Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-06-21
WORK OF CONGRESS-
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
condensed Record of the Important
Transactions of Our National Lave
mnkers-The Work Done in Both
Branches.

BrAnChe8.
Washington, June 1.-THE session of
he senate was marked by quite lively
the main point at issue being
he time alleged by Mr.. Vest to be con-
umed by the Republicans. Although tho
senate was operating under the five
minute rule, the Republicans did not find
t difficult to discuss each paragraph and
zach amendment as long as they desired,
ind the debate which followed the first
paragraph taken up was condemned by
he Democrats in severe terms. 1t was
asserted that the Republicans We're abus-
ng the good faith of the agreement.
However, during the day considerable
progress was made on the bill. The ag-
icultural schedule, which has been hang
ng fire for several days, was finally
disposed of, and schedule H (spirits,
vines and liquors) was entered upon.
The feature of the consideration of the
,ill was the withdrawal in many in
stances of the Jones compromise amend
nents, allowing the committee amend
nents of the original house provisions to
stand.
1t is expected in both sides Of the SEN
ate chamber that the wooden schedule
will be reached during the present week
n the consideration of the tariff bill.
This schedule will develop one of the
most important debates connected with
he bill. Next to the duty on sugar, free
wool has attracted more attention than
any other item in the bill, and there can
be no doubt that many Republican SEN
ltors will make speeches vigorously as
sailing the Democratic position.
The house was busy with District of
Columbia business.
Washington, June 1.-THE brakes were
taken off in the senate to-day ard more
progress was made with the tariff bill
then during any previous three weeks of
the consideration of the measure. Three
sehedules-spirits and wines, cotton and
fax, jute and hemp manufactures, from
paragraph 237 to 271 inclusive, COM
prising nineteen pages of the bill, were
disposed of. The entire cotton schedule,
ten pages of the bill, was finished in
thirty minutes. The Republicans made
no opposition to the amendments proposed
to this schedule, maintaining that the
rates, though reduced, were so arranged
as to make the cotton schedule the most
scientific ever prepared. Bags made
of burlap for grain and cotton bagging
were placed on the free list. The collar
and cuff paragraph, providing for duty
Of 30 cents per dozen pieces and 80 per
cent advalorem, white shirts and other
articles composed wholly or in part of
linen. carry a duty of so per cent, pro-
yoked considerable discussion and more
or less amusement. Tomorrow the WOOL
en- schedule will be taken up. Mr.. Quay
gave notice just before adjournment that
he would, when this schedule was reached
tomorrow, resume the speech ne was de-
livering four weeks ago.
| There was an air OF languld hstiess-
ness apparent in the house to-day, and 1t
was evident that the members were not
| in q working humor. While several bills
were considered no action was reached
on any of them on account OF a lack OF
quorum.
Washington, June 13.-The senate to-
day passed three Northwestern bills.
Senator Washburn secured action by
| unanimous consent on the bill for the re-
lief of e. Douglass, late Indian agent at
White Earth. The bill gives douglass
something like 5000. Senator Davis Sc
cured the passage Of q bill to correct the
militsry record of Elisha Bassett. SEN
| ator Hansbrough got action on his Dill
charging the time for the terms ct the
United States courts in North Dakota.
The court will meet at Bismarck or the
First Tuesday in March, at Fargo on
the third Tuesday in May, at Grand
Forks on the second Tuesday i'll Novem-
her. at Devils Lake on the first Tuesday
in July, Both district and circuit courts
will meet at those times, but only one
iury will be called. The fees of the
court officers are fixed at the rates now
paid in Oregon. -, -,
The absolute blockade of the tariff bill
in the senate to-day was in marked con-
trcst with the wonderful progress made
Yesterday. Not cog was turned. The
entire eight hours were devoted to set
| speeches, preliminary to the consideration
of the wool schedule.
Two hours were consumed to-day in the
house over a bill reported by Mr.. Outh-
| waite setting aside 100000 from the
fund belonging to the estates of deceased
| colored soldiers of the civil war for the
| purpose of erecting in the District OF
Columbia a national home for aged and
in6rm colored people. The bill was
passed. The Indian appropriation bill
was then taken up, but the house adj
| iourped without con plotting its consldera'
ton.
Washington, June 14.-1n the senate
spe cches were made 10y Senators Sher-
nan, Hansbrough, Mitchell, Stewart,
Shoup and Dubois against the wool
schedule. All declared that free wool
v Guild mean the ruination of the sheep
industry in America. Mr. Harris, in
charge of the tariff bill, called the atten-
tor to the slow progress being mado
| it'll the bill, two days having already
been consumed in general debate Oh the
" DOL schedule. He then made request
for unanimous consent that the wool
schedule be proceeded with under the
Fl. e-minute rule tomorrow after Mr.. Al
dr:ch, who desired to speak, had finished.
The request developed the fact that MIR.
Lodge, Mr.. Chandler, Mr.. Plat, MIR.
Teller and others desired to address the
senate on the general subject of the
schedule, and Mr.. Harris, with reluct-
ance, said that he was compelled to re-
spect the requests of these senators, and
would, therefore, postpone his request to