Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-08-30
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.

Washington, Aug. 20.-When the sen
ate met Mr.. Harris reported the
amended sugar bin and the coal, iron
ore and barbed wire bills. Inquiries
were made as to what had become OF
the amendments offered to the sugar
bill, but Mr.. Harris said 1t was not
usual to report back amendments re-
jected in committee.
Mr.. Allison said the action OF the SEN
ate last Saturday on Mr.. Manderson's
amendment, when the vote was u to
20, and only failed for lack of quor-
um, should be regarded as an insirue-
ton TO the committee to report the
amendment favorably. Mr.. Allison
stated that the free barbed wire bill
does not provide for free barbed wire
at all, as it places a duty upon the
manufactured article while admitting
the material free He reminded the
senate that the Wilson bill provided for
a % per cent. ad valorem daty on
barbed wire but that the senate had
reduced it,
Mr.. Aldrich, another republican men,
Der Of the finance committee, denied
that the substitute bill just reported
was by the unanimous vote of the COM
mittee, as it had been opposed by all
the republican members. The house
had desired to put barbed wire on the
free LIST IN hanafif tho farp,ar brt ~
its haste had done just the opposite.
Mr.. Chandler wanted to know what
became Of his amendment repeating
and canceling the late tariff act. Mr..
Harris gave as his reply that he had
been instructed to report the biz bacl
with an amendment providing lar a
duty Of 40 per cent.
Mr.. Mitchell, republican of Oregon,
gave notice that If the sugar ill Yves
opened up at this session he would Of
fer an amendment re-enacting the wool
schedule of 1890.
The bills placing sugar, coal and iroa
ore on the free list were ordered placed
on the calendar.
The senate bill to push the claim OF
the United States against the estate OF
Leland Stanford passed.
Washington, Aug. 20.--Less than
fifty members were present when the
house met. Mr.. Sayers, chairman of
the appropriations committe secured
unanimous consent for the considera
ton Of the bill appropriating $9,00(
for an additional force for the collec.
ton of the internal revenue and $1,000
for carrying into effect the arbitrations
of the convention between the United
States and Venezuela, signed January
last. 1t passed without objection.
The sugar bill as agreed upon pro-
yides for duty of 40 per cent. straight
on sugar without any dif'erential
on refined sugar, or any extra duty ON
sugar imported from countries paying
a bounty. In other words. it is the
new tariff bill rate minus the difteren-
tial. The idea of the democratic men,
bers Of the committee is that this rate
would furnish sufficient revenue with
out giving the sugar trust any adyant-
age.
The coal bill was SO amended as to
provide for reciprocity.
The amendment to the barbed wire
bill provides for the free admission OF
barbed wire and all other fencing
wire and the rods from which they are
made.
The free iron ore bill VAS not
amended
Washington, Aug. PA strong re-
port favoring the rigid exclusion and
deportation OF alien anarchists was
made by the committee on judiciary.
The report says: The committee is
of the opinion that the United States
is fully justified by existing conditions
in using all its powers to prevent imm-
grafton and settlement in this country
of men who repudiate all law. all gov.
eminent and practically proclaim
themselves as enemies to mankind.
Your committee has no disposition to
hamper rigorous and prompt execu-
ton of law providing for the exclu-
sion and deportation by any unnec-
essary proceedings or delays and is
now willing to concede that the SUI
perintendent Of immigration and the
secretary Of the treasury may he fully
trusted to contine the operation Of the
law to those who are justly subject
TO its provisions"
The report takes up the various OBJ
jections made to the proposed meas
ure and disposes of each of them. In
conclusion the report states that
there is full constitutional power for
the enactment Of the proposed law
and that there is urgent necessity for
the immediate passage OF such ii meas
ure. Strenuous efforts are being made
to pass the bill before congress ad-
journs.
Washington. Aug. 21.T!iere was not
u quorum present when the house
began its session, but members sought
to take up several measures by unani-
nous consent. The senate bill allow
ing an additional $4,000 for the public
building M Little Rock Ark was