The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-24
CONGRESSIONAL.

| June 15. Senator Tillman gave notice
of an amendment to the tariff bill
| providing for head tax of 500 on all
| immigrants of the United States. The
| amendment also makes II msdemean-
| or punishable by fine and Imprisonment
| Tor any person to enter the United
states for the purpose of engaging in
trade or manual labor without in
tending to become citizen. These pro-
visions are modified by a provision to
the effect that they shall only re-
main in effect until silver shall be ad-
mitted to our mints for coinage at the
ratio OF l6 to l. on the same conditions
| with gold"
At the request of Senator Allison, the
Hawaiian provision in the tariff bill
| has been passed over by the Senate.
June 16. The tariff bill was under
consideration to-day. Two amend
ments offered by Mr.. Vest and one by
Mr.. Jones (Ark), reducing the duties
on fresh milk, condensed milk and
cabbages. were rejected. Mr.. Vest
made a humorous speech when the
paragraph relating to cider was reach
ed. He appealed to New England to
come to the rescue of cider, the liq-
our of our boyhood. the beverage
which cheers. but not inebriates:
which sparkles in every New England
festival and in the west and south,
wherever the apple is raised and
used" Mr.. Deboc presented petitions
from large number of citizens of
Kentucky favoring a modification of
the civil service law.
June 16. The house passed the Simon
bill requiring municipalities to pur-
chase electric light plants holding
franchises in their limit before erect
ing or seeking to operate plants of
their own.
A resolution ws passed requesting
congress to make an appropriation for
a United States exhibit in Paris, 1900.
The governors veto was sustained on
the bill making it lawful to erect wire
fences along public highways. The
Young bill, giving trolley companies
the right of eminent domain was de-
feated
In the senate bill to tax both home
and foreign beer one cent gallon was
laid over. A bill was passed creating
state board of arbitration to settle
all labor disputes. A bill providing for
the physical education of children in
the state schools was defeated.
The Senate was in session less than
half an hour June II, on account of the
meagre attendance and consequent
peril to bills on third reading the cal
endar having been cleared of bills on
the other readings. The F'arr bill, to
make eight hours a days labor for
mechanics, workingmen and laborers
In the employ of State or municipal
corporations, was called up by Mr.. Ma
gee, of Allegheny, and passed finally
without opposition. Mr.. Thomas, of
Philadelphia, introduced bill increas-
Ing the tax on the Pennsylvania busi-
ness of foreign insurance from to
per cent, and imposing mills on the
market value Of bank stock.
June 10. The day was rendered note
worthy in the Senate by the defeat Of
the finance committee on four import
ant paragraphs in the flax, hemp and |!
jute schedule on the tariff bill. These !
were the paragraphs relating to floor
mating, plain jute fabrics, burlaps and |
cotton bagging.
Mr.. Vest took exception to the in |
crease on floor mattings, saying the du- !
ties as proposed would range from 40 |
per cent. to 105 whereas they had here |
tofore been free. He moved to strike |
out the entire section. On roll call |
the senate accepted Mr.. Vests amend |
ment striking out paragraph 800 in re-
gard to floor mattings, the vote stand
ing 25 to %.
June 2l. The tariff bill was taken up
In the senate this morning. Mr.. ALI
son, In charge of 1t. asked that the
wool schedule, which had been reached
before adjournment on Saturday,
should be passed over and that the
paper and pulp schedule be proceeded
with to-day. He asked his democratic
friends whether 1t would be satisfac-
tory to them. Assent was given and
the paper schedule was taken up The
committee amendments to the first
three paragraphs I'm the schedule were
agreed to. Paragraph 1872 (printing pa
per for books and newspapers) was
amended so as to make the duty Is
per cent. ad valorem. provided that the
cent per pound.