The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-07-13
RK OF CONGRESS-
or PROCEEDINGS OF THn
SENATE AND HOUSE.

or PROCEEDINGS OF THD
SENATE AND HOUSE.
RECORD of tho Important
.,,on. Of Our National Law
r.. work Done In both
ches.
,;r,ton July 2.-The senate to-
.nred mon the fourteenth week OF
.;H debate. 1t is expected that the
ote previous to returning the b'll
~ ho,se will be taken before ad-
,ont NJ Tuesday night. There is no
nant 70 this effect, but senator's
Nv a1nress the opinion that tEls
occomplishr,l. The Democrats
IN effort to secure an agreement
Tuesday as the day for the vote,
d not succeed
house is busy with District OF
nbia business.
.b;neton, July 3.-Numerous amenl-
- the tariff schedules were agreed
tho senate to-day. Among them
ali the amendments adopted in com
Of the whole. The iron orc amend
| on which a special vote had been
ved was adopted-5S to 8. The
\s;tion to make the repeal Of the
hounty take effect Immediately, in
Of in 1895, was adopted-35 to -.
Fpettigrew ,Rep., S. d. moved to
out the provision to continue the
kaiiau treaty in force. 1t cost the
! . of the United States $4,000 900
|ally. he claimed, with no reciprocal
|ft to them. After debate Mr.. Harris
(he floor and moved to lay the aEenc-
on the talle. Mr.. Hear attempted,
motion. tc Indefinitely postpone, to
ent Mr.. Harris from cutting oil de-
but Mr. Jarvis, the new senator
North Carolina, who was IN the
y nut and decided motior3 with a
tness and frnpess that fai,ly took
breath away from the senate, aud
bout a minute to adjourn and an ap-
from decision of the chair was
ling. A parliamentary wransle was
ding when Mr.. Harris rel"nted, with
wing his .notich and allowed the de-
TO proceed. Mr. Chandler and Mr..
ii both opposed the amendment. 1t
lost-11 to 81. Those who votca in
r of it we're Allen, Blanchard, Caf-
George, Har rsbroush, Hill, Irby,
derson, Mills, Pettigrew. Power-11.
Pettigrew then moved to strike out
provision specifically continuing the
" in force and allow the determina-
Of the question of its abrogation TO
ated later. Lost-12 to "a. Various
+ amendments wer. lost The final
was then taken on the adoption Of
sugar schedule, and it was agreed to
to 81 Messrs Allen and Quay
for the final adoption Of TIE
dule; Messrs. Hill, Irby. Kyle and
n voted against it. Otherwise it was
'iet party vote. Mr.. Stewart of Ne
did not vote This disposed of the
r schedule Mr.. Power rep, Mont,
I'd to substitute 1Sc per bushel on
y and 2Sc on barley matt instead Of
er cent and 40 per cent, respectively ;
-27 to 80 1t is possible that vote
he bill will be taken before adjourn
to-day.
e house held brief session to-day
on account of he difficulty of hold
quorum nothing of Importance WAS
mplished beyond the passage of the
te bill extending the time within
b the Oregon and Wasl ington
&c company may construct bridge
IS the Columbia river: house bill to
ID section 3 Of the act to regulate
arising out of United States court
aes. and resolution directing the
missioner Of labor to in, estigate the
ton Of work and wages of women
Children.
rshinSton, July Sin the midst of
se excitement at 1O41 Tuesday
J, after having been debated for thre
his and one day, the tariff bill,
lded TO take effect Aug |. 1894,
d the senate by vote Of "a to -.
let party vote, EXCEPT Mr.. Hill, who
with the Repul licans against the
Ire. The Populists divided thei.
9Th. two. Messrs. Kyle and Allen,
g in favor Of the bill. and two.
rs. PETER and Stewart. against it.
.rd but fruitlcss fight was made by
undsr the leadership Of
Sherman to piece wool on the dutia-
lst Through the instrumehtality of
McLaurin Dem. Miss the action
ne committee Of tie whole ia eA-
ing the salaries of the United States
es and the president of the United
. from the operation of the income
Was reversed in the senate. A very
rtant piece of legislation in the shape
. antitrust law was placed on the
IS rider without even SO much as
ision. It was designed. as MIR. Noor-
chairman Of the finance committee,
to insure Integrity in the execu-
of the law" it being admitted that
tariff system afforded abundant OPP
unity for the formation Of trusts
combinations. Mr.. Hill fired q
ng shot at the bill. lie concluded by
lg:
Sink or swim. live or die, survive or
n. | cannot and will not suppor1
bill in its present shape
lis Of vote. vote, k.rt coming from
Democratic side, and at 1925 The
began to call the roll. On the f1rst