The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-12-14

OF the printin. bills.
Washington. Dec. Tn the senate
Senator Quay proposed substitute
for the sugar bill now pending in the
senate, in the shape Of an amendment
lt strikes out all of the bill after the
enact;ng clause and inserts the fol
lowing: THAT SO much Of the act en-
titled An act to reduce taxation to
provide revenue for the government
ana for other purposes as provides
that upon all sugars above No II;
Dutch standard in color, and upon all
sugars which have been discolored
there shall be levied and paid a duty
of - OF | per cent per pound in aidi-
ton to due Of 40 per cent AZ yalorem
shall be and the same is hereby re-
pealed.' Senator Power introduced
blll providing for the free coinage
or silver. making the silver dollars to
consist or Az IL grains of standard
nneneSs and these dollars to be legal
tender for all debts. public and pei
Sate A feature of the day was
sharp debate on the China-Japan
questions, brought out by Mr. Lodges
resolution calling for information as
TO the torturing Of two Japanese stu
dents who We're under American pro-
lection. Mr.. PETER made the first
formal speech of the session. CRITICS
Ing from Populistic point the recent
issue Of bonds and giving his views on.
finance
Representative Pichler presented 4
resolution in the house requesting the
secretary of the treasury to furnish
the house the names Of the soldiers
or the late war discharged from his
department since the beginning of his
administration, and the cause Of dis.
missal In each ease. The house passe d
three bills-the printing bill. a bill to
prevent the free use of timber on
public lands and prevent granting Of
permits In the future and another to
authorize the secretary Of the interi,r
10 receive unsatisfied military bounty
land warrants under the act of 1874
NJ the rate Of Sl.2J per acre in nav
ment for land located under suhse.
quent acts.
Washington, Dee S.-Representative
Bryan Dem., Nnh) introduced in tho
mousse joint resolution proposing an
the president ineligible to a second
Term. representative Sicklcs mas In
.Ioauced Oil appropriating SlOO,WN
-. ~ snaole the government to acquire
.l.ie 20 the Gettysburg battlefield and
transform II into public park. Rep
i.oel.i,iVe DuthWalte OF Ohio intro
uu.ed , bill changing the duty on
n,'osrafnic and Photographic prints.
se,.' ho. forming parts Of books, to - |
,el ~, ecu. 40 valoreti.. The present duty,
~. ~. 'u'hWalte says, is almost prohibi- |
~ anu ,nat proposed by him is the |
81, sal'ie ~ as that originally proposed by |
M iisoh Dill. Representative Dra- |
pe, :, - massachusetts has introduced |
,, u'il making compulsory the use OF |
o'iauc ea couplefs and arrangements |
Tor steam heating.
fo olii passed the senate providing
Tor national dedication az tha ch,nn
ahagua AID Cnattanooo, N,1itar,
Parks. Tie senate adio,rnad mt,
Monday o'' A'u "'''ii
sniL.toa. Dec 9-In tho :,on.o
Mr.. McKae, from the committaa -,
b.pilc lands, called up the bin to nro-
..cl forest reservations. Mr. walIo
sI.ih.' sa' WIS., opposed the bill in cyerv
,Ialnfe. ,,s The attempt to drive this biil
snm .n,ousn under the whip and spur
.a,e',eu, he would say SAVIOR, If he did
aha, pe nave sncE high respect for the
ai' ,aa h,ah oi the public land commit
- poGule- It was said that thn
i,;,, y, association was behind tha
e. lIefc was another associa 4,nn
Maina Manu- es, =. which had its origin in
ov.aay years ago, and had now