The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-07

WORK OF CONGRESS
RESUME OFF PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record of the important
transactions of Our National Law
Im:ll1crs-The Work Done in Both
Branches.
Washington, May Ex-senator Petit
grew made the principal speech in op-
position to the tariff bill. He was lis
tened to attentively by the senators and
spectators. The senate then resumed
consideration of the lumber paragraph
Of the tariff bill and MI. Squire Rep.,
Wash.) addressed the senate in opposi-
ton to free lumber. Mr.. Hale then Of
fered an amendment to place a uniform
duty OF 81 on all timber. Defeated.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska moved to place
all lumber, shingles, BOARDS, etc., used in
the building of residences upon the free
list. Without action on Mr.. Aliens
In the house a message from the pres
iden' was received transmitting a dis
patch from Minister Willis at Hawaii.
It contains nothing specially new OF i'm
portant. Mr.. Johnson Rep., Ind made
an argument in favor of a substantial
stable currency, and was followed by
Mr.. Black of Georgia in favor Of the
state bank bill. Before Mr.. Black fin
ished his speech the committee rose and
the house adjourned.
Washington, June 1.-When the tariff
bill was taken up in the senate several
anne ndments offered to the lumber para
graphs, looking to a duty on rough Eum-
Der, were voted down by strict party
vote Senator Allen moved to strike out
paragraph 17S. as follows:
Lumber Of any sort, planed or fin
ished on each side, so cents per thousand
feet, board measure, and if planed on
one side and tongued and grooved 81 per
thousand, and if planed on two sides and
tongued and grooved, $150 per thousand,
and in estimating board measure under
this schedule no reduction shall be made
on account of planning, growing OF tongue
ing
Senator Vest surprised the Republicans
when he announced that the amendment
would be accepted on the UDemocratic
side. AS the amendment to tthe lumber
schedule was being voted on without de-
bate, under an agreement made on
Wednesday, the vote was Immediately
taken and it was agreed to-34 to "a,
strict party vote. Messrs PETER and
Allen Pops.) voted in favor Of it. This
will have the effect of putting all lumber
en- the free list.
The sugar schedule of the tariff bill
was reached, and Senator Sherman of
Ohio took the floor. Senator Sherman,
in the course of his remarks, asserted
that if President Harrison had been re-
elected, and there had been no fear of
tariff tinkering, the Mckinley law would
have yielded sufficient revenue. The fall
Of silver and increased demand for gold
had something to do with the present
financial depression, which had been add
ed to by fear of tariff tinlzering. He
also declared that the South was coming
was unconstitutional.
The senate, Senator Mills alone voting
mo-" passed a resolution declaring that
The United States will not interfere with
the affairs of the Hawaiian islands, and
that the United States will regard inter-
fe1 ence with the affairs of the islands by
any foreign power as an unfriendly act
The state bank tax bill was further
discussed in the house, but no action was
taken.
Washington, June 2.-When the tariff
bill was laid before the senate to-day the
great battle over the sugar schedule be-
gan. The Mckinley law placed raw SUI
gars on the free list, imposed 1-2c duty
on refined sugar and gave bounty of ?
cents to the sugar grower. The house
bill repealed the bounty and placed all
sugars, raw and refined on the free list.
The first bill reported from the finance
committee of the senate gave a specific
duty of from 1 cent to 1885 cents per
pound, according to polariscopic test
The compromise amendment, which is
the one before the senate, made the
sugar schedule go into effect Jan. !, 1895,
the rates being 40 per cent ad valorem
on all sugars, raw and refined, one-eighth
| Of cent additional on sugars above 1G
Dutch standard, with an additional tenth
of cent a pound on sugars from coun-
! tries paying export bounties. 1t also
| continued the sugar treaty with Hawaii.
! Addresses were made by Senators Man
| derson, PETER and others, but the senate
adjourned without taking vote.
The house put in the day discussing the
state bank tax bill.
! Washington, June 4.-The senate to-
| Cay resumed consideration of the sugar
schedule, and several speeches were made
for and against the tariff bill. The dis
crssion has already proceeded for the
utmost time that Democratic senators
ould admit before the debate was begun
would be neces sary to reach a verdict
to-day or tomorrow, while others assert
that there are contingencies which may
postpone the disposition of the schedule
vrtiI the latter part of the week. Among
other lres of policy which have beer
considered among the opponents of the
bill is that of allowing the sugar schedule
to be accepted as amended by the com
mittee on finance without taking any
vote on the schedule in committee Of thu
whole, the object being that the op
pcnents of the bill shall not be forced K
show their hands at this time, and espe
cially that they may refrain from ex