The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-06-14
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Proceedings OF onr Law.
Makers at Washington
ONE HUNDRED AND ronrr-rrnsr DAY.

ONE HUNDRED AND FoRTY-F1RsT DAY.
SESArr.-Tne Senate to-day concluded the
consideration Of the sugar schedule. The
Democratic program was carried out and the
duty will 90 into effect January !, 1895. IL
was carried by vote OF 3s TO 81. The bill
provides for duty OF 40 per cent. ad valorem
on all sugars, with additions where they are
above 10 Dutch standard. and this duty is TO
20 into effect on January !. 1895.
HousE.-After an hour and "a quarter de-
voted TO speeches against the repeal OF the
State Bank tax. the bill went over until to-
morrow when the House will take vote
upon the measure.
ONE HUNDRED AID ronTY-sEcoND DAY.
SESATE-The Senate to-day disposed ofth,
tobacco schedule OF the tariff bill. Tho rates
established are sl.50 per pound on unstemm.
ed tobacco suitable for cignr wrappers; s2.25
per pou I'd on stemmed tobacco; filler tobacco
unstemmcd. 3j cents; stemmed. 80 cents pei
pound, all other tobacco not specially pro
vided for. 40 cents; cigars, cigarets and
cheroots OF all kinds. "a per pound and ~
per cent. ad yalorem. The agricultural sched.
ulc was then taken up. The paragraph max.
ing the duty ON live animals 20 per cent. al
vaorem was adopted after six hours debate.
HoUsE-There were l75 Democrats in the
House this afternoon when the final vote came
on the repeal of the 10 per cent. tax on sta q
banks. and 70 Of them deliberately turned
their hacks upon the Chicago platform. and
ONE HuNDRED AND FoRrY-rHiRD DAY
SENArE.-Thc tarir bill was taken up and
Mr.. Cullom, Republican, of Illinois. spoke
against the hill. senator Palmer replied 10
his colleague. About ten paragraphs IN the
agriculture schedule Of the tar1if bill were
disposed of to-day. They fixed the follow
ing duties: Buckwheat. corn or maize, corn
meal. rye. rye Hour, wheat and wheat -four.
20 per cent. al yalorem. aud on Odt meal 10
per cent. al volorem; barley and barley pearl.
ed, patent or hulled. 80 per cen; al yaorem
macaroni. ycrmicelli and all other similar
preparations. 20 per cent al valorem; clean
cd rice 4 cents "a pound; uncleancd rice
cent and rice -four and rice meal, ! cent
pound; paddy. cent pound cheese cents
"a pound. The paragraphs on milk, beans,
etc. were severally agreed upon.
HOUSE. To-day's proceedings in the house
were enlvcncd hy Mr.. Walkers complaint Of
the poor ventilation aud the incapacity OF the
architect Of the capitol, and 10y Mr.. Wead.
Dck's reply 10 tho attacS Of Mr.. Linton's at.
tack on the Catholic church. The question
u continuing the Indian warehouse at New
York was discussed 10y Mr.. Adrich, of Hin.
DIS. and Mr. bartlett, of New York. and Mr..
Brosius, Of PENNSYLVANIA. protested against
the reduction Of the appropriation for Indian
schools. At 4.50 O'Clock the house took
recess until <. the evening session TO be de.
voted 10 pension bills.
oSE HUNDRED hNp roRrY-roURTu DAY.
STSATE.-To To-day's session in the senate
was confined TO the discussion of hay and
eggs schudule of the tariff bill. hut no con-
clusion was reached on adjournment.
HoUsE.-Tbe House held short session
to-day and practically no business was traHs-
acted. The Indian appropriation bill was
taken up at an early hour, but very little pro-
yress was made In the reading, only ~
pages out of 1917 being covered.
osE HUNDRED AND FoRTY-FiFTH DAY.
SESArE.-The brakes were taken of in the
senate to-day and more progress was made
with the tariff bill than during any previous
three weeks Of the consideration OF the meas
ure Three schedules spirits aud wine. cot
ton and flaS iute and hemp manufactures,
from paragraph 237 TO 277, inclusive, COM
prising nineteen pages Of the bill. were dis
posed Of. The entire cotton schedule. ten
pages OF the bill was finished In forty min
utes. Bags made OF burlap for grain and
cotton bagging were placed on the free list.
The collar and cuif paragraph, providing for
= q duty ~ 10 cents ''ar dn7"n piecas nnd 30
..v.Sii. whiIv snIfus
articles ,Omposed wholly or in pai. ..-
carry duty Of so per cent, provoked con-
siderable discussion and more or less amuse-
ment.
HousE.-Thc lower branch Of Congress was
not in session to-day.