The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-01
THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
THE SENATE PASSES THE AGRICUL-
TURAL AUTHORIZATION BILL.

Little Probability or tho Tariff Bri Being
Taken Up This week-The senate In.
sIsts on tho Increased Salaries OF Its
CIerks-A Louisiana Republican Com
Rressman Opposes tho Federal Election
Lav-Mr. LehIbach of New Jersey or
fers an Amendment MakIug tho Law
UpIform Throughout the Whole Country.
WASHINGTON. June 3O.-In the Senate to-day
Mr.. Evarts rep, n. W gave notice that, on
account OF the absence, from Illness. OF Mr..
Voorhees, who desired to take part In the COM
memoratve services in respect to the late Mr..
S. s. Cox OF New York, those services, which
had been fixed for tomorrow, would be still
further postponed till Tuesday OF next week.
The House bill for the admission OF Idaho as
a State was taken no for consideration. The
bill having been read, Mr.. Morrill, Rep, VT
gave notice that he would at the earliest prac-
ticable moment move to take up the Tariff bill.
Mr.. Plat tRep., Conn., said that he could
not consent to any suggestion that intertered
with the Idaho bill Much as he believed in
the Tariff bill, and anxious as he was to see it
passed, he would not consent to its being
taken up until the Idaho bill was disposed Of.
Mr.. German tDem Md said that there had
been no understanding arrived at, rs was
usual, as TO tho order of business, and that he
thought business would be very much facili-
tated IL the Senator from Vermont would fix
time when tho Tariff bill could be considered
the latter part OF this week or tho beginning OF
next week.
Mr.. Morrill, said that 1t was not his purpose
to interfere with appropriation bills or with
conference reports. but he repeated that at as
early a moment as practicable the Tariff bill
would be called up.
Mr.. Teller tRep., COLI said that the Tariff
bill could not possibly be taken up this week.
The Senate would probably adJour from
Thursday until Monday. and probably the
Idaho bill would not be concluded this week.
Mr.. Platt-We ought to get through with the
Idaho bill tomorrow.
The report having been read. tho bill was
temporarily laid aside.
The Agricultural Appropriation bill was
taken up There were but few amendments
reported from the Committee on Appropria-
items, the only one OF any interest being the
striking out Of an item OF $4,000 for the use Of
portions OF the Arlington estate as an expert
mental station and farm. All the committee
amendments having boon agreed to, MIR. Rea-
gan Dem.. Tex moved to amend the item
Appropriating $4,000 for sugar culture expert
ments by requiring $4,000 of that amount to
Mr.. p allison A 1Rer, iowa, suggested that If
Texas we're to get 9peohalf OF tho aprropria,
tremes OF climate where sorghum can be cult
waited successfully.
After some discussion Mr., ReaGan's amend
Mr.. Coke dem. Texas moved to amend the
gazing the history and habits Of insects BY in
creasing the appropriation $2,5O9. and direct
lions into the natural history of and remedies
for the cotl on boil worm. Agreed to.
m M 4Ehf ksp SF 6 the SvS 90 anprd
priRted for experiments in sericulture to be eX-
pended in Collecting further Information t9l rea,
and developing the use and value, OF its silk
product; Rejected. The bill was then passed.
A further conference was ordered on the
ment by Mr. DAVE. that one Of the matters on
which the committee had not been able to
agree was the amendment TO pay Senator'S
clerks $1,000 a year instead OF So u day for tho
Nj George Dem, Miss inquired how the
MIR German. the Democratic conferree, said
that there were two items in controversy
one to allow $l.SOO TO clerks OF committees
who were now seasonal clerks receiving Sc a
Senators, Who now received Sc day for the
sensa of The s to the
Senate to employ clerks annually. and to pay
satiop in the Pill as it passed the House was
added that it would lie no use to have another
conference unless the Senate had decided by a
yea and nay vote that 1t would not yield In the
Mr.. Hale Rep, Me explained that the House
force which the senate should employ, but
only upon the compensation which those clerks
Of eonre"y forbade either House 'p Under such
circumstances from entering its protest. II
the House Of Representatives chose to double
the pay OF its officers, would any Senator hold
thai the Senate ought blindly TO ssentto it?
Nj George Inquired e. IS to the relative eostof
MIR. Hale replied that the cost was about the
same, and he gave 1t as bis opinion that the
ments as hat would he the outcome OF it,
Mr.. Stewart litcp. New ,ridicued the pre-
pensaton OF senators was so small that 1t was
practical denial OF Senatorship to Door men,
. than five committee, which had business Tor
their clerks throughout the year, and that
beW.sn ali he other is
some OF their clerks by the year and some by
m mt 81 Which Mr. n as ONE
whose clerk has nothing to do for seven years
SIr. Hale resented the personal ausion and
said that he found that clerk in position when
he became Chairman ofthe committee and had
nothing to do with his compensation Tie never
had any service from committee clerks during
the recsss.
with MIR. Hale remarks and h s hope that the
Senate would recede from its improper action
In the matter.
Finally. as test question, Mr.. Dawes rep.
Mass moved that the senate insist on It's
amendments ana agree 10 the request OF the
House for further conference. The motion
was agreed to-yeas, 80; nays. 3. The mega
tive votes were, cast by Messrs. Berry. George
Hale. Hawley, ingalls,, Plat, Reagan, and Wal
thRll
The consideration OF the Idaho bill was then
resumed, ami Mr. Cullom Rep, H. addressed
the Senate in favor OF its passage
The bill was hen laid aside and the House
joint resolution continuing the annual appro-
priations for thirty days after the close OF tho
fiscal yegr iii the APPROPRIATION bills haye
Allison and passed.
The conference report on the District Of
Columbia Appropriation bill was taken up
and the provisions in regard to street railroad
companies discussed.
Mr. Edmuuds (Rep.. VT made tho point OF
order that the proposed section reducing fares
was matter en- rely out OF the jurisdiction OF
the confe'rees, there having been no provision
in the bill at all allied TO il.
The presiding officer Mr.. Ingalls, ruled that
the question OF order did not apply TO a confer
ence report. The Senate could reject the re-