Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-22
WORK OF CONGRESS.
THE WEEKS DOlNcS IN SENATE
AND HOUSE.
A Comprehensive Digest OF the Pro-
ceedings in the Legislative Cham.
bers at Washington Matters that
Concern the People.
Lawmakers at Labor.

Lawmakers at Labor.
The price to be paid for armor plate
for the three new battle-ships now In
course Of construction was the theme
Of extended and at times lively debate in
the Senate Tuesday. Late in the day
an amendment to the deficiency apprO-
priation bill was agreed to restricting the
price Of armor plate to $500 per ton, or
$125 less than the amendment reported
by the committee and recommended by
the navy department as the minimum
rate acceptable to the armor contractors.
Another amendment inserted in the bill
directed the Secretary Of the Navy to in
vestigate as to the establishment of a
government armor factory and to report
to the next session of Congress. Then
the deficiency appropriation bill, the last
of the great supply measures. was
passed. The House took n recess for one
day without transacting any business.
The Senate was in a deadlock for sew
| cral hours Wednesday, with business at
| a stanlstill, while calls Of the Senate, roll
| calls and other parliamentary expedients
| were resorted to. 1t was due to the eff
| fort to secure action on the resolutions Of
Mr.. Harris of Kansas, designed to pre-
| vent the disposal of the Government lien
on the Union Pacific Railway under the
| terms Of an alleged agreement. No final
vote on the motion was secured. 1t
finally went over. In the House MIR.
Henderson of Iowa asked unanimous con-
| sent for the consideration of a joint res
| olution to permit the erection of tenn
porary studio on the future site of the
| statue of Gen. Sherman, for the erection
| of which contract has been made. The
| resolution was adopted. Mr.. Cannon
moved inconvenience in the Senate
| amendment to the general deficiency bill.
| The motion prevailed. and Mcssrs. Cam
non, Nnrthway and Sayers were appoint
| ed confcrces.
Mr.. Stewart moved in the Senate
Thursday Il reconsideration of the action
of the Senate in passing the resolution
directing the Secretary Of War to pro-
coed in the construction of a breakwater
at San Pedro Cal. 1t reopened the long
standing controversy over the location of
a deep water harbor on the Pacific coast
and led to an exciting debate between
Mr.. Stewart and Mr.. White of California.
The motion to reconsider was disagreed
to. Mr.. yhurston. chairman of the Com
mittee on International ExpositiOns, Sc
cured the passage of the joint resolution
accepting the invitation of the French
republic to take part in the international
exposition ut Paris in 1900 Mr.. Tillman
| secured the passage of the bill in relation
to tie interstate transportation of dis
TILED spirits and declaring such spirits
to he subject to State laws to the same
extent as spirits distilled in the State.
| The House did nothing.
| In the Senate Friday the Harris reso-
luton relating to the Onion Pacific Rail-
| road was further discussed. The confer
cnce report on the deficiency appropria-
ton bin was considered. Mr.. Hale said
the price Of armor plate was not included
in the report. Nothing had been done
on that subject except that the Senate
! confercrs had stated positively that the
Senate would not consider any sum over
$500 for armor. The report was agreed
| to and n further conference ordered. MIR.
| Morgan secured the adoption of a resOlu-
ton requesting the President for informa-
ton us to the arrest Of Alfred o. III. Hug
net, n citizen of the United States, by the
| Spanish authorities at Havana Sept. 9,
1896 On motion Of Mr.. Pettigrew of
South Dakota the bill was passed to give
| the consent of Congress to Il compact EN-
tered into between the States of South
| Dakota and Nebraska respecting the
boundary between said States. The
House agreed to the partial conference
report on the general deficiency bill and
then roncurrcd in the Senate amend
ment fixing the limit Of cost of armor
plate for the three battle-ships now build
ing at $500 per ton.
| The conference report on the tariff bill
was adopted by the House shortly after
midnight Monday by vote Of 1S5 to us.
This cchpses all previous records. The
result was accomplished after twelve
hours of continuous debate. But two
speeches were made by the Republicans,
one by Mr.. Dingley in opening the debate
and one by Mr.. Payne Of New York in
closing it, In all ten Democratic and one
Popuist speeches were made. The sugar
schedule was the main point of assault.
Every Republican in the House who was
present voted for the report. The Demo-
Gratis, with five exceptions, voted against
the report. The exceptions were Stay
den of Texas. Broussard of Louisiana,
Meyor Of Louisiana, Davey Of Louisiana
and klcherg Of Texas. An analysis OF
the vote shows that $50 Republicans and
five Democrats voted for the report, and
1U6 Democrats and twelve Populists
against 1t.
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