The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-16
The Provisions of the Scheme Are DE
clared Unconstitutional. Oner.
Gus, and Unjust.
Kansas Sockless Congressman After
Uncle Jerry Rusk Of the Ag-
ricultural Department.
CONGRESSIONAL.
House.

hoNNO
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE republican
principle OF reciprocity, as embodied in
the Mckinley act and practiced by the
present administration, is assailed the
first time by the democrats this session
in a resolution which Representative
breckenridge of Kentucky asked but
did not get unanimous consent to offer in
the house today. The resolution, which
was the subject OF general discussion to-
night and the introduction of which was
objected to by Burrows of the republican
side, %recitcs the letters written by the
secretary of state by the direction of the
president to the diplomatic representa-
tives Of Venezuela, Nicaragua, Colombia,
Honduras and other nations, calling at
tention to the reciprocity section of the
Mckinley act and stating that the presi-
dent deems the duties imposed by these
countries to DO unequal and unreason-
able and that unless on or before March
ID next some satisfactory commercial ar
rangement is entered into the president
will issue a proclamation suspending the
provision of this section; and further re-
cites that such action by the president
would be unconstitutional, onerOus and
unjust, and instructs the committee on
ways and means to report before Febru-
airy % a bill repeating the second section
Of the Mckinley act.
The president is also authorized to de
clare the ports Of the United States are
open to the products of any nation of
the American hemisphere upon which
no export duties are imposed, as long as
such nation shall admit to its ports. free
of all national, municipal and other
taxes, flour, corn meal and other bread
stuifs, preserved meats, fish, vegetables
and fruits, cOttonsccd oil, rice lumber,
agricultural implements. etc, or such
other products as may be agreed upon.
Under the call Of states the following
bills were introduced and referred:
BY Oates of Alabama For a uniform
system of bankruptcy.
BY Sweet of daho-Providing for an
international bi-metallic arrangement.
BY Scott of Illinois Appropriating
100000 for a display Of the corr product
at the Worlds fair.
by Chapman Of Michigan-Requesting
the president to inform the house what
negotiations had been carried on with
foreign governments relative to the re-
establishment and use of silver coin as
legal tender money.
by Bland of Missouri For the free
coinage of silver.
BY Brosius Of Pennsylvania Appro-
priating 100000 for the relief Of the
faminc.strickcn people of Russia.
BY Pierce of Tennessee Resolutions
Of the national legislative executive com.
mittce of the Farmers alliance IN rcla-
ton to the Ocala platform. Ordered
printed in the Record.
Dockery Of Missouri asked unanimous
consent for the immediate consideration
Of the following resolution:
RcsOLrc,i. That the secretary OF the
treasury be requested to inform the
house Of the aggregate amount OF uneX-
pended appropriations on account OF the
| fiscal year 1891 at the end Of that fiscal
wear: also the amount Of expenditures
during the first six months OF h fiscal
year 1892, giving information for both
periods in detail. Referred to the APP
preparation committee.
Simpson Of Kansas Asked unanimous
consent for the immediate consideration
of a resolution reciting the allegations
that the department Of agriculture rs
made the harbor Of political employees
and that crop reports are made to the
board of trade and market wrcckcrs and
operators before they are conveyed to
the knowledge Of the toiling husband.
men. and providing for a special con-
mittcr of five members to enquire Iht1,
the workings OF the department, ana
into the truth Of these allegations;
Hopkins Of %Illinois objected an"
suggested Tia" resolution be referred 10
the committee on ways and means bul
on motion Of Springer it found us rest
ing place in the committee on rules
Adjourned.