The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-04-27

ary of the Mexican secretary of lega-
ton. The Democrats were unable to
| pl Cduce a quorum and after the roll ca I'll
| the house adjourned.
The day in the senate was almost en-
tirely consumed by speech against the
pending tariff bill by Senator Perkins of
California. The speech was mainly de-
voted to discussion of the articles which
directly affected California, wool, fruits,
quicksilver, beet sugar, etc, although he
considered other features in the bill in
which his state was not Interested, but
which was opposed to Republican
principles, and which he accordingly ar
raigned.
Washington, April 21.-Whcn the SEN
ate was called to order Senator Sherman,
from the committee en- foreign relations,
reported q bill for the correction of an
error in the Bering sea bill recently
po: sed. BY the sul stitution of Ike word
"oxell lsive' for ''inclusv i've" the ntentiol 4
Of the act. he said, had been entirely
changed. The bill was passed. The res
otution introduced recently by Senator
Allen calling on the secretary Of the
trea sury for the amount of appr )p"lau ms
made and expended for the improve nents
of rivers and harbors from March :,
1887 to date was passed The pef1, L
resolution for the appol tment of II re-
ception committee for Coxays army of
the commonweal to be known in senate
parlance as the committee Oh cOmmuni-
cations. came up and received some
very rough handling. 1t went over with
out action. The rest of the day was de-
voted to the tariff.
Practically no business was transacted
in the house. Three small unmportant
| ILL We're passed and the rest Of the day
was spent in fruitless discussion of Il bill
to settle some Tennessee war claims
against the government amounting 10
$1,000. 1t was finally ended when Mr..
Erloe made the point of no quorum on
a motion to recommit the hill.
Washington, April 23-Thc tariff de-
bate was resumed in the senate to-day.
The Republicans intimate that they will
continue to talk indefinitely Senator
Harris, upon being asked, said that no
agreement had been reached for the con
tintancc of the present agreement as to
hours for debate and le was not pre-
parod to say what wo,lld be done in that
respect whcE that sta re OF :he consider
::tion of tie bill should be reached. 1T
will depend upon circumstances, ne said,
whether we shall go oil its at present.
We possibly may during this week, but |
should say not longer. We have already
had the hill under consideration for three
weeks, and its opponents have consumed
the greater part of the time. They GER
tainly should have had an opportunity to
exhaust their long speeches, and if II dis
position should be shown to continue to
make them, | shall ask fir an extensi III
of the 1a!ly time for debate. We shall
have to come to that soon if it becomes
, apparent that those who are unfrcndly
10 the bill mean to adopt diliatcry tac-
ties. | think we shall begin by meeting
earlier. and II that change does not
suffice to exact sufficient progress we
shall gradually extend the hours into the
night. ard then will begin A contest which
| must exhaust the senator's aud result in
final action upon the bill.
The house resumed consideration of ap-
preparation bills.