Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1890 — NATIONAL CONGRESS [ARTICLE]

NATIONAL CONGRESS

The Senate on the 21st passed these hills!: Authorising' construction of a pontoon: bridge at Quincy, Ill.; for relief of settlers 1 on railroad lands. The bill to transfer ths revenue marine service to the Navy De-i partment was considered. The tariff bill: was taken up and Mr. Voorhees delivered; a speech in opposition to It. He characterized it as a financial monster, every claw and tooth of which had been carefully inspected and found to besound and reliable. Mr. Voorhees spoke of it as an astonishing fact that in the fourteen schedules of duti* able articles the only reductions made were in the schedule relating to sugar and molasses—which, in the light of the proposed bounty to sugar planters, was no reduction "at all—and In the section relating to wines, spirits and other beverages. In every one of the twelve schedules the tariff taxes had' been increased. In regard to woolen goods that increase amounted to $15,000,000 a year. There was no pretension, Mr, Voorhees said, that that increase was put on for the sake of revenue. It Was simply an instance of protection run mad hnd developed into a Chinese wall of prohibition. He devoted some time to Carnegie, and condemned free sugar and protected tin. The House on the 23d passed the “orig* inhl package” substitute for the Senate bill by ayes, 170; nays, 38. The substitute is as follows: ‘‘That whenever any article of commerce is imported into any State from any other State, territory or foreign nation, and there held or offered ffir sale, the same shall then be subjected to the laws of each State: provided, that~ib discrimination shall be made by any State in favor of its citizens against those of other States or territories in respect to the sale of any article of commerce, nor in favor of its own products against those of like character produced in other States and territories; nor shall the transportation of commerce through “any State be obstructs ed, except in the necessary enforcement of the health laws of sueh States.” The House then took up and proceeded to des bate the bankruptcy bill. The Senate on the 23d considered the Indian appropriation bill. The House resumed debate on tho bankruptcy bill. The Senate on 'he 24th resumed con sideration of the Indian appropriation bill. An appropriation of $150,000 for the support of Indian schools was agreed to. Itis conceded that this will inure to the Catholo teachers. After further amendment the bill passed. The House passed the Torry bankruptcy bill after defeating the “voluntary bankruptcy bill,” offered as a substitute. Owen, of Indiana, voted in affirmative. Bynum, Brookshire, Cheadle, Cooper, Holman, Martin, Parrott and Sburly in the negative, The Senate on the Jl6th resumed consideration of the tariff Vll. ~ Vance, Plumb, McPherson, Aldrich, Sherman and Allison discussed the measure. Petitions were presented against the passage of the Federal election bill. The Hpuse filibustered all day.