Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-30
WORK OF CONGRESS-
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS or TnR
SENATE AND HOUSE. 4
Condensed Record of the Important
transactions of Our National Law.
mnkcrs-The Work Done In Both
Branches.

Washington, Aug. Ex-senator Har-
ris, acting chairman of the finance
committee, has called a meeting of
that committee for to-day, when it is
understood the supplemental tariff bills
will be taken up and an effort made to
have them reported, Notwithstanding
the senatc's adoption of the Murphy
resolution declaring against the practi-
cability Of all efforts at further con-
tested legislation during this session.
The Democratic members of the COM
mittee say they do not consider the ac-
ton of the senate on the resolution as
binding upon the committee, and they
will make an effort to have the bills
reported at least. Some of the Demo.
cratic members who voted for refer
ence are anxious that the committee
should act, as action would justify
their course. and they are hopeful that
the Republican members will not an.
tagonize this business in seeking to Sc
cure delay in committee.
In the senate Saturday Mr. Murphy's
resolution declaring that there shall be
no further legislation over which there
is contest was adopted after Mr..
| Murphy had amended it to leave out
reference t. Mr.. Carlisle's letter. The
| vote was as follows:
Ayes = Messrs. Aldrich, Allison.
Blanchard, Caffrey, Carey, Chandler,
Cullom, Davis, Dolph, Galliuger, Glib
son, German, Jones (Nev.l, Kyle, Man
derson, Mitchell orr, Murphy, Patton,
PETER, Pettigrew, Plat, Pugh, Quay,
Roach, Shoup, Smith, Stewart-27.
! Noes-Mcssrs. Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Cockrell, Coke, Faulkner, George.
Harris Hunton, Jarvis, Lindsay, Ran
som, Turpie. Vest, Villas, White-16.
A great deal of confusion followed
the announcement, in the midst OF
which Mr.. Lindsay Deln., KY offered
a resolution expressing it to be the
sense of the scEate that congress SHOULD
not adjourn until bill had been
passed relieving and disseminating any
duty Oh refined sugar which would
operate for the benefit of the sugar
trust He asked for the Immediate
consideration of the resolution. Mr..
Henderson moved to amend the reso-
luton so as to instruct the finance COM
lnittee to report back the amount OF
profit to be derived by the whisky trust
from the tariff bill now in the hands
OF the president.
After discussion the resolution Went
over.
The resolution of Mr. Gray, instruct
ing the finance committee to report
back the free sugar bill with an amend
mcnt to strike out the one-eighth diff
ferential on refined sugar, was laid be-
fore the senate. Mr.. Henderson Of
fered an amendment instructing the
committee to report an amendment
providing for the sugar bounty of tile
existing law Mr. Gray demanded a
division on the question. Some de-
bate occurred on the parliamentary
situation. Vice President Stevenson
held that the vote should be first taken
on Mr.. Manderscn's amendment. Great
interest was manifested in the result
Of the roll CALL The two Louisiana sen.
ators and the three Populists voted in
favor of the Henderson amendment.
The amendment was carried, p to 20,
as follows:
Ayes-Aldrich, Allison, Blanchard.
Caffery, Carey, Chandler, Cullom, Da-
Wis, Dolph, Gallinger, Jones (Nev.),
Kyle, Henderson. Mitchell Orr, Pat
ton, PETER. Pettigrew, Platt, Quay.
Shoup, Stewart-21.
Noes-Batc, Berry, Blackburn, Cock
rell, Coke, Faulkner, George, German,
Gray, Harris, Hunton, Jarvis, Lindsay,
Murphy, Pugh, Ransom, Turpie, Vest,
Villas, White-2O.
The point of no quorum was raised
and the resolution went over.
Washington. Aug. 21.-But little bust
ness was transacted in the senate to-
day owing to lack of quorum, and
an adjournment was soon taken. Mr..
Harris reported the amended sugar bill.
and the coal, iron ore and barbed wire
| hills rELo SUGAR bill is amended so