Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-08-24
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CONGRESS.


SENATE, Aug. l5.-The house bill TO place
sugar on the free list was taken up, and In con.
nection with it q letter was read to the senate
from Secretary Carlisle to Senator Harris CIV
inGhgurcs to show that with sugar on the free
list there would be treasury deficit OF from
$4,000, ,00o to 100000 010 Notice of an amendment
TO the free sugar bin was given By Mr. Jones
imposing duty of 20 ser cent. ad valorem on
all sugars Without any action on the bill the
senate adjourned
HousE-The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill of an agreement on all
ITS items was agreed to. The report ON the
general deficiency bill gave rise to n discussion
of the item approIhiatlng II 900 to pay the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company for trans
p0rtation OF troops. mails and merchandise un-
der q Judgment OF the supreme court, which
was not concluded when the house adjourned
SENATE Aug. IA bill was passed for the
exclusion and deportation Of alien anarchists.
The four house bills TO place on the free list
sugar, coal iron ore and barbed wire were re-
fcrred each of them to the finance committee
BY u vote of nearly , to |. The senate then
took up pension and other bills on the calendar
and passed SOME two dozen of them.
HOUSE. Most of the day was spent in dis
cussing the item IN the general deficiency ap-
preparation bin added by the senate, providing
for the payment of a Judgment in favor of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company for the
transportation of troops mails and merchan-
disc for the United States. BY Il vote of so to
Al the house refused to concur in the amend
. ment The McMillin bill to amend, the tariff
, bill so as to take alcohol for the arts off the
free list was reported from the committee on
ways and means and aftera brief debate passed
If to g. The house then adjourned until the
10th.
uo :. A in, hn Mt
ment of Senator White, of California, to fill the
vacancy on the finance committee, occupied
most Of the time OF the session Objection to
It's consideration was made by senators on both
sides of the chamber, and after an exciting de-
bate the matter went over. Mr.. Murphy, of
! New York. offered q resolution, which went
over, to the effect that al tariff legislation at
this session is impracticablc. The conference
report on the last of the appropriation bills
The deficiency bi1l-was presented and agreed
| to.
| The house was not in session.
| SENATE, Aug Is. The senate decided that
there shall be no further legislation over which
there Is contest ut this session of congress,
| by adopting Mr.. Murphy's resolution to that
effect by vote of "a to 10. The resolution ap-
| pointing Mr. White. of California, member OF
the finance committe was agreed to unani-
mously. Mr. Gray's resolution instructing the
| committee on finance to report the free sugar
bill Immediately with an amendment putting a
''fiat" duty upon sugar went over without
action owing to lack ofa quorum AresOlutior
offered by Mr.. Lindsay, declaring that 1t was
! the sense OF the senate that congress should
not adjourn without striking out OF the tariff
bill the benefits it gives the sugar trust wa,
amended by including the whisky trust" ant
as amended 1t went over.
The house was not In session.
SENATE, Ang. e0-The four house bills to pace
on the free list sugar, coal, iron ore and barbet
wire were reported back to the senate from
the finance committee The free iron ore bill
was the only one that came beck In its orgina
shape. The sugar bill no longer provides fo
free sugar, but for nn ad valorcm duty OF 40 pc
cent. on all sugars, and for specific duty o
two cents gallon on molassoS testing abov,
40 and not above 56 degrees, omittipg all refer
ence to differentialS The free coal bill cam,
back with provision for duty on all coal i'm
ported from countries that levied an impor
duty on American coal Several bills of mino
Importance were passed and the senate ad
ourned until the a2d
HousE.-The house was IN session but s
minutes. and In that time transacted but littl
business Of Importance.