Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-05-23
MEDICINE LODGE KANSAS, WEDNESDAY MAY %, 1894
COMCRE SCION AL.


times and the "crt Of bn-ines> - still a
broken promise ThGrS1 Is. after 40 diTs
debate the dIty on etic acid was agreed 20
Yesterday. after seven ho1rs OF work. the
tc Of boracic aciI chronic and eitrc aeiI5
were decided and today. after five hours o.
wor%, the rates on tanntc ani tartaric
were fixed Tie Republicans made u
leadership Of messri AlGrch. Chandler and
Hale in the paSfinle of na in- and trrLssia
their political adyersaries The attendance
bc to thin out toward the middle of the
% the senate landscape until the quorum Ii ld
entirely iii SapDc red The morning hours are
bcgiunin {. 10 tell o1 the sen ltorS At 3:15
O'clock. Mr. Harris tindin thinss tlockel by
the absence OF a quorum, yicide1 10 motion
fer an adjournment
Consideration Of The nava! appropriation
hil! consumed the time OF the house alter the
disposal Cf seuc rautIHc morling business
Cptll ad 'oIrntaeGt In tht m0rain hour Mr.
II w @ den c!e:tel to fl the vacancy in the
Fourth Louisiana district caused by the cleo
tfon OF Mr. Blanchard to the senate, WAS
sworn in
Nay II. The seventh week of the tariff de-
bate IN the senate be IAN 1T II o clio TX with ii
fair attcndan,c on the floor The question
was on Mr. AIGEich's motion to make the duty =
on alum six tcnthS iusteid OF four-tenthS
of cent ad valorem The amend
ment was tabled - 10 IL Mr
p att Republican Connecticut said
that despite the fact that for years this
chamber had run with "a Democratic, denuncia-
tion of the sugar trdst the Democrats save
an eTccp,-ns one Ia a:rced so re under
stood, III caucus 10 vote for a prohibitivc
duty on retnel sugars Surely Democratic
reormcrS must be hard driven When they were
forced TO swallow the words and opinions of
years. Mr.. Plat, observations on the sugar
trust RULED some of the Democrats, and he
was soon en "a red in Il controversy The dis
cuss.on of the sugar schedule was adroitly di-
Verted by Senator Vest into Il debate about
American vases The next fin nee commit
Axys., kx1K,, h
suitab'e c for decolorizinR sugar at 20 per cent
was also agreed 10 At 5:55 the senate ad-
journed
May Is AT the opening of the session of
the senate Mr.. Allen, tOpulist, of Nebraska,
introduced and asked for the immediate CON
sideration OF resolution calltnt upon the
secretary of the treasury for information
engaged in protected industries, the
number of such persons whose wages
are claimed to he affected by protection
and the number whose wages are not affected
also the proportion of population OF the
United States dependent upon the foreign
markets for the sale of their products also
the number OF persons en- Eased in protected
industries who are native citizens, the number
naturlliZed and the number who are aliens:
also the proportion OF native or naturallZed
citizens who are being displaced by aliens.
After discussion the resolutions went over un-
Til tomorrow The tariff bill was then taken
up the amendments to the chemical schedule
reported by the finance committee being
adopted
In the house the naval appropriation bill
was considered during which Hatch of Mis-
souri, and Hopkins of Illinois became involved
in bitter personal alteration
May 16-Mr Aliens resolution calling on
the secretary of the treasury for information
as To the number of persons directly affected
by protective duties and by competition with
the foreign laborerS in the United States was
discussed in the senate until II O'Clock,
Mr.. Jones having moved TO increase the duty
en- hnsecd, lax seed ana poppy seed oil 10
- cents Mr.. Gallmger arose with formida
Die appearing array or manuscripts and an
nounced that he was about to give history o
American le iSlatiOn the tariff since the
landing of the Pilgrim fathers From this he
read until p IN, when sd ying he had brough III
the story down 10 1915, he gave way &c
Mr Dubois. who delivered carefully pre-
pared speech That portion of Mr Dubois
speech demanding Immediate action upon the
pC1ding Dill either its passage or its defeat
rs the quickest means of reStorinE at least
temporarily. commercial prosperity, created
somcthin of a sensation. as indicating the at
tiiude OF the far Western Republicans 1t did
not prcclpitatc controversy however
The mouse again considered the agricultural
appropriation bill. The appropriation foi
seeds for congressman was increased from
sl3DOOO TO 10000
May - The Democrats, under the leader
ship of Mr. Harris. forced the senate to re
main in session over eleven hours on the tariff
| bill, but the Republicans finally compelled
adjournment by refusing to vote and breakin
the quorum II was finally agreed that after
Monday next the sessions of the senate begin
al 10 O'Clock and last Ii six
IN tho house the consideration of the agri
cultural appropriation bill was completed anC
passed
MAY ls.-In the sen ltc for five hours consid
Grafton of the riff bill was steadily pushed
the result be NJ eleven pages of the bill were
disposed of-more progress than has beer
made in the entire three weeks during which
the bill has been considered by paragraphs
The "chemcal schedule was completed and
the earth, earthenware and "lass schedule,
excepting items sl9! inclusive, which where
passed over by agreement was fin
1shed Schedule g, metals and manu-
features of iron and steel had been
reached at o'clock when the senate went into
executive session The Republicans won theil
first victory in their efforts TO secure higher
rates than those granted by the majority
They Snduced the Democrats to take rough
building and monumental stone. limestone
free stone. granite. san stone etc, from the
free list ana place them on he dutiable list a
seven cent per cubic foot and TO increase the
duty on this llSs OF dressed stone from 20 tC
20 per cent ad yalOrem
Soon after the house met it found
Itself with filibuster on its hands. caused by
Il motion to consider appropriation bills run.
ming counter to the private bills The legisla
tive, executive and and judicial appropriat or
bill was taken up after an agreement was
re 'chcd 10 close general debate at o'cloct
and that the house would adjourn over Satur