The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-05-31
WORK OF CONGRESS:
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE
8 SENATE AND HOUSE,.

Es3F ~
Condensed Record of the Important
transactions of Our National Law
maxers-The Work Done in Both
Branches. =
Washington, May 26.-In the senate
to-day the Aldrich resolution to substi-
tute the Mckinley tariff on shotguns for
the 80 per cent ad valorem in the senate
bill was laid on the table, as was also
motion to increase the rate to As per
cent. The rate on shotguns, rifles and
pistols was fixed at 80 per cent. Rates
were then agreed to as follows: Table
and carving knives and forks valued at
more than 81 per dozen, and razor blades,
scissors and shears, wholly or partly
finished, IS per cent; all other table
knives, forks, steels, ETC., 35 per cent.
Files, file blanks, rasps and floats of all
cuts and kinds four inches in length and
under, 30 cents per dozen; over four
inches and under nine inches, 60 cents;
over nine inches, 81. The house rate on
engraved steel plates and railway fish
plates (25 per cent ad .valorem) were not
changed. The rate Oh iron and steel
rivets was increased from % to 80 per
agreed to fixing the rates on cross-cut
saws at 6 cents per lineal foot; mill
saws, 10 cents per foot; pit and drag
saws, cents; circular and other saws,
25 per cent The rates on wood screws
were fixed at 80 per cent, and umbrella
ribs, made of iron Or steel or other metal,
% per cent. Paragraph 156, F'wheels,'
was passed over. The duty on crude
aluminium was fixed at 10 cents per
pound; on bronze powder OF aluminium in
the leaf, 40 per cent The rates on gold
and silver leaf were fixed at 80 per cent
The rate on metallic pens Except gold)
was fixed at 8 cents; on pins, and nat,
shawl and belt pins, commercially known
as jewelry, 25 per cent. The chronome-
ter, 10 per cent; watches and clocks, 25
rer cent; manufactured articles para
gr' phi I'D not specially provided for in
the bill, composed wholly OF in part of
metal, 30 per cent.
At the conclusion of the morning hour
the house went into committee of the
whole for the consideration of private
bills.
Washington, May 2S--The senate took
up the wood schedule to-day and may
ctnplete it in time to take up the sugar
schedule tomorrow. Late Saturday the
lead paragraph was taken up. During
the course of the debate Senator Hill
made speech. The tariff BILL he said.
had never met his views and did not
| now, but he was in favor of speedy &C.
ton upon it. Mr.. Hill in conclusion de-
clared that he proposed to be consistent
to himself in his advocacy of free raw
material and he proposed to place those
who We're not on record. Mr. Vest in
reply explained that the duty fixed was
the rate of the Mills bill; that the cues
ton OF duty on lead ore was a question
between the miners and the smeltcrs
representing the lead trust and that as
between the two the committee had dis
eliminated in favor of the miners. The
vote on Hills motion to place lead ores
on the free list was defeated-ayes, 3;
hayes, 50. Mills, Hill and Irby were
the only affirmative votes Murphy voted
| against Hills motion.
| This was District of Columbia day in
the house. Ill.
Washington, May 90. - The senate
spent eight hours to-day discussing the
question of free lumber. Not vote was
taken. The tariff bill places lumber in
the rough on the free list The debate
to-day on Mr.. Hale's proposition to trans
fer lumber to the dutiable list at the
; rates fixed in the Mckinley law was
the. feature. Senators Frye and Hale Of
Maine and Perkins of California, Mitch
ell and Dolph of Oregon, whose states are
most particularly affected in the lumber
industry, occupied the major portion of
the time in the support of Mr. Hale's
amendment It is probable that the lum-
; Der paragraphs will be disposed of to-
morrow. Sugar, upon which the hard
| est fighting in the bill will occur, fol-
| lowed. Mr.. Walsh, the new senator from
Georgia, delivered carefully prepared
| speech Oh the general subject of the
tariff.
An interesting event of the day in the
| house was reading Of letter from the
sons Of Louis Koss,th in reply to the
letter recently sent by Speaker Crisp I'M
der direction of the house. The senate
bill to fix the northern boundary line of
! the Warm Springs Indian reservation in
Oregon, was passed, as were sundry
| house bills
| Washington, May Ex-senator Petit
grew made the principal speech in op-
position to the tariff bill He was lis
tened to attentively by the senators and
spectators. The senate then resumed
/ consideration of the lumber paragraph
! Of the tariff bill and Mr.. Squire. Rep.,
| Wash.) addressed the senate in opposi-
ton to free lumber. Mr.. Hale then Of
| fered an amendment to place a uniform
duty of 81 on all Timber. Defeated.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska moved to place
all lumber, shingles, boards, ETC., used in
the building of residences upon the free
! list. Without action on Mr.. Aliens
amendment the senate adjourned.
In the house a message from the pres
ident was received transmitting a dis
patch from Minister Willis at Hawaii.
1t contains nothing specially new or i'm
portant. Mr.. Johnson Rep:, INDY made
an argument in favor Of a substantial
stable currency, and was followed by
Mr.. Black of Georgia in favor of the
state bank bill. Before Mr. Black fin
/ ished his speech the committee rose and
the house adjourned.