Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-05-17
Doings OF Congress


introduced an amendment to the tariff
bill that. as against Great Britain and her
colonies, "A duty double the amount i'm
posed In the proposed bin be levied, and
80 per cent, on ali articles en- the free list.
nn,il Great Britain shall consent to take
part i'll an Information al agreement for the
co mage and use OF silver. Senator Allen
OF Nebraska, who Is defending Coxey and
his leutenants in police court, introduced
resolution for the app ointment of spe-
ctal committee Of i've Senators to iuvesti-
gate the alleged ubbing by Washington
police OF the le. ders OF the coinmonweal
when the army tried to bt eak into the Capt.
to Grounds last Tue day. The resolution
went over The Senate spent six hour be-
hind closed doors and then adjourned.
The New York and New Jersey bridge
bill was passed by The House on the TIN.
The Committee on Ways and Means pre-
sehted resolution instructing the Com
m,ttee on Rules to report rule making it
In order to amend any general appropria
non bill SO rs to reduce or repeat the
bounty on sugar, or tariff or either OF
them. The printing Office bill was dis
cussed until 5:o1 o clock, but long tefore
that hour the debatt degenerated into q
tar II discussion. AT 5:l2 the House ad-
jOurned
CoXey. Brown and Jones were in the
lobby In the rear OF the Senate on the 9th,
In anticipation OF the discu sion on the
resolution Of Senator Allen TO investigate
the alleged clubbing of the comnlonweal, RS
by the police In trout Of the capitol build
ing on the occasion Of the late demonstra-
ttnn which lead to the leaders orrest. AT
the c!ose OF uniIn ortant IN ruing lusine
Senator Allen called up his reso' 'ution.
Senator Allen spoke with feeling. He said
he had waited week after the outraee
was committed before introducing u reso-
luton, expecting that one OF the senators
fala from Nhi hif.h
came, would take the necessary action. In
his opinion, such scenes as took place then
in the presence of 10. 900 pcol le sould he in
v, sii@atnd without d, lay.
The House on the 9th passed the bill
authorizing the East st. Louis and St
Louis Bridge nd Construction Company to
build IA ridge across the Mi sissipp River
at st. Louis. Mr.. Cummings nov d that
the House go into Committee Of the Whole
to consider the naval appropriation and.
pending that. moved to liuit the general
debate TO four hours. and ON this he de-
mnnded the previous question. The Re-
pub lean, began t. fIibuster. ard Mr.. Cum
mings then agreed to extend the gem
eral debate to seven h uis. Prior to
going into a Committee Of the Whole,
Mr.. Springer, chairman Of the Com
nitttee on Banking and Currency, reported
favorably his bill to suspend the tax OF 10
per cent on state bank issues durinG mon
would call up the bill for consideration in
about a week. Mr.. Cox, Democrat, OF
Tennessee. a M .mbvr Of the same commit
tee, gave notice that when the bill was
called up he would offer an amendment to
repeal for all time the 10 per cent. state
bank tax. Mr.. Meili ejohn stated that at
the proper time he would offer an amend
ment providing that IL the damage su>-
lined by the Government from the sub IL
tuition hy the Carnegie Company OF fraudu-
lent plates exceeded the sum OF Sl40 900
the amount OF the damage should be re
covered from the company. MIR, Pendle-
ton replied to the charge that the Pr 81
dent was influenced by The publication OF
Andrew Carnegte's letter favoring tariff
rrform To reduce the budget OF the Secre-
tary OF the Navy from S2st.0O0 on account
OF the armor frauds. Such a charge, he
said, was absurd. Whatever arrows OF
slander and detractioD we've hurled at
Grover Cleveland, everyone knew lie was
not m n of such dishonest action. Every
true Democratic tariff reformer would
treat such a letter with great suspicion,
for II was well known that Carnegie was
the chief beneficiary OF the protective
tariff. After some dis usson the commit
tee ro,t and the House adjourned.
After action on some minor bills the
House on the llth went into Committee II
the Who!c On th na;al ap ropriatiou bi |.
Mr.. Boutelle advocated lberaity and con-
tinnance Of the go3d work commenced un-
der Secretary Chandler. Mr. Cummings,
ch Airman of the Naval Affairs Committee,
alluded TO The Old charges against the
Robson regime. The debate then as umed
very acrimonious character and charges
and cOunte. charges Of colonization in
the navy yards Were freely pa -sed betwe n
Mess's. Reed, Boutel e and Cummings. AT
O'Clock the I!oust ac ord ng to its custom,
took a recs s. until o'clock. the evening
session to be voted to private bill ; on the
calendar AT the night session of the
House six private pension bills were favor
ably acted upon, and at 1927 the House
adjourned.
Senator Harris almost despaired Of max
ing progress with the tariff bill on the lIth
when Senator Quay introduced In The SEN
ate "a bill 10 establish a ode OF laws in
the hi trct of Columbia" and asked for
Its reading in fnli. which could scarcely
have been completed by the end OF the
legislative day. Democratic Senators OBJ
Ject ID and the bill was returned to Quay.
who tntimated that he might bring it up
again. Senator Allen tried in vain to oh:
tain cons nsideration for his Coxey resolution,
and IT, er u brief discussion OF Sc ator Pef-
fer's industrial depIess on resolution the
Senate resumed con ,iderat on of the tariff
bill