Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1890 — THE SENATE AND HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

THE SENATE AND HOUSE.

NATIONAL LAW-MAKEP.B AND WHAV THEY AKE DOING. Proceedings of the Senate and House of Representatives Discussed and Acted On—Gist of the Business. The Senate spent the greater part of the 20th fnst. in the consideration of the bill reported from the Judiciary Committee sub.ecting imported liquors to the provisions of the law of tne several States. Tbe bill provides that “No State shall be held to be limited or restrained in its power to prohibit, regulate, control or tax the sale, keeping for sale or 'he transportation as an article of commerce or otherwise, to be delivered within its own limits, of any termented, distilled or other intoxicating liquids or liquors by reason of the fact that the same have been imported into such a State from beyond ita limits, whether there shall or shall not have been paid thereon any tax, duty, impost or excise to the United States." Mr. Wilson,.of lowa, who introduced the bill, spoke in its favor, and Mr. Vest replied, saying that it would have the effect to virtually destroy the interstate commerce law. The rest of the session was devoted to eulogies on tho late Congressman W. D. Kelley, of Pennsylvania. The speakers were: Senators Cameron, Morrill, Raagan, Sherman, Hampton, Hawley and Daniel. In the Houses the day was spent in committee of the whole on the tariff bill, and many amendments were otfeved to it, the only ones agreed to being certain oner, by Mr. McKinley reducing from 14 to 11 cents per cubic foot the duty on unmanufactured or undressed freestone, granite, sandstone, or other building or monumental stona, except marble, not otnerwise provided for, and from 50 to 41) per cent, on hewn, dressed or polished stone of the same character ; fixing the duty on sweetened chocolate at 3 cents a pound; changing the duty on steel ingots, etc., valued above 16 cents per pound, from 45 per cent, ad valorem to 7 cents a pound; fixing a duty of 15 per cent, ad valorem on white paper for photographers; placing on the free list fish, the product of American fisheries, and fresh or frozen fish caught in fresh waters, except salmon; fixing the duty on shot guns valued at no more than sl2 at 33 percent, p valued at more than $12,40 per cent.; pistols and revolving pistols, 35 per cent.; taking bristles from the free list and fixing the duty upon them at ten cents per pound. The committee then rose and the House adjourned.

In the Senato on the 21st inst. the resignation of Sergeant-at-Arms Canaday was received and laid on the table. It is to take effect June 30. Mr. Stewart then addressed the Senate on the. silver bill. At the conclusion of Mr. Stewart’s speech the “original package" bill was again taken up. Ihe purpose of the bill is to nullify the effect of the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court. Its importance is fully realized by the Senate, and the various provisions embraced in it were debated quite fully. Senator Kvartß spoke at considerable length urging its passage. No final action was fiad, however, on the bill and the Senate adjourned, after a brief executive session. The House went into committee of the whole immediately upou assembling, Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio in the chair. After some debate, Mr, MeKiuley demanded the previous question on the bill and amendments, and the previous question was ordered—yeas 161. nays 143. The amendments were theu read in detail. The first amendment on which a separate vote was demanded was one changing the phraseology of the tin-plate-clause. It was adopted —yeas 150, uavs 14!). The amendment which increases the duty on jute yarn front 30 per cent, as fixed in the bill to--35 per cent, was rejected by a vote of 144 to--143, leaving the duty at 3J per cent. An amendment in the section relating tothe duty on wool and worsted yarn which provides that the duty shall bo two acd one-naif times the pries of first-class unwashed wool per pound and 35 per cent, ad valorem was rejectee! by a vote of 148 to 137, lea .ing the duty ■ fixed by the bill at twice the price ot unwashed wool of the first class and 35 percent, ad vale rem. The paragraph which fixed the duty on woolen aud worsted cloths at three times thevalue of unwashed wool per "pound and 35per cent. ad valorem waß rojected, leaving the duty fixed by the bill at twice the value of wool, with 35 per cent. ad valorem, All other amendments adopted in the committee of the whole were passed by the House, and. the bill was then passed by a vote of 162 to 142, all the Republicans present except Mr. Coleman, of L -uisiaua. and Mr. Fcatherstone, of Arkansas, voting for it. and all the Democrats against it. The announcement of its passage-, was greeted with applause on both sided of the ’ House. The House t.hen adjourned. In the Senate, on tho 22d inst, the credentials of Calvin S. Brice, as Senator from the State of Ohio for six years, commencing March 4, 1891, were presented by Mr. Bayne, read and placed on file. Senator Daniel addressed the Senateon the silver bill, speakiug in favor of silver currency. The naval appropriation bill was then taken up and discussed until adjournment. In the House, Mr. Dunnell, of Minnesota, from the Committee on Census, reported a bill amendatory of the census act, which was passed. It prescribes a penalty upon any supervisor. or enumerator who shall receive or any person, who shall pay auv fee or other consideration in addition to the compensation of such supervisor or enumerator. The afternoon was Bjient on tbe river and harbor appropriation bill. Messrs. Blanchard, Catchings. Grosvenor, Henderson and other memb ;rs of the committee spoke in support of the bill. Mr. Ken-, of lowa, spoke in opposition to the passage of a bill for $21,660,000 on thesmall amount of information which the committee had included in their report. Mr. Grosvenor replied that the reports of the engineers were accessible to every member who desired to consult them, and gave the fullest information on the subject. Mr. Boatner, of Louisiana, made an argument in favor of the use of Government funds for the construction of lovoos.

The Senate spent the 23d inst. in the consideration of the naval appropriation bill. Pending tho discussion, the Senate bill for a public building at Canton, Onio, the cost not to exceed SIOO,OOO, was taken from the calendar and passed. By unanimous consent Mr. Stanford addressed the Senate briefly in advocacy of tho bill introduced by him some days ago uroviding for loans by the Government on agricultural lands. Senator Dolph then addressed tho Senate at length upon the naval appropriation bill. Mr. Dolph concluded at 5 o’clock, and after a brief executive session the Senate adjourned. The House spent the entire day in the consideration of the river and harbor bill. Tho appropriations for ail harbors were considered paragraph by paragraph, and were all passed by the committee of the whole' without change. Mr. Post, of Illinois, offered an amendment to the paragraph relating to the Illinois Riier providing for a survey from Jolietto the mouth of the river to determine the cost of deepening the river to such a depth as will enable the largest Mississippi boa:s to run from the Mississippi River and up theIllinois to Joliet, ( at which point, he said, the State of Illinois would counect the ship canal and enable Ihe steamers to run on from that point to Lake Michigan at Chicago. The Hennepin Canal clause was than taken up and a point of order was made against it. Mr. Henderson, of Illinois, and others argued against the point of order, the argument occupying the remainder of the afternoon. The House adjourned without a decision upon a point of order. No changes of importance were made in the bill, and no opposition of an v importance was developed aside from that relating to- the Hennepin Canal. Among the paragraphs passed were those making appropriations forlhe improvement of the harbors at Chicago and other Illinois points, as well as in Wisconsin and Michigan. The House adopted Mr. Hitt's amendment allowing the people of Galena to improve the channel connecting that city with, the Mississippi, and engaging to refund SiOO.OQFof the cost in case the work is successful.