Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-05-31
FORK OF CONGRESS
r of PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.

.aeused Record of the Important
-.,.actions of Our National LAW
2..rers-The Work Done In Both
branches.
.,;,cton. May 24.-In the 81 nate to-
NJ Teller moved to table the tariff
Tho notion was made to test the
nf the Democratic majority, and
:s tbe bill was to be the bill which
nemocratic party intended to pass.
",otion was defeated by a strict
rote-2S to 80. Messrs. Hill, Irby
" 1DEvla voted against Teller's motion.
'aior Germans speech was the
VIA of TIE days session. Mr.. German
Mr. Brice have been cited by the
p,s;t;on with the joint authorship of
COMPROMISE amendments which ron
:,ateJ the Democratic side, and Mr..
Van especi lilly, has been subjected
,aucb criticism both in and out of the
anasure to the attacks that had been
40 mon him, explaining the necessity
enc compromise and defining the
,r unon which the modified bill, now
tCre the senate was constructed, at
otod intense interest. 1t was regarded
= w exceedingly able exposition of the
L,ion of the conservatives. Mr.. Cor
.ss sneech furnished the texts for Re
= Stems for the remainder of the day.
= statement that a majority of the
y ate would support the bill was put
tho test by Mr.. Teller whose purpose
n "smCke out" any latent opposi-
-. on the Democratic side. Mr.. Cor
ms statement was justified by the vote,
never. as the Colorado senator's mo-
- n Law the tariff bill on the table
= met by an unbroken Democratic
int Both Senator Hill of New York
y Senator Irby, whose positions have
- On the subject of gossip from time to
no voted with their Democratic as
y piates, as did the three Populists, in
;, ding Mr.. PETER. The rates fixed to-
I \ were as follows:
y Railway bars, ''T' rails, etc, 7-20 of
!. rept per pound; black taggers, between
and 2O-wire gauges, thinner than %,
:, u cent: iron and steel plates coated with
l.. . or other metals, except tin or terne
- tes. IA cent more than rates in pre-
- "a pding para graph. Sheet iron or steel,
~ ished, / "a cents per pound.
nm house to-day defeated appropria-
ms for a portion of the work of the
Il service commission.
a NJ shington. May 25.-In the senate to-
a h the Aldrich amendment to increase
duty on tin plate to 10 cents per
ind was laid on the tableJ3G to 26.
e Jones tin plate amendment was then
, opted, fixing the duty at | l-5 cents, as
M $ also the Jones amendment grading
,su 81 duty on steel ingOtS, blooms, etc, ac-
yHl y ording to size, value, etc.
4 #zThe surprise Of the day was the ac-
sn IA ter e by the finance committee of an
ID eldment offered by Mr.. Allen, the
"A kbraska Populist, to place barbed wire
the free list. Several Republicans Op-
lsI BED it, but did not carry their opposition
ts the extent of demanding a record-mak-
N vote upon it. Mr.. Powers amend
lHs mt to include other classes of fence
r ! fe was defeated.
la The following rates were adopted:
ha bchors, Ii cents per pound: axles, l ID
e2 hts; anvils, 81 cents; blacksmiths'
VI BIS, l II cents; boiler tubes, l 81
a pts; bolts, l IL cents; cast iron pipe,
lT If a cent; cast iron vessels, stove
To Ties, etc, s of n cent: mallable cast
1 y b, o of a cent; cast hollow ware. =
rs pts; chains, 30 per cent; cutlery, graded
ID fording to value, and averaging about
per cent; shot guns and rifles, 80 per
~
is After clearing the table of some routine
4sIleSs the house considered the legis-
bs i've preparation bill. The Republic
os were unsuccessful in their efforts TO
nj bend the pension paragraph so as to
uT Ike out the 100000 appropriation for
Vs felal investigation of alleged frauds.
@ Anderson Dem, w. Va tried to
IL We struck out the provision for contin-
" at expenses of the civil service commits
u1 %, but was voted down. Mr.. Stone
EN-, kan) offered an amendment
King out the provision for assistant at
neys to defend the government against
claims. and it was defeated. The
ayes anti-docking amendment was de-
-t ated-l04 to 127. The amendment of
t1T Enlos Dem, Tenn striking out the
ns preparation for the civil service com
rs sslon was lost-S0 to 15S-amid Re
'ff ohcan applause. The legislative bill
thf IS then passed.
enc washington, May 2G.-In the scnnte
gay the Aldrich resolution to subSti-
e the Mckia,ey tariff on shOtgunS for
81 per cent ad valorem in the senate
! was laid on tie table, as was also
HouOh TO increase the rate to 40 per
4 NJ The rate on ~shotguns, rifles and
rG' slois was fixed at 30 per cent. Rates
as re then agreed to as follows: Table
he u carving knives and forks valued at
bJ cre than ST per dozen, and razor blades,
va ssorS and shears, wholly or partly
ed rShed, 10 per cent; all other table
I'D. ives forks, stcels, etc, % per cent.
tel PES HE blanks, rasps and floats of all
, ana kinds four inches in length and
- % cents per dozen; over four
heS and under nine inches. 60 cents;
. hine inches, 81. The house rate OH
Bis sIa'ed steel plates and railway fish
oh = 20 per cent al valorem) were not
or anged' The rate on iron and steel
o rs was increased from % to 80 per
Oh The Jones amendments were
reed to fixing the II ties on cross-cut
lna w. at u cents per lineal foot; mill
D. No ~ cents per foot: pit and drag
is "' 0 cents; circular and other saws,
90 per cent. The rates on wood screws
= nSed at 80 per cent, and umbrella
made of iron or steel or other metal,
per cent. Paragraph 1876, wheels"
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