Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-05-24
OF CONGRESS-
Of PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.

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,xed Record of the Important
of Our National LAW
..kers-The Work Done I'm Both
branches. e.
~, sbinCton May 1.-THE Democratic
w. in the senate decided yesterday
uell Nd Senator Harris resolution for
"..,ock sessions to-day. They have
I'D tbe conclusion that the tariff bill
nnt making satisfactory progress, and
,nI that the time has come when they
MD extend the hours. The resolution
I;Lply to lead to a spirited debate
-, called up. Republican senators
~ a second conference vest srday upon
: nolicy to be pursued regarding The
III bill. No conclusion was reached,
!, the majority showed a desire to let
:. hill come to a vote as o o as OPP
rrunity had been given for reasonable
bate.
IN the senate the Jon IS amendment
the rate of duty on iaxseed oil at
cents was agreed to. The rate on
100 oil. reduced in the original senate
II r. 25 per cent. was restored to IS
nts per gallon. The house rate on pep
mint OILS per c.nt-was also re-
cred. In the next paragraph, opium
tracts for medicinal uses the house
70 was % per cent. The senate amend
made it 20 per cent. The senate
dnct;on was agreed to. The next
mes amendment-was to place crude
INN. not adulterated, containing . per
MT or over of morphia, dutiable at 81
r pound in the house bill, on the free
4 Mr.. Sherman then moved to in
ease the duty on smoking opium from
10 SO a pound. Lost-20 to 81.
After tr%ansacting business of minor
the house went into COM
ittee of the whole on the agricultural
,propriation bill. Mr.. Marsh of Illinois
yerely denounced the practice of the
,ricultural department Of collecting and
lblishing statistics of crops, upon which
q grain and cotton markets. His
nendment to strike out the paragraph
DIVIDING for the publication of monthly
Cd reports was defeated-76 to 2S. Mr..
made the point of no quorum and
Hers were appointed. A quorum was
lally secured and the amendment was
to 1877. Mr.. Picker rep, S. d.
deavored TO sccur an appropriation of
0,000 for another edition of the special
port on diseases of the horse, but it was
led out on a point of order. Mr.. Pick
T offered an amendment increasing the
preparation for the purchase, propoga-
IN and distribution of seed from Sl30,-
% to 100000. Agreed to. An amend
ent was agreed TO providing that after
ay l the secretary of agriculture should
all the seeds on hand. giving
to those persons whose names
Id addresses have been furnihed by
majors and representatives in congress
Id who have not before during the
Inc season been supplied by the de-
Washington, May 1S.-The resolution
nCdUced by Senator Lodge to investi-
tie the charges of. attempted bribery of
~ lie and Hunton, also the al
tibet the sugar tIust had made
TO campaign funds. was dis
ssed in the senate to-dCy, and passed
tn amendments that broadens its scope
Cockrell, Hear, Chandler,
lulkner and Villas offered amendments
made the resolution a yeritablc
ag-net, including all charges of'bribery,
allegations of contributions by the
gar trust, directly or indirectly, to cam
ign committees, or I sed in elections by
.hel party, or that any senator had in
y way been improperly influenced in
e tariff legislation. Senator Hans
Crgh read IA letter from Buttz asking
T an investigation. Senator Hunton
ked a speedy investigation. as did
majors Harris and Allen. in behalf of
nator Kyle, who was absent, and de-
lied that he would demand an in
stigation. The vice president an
unced the appointment of the following
mmlttee in accordance with the terms
the Lodge resolution: Messrs. Gray,
ndsay, Lodge, Allen and Davis.
HAIRS, the floor manager of the
nm bill. moved that the stnate take a
'ess until tomorrow morning, with the
'entlon of continuing the legislative
y and for the consideration of the
ril bill to the exclusion of all other
slslatlve business. This mean the in
guratlon of the policy of duress that
dae famous the struggle over the fed
election bill, the bill to repeal the
lerman law and other big legislative
NESTS in the senate. The Republicans,
aer the leadership of Mr.. Henderson,
inly protesting that they did not seek
ueiay action on the tariff bill. They
eu the usual filibustering methods,
a quorum by refusing to vote,
Inough certain their Western colleagues
'uia decline to join in the flibuster.
harris moved to compel the attend
zee or the absentees. After some very
arp and plain talk on both sides the
'puDilcans succeeded in forcing an adj
urhhent, although the battle was in
'h'y a drawn one. A compromise had
en practically agreed upon before adj
Ifhment. by which the sessions of the
are to begin at 10 o'clock after
onday. Senators on both sides 'e-
" thls AS the real beginning Of the
sse OF night sessions end r~oll-calls, a
OF physical endurance on n side
y Oh resistance CT the other which all
we understood from the beginning
'uiu ne resorted to before the end of
: Triff debate should be reached. The
Ipuoicans generally assert that they
resist unusual torrs or extraordinary
t.eeoings, and the Democrats say that
am as become evident from long speeches
.ae Today and or other days recently
% unless hours are extended the dis
"a, OF the bill will be- indefinitely de-
among the bills fay Irahly ted in