The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-06-14
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.


WASHINGTON, June b.-SENATE-The dis
cussion OF the tariff bill In the senate Monday
was entirely on the amendment Of the finance
committee postponing from July I, 1894, to jan
uary I, 1895 the date for the repeal OF the sugar
bounty to go into effect, to be followed by
similar amendment in reference to the imposf-
tion of the duties on sugar. No action was
taken on the amendment, but IT was arranged,
by unanimous consent, that the vote upon 1t
and upon Mr.. Manderson's amendment to II
Uor continuance Of the bounty till i905) shall
be taken at O'Clock Tuesday; that debate on
all other amendments to the sugar schedule
shall be under the ten-mnute rule: and that
the whole sugar schedule shall be disposed OF
before adjournment Tuesday.
HousE-At the beginning OF the debate on
the bill to repeal the state bank tax, Mr.. Hol-
man gave notice that he would ask the house
to take up the Indian appropriation bill for the
year ending June go 1897 The debate was
further continued by Mr.. Dalzell (rep., Pal
who made an elaborate and eloquent legal ar
gument in favor OF the constitutionality OF the
law on the state books asserting that the
states had no right nor power to issue bills,
and by Mr. Rayner, dem. N. d. who declared
against the authority Of the national conven-
tion to bind his vote upon matter not within
its jurisdiction.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-SENATE-The final
vote upon the adoption Of the sugar schedule,
known us the compromise amendment post
ponng the repeal Of the bounty from
July 1. 1894. to June !, 1885, was then taken
shortly before o'clock Tuesday afternoon and
resulted in yeas 35. nays 28 Paragraph 1888 was
amended by increasing the duty on sugar cam
dy, etc., from 30 to IS per cent ad valorem, and
by adding the words 'Saccharine, 25 per cent
ad valorem" That finished the sugar schedule
and brought the senate up to the tobacco
schedule. The senate then adjourned for the
day
HoUsE-The committee on rules at the OPEN
ing of the session, through Mr.. Catchings, 3D.,
Miss), reported an order shutting of general
debate on the pending bill and amendment to
repeal the state bank tax. The bill was to be
further considered during the day under the
fve-mnute rule, and then vote was to be
taken Immediately after the committee had
been called Wednesday morning
WASHINGTON, June 7.-SENATE-The tobac-
! co schedule was disposed of Wednesday. The
agricultural schedule (G) met an obstacle at
the very start on the question of the duty on
| live animals. The house bill fixed the rate at
/ 20 per cent. ad yalorem. and the finance COM
mittee reported it without amendment. All
| amendments offered by republicans were de-
| feated, and the duty remains 20 per cent on
| live animals. The next paragraph was one i'm
! posing duty of 20 per cent on buckwheat,
| corn oats, wheat, etc., except when imported
! from countries that impose no duty on the like
| articles and in that case they are to be free Of
duty The opposition to this paragraph was
| started by Mr.. Platt (rep, Ct.), and was kept
: up till p m when the senate, without action
| on the paragraph, adjourned.
HoUsE-Wednesday the honse, by a vote Of
I 10 to I02, rejected the Cox amendment to abol-
| ish the tax upon state bank issues. The bill
upon which the house voted Wednesday pro-
vided for the suspension of the ten per cent.
| tax upon clearing -house certificates. The re-
lection OF the bill and amendment ended bat
| tie which has occupied the time Of the house
/ for at least week. ,o
| WASHINGTON, June a-SENATE. = Before
| taking up the tariff bill, Thursday, the Ques-
| tion of the debt Of the Central Pacific Railroad
| Co., to the government, and especially the
| liability of Mr.. Leland Standfords estate for
$4,000 600 Of debt. was brought up on O resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Hoar (rep.. Mass INSTRUCT
| ing the judiciary committee to inquire and re-
port wht her the attempt just initiated by the
| law officers Of the government to enforce such
liability should not be forthwith relinquished
and put at rest After short discussion the reso-
| luton went over without action till Friday
| Little progress was made In the tarin bill.
HoUsE-The session Of the house Thursday
was given over to consideration in committee
Of the whole. Of the Indian appropriation bill
for the year ending June 30, 1895. Besides con-
sidering the Indian bill. the house agreed to o
resolution authorizing the committee on immi-
| grafton to make an investigation at Ellis
| Island and asking the secretary Of the treas
| ury to transmit to the house what has been
| done by the officials charged Herewith, toward
enforcing the immigration and contract labor
| laws
| WASHINGTON, June 9-SENATE-Mr. Hoar's
resolution to set at rest the claim OF the United
| States against the estate of the late Leland
| Stanford came over from Thursday and was
laid before the senate at the opening Of the ses-
| sion Friday. Laid on the table, The tariff bill
was then laid before the senate. and Mr.. Gull
lom took the floor and delivered speech on
general historical phases Of the tarin question.
Mr.. Washburn (rep., Minn.) suggested that de-
| bate on this schedule was proceeding slowly,
| and that for the remainder OF the schedule the
fve-minute rule be applied. The democrats
accepted the proposition graciously and 1t was
| agreed to by unanimous consent Mr.. Quay,
| who objected Thursday, was not present. At
$40 the senate went into executive session and
| shortly afterwards adjourned.
| HoUsE-Consderation of the Indian appro-
priaton bill was renewed in the house Friday,
with no particularly interesting feature. The
| house agreed to the conference report upon
the Pennsylvania and New Jersey bridge over
the Delaware between Philadelphia and Cam
| den.
| WASHINGTON, June I1.-SENATE.-Senator
Walsh (Ga.) Saturday introduced bill pro-
viding for the location of a permanent EXPOSE
tion, to be established at Washington for the
display Of the products and resources of the
several states and territories. and creating a
commission, to consist Of the postmaster gen.
eral, the secretary of the interior and the sec
retary of agriculture, to report a plan for the
proposed exposition to congress In introduce
ing the bill Senator Walsh also presented a
memorial from the Southern immigration con-
gress, representing fifteen states urging the
appropriation of money by congress and by the
legislatures of the several states and terri
tories for the proposed exposition.
HoUsE-The house held short session Sat
urday, and practically no business was trans
acted The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up at a very early hour, but very little progress
was made There was one bill passed to regu-
late the procedure in criminal cases in the dis
trict OF Minnesota, and a resolution of inquiry
as to the desirability of establishing a station
Of the fish commission in the Fairmount park
garden In Philadelphia.
K. B. Turpin's Good Luck.