, 1890-05-03
NEXT MONDAY
Wyoming Admission Bill Will
Come up in the Senate.
Key West Citizens Object to
the Tobacco Schedule.
The Copyright Bill Defeated in
the House.

WASHINGTON, May Among the
bills reported and placed on the calendar
was the house bill for the classification OF
worsted cloths as woolens.
The committee on interstate
made a report on the subject of American
by Canadian railroads. Ordered
printed.
Vest introduced a hill to place express
companies under the provisions of the
interstate commerce law.
Mitchell offered a resolution, which
went over till tomorrow, calling on the
secretary of the treasury for information as
to the importation and expectation of
gold and silver during the year 1889, and
as to bank notes retired and the kind of
money issued to take their place.
The concurrent resolution heretofore
offered by Dolph requesting the president
to negotiate with Great Britain and Mexi-
CO with a view to securing a treaty for
the prevention of the entry of Chinese
into the United States was taken up and
agreed to.
A message from the house with the
house amendment to the senate depend
ent pension bill, was laid before the SEN
ate. After discussion it was referred to
TUG COullullltt Ou ptuoiOuS
The customs administrative bill was
taken up, the question beiLg on Gray's
amendment to strike out ofthe fourteenth
section the words. except in cases
wherein the applications shall be filed 10
the circuit court within the time and in
tie manner provided for in section fifteen
OF this act, " and insert the provision that
where congress has not clearly and dis
tinctly declared the classification of any
imported article. etc, the lowest of rates
shall be levied and collected, and the col
lector shall inform the secretary of tie
treasury for report to congress.
During the discussion of the amend
ment Platt interrupted to say hat he was
not present when the report was presented
from the interstate committee
on the subject Of Canadian railways, and
as a member of that committee did not
assent to hat report He thought the
sections of the interstate act as TO long
and short hluls and pooling should be re-
pealed.
The discussion Of Gray's amendment
was resumed and in the course of it Sher-
man declared that if he had his way he
never would allow any of those revenue
cases to 20 to any cou: t. 1t was an admin
istrative, not a judicial. question, and if
any grlevous error was committed the
remedy should be furnished by congress.
After a long debate Gray's endme
was rejected without division.
Gray offered another and was discussing
it when Frye remarked hat 1t would
cover plain. palpable. attempted frauds.
The remark was resented by Gray. who
asserted hat the plain, palpable, at
tempted frauds were on the other side
OF the chamber, on the rights of Amer
can citizens engaged in foreign commerce,
they we're on the rights of that business
which competed with the business favored
manufacturing classes. The amendment
was rejected.
The discussion was interrupted to re-
ceive a MESSAGE from the house announc-
ing the passage OF the senate anti trust
bill with an amendment, which was re-
ferred to the iudicilry committee.
The discussion of the customs bill was
resumed. At 4 O'Clock the discussion
closed aud the senate commenced to vote
on the bill aud pending amendments.
Vest called for a separate vote on com
mittee amendment thirteen to the thir
teenth section to strike out the words,
entry shall be liquidated accordingly.
The owner, importer, consignor or agent
of imported merchandise subject TO reap
praisement by the board of appraisers,
shall have the privilege of being present
with or without counsel as he may elect"
and insert the following. The collector,
or person acting as such, shall as 'ertain
fix and liquidate the rare and amount of
duties to be paid on such merchandise,
and dutiable costs and charges thereon,
according to law" The amendment was
agreed to-34 to Is.
Hiscock's proposition to give a trial By
Jury in certain cases failed to secure the
assent Of the committee and was not
urged. All other committee amendments
were agreed to and the bill was passed
yeas IS, nays lS-Payne being the only
Democrat voting in the affirmative. A
conference OF the disagreeins vote was APP
pointed.
Plat gave notice that he would next
Monday ask the senate to take up the
bill for the admission of Wyoming.
On motion OF Jones of Nevada the bill
authorizing the issue of treasury notes to
depositors of silver bullion was taken up
and will be unfinished business from
Wednesday next until disposed of.
The conference report on the Oklahoma
townsites bill was presented and agreed
to. After an executive session the senate
adjourned.