The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-06-01
FIFTYTHTRD CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON May "a SENkrE-The sehaie
made a good deal OF progress with the tariff
| bill Wednesday. When the senate adjourned
the tin plate paragraph vas still under discus
! sion. and senator Jones said "Wednesday that
he would cut the duty rather than increase H.
The rates fixed were as follows; Railway bars.
/ 4 rails. etc. 80 Of a cent per pound; black
taggers. between 10 and No-wire gauge, 7-iO OF
one cent per pound. between 20 and s5-wire
gauge. $40; thinner han IS ITO cent iron and
steel plates coated with zinc or other metals
except tin or terne plates, IA cent more than
rates In the preceding paragraph; sheet iron
OF steel polished 81 cent per pound. The
twenty-ffth page OF the bill was reached, leav-
ing two hundred more to be got over before
the end is attained
HOUSING business OF Importance transact
ed Wednesday.
wAsHINGroN, NAV eA-SFNArE- THURSDAYS
movement In the senate on the tariff bill was
from page % TO page ~. The one on which the
portion OF tho debate took place was the tin
! plate paragraph, and the result was TO leave
the duty on tin-platos is cents per pound
! the same as In the house bill. A less extensive
discussion took place over an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Allen pop, Neb.l to put barhed
| fence wire on the free list The amendment
was accepted by Mr.. Jones (Ark.), on behalf OF
the fiaance committee and was Incorporated IN
the bill with the understanding that It will be
| framed hereafter by the committee In such
language as will admit all fence wire on the
same terms During the morning hour there
was q discussion OF the resolution offered by
Mr. Kyle pop, S. d on Wednesday announe-
ing policy OF non-interference in the political
Affairs Of Hawaii The resolution went over
without action.
HOUSE Consideration Of the legislative, ex-
NJ
| present stage OF legislation was finally con-
oluded in the house thursday. When reported
to the house by the committee of the whole the
changes made had Increased the total Of appro-
/ priation carried By the sum OF sis,a2A This
was exclusive OF the appropriation for the pay
| ment Of the salaries OF members and clerks OF
the civil service commission, amounting to
/ $3.50, which the committee ordered TO be
stricken out. That made the amount carried
by the bill S2il00, 2i7. When the bill reached
the house all the amendments adopted in COM
mittee Of the whole were agreed TO, and tho
bill was passed. The vote on striking out the
appropriation for the civil service commission
was n to 1853.
WASHINGTON, May e6-SENArE-In the sem
ate Friday Senator Kyles Hawaiian resolution
was called up and discussed until the tarii
hour, when Senator Harris insisted upon tho
regular order. Senator Frye protested against
cutting on debate on the resolution, and Sena-
tor Hoar urged immediate action Mr.. Harris
broke in and declared that the tarin bill was
before the senate, and further debate on this
subject was out of order. Mr.. Hoar protested
in vigorous terms against what he termed these
repeated angry and discourteons lectures
from the senator from Tennessee. Good prog.
ress was made on the tarid schedules.
HousE-Col Berry called mp in the hous,
Friday his bill to hive the general government
turn over 10 the city OF Newport Ky. thu
property known as the Newport Barracks, Il
be used as public park. 1t was laid over fol
consideration at some later time. The bill has
been reported fsvorably by the committee hay
ing II In charge. The day was given up to TIT
consideration OF private bills. The committe,
on war claims reported a batch OF thirty-seycl
bills. nearly all OF which we're claims for losse,
Of cotton in South Carolina during the war
WASHINGTON. May 2s.-SESATE-The para
graph relating TO the duty on wheels Of iroI
or steel car and locomotive wheels, etc, wa
taken up Saturday. The original Jones amend
ment increased the rate In the house DILL from
30 to 10 per cent I'D valorem. Mr.. Vest moyet
to substitute a. specific rate OF IN cent pc
pound Mr.. Quay supported the Vest amend
ment as preferable to an ad valorem duty. 1
was agreed to. The committee amendment
three-fourths OF cent per pound We,
then agreed 10 without division. Mr.
Power moved TO increase the duty o
pig lead from TO ~ cent per pound
Lost---20 TO Is A new paragraph fixing tn
duty on nickel and alloys OF nickel at cent
per pound was agreed to. Mr.. Dubois ofere,
an amendment to change the duty on typ
metal from Is per cent. TO Of accent per poun,
on the lead contained therein. Defeated. FL
duty on zinc, In block or pigs, was, on mOtiol
OF Mr.. Vest changed from 20 per cent. az
valorem TO y OF cent per pound; on shec
zinc from 25 per cent. to IL cent per pound
and on old zinc 1T only to be manufacture
from Is per cent. to y OF cent per pound Thi
finishes the schedule.
: HoUsE-No business Of Importance trans
, acted.
WASHINGTON, May e9.--SENATE.-In the sen
ate Monday Mr.. Voorhees, gave notice that h
l would Tuesday move to adjourn over I'll
) | Thursday, so as 10 observe decoration day as
holiday The senate confirmed the followih
nominations; Charles ID. WOlcott Of Me-
York, to be director Of the geological survey
: Postmaster: Ohio-A N. Jones, Manchester.
4 HousE-Monday being district day in tn
: house, the Crawley bill for the repeal OF th
ten per cent, tax on state bank issues was side
tracked temporarily, and the few member
: present gave partial attention to District
+; Columbia bills. An interesting event Of IN
/; day was the reading OF the letter from the son
/. Of Louis Kossuth IN reply TO the letter recent
/, ly sent by Speaker Crisp. under direction OF n
l house. The senate bill 70 fix the norther
!. boundary line OF the Warm Springs Indian re.
5 ervation, in Oregon was passed. as were sur
dry house bills.