Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-08-02
WORK OF CONGRESS-
REsUME OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record OF the fmporssH'
Transnctions of Our National Law
nnkers-Thc Work Done fn botn
Branches.

Washington, July 23.-The senate re-
Sumed consideration of the tarih to-day:
No action, however, is expected unth
hte this evening if at all to-day.
There has been a persistent rumor
about the capitol that the conservative
Oemocra ic senator's have been In con
b~erence and that they adopted a plan
ander which steps were to be taken 10
Sefeat the tariff bill by 5 o'clock to-day.
The senate did not definitely instruct the
hriff conference to stand by the senate
AL. 1t In stated that there is a plan on
bot for the repeal of the present sugar
bounty by an independent measure IN
nse the di%fferential duty on refined sugar
Should be stricken out of the tarift Dill
and the tariff bill then defeated IN con-
sequence of this section. The Republican
advisory committee Of the senate neid a
meeting for the purpose of an exchange
Of views. The opinion was generally ex-
sressed that the Democratic SITUATION
was very delicate, and it is understood
that il would be improved from a he-
eublican standpoint by tle interference
Of Republican senator's; hence they VIII
advise members of their party to allow
the Democratic senators to continue 10
10 the greater part of the talking In the
senate on the subject of the tariff so long
a they will do so. 1t is also understood
that the committee discussed the pohcy
m he part of the Republicans with ref
srence to the differential duty on sugar
and concluded to advise that the Repuo-
Ecan senators should vote to strike II OUT
n they should nave the opportunity TO 90
%.
Mr.. Villas has been appealed to by q
large number of Democratic senators &c
relieve the senate of the embarrassment
which the offering of the motion MAJ
caused by not insisting on the amend
ment. This he has declined to do. III
said that he had no intention OF with
drawing it.
81 shall let the motion be decided upor
its merits" he said, "or call the CHAIR U
rule upon it, but / shall not withdraw II
did not offer the motion with a view O
throwing a bomb, and If it had that Ell
feet, it was not the result OF my pur
nose. I thought / saw al opportunit!
60 compromise the differences existing DE
tween the senate and house mad,
the motion with that end in view. l
has seemed to- me that this dlfferentia
auty is the vital spot of the difference
between the two houses of congress-, an
believe that if it could be gotten rid o
che two bodies could easily compromis
their differences and an agreement D
reached upon the bill"
But little business was transacted d
sbe house. The resolution proposing a
amendment to the constitution proyidln
for the election of senator's by the dire'
vote of the people was passed by q tw
thirds majority with 13 votes to spar
u-he senate amendments to the Indian a.
1propriation bills were disagreed to an
sonferees were appointed. The house b
for the reinstatement of clerks dismisse
from the railway mail service betwet
March Is and May i. 1889. was und'
consideration all the afternoon, but fail'
60 pass on account of the lack OF
quorum.