Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-02-01

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| THE Il WORK 'i)l OF CONGRESS
RESUME or PR\sEEDINGs or sna
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed RecorAyof the Imp ortant
Transactions of Our National Law.
mnkers-The Work Done in Both
h, Branches.
Washington, Jan. 20. 1.-THE house IL
making slow progress With the amend,
ments to the tariff bill. Only one week
more remains and less. than. twenty
amendments to about 1000 paragraphs
have been disposed of. The argument
between Mr.. johnson and Mfr. Dnlzeil
over the proposition to put steel rails on
the free list was continued. When, the
vote came the amendment was defeated,
but only about forty Democrats voted
with their colleagues of the committee,
while seventy-nine voted with johnson
and the radicals Messrs. Cannon Rep.
llL). Wagner Rep. Pa.) and Adams
(Rep. Pay argued against the johnson
amendment. Mr.. Dunn Dem. Pa.) said
Mr.. johnson was mighty good fellow
personally, but an unsafe and cratic
leader to follow. He was opposed en-
phc tically to his free trade doctrines.
He did not want the tail of the Demo-
cratic party to wag the dog. Mr..
Henderson Rep. Iowa) was then recog-
nized to offer the agricultural schedule of
the Mckinley law as substitute for that
of the Wilson bill. No action was taken,
During the debate on the agricultural
schedule Mr.. Tawney got the floor and
presented the facts and fgures relative
to the production fJhiley, particularly
in MaGSeasnta. His statements prodtared
scene as exciting as any witnesse1s,
during the debate On the Wilson bill
Mr.. Lockwood of Buffalo, the representa-
tive Of the Eastern brewing interests,
tried to question the accuracy of the
fig, res, but was driven from the field.
Mr.. Tawney's time was twice extended
until he had occupied nearly half an
hour, making an eloquent defense of the
Mckinley duty on this cereal.
Washington, Jan. 23.-A special mes
sage of the president transmitting addi-
tioral Hawaiian correspondence was
laid before the house. After the reading
of the correspondence Mr.. Boutelle rose
and demanded recognition on u point of
order. He charged that it was apparent
flon. the three successive messages sent
to the house that the government was
engaged in fomenting instruction in
country with which the United States
was at peace. He desired to call up his
privileged resolution. Hot words be-
tween Mr.. Boutelle and the speaker fol-
lowed. Mr.. Hatch asked that Mr.. Bou-
telle's words be taken down, and Mr..
Boutelle was ordered to take his seat.
He refused to do so and the seargent-at-
arms with the silver mace was called
to support the speakers authority. Great
excitement followed. The rule was read
and then the speaker recognized a motion
to resume the consideration of the tariff
bill On a division Mr.. Boutelle made
the point of no quorum. The Republic
ans refused to vote on Boutelle's point of
no quorum. Tellers were appointed and
found and that the tariff debate would
be suspended. Committee rooms and
restaurants and Hobbies were called on
for members, and Chairman Wilson was
finally able to go ahead with bare
quorum, and the sugar debate was con-
tirned. t
The first vote was taken on the
Meiklejohn amendment to substitute the
cent bounty of the Mckinley bill for
the bounty provision of the Wilson bill,
Lost-32 to 153.
The next vote was taken on Mr..
Prices proposition to substitute the duty
contained in the Mills bill, 1-5c per
povnd below ID Dutch standard, go
above 1G Dutch standard, $50 above 20
Dutch standard. Lcst-10 to 40.
The third vote was on Mr.. Harter's
proposition 20 abolish the bounty and
substitute cent duty en- sugar. Lost
without division. .=
Mr.. McRae's amendment abolishing the
bounty entirely was cslried-135 to 60.
The next vote was on the proposition
to place refined sugar OH the free list, and
it was carried-137 to IS.
The next vote was on q proposition to
place a uniform duty of cent per pound
on all sugar below 16 Dutch standard.
Lost-67 to IA.
These votes left pending vote on the
Robertson amendment as amended by Mr..
Warner. The amendment was to put re-
fined sugar on the free list and raw
sugar on the dutiable list. The house
was in such q tangle that Mr.. Wilson
moved that the committee rise. A re-
cess was then taken.
While petitions were being presented in
the senate Senator Sherman (Rep.) took
occasion to refer to the flag incident
which recently stirred up Ohio people,
and said that he hoped the flags would
be kept flying over the capitol oil the time
as we'll as when congress and the supreme
court was in session.
Senator Lodge Rep. Mass.) presented
resolution directing the civil service
commission to report to the senate the
number and character of cases which it
has considered since March A, 1889, in
which it is alleged that the civil service
regulations have been violated by the
heeds of departments. or bureaus thereof,
or by any officers of the United States
whose appointment is subject to the con-
firmation of the senate.
Washir gton, Jan. 24.-Thc house to-
day determined the abolition of the duty
IRON refined sugar which was passed
iron just before the house adjourned
ls st night, as IN amendment to an amend
mont offered nv Mr. Robertson, one of