Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-06-21

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cotton bagging we're placed on the free
list. The collar and cuff paragraph
provides for duty Of 80 cents per
| dozen pieces and 81 per cent. al yalo
rem. White shirts and other articles
composed wholly or in part Of linen
carry duty Of - per cent. This para
graph provoked considerable discus
sion and more or less amusement.
There was an air of ianguid istless-
ness apparent in the house, and Il was
evident that the members We're not
III working hum0r. The day was
claimed by Nh Heard, chairman o.
the committee on the District OF Co
lumbla. but, While several bills were
considered, no action was reached Oh
any Of them on account Of Il lack Of a
| quorum.
Washington. June 13.-There was an
absolute blockade OF the tariff bill in
the senate yesterday, the entire eight
hours being devoted to set speeches
| preliminary to consideration of the
| wool schedule.
| Mr.. Quay resumed the delivery Of
his speech, and. after speaking for
hours yielded from sheer exhaustion,
| and Mr.. Pettigrew. Mr.. Power and
| Mr.. PETER made set speeches against
| free wool.
During Il lulI in the debate Mr..
Mitchell. of Oregon moved to lay the
| tariff bill on the table The motion,
however. was without special signifi-
canoe and was defeated by a strict
party vote.
Mr.. Chapman, the Wall street brok-
er who refused to answer questions,
was reported as cOntumacious to the
senate by the sugar investigation COM
mittee and a resolution was introduced
| to bring him to the bar of the senate
for contempt
At 6 o'clock the senate adjourned.
Washington, June 13.-TWo hours
were consumed yesterday in the house
over bill reported by Mr.. Cultivate
setting aside $17,OOO,0OO from the fund
belonging to the estates of deceased
colored soldiers of the civil war for the
purpose Of erecting in the District of
! Columbia a national home for aged and
! infirm colored people. The bill was
passed.
The Indian appropriation bill was
taken up, but the house adjourned
without completing it's consideration.
Washington, June lin the senate
yesterday resolution by Mr. Morgan
/ calling on the secretary Of the treas
ury for information as to the amount
| Of gold coin received since Nov. LIST;
how much was received from the sale
of bonds; to whom the bonds were sold
, and what obligations were redeemed
| in gold, was passed.
/ A resolution by Mr.. Hoar passed
, asking the president if ne had re-
: ceiyed any suggestions from the rep
reSentative of any foreign country of
! a contemplated retaliation on account
OF the proposed discriminating duty on
sugar against bounty giving countries;
! the acts as to the probable exclusion of
our agricultural products from Ger
many and Guatemala, or proposed re-
count of the abrogation of the recipro-
city treaty.
On motion of Mr.. Villas three bills
3 providing for one additional circuit
! judge each for the secenth, eighth
and ninth judicial districts were
passed.
The tariff debate was resumed at
! Mr. PETERS amendment to restore the
! fifty per cent. of duty on wool. Mr..
, Sherman spoke vigorously against free
+ wool. The amendment was discussed
by Mr.. Perkins Cali, Mr.. Dubois Ida
ho), Mr.. tSewart (Nev.) and Mr.. Hans
burg On. d.
Mr.. Vest gave notice Of an amend
I ment exempting fraternal and benevo-
lent organizations from operati of
the income tax.
No business of general Importance
was transacted by the house.