The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-06-07
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Summarized Proceedings of onr Law
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oxT HUNDRED AND rHiRrY-sIxTH DAT.
| SENATE.-The amendments which were Of
| tered 90 the lumber schedule OF the tariff bill
/ on Monday by Mr.. Hale. Republican. Of
Maine, restoring the provisions Of the exist
iLg law as to sawed and dressed lumber,
aid by Mr.. PETER. Popullst. OF Kansas. to re-
Guce those duties by one-h tlf ani to place
undressed lumber on the free list. were voted
down. and an amendment by Mr.. Allen. TO
| rut | -gs, lumber. shingle' aud common
!,uilding materials on the free lis; was pen l.
| ing ut 6;25, when the Senate adjourned until
| Thursday.
House. The discussion Of the bill to r.
| peal the 10 per cent. State bank tax law was
continued today. Messrs. Cox aud Black,
Democrats and johnson, Republican, spoke
Oh the subject.
ONE HUNDRED ASD rHinrY-sEvESrH DAY.
SENATE. In the Senate, senator sherman
made a three hours speech on the tariff bill.
| after which thebill was taken up and within
the heXt hour the four paragraph in the
| lumber schedule were disposed OF. The first
OF the four (No. i7s) fixing duties on lumber.
planed or finished, was, on motion Of Mr.
Allen. populist. Nebraska. by vote Of 80 TO
"a. struck out OF the bill. so that such lum.
Der may be put upon the free list when that
stage OF the hill is reached. The duty on
chair cane or reeds was increased from per
cent (as In the House bill)to 10 per cent. and
other duties in the schedule were left as In
the House bill.
HousE. There were three moro speeches
on the hill for the repeal Of the state bank tax
law delivered in the House to-day. after
Mr.. Black. Democrat. Georgia, had conclud-
cd his argument in favor Of the repeal OF the
law which Ee began on Tuesday. The
speakers were Alessrs. Walker. Republican
Massachuctts; McLaurin, Democrat. South
Carolina. and Wheeler. Democrat. Alabama.
A bill was passed authorizing the Secretary
Of War 10 complete the Gettysburg battlefield
reservation.
one HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EiGHrH DAY.
SENATE.-The consideration OF the tarifl
blu In the Senate to-day was confined 20 two
long speeches on the question OF repeating
the county on sugar. The first of thom was
10y Mr.. MdndcrsJn. Republican. OF Nebraska.
aud the second 10y Mr.. PETER, Populist, OF
Kansas. Both opposed the repeal OF the
sugar bounty.
House.. BY unanimous consent Senate bills
were passed by the House to-day. extending
TO other nations than Great Britain. with
which the United States may make treaties
relative To- the care and protection Of the fur
seal, the provisions of the act 20 enforce the
regulations Of the Paris tribunal The bank
tax bill was then taken up and considered
until adjournment.
oNE uuyrnED AND rHIRrY-NiNru DAY.
SENATE In two tcrsc and telling speeches
to-day senator Hill proved 20 the senate be-
yOnd dispute that there Il no reason or necps-
slty Tor secret sessions oithC committee which
Is investigating the connection OF tho Sugar
Trust and the Senate. The tariff bill then
consumed the res; of the time up until ad-
iournment.
HOUSE. Only short session Of the house
was held to-day and nothing OF Importance
whatever was accomplished.
oNE HUNDRED AND roRTIrTH DAY.
SENATE Upon the tariff bill being taken
up in the Senate to-day. Mr.. Vest, Democrat.
Missouri n
Aldrich before an adjournment yesterday
when Mr.. Aldrich asserted positively. II not
aggressiycly.' that there were no sugar stock
certificates In themarkct in 1880. Mr.. Morgan,
Democrat. Of Alabama. gave notice Of an
amendment making II criminal oficEse for
persons to enter into any combination or con-
spiracy TO increase the market price of any
article In any part of the United States. The
question was stated to be the amendment
changing the date OF repeal Of the sugar
bounty from July |. 1894. TO January !. 1895.
After some colloqUy II was agreed 10 that the
vote on the peuding amendment and on Mr..
Manderson's proposed amendment to continue
the sugar bounty 10 1905. be taken byl o'clock
ofmorrow; that on any other amendments
tno, debate shall be under the l0-minn'a -.!c
and that the sugar schedule shall be disposed
before the ad dournment tomorrow.
HoUsE.-The long and tedious debate on
the bill TO repeal the 10 per cent. tax on State
bank currency was lifted away above its ord
. mary level to-day by Congressman John Dal-
zsll. Of Pittsburg. who spoke for over an hour
| Ia opposition 10 this bill