Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-06-06
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.


WAsur,croS NAV s6-SESArE-In the scn-
sts Friday senator Kyle's Hawaiian resolution
was called up and discussed until the tarih
hour. when senator Harris insisted upon the
regular order. senator Frye protested against
cutting OF debate on the resolution. and Sena-
tor Eoar urged Immediate action Mr.. Harris
broke in and declared that the tariff bill was
before the senate. and further debate this
subject as out OF order. Mr. Hoar protested
in vigorous terms against what he termed these
repeated angry aud discourteous lectures"
from the senator from Tennessee. Good prog
rczs made on the tariff schedules.
HoUsk-Col Berry called up in the house
Friday lis bill TO have the general government
, turn over 10 the city OF Newport. Ky. the
property known the Newport Barracks 20
be used ~ public park II was laid over for
consideration AZ some later time The bin has
been reported favorably by the COMMITTEES. hav-
ing q IN charge. The day was given ap TO tbs,
consideration OF private bills The committee
on war claims reported a batch OF thirtv-s.yen
bills. nearly all OF which were claims for losses
OF cotton IL South Carolina during the war
WASHINGTON. May SS.-SENArE-The para.
graph relating 20 the duty on wheels OF iron
or steel, car and locomotive wheels, etc. was
taken up saturday. The original Jones amend
ment increased the rate in the house bill from
30 70 90 per cent. ad valorem. Mr.. Vest moved
TO substitute a specific rate of Ia cent per
pound Mr.. quay supported the Vest amend
ment as preferable TO an al yalorem duty II
was agreed to- The committee amendment
hiking the rate lead ores at
three-fourths OF cent per pound was
then agreed TO without division. Mr.
Power moved TO increase the duty Of
pig lead from l to III cent per pound
Lost---O 20 - y new paragraph. fixing the
duty on nickel and alloys OF nickel at cents
per pound was agreed To. Mr.. Dubois offered
an amendment TO change the duty on type
metal from 10 per cent. TO u of n cent per pound
on the lead contained therein Defeated. The
duty on zinc IA block or pigs. was on motion
OF Mr. Vest. changed from ~ per cent. ad
Nalorem 20 = OF cent per pound; on sheet
zinc from - per cent. TO ~ cent rer Mound.
and on Old zinc NJ only to be manufactured
from 10 per cent to Is OF "A cent per pound This
finishes the schedule.
HousE-No business OF Importance trans
acted
ate Monday Mr.. Voorhees, gave notice that he
would Tuesday move TO adjourn over tin
Thursday 80 as to observe decoration day as a
holiday. The senate confirmed the following
nominations: Charles d. Wolcott OF New
York to he director OF the geological survey
Postmaster; Ohio-A. NJ. Jones Manchester
HoUsE-Mondny being district day in the
house the Crawley bill for the repeal OF the
ten per cent. tax on state bank issues was side
tracked temporarily, and the few members
present gave partial attention TO District OF
Columbia bills. An interesting event OF the
day was the reading OF the letter from the sons
OF Louis hossuth in reply TO the letter recent
~ sent by Speaker Crisp, under direction OF the
house The senate bill TO fix the northern
boundary line OF the Warm Springs Indian res
ervatioE, in Oregon, was passed, as were sun
dry house bills
WASHINGTON, June 1.-SENATE-I.umbe r " 3
placed on the free list by the senate Thursday.
This was done by strict party vote Mcssrs.
Pener and Allen (populists) voting for free
lumber. This places upon the free list OF the
pending tarin hill not only logs. which are
already free. but lumber OF. any sort planned
finished. tongued aud grooved-that is TO say
all kinds Of manufactured lumber entering into
the construction OF houses and buildings OF
every description are made free OF duty SEN
general subject OF the tarin. Mr. Dolph rep.
-Ore) made a long speech advocating furnishing
newspaper correspondents for refusing to an
Swer certain questions asked by the senate
sugar scandal committee, and gave notice that
ne would make motion to postpone the con
sideration OF The sugar schedule until the com
mit;ee made its final report.
HoUsE-The house Thursday passed a reso-
luton instructing the secretary OF war TO dc
what Is neccssars. under the act OF March 2
1893. for the preservation OF the Gettys our;
battlefield. The bill for an additional Ridge
for the Northern District OF Illinois pressed
after which the bin TO repeal the tax on state
bank circulation was taken up. Mr.. Black. OF
Georgia. re~uming his speech in favor OF re-
peal. Mr. Black was followed by Mr. Walker
rep.. MassD The other speakers were Messrs
hcLaurin. OF South Carolina, and Mr.. Wheeler
Of Alabama. vino favored the repeal OF the
state bank tax.