Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-05-30
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-
second sssslon.

Gems the had teen left on schedule A. ssche uni-
tails. oils and paints" on Thursday evening
we're disposed OF Friday and scheduled h
-carths. carthenware and glassware were
taken up and proceeded with uii its close. TIT
icxt schedule II metals and manufactures ok
IRON and steel" The resolution for tho daily
meeting OF the senate, with amendment, end
Tor the taking up OF tho tariff bill at 1850 We
Agreed TO after good deal OF discussion whcn
the metal schedule was reached. the bin wcnt
over for the day and ut sos p adjourned
Housx-The frst half hour OF Fridays's sss-
sion OF the house was spent In passing rcsoiu-
ton TO give tho committee railways and
canals clerk. That having been accom-
plishcd, the Legislative. executive and judicial
appropr iation bill for the year ending juno "a
lsee was taken up In committee OF the whole
Under nm agreement reached by tho leaders
after an hours skirmishing. general debate on
the bin was closed at o'clock. and the hour
voted TO adjourn over Saturday. Tho most Of
Of tho afternoon was occupied with discus-
sion OF the matter OF docking" members for
absent days, which took wide range.
WASHINGTON MAY si.--SESArr--Thc bribery
Investigation IN To he star chamber affair
That was tho determination reached by the In
NcstiRating committee In view OF the scrious-
ness OF the charges To be Investigated would
hold open sessions, and IL In fact TINT
the majority OF the committee had boon
OF that impression themselves. However.
during the meeting the committee con-
WINGED To It's own satisfaction, n not 10 that
OF others, that the best results could be oh
tanned by secret sessions Mr.. Gray stated
saturday that the committee had decided %
hold its nrst meeting Monday next. beginning
At 10 O'Clock. The first work will be upon the
alleged attempt to bride Senators Hunton aud
Kyle.
Housr-Not In session.
WASHINGTON. May @s.-SENATE-Thc tarfn
bill WIS under consideration Monday. senator
Jones. ON behalf OF the democratic majority -
the senate finance committee, Monday into
duCcd the committee revision OF theS>cottou
schedule. The revision changes the rnfe In
paragraphs 80. eS3 sSi. 2nS. ed3 and s8L Just
before the senate adjourned vote was taken
ON senator Peters amendments To make iron
ore free, and IL was defcated-46 To 4. All the
republicans and every democrat. Mills aud
Vest included, except Hill. voted against 10.
while the three populists and Senator Hi;
voted for It,
HousE--Hon. Paul j. sorg, OF Middletown.
Monday qualified as representative In congress-
/ from tho Third Ohio district. to MI the unox-
| pircd term OF the late George w Houk, OF Day.
ton The house went into committee OF the
whole on the Legislative appropriation bill
MIR. Hayes ldcm, la offered an amendment
which declared that the section which allowed
the docking OF members salaries had been
| heretofore repealed. Mr. Denrmond. OF Mis-
souri,. made point of order against the amend
mcnt. The chairman (Mr Richardson) nus-
| tnined the point Mr.. Hayes appealed from
the decision OF the chair and the chairman de-
clared the nays had IL. Roll call was demanded
|
n vote OF ~ TO lI:. The question was then pus
on Mr.. Hayes amendment declaring statutes
| repealed which authorized the aerReant- at
arms To deduct from the salary OF members for
absence. II was agrced-iis 70 T. Dockefy
gave notice that n yea and nay vote would be
demanded ON the amendment when the bin
was reported To the house.
WAsHtNGToS. May ea.-SESArE.-At 10: 30 n
IN the tnrir bill was taken up In the senate.
inc pending question being the amendment Of
Inv he Mr. ~.
crease the duty on iron ore from 90 20 40 centsa
ton Mr. Plnt advocated It's adoption. Mr.
