The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-06-29
WORK OF CONGRESS-
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS of THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record Of the Important
Trnnsnctions Of Our National Lave
mukers-The Work Done In uotn
Branches.

Washington, June 19.-In the senate
jo' mt resolution was passed allowing the
secretary of war to APT oint commission
of engineers to examine and report upon
the cost Of deepening the harbors OF Su-
pcrior and Duluth.
The tariff bill was laid before the SEN
ate. and at the request Of Mr., Platt the
two paragraphs, 29S and 300, of the silk
schedule passed over Saturday. We're
ags in passed over to-day, and schedule
Nj, pulp, paper and books, was taken
up. When the coal schedule was reached
Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Petfer jumped to Their
feet. The New York senator was recog-
nized, and he sent to the clerks desk an
amendment to relegate bituminous coal
ard shale to the free list, and made
speech in favor of free coal and the re-
demption of Democratic pledges. Senator
Hell said he reserved the right to vote for
or against the tariff bill, when l see
what it is as a fnality," passionately ex-
claiming, God kncws what the bill will
be like when it passes this senate and
ceres out of conference! God knows
how many more extortions and con-
clusons will be wrung from the unwilling
Lands of the committee" A vote was
taken on Mr. Hills anendment ana it
vas lost to 81. Messrs. Allen, Kyle,
PETER (Populists): Hill and lrby Deln-
oerats); Hansbrough and Washbnrn lke-
pub !itans) voted in favor of the motion.
Mr.. Hansbrough moved that c proyiso
bt added to the paragraph placing bi-
luminous coal on the dutiable list, to adj
nit coal free of duty 10 countries irpos-
ing no duty on coal exports from the
Urited States. The amendment was laid
on the table. Mr. Squire moved to in
crease the rate on bituminous coal and
shale from 40 to GO cents per ton; was
laid on the table. The finance commit
tees amendment placin. duty of 10
'ents on bitLminous coal and shale ana
Is cents on coal, culm that will pass
through half-inch screen, was then
agreed to. Mr.. Hill moved to place coke
Oil the free list. The finance committee
amendment made it dutiable at Is per
cent. Defeated to 46, and the com
mittee amendment was agreed to.
The Hatch anti-option bill was taken
UP in the house to-day and Mr.. Hatch
spoke in its favor.
Washington. June 2O.-To-day upon the
fird trial Maj. Baldwin succeeded in
getting through the house his bill provid-
Ing for the sale of the pine on the White
Earth and Red Lake reservations as
fast as 100000 acres shall be surveyed,
examined and appraised. There was q
slight disposition to objection on the part
OF a few members, but it faded away
when the purpose of the bill was ex-
p.aiEed. Senator Washburn has promised
TO press the bill through the senate, and
there IS every probability that it will be-
come law at this session Of congress.
The bill is mandatory in its provisions,
providing that the timber shall be sold
and the res ult of the enactment will ba
70 throw upon the market for next win
ters cutting tremendous body of vain
able pine. The estimates of this admin.
lstration have been over more than half
million acres of pine, and the work Of
the preceding administration was almost
as large, although that will probably not
Oe included IN the first sales maze pend
Ing the re-examination which is going on
but the timber estimated by the Douglass
force will go on the market at one t;mo
IN all probability The bill provides th,,
tne sale shall be proclaimed by advertise.
lnent 1or Tour weeks in st. Paul, Mime
apoils, Duluth, Saltwater, Taylor's Falls
81. Cloud, Brainerd, Crookston and W.
nona' and number of Eastern cities
ana snail be sold at public auction AZ tha
orookston land Office The lands ha;l l.,
oHered IN forty-acre tracts. and n 10
event shall 1t be sold for less than ;.s
appraised value. The lands rema;,;na
.nseid after each pubic Offering shai,
thereafter be subject to private sale for
.asn at the appraised value at the loc,l
luno once AS the appraised yalpa -
tnls 'mber IS not less than So DER ,hou.
SAND. 1t will be seen that If MI ~. :
ready IS sold it will make A trans,o,;aa
ruLnlng up into the millions Of Ial,,na oi
-, Aouse went into commit aa Of the
noie TO consider the anti-option bill and
nj .oombs OF New York spoke in onno.
,ltloh to the measure Mr. kltlrich Ran
Il. - followed in opposition TO the hiI,
al the conclusion Of Mr. Aldricb,s -
li.aiAs 'here remsined but an honr 80
CLOCK. and members were adrars
spit1ng their speeches up in two !,
s,ahiDents, but at length Mr. Flatcha.
.nep., Mlnn) consented to fiji - ~.
ulNal, and presented savara, -. 'ne
..oln gram dealers protesting against me
nas es were demanded by Mr.. Hin VII no
W. Jones offered the committee am.,a
ment to strike iron ore from the foe Ina- IL,
= ~ was carried-53 to 4, Messrs III, III
Alien. PETER and Kyle voting - III .h
.sa,ise. fraa Nv. Lard was stricken from th, M