The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-06-09
WORK OF CONGRESS
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.


SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record of the Important
transactions Of Our National Law
n~akers-The Work Done I'm 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
a motion to increase the rate to 45 per
cent. The rate on sllOtguns, rifles and
pistols was fixed ut 30 per cent. Rates
were then agreed to as follows: Table
and carving knivas and forks valued ut
more than 81 per dozen, and razor blades,
SCISSORS and shears, wholly or partly
finished, IS per cent; all ether table
knives, forks, steels, etc, IS per cent.
Files, file blanks, rasps and Goats of all
cuts and kinds four inches in length and
under, 80 cents per dozen; over four
inches n under line inches, 60 cents;
over nine inches, 81. The house rate OH
engraved steel plates and railway fish
plates (25 per cent nd valorcm) were not
changed. The rate on iron and steel
rivets was increased from rs to 80 per
cent. The Jones amendments were
agreed to fixing the IF ties on cross-cut
saws at 6 cents per lineal foot; mill
saws, 10 cents per foot; pit and drag
SO ws, 8 cents; circular and other saws,
% 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 1856, wheels"
was passed over. The duty on crude
aluminium was fixed at 10 cents per
pound; on bronze powder or aluminium in
the leaf, 40 per cent. The rates ON gold
end 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, 20 per cent. The chronome-
ter, 10 per cent; watches and clocks, %
FER cent; manufactured articles para
gr, phi I'D not specially provided for in
the bill, composed wholly or in part of
metal, 80 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
CT nplete 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 a 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 were not on record. Mr.. Vest in
reply explained that the duty liked was
the rate of the Mills bill: that the ques-
ton of a duty on lead ore was a question
hetween the miners and the smelters
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, 8;
hayes, So. Mills, Hill and Irby were
the only affirmative votes. Murphy voted
against Hills motion.
This was District of Columbia day in
the house.
Washington, May 20. The senate
spent eight hours to-day discussing the
4uCoIAoA VI licc iuulDeF. NOt a. 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. 1t is probable that the UNI
Der paragraphs will be disposed of to-
mcrrcw. Sugar, upon which the hard
est fighting in the bill will occur, fol-
lowed. Mr.. Walsh, the new senator from
Georgia, delivered a carefully prepared
speech on hi general subject of the
tariff.
An interesting event of the day in the
house was a reading of q letter from the
sons of Louis Kossuth in reply to the
letter recently sent by Speaker Crisp un-
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 III op-
position to the tariff bill. He was lis
tened to attentively by the senator's and
spectators. The senate then resumed
consideration of the lumber paragraph
of the tariff bill and Mr.. Squire rep,
Wash.) addressed the senate in OPPOSE
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 Oh Mr.. Aliens
amendment the senate adjourned.
In the house a messag &c from the pres
ident was received transmitting a dis
patch from Minister Willis at Hawaii.
1t contains nothing specially new or inn
portant. Mr.. johnson (Rep., Ind.) made
an argument in favor of u 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.
Will Stop the Train.