Harris CDom., Tenn.) moved to lay Mr. Piatt's
amendment on tho table, and that motion WINS
carried yeas ~! nays 81 The question recur-
red ON the amendment Of the finance committee
placing iron ore on the dutinblc lIst
ut forty cents per ton. Agreed 10
Iho next question was on the Jones
amendment to Paragraph 40 making II read; &
iron In pigs Iron In kentledge. spicgelcizen.
ferro-mnngnucse. forro-silicon. wrought AMI
cast scrap iron or scrap steel, a. per tom
Agreed TO- The next Item wus No III. tnxina
All iron In slabs, blooms or other forms more
advanced than pig Iron aud less finished thi}u
iron In bnrs. % per cent ad valorem Amended
ana passed Items ile-llb were also amended
and passed
HousE-Reprcsentatlvc William A. Stona, OF
Pennsylvania, OF the house judiciary commit
Tee presented Tuesday "a favorable report on a
Dill introduced by him some months ago to
place mnrshals, district attorneys and clerks
81 the United States courts ON salnrios and
abolish the system OF fees by which they have
bcen paid, Tho bill fixes the salaries for mar
hhnls and district attorneys throuRhout thu
United states NJ $1,000 each, and lenyes the
compensation OF clerks NJ such sum as the AZ
tornoy general shall decide. not cxceedlne
FLOOD per annum.
WASHINGTON May -SENATy-T.he seuat..
made q good deal OF progress with the tariff
bill wednesday. When the senate adjourned
the TIN plate paragraph was still under discus
sion ana Senator Jones snid Wednesday that
he would cut the duty rather than fncrense a.
The rates hxcd we're rs follows: Railway bars.
II rails. etc, 40 OF cent per pound; black
thgRcrs, between 10 and e0-wire gauge, 40 o.
one cent per pound; between 10 and 25-yyfra
gauge s-lO thinner than -, ITO cent: iron ana
steel plates coated with zine or other metals
except tin or terne plates ia cent moro thar.
rates IN the preceding paragraph: sheet iron
or steel polished 81 cent per pound The
twenty-ffth page OF the bill was reached Ieav-
ing TWO hundred more To be got over before
the end Is attained
HOUSING business of Importance transact
ed Wednesday.
WAsHfNGToS. May 25.-SEsArE- Thuraday,s
movement In the senate on the tarin bin vna
from page % 70 page ~. The one on which the
portion of the debate took place was the tin
plate paragraph, and the result was 10 lenxo
the duty on tin-plates is cents per pound.
the same ~ In the house bill A less extensive
discussion took place over AN amendment Of
lNA'N ny W.T. anon fpOp.s NeD) 10 put DafD1N
fence wire on the free list The amendments
was accepted by Mr. Jones CArk). on behalf OF
the haanco committee and was Incorporated Ia
the bill with the understanding that II will be
framed hereafter by the committee in such
language rs will admit all fence wire on the
same terms. During the morning hour there
was - discussion OF the resolution offered by
Mr.. Kyle pop. :. d. on "Wednesday announc-
Ing policy OF nOn-interference I'm the political
Affairs Of Hawaii. The resolution went ovat&
without action.
HOUSE, Consideration OF the Legislative. -
scutiye and judicial appropriation bill at -
present stage Of legislation was finally con-
cluded In the house Thursday When reported
- the house by the committee OF the whole the
changes made had increased the total Of appfo-
priation carried by the sum Of 3iS824 This
was exclusive of the appropriation for the pay
ment ~ the salaries OF members and clerks ~
the civil service commission. amounting 70
5000, which the committee ordered 70 be
stricken out That made the amount carried
by the bill Ei.iO sE When the bill reached
the house al the amendments adopted in com
mittec 81 the whole were agreed TO- and the
bill was passed. The vote on striking Out the
appropriation for the civil service commission .
was ~ % i55.
Didn't Think Much OF It.
NEwBtB0H ~ T.. NAV 25.-RoberA
Plant, Of Marlborough, Thursday pro-
bated the win left by his wife, who
died "a years ago. lie had kept ft dur
ing all this time in % cigar box ON a