The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02

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THE WORK OF CONGRESS-
REsUMD OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condsnse0 Record Of the Important
TFansactlons Of Our National Law.
makers-Tho Work Done In both
Branches.
Washington, Jan. 23.-A special meg
sage of the president transmitting addi-
tioral Hawaiian correspondence was
laid before the house. After the reading
OF the correspondence Mr.. Boutelle rose
and demanded recognition ON point of
order. He charged that it was apparent
non. the three successive messages sent
to the house that the government was
engugcd In fomenting insurtection iu u
country with which the United States
was ut peace. He desired to call up his
privileged resolution. Hot words be.
tween Mr.. Boutelle and the speaker fol.
lowed. Mr.. Hatch asked that Mr.. Bou.
telle's words be taken down, and Mr..
Routelle was ordered to take his seat.
He refused to do % and the seargent.at-
arms with the silver mace was called
to support the speakers authority. Great
excitement followed. The rule was read
and then the speaker recognized motion
to resume the consideration Of the tariff
bill On q division Mr.. Boutelle made
the point of no quorum. The Republic
ans refused to vote on Boutelle's point of
no quorum. Tellers were appointed and
1t looked as though no quorum could bo
found and that the tariff debate would
be suspended. Committee rooms and
restaurants and lobbies were called on
for members, and Chairman Wilson was
finally able to 60 ahead with barc
quorum, and the sugar debate was con-
timed.
The fret vote was taken ON the
Meiklcjohn amendment to substitute the
2 cent bounty of the Mckinley bill for
the bounty provision of the Wilson bill,
Lost-32 to 153.
The next vote was taken on Mr..
Prices proposition to substitute the duty
contained in tho Mills bill, 1-5c per
pornd below 13 Dutch standard, 800
above 1G Dutch standard. $50 above 70
Dutch standard. Lost-19 to 40.
The third vote was on Mr.. Hartcr's
proposition to abolish the bounty and
substitute a 1 cent duty Gil sugar. Lost
without division.
Mr.. McRae's amendment abolislling the
bounty entirely was carried-135 to 60.
The next vote was on the proposition
to place refined sugar OH the free list, aud
it was carried-137 to 5S.
The next vote was OH proposition to
place a uniform duty of cent per pound
on all sugar below 1G Dutch standard.
Lost-67 to 144.
These votes left pending vote on the
Robertson amendment Us amended by Mr..
Warner. The amendment was to put re-
fined sugar on the free list aud raw
was in such tangle that Mr.. Wilson
moved that the committee rise. A re-
cess was then taken.
While petitions We're being presented in
the senate Senator Sherman (Rep) took
occasion to refer to the flag incident
which recently stirred UP Ohio people,
and said that he; hoped the flags would
be kept flying over the capitol all the time
as well as when congress and the supreme
court was in session.
Senator Lodge Rep. Mass.) presented
a resolution directing the civil service
commission to report to the senate the
number and character of cascs which it
has considered since March 4, 1880, in
which it is alleged that the civil service
regulations have been violated by the
heeds Of departments, or bureaus thereof,
or by any officers Of the United States
whose appointment Is subject to the con.
frmution Of the senate.
Washir gton, Jan. 24.-Tho house to-
day determined the abolition Of the duty
vron refined sugar which was passed
lroE just before the house adjourned
lest night, as an amendme mt to an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Robertson, one of
the Louisiana sugar men. A way out of
the confusion which existed upon the ef-
feet of the amendment adopted last night
was found after two hours discussion
of the parliamentary situation by sub
mitting the question to the house as to
whether the Warner amendment placing
refined sugar on the free list should be
considered as substitute for the Robert
son amendment. This was decided af-
fiji natively, and then by ON overwhelming
vote In which the Republicans Joined with
the radical Democrats against the sugar
men and several members of the ways
End means committee, the substitute was
adopted. With regard to the sugar
schedule, therefore, the committee Of the
whole has abolished the bounty and
placed all sugar, both raw and refined.
upon the free list. When it came to
consider the coal schedule, however, the
committee fared much better and all four
Of the amendments designed to place a
duty Of from 40 to . cents per ton upon
coal were beaten. The debate upon the
/ rro1 uclo.1,,0o q, rroot 1oo0 nf
feeling among the Southern members,
especially those from Virginia, West Vir.
ginia, Tennessee and Alabama, whose
states are interested either in coal VI
iron ore. The general impression is that
the defeat of the sugar men and Of those
who are interested in retaining q duty
upon coal will result In strengthening the
movement developed on the Democratic
side to recommit the bill. If the iron men
are defeated, and especially II the income
tax should be placed upon the bill Us a
rider later in the week, another strong
faction on the Democratic side will be
added to this movement. Tho Republic
ans will all vote for the motion to re.
commit, and, with the Democrats who do
not care to vote against the bill outright
and who are not satisfied with IT. In Its
present form, they may be able to muster
majority to send it back to the COM
mittee. This is now admitted on all
hands to be the chief danger to the bill.
If it could be brought to'a direct vote
there is 10 question about it passing.
Mr.. Haugcn (Rep. Wis., said he dc
sired on the part of the iron men Of ths
Lake Superior district to enter protest
against the proposed abolition Of the duty
on iron ore. Mr.. Blair Rep. N. HI took
the floor and was speaking when the
time arrived for a recess.
The feature of the day in the senate
was speech by Senator Cullom. He ar-
ra;gnel the administration for its Ha.
paiian policy, and declared that Com
missioner Blount, had he been iL any
other country, would have been shot as a
sry ard traitor, as was Mai. Andre in
Ancrica a hundred years ago.
Washington, Jan. 25. - The amend
me nts to the iron schedule to-day shared
the same fate as those to the coal sched-
ule yesterday. They were overwhelming
ly defeated, and iron ore remains on the
free list. The remainder of the day was
srent In the discussion of amend nents
looking to the free admission Of ma-
ct:nery used In the manufacture Of cot
ton goods.
Mr.. Iawney Q.ep. Mimi denounced
the proposition to place iron ore on the
flee list.
Mr.. Baldwin CDem. Minn.), who repre-
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