Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-06-15
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.


PASSED was the House bill which grants certain
lands known as the Dearborn arsenal to the
village OF Dearborn, Mich, for public purposes.
Mr.. Blackburn reported fayorably resolution
from the committee on rules for the appoint
mcnt OF special committee OF five Senators
on The existing public distress, TO whom should
be referred the petitions OF Morrison l. Swift
and others tCoXeyite petitions) bearing upon
this subject IL was adopted without division.
When tho Senate took up the consideration OF
the tariff bill Mr.. Jones asked leave TO with
draw the compromise amendment of the
tariff schedule which made the rate on leaf and
unstemmed 81 80 and Ss.2b respectively, and re-
store the House amendment, IN which the rates
are 81 and sl.25 respectively. This move was
surprise 10 Senators on both sides, as by
the agreement the compromise para
graph was adopted pro forma, with
be considered later The other Jones amend
ments to the tobacco schedule were adopted.
The next schedule was horticultural products
ana provisions Mr. Doiph of Oregon, gave
the last installment of his speech which he
commenced some two months ago against the
bill. The live stock schedule was discussed.
In fact the whole of the time was spent in dis
cussiOn and no action. HOUsE.-Atter d!Spos-
ing Of some minor matters the bill To repeal the
tax on state banks was taken up. After II
number of representatives had aired their
views on the question the vote was taken on
Mr. CoX's amendment, which was lost on u
aye and nay vote, l02 To l70 the Affirmative
vote was entirely Democratic The negative
vote was east by - Republicans, - Democrats
and nine Popullsts. n viva voce vote on the
At 2:io o'cloc; amid loud applause the House
went into committee OF the whole to consider
the Indian appropriation bill.
SEYATE.-1iGth day.-The action OF the at
torney-general in claiming ;l5,0OO0OO from the
estate OF the late Leland Stanford occupied the
attention OF the senate until the tariff bill was
taken up. The principal feature OF the pro-
cccdingS on the latter measure was the attempt
by Mr. Harris TO proceed with the bill as far as
| the wool schedule under the 5-minute rule Mr..
nf
| spoiled that chance Tor more rapid consider
| alton OF the bill HOUsE.-The Indian appro-
| priatiOn bill. The main feature OF the debate
was an attack on the Catholic church, made by
| Mr.. Linton. OF Michigan, in which he argued
| against the contract Indian schools saving
| that under this system the largest share of the
appropriation for educating the Indians went
| to the Catholic Indian schools. a resolution
| was adopted before adjournment calling on the
secretary Of the treasury for information as TO
the enforcement OF the immigration and con-
tract labor laws. and another authorizing the
committee on to visit Ellis Island for the pur-
| pose OF studying tho operation OF the laws.
SENATE.-li7th day-Mr Hoar's resolution
| to set at rest the claim of the United States
against the estate OF the late Leland Stanford
| was land before the Senate Mr.. Teller sug-
gestcd that the resolution be modified so as 10
| contne the inquiry 10 be made simply as to the
| advisability OF releasing the stanford estate,
| without in any way touching the validity OF
| the claim IN order not TO AFFECT other
claims which the government might have.
Mr., Hoar agreed to the modifica-
When the tariff bill was resumed Mr. Cullom
delivered speech on the general historical
phases of the tariff question. Mr.. Washburn
| suggested that as the debate was proceeding
! slowly that for the remainder OF the schedule
the 5-minute rule be applied The plan was
| agreed To unanimously. Fair progress was
| nude with the agricultural schedule ana al
though the Republicans fought hard 20 main
| tain some OF the Mckinley bill features they
| were knocked out every time. HoUSE-1he day $
| proceedings in the House were enliycned by
| Mr.. Walkers rep. Mass complaint OF the
| poor ventilation OF the House and the incapac-
| ity Of the architect OF the capitol and by Mr..
| Wcadocks Dem, Mich reply to an attack O;
| Mr.. Linton on the Catholic church. There was
also considerable business ofmnor importance
| transacted
! SENATE.-14Sth day.-The agricultural sched-
ule was disposed OF and spirits, wines and
| liquors was the next schedule and the five-min-
| ute rule was continued. Executive session
! Adjourned HoUsE.-Practically no business
| OF importance transacted.
SENATE.-1i9th day.-The tariff bill was given
big boost. Three schedules, spirits and
wines cotton and fax. jute and hemp manu-
| features from paragraph 237 TO Pa, inclusive
| comprising ~ pages OF the bill. were disposed
| OF. The entire cotton schedule, ten pages OF
| the bill. was finished in 30 minutes. The Re-
| publicans made no opposition TO the amend
| ments proposed TO this schedule, maintaining
| that the rates, though reduced, were so ar
| ranged as 10 make the cotton schedule the
| most scientific ever prepared. This brought
| the work up 10 the wool schedule. where il
! stopped. as both sides know there will be Il
| warm hight on that. HOUsE-There was an ali
| OF languid NstleSsncss apparent In the House
| and IL was evident that the members were
| not in "a working humOr. IL was District
| considered. no action was reached on any OF
| them on account OF a LACK OF quorum.