defining options shall be
taken up and previous question is to be
cor sdered as ordered at 3oclock Wednes-
day. On the days specified the mouse snail
meet at II o'clock.
The order further provides for morning
bonr each day and gives place to the gen
eral appropriation bills and conference re-
ports thereon. -
M. Grain of Texas inquired whether un;
der the order the river and harbor Dill
aa,,lJ ba oop cidprpd.
Mr. Cannon replied that he thought not
bnt that the bill could be called up Friday
or Monday or during the morning, hours on
T. nthor 1ars The order would not in