The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-05-29
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
NATL NAL LAW MAKERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.


Representatives Important Measures
Discussed and Acted On-Gist of the
Busi mess.
THE Senate spent the greater part of the Goth
inst. id the consideration of the hin reported
from the Judiciary Committee subjectfng inn
ported liquors to the provisions of the law Of
| the several States. The bill provides that NO
State shallbe held to be limited or restrained in
its power to prohibit, regulate, control or tax
the sale, keeping for sale or the transportation
article of commerce or otherwise to be de-
livered within its own limits of any fermented
distilled or other intoxicating liquids or liquors
by reas son of the fact. that the same have been
imported into such State from beyond its
limits whether there shall or shall not have been
paid thereon any tax, duty, impost or excise to
the United States" Mr.. Wilson; of Iowa. who.
introduced the bill, spoke in it's favor, and Mr..
| Vest Eeplied saving that it would have the,
effect 10 virtualiv DESTROY the interstate com
merce law. The rest of the session was devoted,
to euld gies on the late Congressman w. d. Kel--
| ley of Penn sylvania. The speakers were: SEN
ators Cameron, Morrill,, Reagan, Sherman,
Hampton, HawIey and Daniel In the House
the dab was spent in committee of the whole
ments were offered to it, the only ones
agreed to being certain ones by Mr. Mckinley
reducing from Ia to IL cents per cubic foot the
duty on manufactured or undressed free
stone, granite sands tone other building or
monuIh Mental stone, except marble, not other
wise provided for, and from so to 40 per cent on
hewn, dressed polished stone of the Same,
| character; fixing the duty on sweetened choco-
late at cents a pound; changing the duty on
steel ingots, ETC., valued above 16 cents
per pbund from A. per cent. ad valorem-
to cents a ponna Skiing duty of
Is PET cent. ad yalorem on white paper
for photographers; placing on the free
list fish, the product of American fisheries, af'd
fresh Or frozen fish caught in fresh waters, en-
cept salmon; fixing the duty on shot gunG
valued at no more than $l2 at 50 per cent. ,,
valued ct more than $12 40 per cent. pistols
and revolving pistols, 30 per cent; taking
bristleB from the free list and fixing the duty
a. al Mound.
mittee then rose and the House adjourned.
IN the Senate ON the 21st inst. the resignation
of Sergeant-at-Arms Canaday was received and,
laid on the table 1t is to take effect June 80
Mr.. Stewart then addressed the Senate on the
silver bill. AT the conclusion of Mr. Stewards
speech the original package" bill was again
taken hp The purpose of the bill is to nullify
the effect of the recent decision of the United
States Supreme Court Its importance is fully
realized by the Senate and the various provis-
ions embraced in it We're debatedsqqite fully
Senator Evarts spoke at considerable length
urging its passage. No final action was mad
however, on the bill and the Senate adjourned
after brief executive session. The House went
into committee of the whole Immediately
upon assembling, Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio in the
chair. After some debate, Mr. Mckinley de
manddd the previous question on the bill and
amendments, and the previous question was Or
dered-tye 161 nays lab. The amendments
were then read in detail The first amendment
on which a separate vote was demanded was
one changing the phraseology of the tin-plate
clauseL 1t adopted-yeas $50, nays 149.
The amendment which increases the duty on
jute yarn from 30 per cent as fixed in the bill to
35 PET cent rejected by vote of IA to
143, lfaying the duty at 30, per cent. An
amend ment in the section relating to
the duty on wool and worsted yarn, which. pro.
vides that the duty shall be two and One-haH
times the price of frst-class unwGshed wool
per pound and 50 per cent. ad valorem was re-
jected by vote of 149 to 137, leaving the duty
fixed by he bill at twice the price OF unwashed
wool of the first class and 35 per cent. ad Vaoreln.
The paragraph which fixed the duty on
wooleh and wOrsted cloths at three times the
value of unwashed wool per pound and 30
per cent ad valorem WAS rejected leaving
the duty fixed by the bill at twice the value OF
WOOL with 80 per cent. ad Valorem, All
other amendments adopted in the commit
tee of the whole were passed by the House, and
thebiIl was then passed by vote OF 162 to 49,
all the Republicans present except Mr.. Cole
man, of Louisiana. and Mr.. Featherstone, OF
Arkan sas, voting.for it. and all the Democrats
against it, The announcement of its passage
was greeted with applause ON both sides of the
House. The House then adjourned.
IN the Senate, on the 22d inst, the credentials
of Cal vim S. Brce, as Senator from the State OF
Ohio flor six years, commencing March 4, 1881,
were presented by Mr.. Payne, read and placed
on fild. Senator Daniel addressed the Senate
on tho silver bill speaking in favor otsllvef cur
renew The naval appropriation bill was then
taken up and discussed until adjournment In
the House, Mr. Drnuell, of Minnesota from the
Committee on Census. reported q bill amenda-
tory Of the census act which WAS passed. ~
prescHibes o. penalty upon any supervisor or
0numbr0tOr who shall receive or any peI5oA
who shall pay any fee or other consideration in
addition to the compensation iof such super
visor pr enumeration. THE afternoon was spent
the river and hafbor' appropriation Dill.
Messr Is. Blanchard, Catchings Grosvenor, Hem
dersoA and other members OF the com
lnitte4 spoke in support of the bill. Mr..
nassaske of q bill for sci 100000 on the
small amount of information which the com
mitte4 had included in their report Mr.
Grosve nor replied that the reports OF the engl-
neers were accessible to every member who de-
sired to consult them, and gave the fullest in.
formation the subject, Mr.. Boatner, Oh
Louisiana made an argument in favor OF the
use of Government funds for the construction
of leVtees
TEE Senate spent the 23d inst. in the consid-
eratidn of the naval appropriation bill Pend
ing the discussion, the Senate billfor public
building at Canton Ohio, the cost not to exceed
800, dO0 was taken from the calendar and
passed. By unanimous consent Mr.. Stanford
addre ssed the Senate briefly in advocacy of the
bill introduced by him some days ago providing
for dams by the Government on agricultural
lands Senator Dolph then addressed the
Senate at length upon the naval appropr1-
alton bill. Mr.. Dolph concluded at o'clock,
and after g. brief executive session
the Senate adjourned. The House spent the
entire day in the consideration of the river and
harbdr bill. The appropriations for all harborS
were considered paragraph by paragraph, and
We're fll passed by the committee of the whole
without change. Mr.. Post of Illinois, offered
an amendment to the paragraph relating to the
Illinois River providing for a survey from Joliet
TO the mouth or the river TO determine I1o
cost Of deepening the river to such a depth as
will enable the largest Mississippi boats to
run from the Mississippi River and up the
Hind to Joliet, at which point, he said, the
State of Illinois would connect the ship cana4
and enable the steamers to run. on from that
point to Lake Michigan at Chicago. The Hen
nepi1 Canal clause was then taken up and B.
point of order made against it, Mr.. Hen
dersoh, of, Illinois, and others argued against
the pbift of order, the argument occupying the
remainder of the afternoon. The House ad-
journed without q decision upon point OF
order No changes of Importance were made in
the bill, and no opposition of any Importance was
developed aside from that relating to the Hem
nepin Canal. Among the paragraphs passed
were those making appropriations for the i'm
prove ment of the harbors at Chicago and other
Illindis points, well AS in Wisconsin and
Michigan. The House adopted Mr. Hits
amen dment allowing the people Of. Galena to
improve the channel connecting that city with
the Mississippi, and engaging to refund S100OOU
of the cost in case the work is successful.