The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-08-23
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
Second Session.


WASHINGTON, Aug 14.-SENATE-No busi-
ness of Importance Monday.
HoUsE-The house was considering the bill
to establish a free library in the city of WASH
ington when the discussion was interrupted by
the Introduction Of the unexpected order from
the committee on rules relating TO the consid-
Grafton of the tariff bill and cognate measures,
which was proposed by Mr.. Catchings dem,
Missy 1t provided that It shall be in order,
after the passing of the order to move that
the action of the house requesting a further
conference on the tarif bill be rescinded,
that the conferees be discharged from fur
ther duty In connection herewith: and that
the house agrees to the senate's amendments
in bulk which motion shall be debated two
hours, when the vote on its adoption shall be
taken, and the motion shall be indivisible.
General leave to print on the subject Is given
for ten days. Second, that II shall be In order,
after the adoption of the order, to present in
the house and consider without reference to
any committee bills for placing sugar, coal iron
ore and barbed wire upon the free list. Upon
q vote the resolution to agree to the senate
amendments passed by q vote Of 1882 to 1O5.
The free coal bill passed 100 to l04. The free
iron and free barbed wire bills also passed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-SENATB-As soon as
the reading Of Mondays journal was finished,
q message announcing the passage Of the free
coal iron, sugar and barbed wire bills and
making no reference to the tarin bill, was de-
ivered by the chief cleak Of the house. Sub
seQuently the bills were laid before the sem
ate, one after another, were read first time
and went over until Wednesday on an objec-
tion by Mr.. Henderson (rep., Neb) to
their second reading Mr.. Vest (dem.,
MOI indicated desire to have,them taken
up at once for consideration, but that was
prevented by Mr.. Manderson's objection. Mr..
Vest tdem., MOI manifested much Indignation
to q resolution offered by Mr.. Hale rep, Me.)
to print five thousand copies Of the tariff bill
aS WI
described as 1.-The sugar trust tarin bill" He
declared that the senator from Maine had no
right to give the bill such an appellation and
that his doing so was an outrage on the senate.
The resolution went over without action Mr..
Hill gave notice Of an amendment repeating
the income tax.
HoUsE-Not In session.
WASHINGTON. Aug 1o--SENArE-Mr. Har-
ris dem, Tenn.) esked for the second reading
of the house revenue bills. No one objecting,
the bill to place coal. iron ore and barbed wire
on the free list was read Mr.. Harris then had
read letter just received from Secretary Car
lise concerning the effect Of the proposed bills
upon the revenues Of the government. Mr..
| Berry dem. Ark) called up the free sugar bill.
Mr. Harris, while favoring free sugar thought
| this and the other bills should be referred to
! the finance committee. Messrs. Vest and
| Mills made sensational speeches. AT the con-
clusion of Senator Vests speech Senator Jones
| offered an amendment to the sugar bill Its
| gar, with no protection to the trust. The
amendment was not in order, as the bill was
not before the senate. At O'Clock the senate
adjourned.
| HoUsE-No business of importance transact
| ed in the house Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. T.-SENATE-Thursday
the senate passed the bill for the exclusion
and deportation of alien anarchists. 1t dis
| posed of the four house bills to place on the
free list sugar, coal, iron ore and barbed wire
by referring each of them to the finance COM
mittee by votes of nearly 2 to /. And then it
took up pension aud other bills upon the cal
endar and passed some two dozen Of them.
Various notices were given of amendments to
the four ''popgunn bills, and it will be within
the competency of the finance committee to
consider and pass upon them These amend
ments were: To restore the Mckinley act
duties on wool, by Mr.. Dolph (rep., Ore)
| to repeal to the new tariff bill, by Mr.. AL
drich (rep., r. ~ and to continue the sugar
bounty till July I, 1905 by Mr. Henderson (rep.,
Neb.).
HoUsE-The conference report on the general
deficiency bill was laid before the house and
the discussion resumed of the item appropri
ating 81 SOC, 600 to pay judgment obtained by
the Southern Pacific Railway Co. against the
United States for the transportation of troops,
mails and merchandise. By vote of 30 to Al,
the house rejected motion by Mr. Cannon
that 1t recede from it's disagreement to the
amendment and concur therein. Mr.. Sayers
(dem., Tex) submitted the conference report
on the item in the general deficiency appro-
priation bill, providing for the payment of the
judgment of 81 800 900 in favor of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Co., with a reduction of the
amount appropriated to 81, ,274,246. The house
conferees recommended that the house concur
in the amendment and it was so ordered
WASHINGTON, Aug. l8.-SENATE.-Senator
Harris was enraged at an objection made by
Senator Chandler to a motion by Mr.. Harris
that Senator White. of California, be appointed
to fill the existing vacancy on the finance COM
mittee. Senator Murphy IN. W introduced q
resolution to the effect that there should be no
further legislation on the tariff at this session
In view of the deficiency indicated by Secre-
tary Carlisle. Senator Murphy asked unani-
nous consent for the immediate consideration
Of his resolution, but Senator Cockrell, of Mis-
souri,, in retaliation for the objection to Sena-
tor Harris resolution, which had come from
the republican side, interposed his objection,
and Senator Murphy's resolution went over
also.
HoUsE-No business of importance trans
acted. The ways and means committee voted
Friday to present fifth special tariff bill
making silver-lead ore free Of duty. The Will
son bill made these ores free, but the senate
bill put duty of three-fourths of a cent a
pound on them. At the meeting Friday the
democrats voted for the free siver-lead ore
bill and the republicans against it. The mo-
tion to report was carried, and Mr.: Tarsney, Of
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20.-SENATE-Senator
White (Cal.), is a member of the senate finance
committee. The republicans and Mr.. Hill with
drew their opposition to his appointment Sat-
urday morning, and it was ratified by the SEN
ate. Senator Murphy's resolution then came
up, and he amended 1t so as to strike out Car
lise's name and provide that it was impractic-
able to enact further tariff legislation this sea-
son, and that it was the sense of the senate
that 1t had better adjourn as soon as possible.
Without debate the motion was car
ried by vote of 81 to l6 The
Henderson amendment providing for
the Mckinley bounty in the free sugar bill,
was carrled-21 to 20. Mr. Harris dem, Tenn.)
then called up the house bill to repeal the tax
on alcohol used in the arts. He asked unani-
nous consent to consider it, but Mr.. Chandler
objected and moved to refer it to the finance
committee. The motion was lost-l4 to 25, no
quorum voting. Mr.. Harris moved that the
senate go into executive session. After the
passage of the bill for the relief of the Okla
homa settlers the senate at 227, went into ex-
ecutfve session.
HoUsE-No business of importance trans
tod inf . tt,ah Gat