The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-04-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
Abstract of the Important Measures in
Both Houses.

March 2o-Several amendments proposed
by the committee ON ways and means were
agreed to Rs follows; Increasing from to
2 = cents n pound the duty on gelatine, blue,
isinglass or fish glue, prepared fish bladdcrs,
or sounds, valued Mt mot above 10 cents
pound; bauNitc. crude. = a ton. The amend
ment was agreed to.
The duty on common brown and yellow
earthenware was increased from 20 to 20 pee
cent nj valorcm. An omission in the bill
WIG corrected by inserting in the paragraph
covering sivered glass, cylinder and crown
glass. The paragraph Included only polished
plate glass silvered.
March So-when proceedings werc begun
on the tarifr bill In the house to-day Mr..
Dockery, Dem., Mo- asked unanimous con-
sent that tho FREQ list might be considered in
order that hn might oiler mis- amendment put
ting those articles on tho FREQ list controlled
by trusts in the United States, but Mr.. Payne
(Rep., y. V objected.
The committee on ways and means took
command of tho situation again, and pre-
sentcd II number of amendments agreed upon
at their meeting last night, mostly intended
to perfect their phrasoology and TO correct
slight omissions and errors. Among them
were these; Making covered safety fuse
dutiahle at 10 per cent nd valorcm; arranging
the duty on crude tartar or wine lees to be
half u cent pound on the article testing less
than 80 per cent Of bitrate OF potash and ono
cent pound on tho article testing above
that strength.
March 3l.-No objection was made Mt the
opening OF the house this morning to tho
Immediate further consideration Of the tariff
BILL and Mr.. Sherman (Rep., y. Y. called
the committee OF the whole to order On
motion OF Mr. Dal2ell, (Rep., Pa the para
graph imposing specific duty on phcnaco-
tin, anti-pyrine and anti-toXino was struck
out.
On motion OF Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep., o. tho
duty on cIrrants was increased from ~ to
cents "A round Mr.. Grosvenor. after u SEQ
tion or two OF the bill had been read by tha
clerk, offered the new section authorized by
the committee on ways and means. making
the duties in the bill applicable to all imports
after April /.
When the vote was taken in tho house. in
committee OF the whole, voted $50 to 100 to
adopt the new section proposed by the COM
mittee on ways and means, making the duties
OF the bill take effect on importations order
ed af er April |.
Apil THE Senate to-day in executive
session concluded its consideration OF all
amer Gments to the arbitration treaty. The
voting on additional amendments began at
o'clock after three hours Of general debate,
and IN the hour and half which followed
about dozen propositions were passed
upon. Two only were adopted, except some
making verbal changes. OF those adopted
one, offered by Senator Bacon, eXempts the
claims against Southern states from the
operations of the treaty, and the other, in
troduced by Senator Morgan, eliminates ar
ticle : of the treaty.
The Cuban question was revived In the
Senate to-day after n long period of COM
| parative calm. Four distinct Cuban resolu-
lions were brought forward in rapid success
| sion.
April 2.-The Republican members Of the
| Senate committee ON finance are continuing