The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-04-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
Abstract Of the Important Measures II
Both Houses.


March 2s.-Less han two score represeu-
! tattves were In their seats to-day at 10
o'clock when the house reassembled under
the special order for the consideration Of the
tarin bill. Before proceeding with that, how
ever, Mr.. Wilson Dem. 8. c., appeared
Reed.
The first speaker OF the day was Mr.. Glib
son (Rep.. Tenn.,) in support of the bill.
MI. Dockery Dem. No.. opposed the bill
Mr.. Newlands, (Silverite Of Nevada), then
TOOK the hoor as the spokesman OF his par
N, which numbers three members In the
house.
March M.-The tariff debate in the
house was almost as dull as the first. There
we're two notable speeches, one by Mr.. Gros-
venor OF Ohio and the other by Mr.. McMillin
OF tennessee, but the rest OF the speeches
with the possible exception Of that OF Mr..
walker OF Massachusetts,, hardly created a
ripple on the m%onotonous sea Of speech
making.
In the Senate the agricultural a%rpropria-
ZION bill was reported just as il came from
the House. Mr.. Cullom. Republican, Him
OILS, introduced a bill for a monument TO
Abraham Lincoln on the Gettysburg battle
Held. Mr.. Allen, Populist, Nebraska, follow
ed up his attack OF yesterday on civil service
by the introduction Of a bill to repeal TIE
civil service act, all acts supplementary to II,
and all executive orders issued thereon.
March 25.-The fourth and last day OF the
general debate on the tariff bill brought forth
a request at the opening Of he session by
MIR. Bailey, Democrat, Texas, for an extern
sion OF two hours OF the debate. He stated
that he had been under treatment for
sore throat and that it would he impossible
for him to occupy the floor for an hour to-
day. Mr.. Payne, Republican, New York, OBJ
iected to the request.
Mr.. Talbert, Democrat, South Carolina,
opened the discussion In a l5-minute speech
against the bill.
Champ Clark Dem. No., made one Of
his characteristic speeches against the bill.
Jerry Simpson spoke against the bill.
March 26.-The real consideration Of the
tariff bill began this morning, when the bill
was thrown open for amendment under the
nve-minute rule. The leaders on both sides
were in their places. but there were hardly
more than 10 members on the floor. Mr..
Lanham, as soon rs the e~nacting clause Of
the bill was read, moved to strike IL out.
Mr.. Sherman, who was in the chair, ruled
that the motion was out Of order.
Mr.. Dockery offered the first amendment.
II was to the enacting clause and was in the
nature OF n proviso that whenever 1t was
shown TO the satisfaction Of the Pr, ;dent
ehue thNio was u trust OF tOIllUlU1O IA 10
control the price of an article on lie duti-
able list, the duty on such article should be
suspended.
Mr.. Dinglcy made the point OF order that
the amendment In effect was to the free list
and as the house was now considering the
dutiable list 1t was not in order.
The chair ruled that the Dockery amend
ment to the tariff was out Of order. Mr..
Dockery appealed from the decision OF the
chair. The ruling Of the chair was sustain
ed. 1853 to 104.
In the senate Senator Quay introduced a
a batch Of fifty or more bills. They were
bills that he had introduced at the last con-
gress, but which had failed to become laws,
and he now starts them again on another
trip through the Legislative routine. Among
the bills we're those for public building at
Mckeesport, Washington, Altoona and
Wilkesbarre.
March 27.-The House disposed only of
five more pages Of the tariff bill, making In
oil IA pages OF the 1863 pages considered in
two of the five days allowed for cpns;daa-
ton under the five minute rule. The Demo-
traits attacked the bill at man points, Ind
there was a good deal of sharp talk on thu
nior. Mr.. Grow, Republican, Pennsylvania
AMI Mr.. Vandiver, Democrat, Missouri, had
d Sight controversy over tin plate.
4 M,rch 29.-Several amendments proposed
by. Tie committee on ways and means were
agreed TO as follows: Increasing from 2 to
"a cents a pound the duty on gelatine, blue,
lsinglass or fish glue, prepared fish bladders,
or sounds. valued ut not above 10 cents a
pound b%auxite, crude, 81 a ton. The amend
ment was agreed to.
Tho duty on common brown and yellow
earthenware was increased from 20 to % per
cent. ad valorem. An omission in the bill!
was corrected by inserting in the paragraph
covering silyered glass, cylinder and crown
glass. The paragraph included only polished
plate glass silyered.