The Russellville Democrat., 1890-08-14
THE WORLD AT LARGE
Summary of the Daily ! News.
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 SOON after dsposing of uninfportant routine business the Senate on the 4th re- sumed tho Tariff bill. tho pending question being Senator Vests amendment to reduce the duty certain line of ch}naware. After debate the amendment was rejected. Senators Ingalls,, Manderson and Plumb voting with the Democrats in the affirma- tive. On several other motions of Ike nature Mir Plumb voted with he Demo crats During the debate he stat ed that It was better not to pass any tariff idll than to pass not right. Adjourned. The House, in Committee of the Whole, consid- : cred the General Deficiency bill, but the de- bate drifted more into an attack upon and defense of the Speaker than any thing per taIning 10 the bill under discussion. Ad iourned.
 THE Senate devoted the entire ssssion on the 9th to consideration of the Tariff bill. There was quite an animated dist@lsso ion in the House on the resolutisn offer ed by Mr. Cummings (N. Y. for investigation into the acts of the Secretary of the Nhvy in or dering extra work to be done at he Kittery navy yard Gin Speaker Reeds distTict) just before the election, a substitute having been reported from the Committee on Rules ask ing the Secretary for his reasons for so do- ing. The substitute was adopted. The Com mittee on Elections made reptnt on the Breckinridge- Clayton case from Arkansas, declaring the seat held by Mir. Brftckinridge vacant, and the Deficiency bill was further debated, but not completed,
 AFTER some routine business the Senate on the 9th proceeded to consider the Tariff bill, the iron ore section being un der con sderation. A long discussion was had on Mr. Germans motion to reduce the duty on iron ore from 75 to 50 cents per ton. mo- ton by Mir. Plumb to amend by making it 60 cents was accepted by Mir. Gormar, but 1t was defeated by 29 to 21, Messrs- Dawes, Ingalls,, Paddock and Plumb voting aye with the Democrats. Pending further eonsidcra- ton the Senate adjourned :. .T1e House agreed to the conference report on the Orig inal Package bill by 120 yeas to 9s nays. The bill provides that all intoxicating liquors transported Into any State and rem aiming therein for consumption or storage shall, upon arriving in such State, be :mbject to the laws of the same and shall n ot be ex empt by reason of being in origi nal pack ages. The Deficiency bill was then consid- cred until adjournment.
 AFTER preliminary morning busrless the Senate resumed tho Tariff bill on tlfe 7th, the iron schedule being under con.,id eration. The bill was laid aside to receive Ehe con ference report on the sundry s1vIl bill, which was ordered printed. Senntsor Hoar, from tho Elections Committee, exported n substitute for the House Federal Election bill. Placed on the calendar, and. after re- ceiving the conference report on the Forti- 1cations bill the Senate adjourn led. :. The
 
 completed the General Deficiency bill. and bill was passed applying the Iuter- State CommeIce law to untneorporated express companies, and the House adjourne l.
 THE Senate on the sth agreed to Senator Plumb's concurrent resolution for the re- moval of General Grants remains to the Arlington National com etery if agreeable to Mrs Grant The conference report on the Notifications bill was agreed to. The con ference report on the sundry Civil bill was agreed to and new conference o I'd cred on the items on which there had been no agree ment. The Tariff bill was further discussed and a resolution passed accepting from the National Encampment of the c A. R a statue and pedestal of General Grant to be erected in the capitol .... The Ho use took up the General Deficiency bill and after some discussion passed it. The H olise then got into a tangle on report from he Com mittee on Rules to immediately disl gree to Senate amendments to the Indian Appro- priation bill. The fact soon appeared that no quorum was present and the Rouse ad- ionr