Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-03

Amendment OF the Tariff BIIi..
Indian Afiairs--rhe Election
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Indian Anairs.-rhs Election
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-In the
Senate, among the various com.
muuications and petitions presented
and referred, were numerous petit
tons for an amendment OF the tariff
bill and provitiDg for q rebate OH
manufactured tobacco.
The annral report OF the Seere-
tary Of the Treasury was presented.
Also a petition from Nebraska ask
ing for the disarmament Of the
Sioux Indians, and suggesting
that they be deprived sf their
homes and furnished with oxen.
a number of bills were intro
duced anu referred, among them
one by Daniel. 10 allow a rebate on
tobacco ana snuff held in stock jan
uary ], 1891.
Nanderson offered n resolution,
agreed, calling on the Secretary OF
War for information rs TO the steps
taken for the disarmament of Indi-
ans on the reservationsin Nebraska,
South and North Dakota.
Mitchell offered resolution,
agreed to, instructing the CON-
mittee on foreign relations TO in
quire into the ACCESSIBILITY of the
passage of the law authorizing n
survey for a trans Pacific submarine
cable from some point on the Pa
cific coast TO the Hawaiian Islands;
thence by Samoa and New ZeIRud
10 Australia, and to encourage the
formation offs company for the pur-
pose.
The Senate bill donating to Call
am county, state Of Washington,
for public buildings, the proceeds
Of the sale of certain public lands
was passed.
Hoar moved to consideration Of
the election bill. Agreed to by a
street party vote, forty-onr TO thirty.
The clerk began leading the bill,
and continued till Z p. m. when I'M
finished business became the order.
Hoar moved to proceed with con-
sideration of the bill.
German rose to argue against that
motion but the point of order was
made by Hoar that the motion was
not debatsble and the presiding OIL
Ger, Hale, decided in supportof the
point OF order, but said he would
submit the question to theidetermin-
alton Of the Senate.
After a prolonged debate the
Senate decided, by strict party
vote, to proceed with consideration
of the election bill.
The point was raised about the
displacement Of the eight-hour law
by the election measure and a
lengthy discussion on parliamentary
points resulted. Finally II was
agreed by strict party vote to pro-
coed with the election bill, Blair
giving notice that he would at the
earliest opportunity, subject to the
election bill, move that the Senate
proceed TO consideration Of the
labor bill just displaced.
The clerk resumed reading the
election bill and when it was
finished the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
wAsHINsToS, Dec. I'm the
House Hammer (Pa.) presented a
petition in favor Of an amendment
to the Mckinley bill, allowing q
rebate on broken packages Of smok-
ing tobacco and snuff. Referred.
The Speaker laid before the
House the Senate bill referring to
the court Of claims a claim of the
chesapeake Female College for
property destroyed during the war.
In the discussion Wheeler (Ala.l,
taking advantage Of q recognition,
proceeded to argue that the omission
of section 80 OF the tariff bill en-
rolled copy rendered the entire bill
a nullity. The bill passed-yeas Il,
nays Sc.
The committee on patients called
up the copy right bill and the
Speaker recognized Simonds TO
move an amendment providing that
the act shall go into effect July !,
1891, Notwithstanding the effort OF
Kerr (lo~a) to secure recognition
for a motion 20 adjourn. Simonds
demanded the previous question on
e2hc tiii anu alicuuufcnt.
Kerr moved an adjournment.
Lost-yeas So, nays I3ee.
The question required on the de-
mand for the previous question on
The copyright bill, pending which a
motion by Hopkins to lay the bill
on the table was lost, and motion
to adjourn having been voted
down, the previous question was
ordered.
The House then adjourned, leav-
ing the bill as unfi nished business.
The proposition Of the bill is to
permit foreigners to take out Anne
rican copyright on the zane Lasie
as American citizens in three cases:
First, when the nation Of the for
eigner permits copyright to Ameri-
can citizens on substantially the
same basls ne its own citizens.
Second, when the nation Of the
foreigner g1voo American c1tixans