The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-17
THE NATIONS SOLONS
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIvES.
Oar National Law Makers and What They
Are Doing For the Good of the COun-
try-Various Measures Proposed, Dis.
.ussed and Acted Upon.


IN the Senate on the 18th Senator Lodge
Introduced an amendment to tho tariff
OIL that, as against Great Britain and her
.olonies, II duty double the amount i'm
posed in the proposed bill be levied, and
IS per cent. Oh all articles on the free list,
nntii Great Britain shall consent to take
part IN an information al agreement for the
co mage and use OF silver. senator Allen
of Nebraska. who is defending Coxey and
his l~iCutenaHts in police court, introduced
a resolution for the appointment OF u sDe-
cial committee of five Senators to inveSti-.
gate the alleged clubbing by Washington
police OF. the lei ders of the commOnweal
when the army tried to break into the Capi-
tol 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 7th.
The Committee on Ways and Means pre-
sented a resolution instructing the Com
inittce on Rules to report "a rule making it
in order TO amend any general appropria-
ton bill so as to reduce or repeal the
bounty on sugar. or tariff, or either OF
them. The printing office bill was dis
cussed until 500 o'clock. but long before
that hour the debate degenerated Into Il
tur.T discussion. At5:12 the House adj
Journcd.
CoXey. Brown and Jones were in the
lobby in the rear OF the Senate on the 9th,
III aLAItIDUtlol Vi bDc ulStuS iOu VII biV
resolution of senator Allen to investigate
the alleged clubbing of the commonwealth rs
by the police in front Of the capitol build
ing on the occasion of the late deuonstra-
ton which lead to the leaders orrest. Al
the close Of uuiml or.ant morning businc $
senator Allen called up his resolution.
Senator Allen spoke with feeling. He said
he had waited "A week after the outrage
was committed before introducing II resO~
luton, expecting that one of the senators
from ONO. the state from which COXey
came. would take the necessary action. ID
his opinion. such scenes as took place then
in the presence of 10. 600 people sould be in
V, stig ated without delay.
Tie House on the 9th passed the bill
Authorizing the East st. Louis and =.
Louis Bridge and Con>tru"tion Company to
build Il bridge across the ,sissippi RiVer
at -. Louis. Mr.. Cummings moved that
the House 60 into Committee of the Whole
to consider the naval appropriation and,
pending that. moved TO limit the general
debate To four hours. and on this he de-
mauded the previous question. The Re-
puDican> began To flibuster. and Mr.. Cum
mings then agreed to extend the gen
efal debate TO eeVtn hours. Prior I'd
goikg into Il Committee Of the Whole,
Mr.. Springer, chairman of the Com
nIittee on Ranking and Currency, reported
favDrably his bill to suspend the tax OF 10.
per reEt. o. state bank issues durin@ mon
,y >tilngencies. and gave notice that he
would can up the hill for consideration in
aLCut a week. Mr.. Cox. Democrat, of
Tennessee. a memDtr of the same commit
tee. gave notice that when the bill WIS
called up ht would offer an amendment to
repeal for an time the - per cent. state
bank tax. Mr.. Meik!ciohn stated that at
tse proper time he would offer AN amend
nent ptCviding that il the damage Sus-
: III eI ty the Government from the sub,ti-
tuition y the Carnegie company of frandn-
tent plates exceeded the sum of $40, 600
tne amount Of the damage should BE- re
red from the company. MIR. Pendle-
ton replied to tine charge that the Pr 81
dent was Influenced by the publication OF
Andrew Carucgic'S letter favOring tariff
reform t. reduce the budget of the Score
tary Of tie Navy from S2Si,0GO Oh account
Dt the armo@ frauds. Such ii charge, he
SAID. was absurd. Whatever arrows of
SANDER and detraction were hurled at
Grover Cleveland, everyone knew he was
not Il mn OF such dishonest action. Every
true Democratic tariff rtformer would
treat such a letter with great suspicion.
for it was We'll known that Carnegie was
tie chief beneficiary of the protective
L&ritt. After eume discussion the commit
tee rose ana the House adjourned.