Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-09
IT'S FULL QUOTA.
The Senate Has Now It's Complete
Membership Of Ninety.
The DELAWARE CASE is SETTLED.
senetor-Elect Kenney Is Sworn In,
Filling the Vacancy Which Has
Existed Since Last March-House
Passes Many Pension Bills.

failure of the Delaware legislature to
elect senator from that state, was
filled Friday by the admission of Mr..
Richard II. kenney, whose credentials,
IN due form, were presented by Senator
Gray (dem., Del.), and were accepted
as prima facie evidence Of his right to
. the seat. Even Senators Chandler
(rep, N. H.) and Hoar (rep., Mass.)
recognized Mr.. Kenney's right to be
sworn in and to take his seat; suggest
Ing. however, that the question of
whether the Delaware legislature which
had elected him was fraudulent body
be hereafter presented to the commit
tee on privileges and elections. MEM
time, Mr.. Kenney holds the seat, and the
lb states of the union are now fully rep
resented in the senate by 90 senator's.
The house bill to prohibit the sale of
Intoxicating liquors in the capitol was
not taken up, Senator Hill (dem., N. W
stating that it could not be disposed of
within the morning hour; but notice
was. given by Senator Morrill, (rep.,
Nt.) that he would move to have it
taken up to-day.
Senator Thurston (rep., Neb.) con-
tinued his speech in opposition to the
resolution of his populist colleague,
(6enator Allen), questioning the right
OF the executive department to consent
TO judicial sale of the property of the
Union Pacific Railroad company. His
argument was to show that that dis
position of the question was the legal
and proper one. He had not finished his
speech when tho morning hour ex-
tired.
The Nicaraguan bill was taken up and
speeches in opposition to It were made
by Senators Allen (pop., Neb.) and Caf-
ferry (dem., Lap.
Afterwards some so pension bills and
some Is other unobjected to house
bills were taken from the calendar and
passed, and the senate at sos p. m. adj
3ourned.
! Washington, Feb. 6.-With a few in
terruptions, the house applied itself
Friday to the consideration of the unfin-
1shed business, and while thus en-
gagged disposed of 81 private pension
bills. Among them were bills granting
pensions of $50 month to the widow of
Gen. Erastus A. Tyler; to Edwin C.
6pofford, of the Thirty-ffth Massa-
ehusetts infantry; to Shuball Gould, of
the Eighth Iowa; Hans Johnson, of the
Twenty-seyenth Iowa; to Maj. Gen.
Julius A. H. Stahel; to the widow of
Gen. Matthew P. Trumbull, and of $40
month to the widow of the late general
Ind Gov. w. ii. 6toneman, of California.
Reports were presented, and ordered
printed, upon the oontestd election
eases of Benoit versus Boatner, from
the Fifth district of Louisiana (the Sec
pnd from that district this congress);
Of Hopkins versus Kendall, from the
Tenth Kentucky district, and of Beattie
versus Price, from the Third Louisiana
district-all in favor of the sitting mem
Der.
The conference report on the military
academy appropriation bill was agreed
20.
At $3.50 the house took recess until
eight o'clock, the evening session being
devoted to private pension bills.
On motion of Mr.. Landerslager, of
New Jersey, the house at the night ses-
sion adopted a resolution that private
pension bills should be considered only
when their authors were present and
responded TO their names. The purpose
OF the resolution was to insure the at
tendance of members having bills on the
calendar or cause such bills to lose their
legislative right of way. Only three
bills under the order were passed over,
and when the house adjourned ut 10:30
p. M, % bills had been considered and
laid aside with favorable recommends
tion.
The Lumber Schedule.
Washington, Feb. 6.-The ways and
means committee on Friday further
perfected their new tariff bill by COM
pleting~ the lumber schedules. The
schedule as finally agreed upon prac-
ideally reenacts the Mckinley rates, ex-
cept in regard to white pine, on which
IN increase is made. The advance on
white pine was made at the earnest re-
quest Of the lumbermen who repre-
sented this industry to be in very bad
way. Sawed boards and planks, deals
and all forms of sawed cedar, lance
wood, ebony, mahogany and other cabi-
net woods, not further manufactured
than sawed, are made dutiable at 20 per
cent ad valorem. Casks and barrels
empty packing boxes, etc., 80 per cent
I'd valorem. House and cabinet furni.
ture, Of which wood is the chief ma.
terial, not otherwise provided for, IS
per cent ad valorem.
The committee have not yet reached
. definite conclusion as to the rates Of
duty on tin plates in the new bill. The
chances are that the rate will be final
" placed at point between the present
tate and that in the Mckinley tariff
Che republicans believing that the tin
plate industry in this country does not
Sequire the protection now that was
given to it under the Mckinley bill, as
u is not now 30 much of an infant in.
dustry as it was then.
Dupont Gaze Killed.
Washington, Feb. 6. - After three
sessions devoted to the consideration Of
The petition of Henry A. Dupont, of Del
aware, in his claim to seat in the
United States senate, the senate com
mittee on privileges and elections re
fused to reopen the case. Messrs
Mitchell and Pritchard were absent, but
Every other member Of the committe,
except Senator Chandler voted agaius
taking up the case.
Fire in an once Building.
New York, Feb. 6. = A fire in th
UaiGht building at Nos 1855 and Is