Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-06-07
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Washington, May Ex-senator Petit
grew of South Dakota, in a speech on
the tariff bill in the senate today, said
that he was not against protection, but
against excessive duties which en-
abled the formation of trusts and COM
bination to rob the people" He ad-
vOcated the creation Of tariff COM
mission, nOn-partisan, to thoroughly
investigate the whole tariff question
and report at the next congress. He
then discussed the sugar trust and
said: The sugar trust was organized
with capital of $75,O0O,000. 1 am
Informed that the total value Of the
property owned by the trust was less
than S25,000,000. The stock Of this
company or trust rose above par and
paid u per cent. dividends, and $50
100000 were thus taken from the
pockets of the people and put into the
pockets of these combinations of I'M
scrupulouS spectators. 1t is now ad-
sugar is not over one-tenth of a cent
per pound; yet these people have the
effrOntery to come here now and ask
that their business shall be again pro-
tected and the trainers of the bill have
responded to their request"
The senate spent eight hours discuss
ing the question of free lumber. Not
a vote was taken. The tariff bill
places lumber in the rough on the free
list. The debate was upon Mr.. Hale's
proposition to transfer lumber to the
dutiahle list at the rates fixed by the
Mckinley law. Senators Frye and
Hale of Maine and Perkins of Cali
fornia, Mitchell and Dolph Of Oregon,
whose states are most particularly in
tereSted in the lumber industry, oc-
cupied the major portion Of the time
in the support of Mr.. Hales amend
ment.
Washington, May 2S.-In the house
the speaker laid before the members
a letter from the family of the Hun
garian patriot, Louis KoSsuth, in reply
to the resolution Of coincidence of the
house Several bills were passed, in
Guiding the following: To fix the
northern boundary line of the Warm
Spring reservation in Oregon; extend
ing the time for making final proof and
payment of all lands claimed under
homestead and desert land laws for
ment would become due.
Of lodi Tod
new church. Bishop McLaren of Chi
cagO, ofticiated.
Washington, D. c., May 31.-There
was good attendance on the senate
floor today Senator Trupie presented
a set of resolutions adopted by the
legislature Of Ohio protesting against
the Russian eXtradition treaty. Sen
ator Hill then offered his resolution
directing the bribery investigating
committee to throw open its doors to
the public. 1t went over. Senator
Turpie offered a joint resolution de-
claring that it was no longer the in
terest of the United States to continue
the treaty with Russia ratified April
81, and that notice be served on the
emperor of Russia that the United
States purposes to terminate that
treaty at the expiration Of six months,
the time required to be given by the
treaty. He also reported from the COM
mittee on foreign affairs, with a unani-
NOUS recommendation that it. pass, a
substitute for the Hawaiian resolution
reported some months ago. 1t made
no reference to annexation and was
as follows:
Resolved, by the senate of the
United States, That of right it belongs
wholly to the people of Hawaii to es-
tablish and maintain their own form
Of government and domestic policy;
that the United States ought not in
any way to interfere Herewith and
that interference in the political affairs
Of these islands by any other govern
ment will be regarded as an act I'M
friendly to the United States"
Senator Mills explained that the res
olution did not meet his approval, al
though he would not vote against it.
Believing that this government has