Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-06-20
In CONGRESS.
The Senate.

The Senate.
Washington, D. c., June 12.-Set
speeches were the order in the Senate To-
day and no progress was made on the tar
If bill. Mr. Quay, who has been qu1eS-
cent for five weeks, resumed the delivery
of his speech, which has already occupied
four days, and after speaking four hours
today his manuscript seemed unapprecla-
bly, diminished. Then he yielded from
sheer exhaustion, and Messrs. PcttigreW
of North Dakota, Power of Montana and
PETER of Kansas made set speeches
against free wool. During Il lull in the
debate today Mr.. Mitchell of Oregon
moved to lay the tariff bill on the table.
The motion, however, was without special
significance, and was defeated by strict
party vote.
Washington. D. c., June 13.-In the
Senate today Mr. Villas introduced bill
providing for a new judge each in the
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth districts. The
woolen schedule of the tariff bill was then
taken up.
Washington D. c., June 1.-THE Sen
ate resumed the consideration of the wool
schedule of the tariff bill today. Set
speeches were made.
Washington, d. c., June 15.-When
the hour of 3 o'clock arrived i'll the Sen
ate and all speeches on the tariff bill
seemed to be exhausted, voting on the
various amendments to the wool schedule
commenced. The first vote was taken
upon Mr. TellerS motion to restore the
Mckinley rate on wool. Lost. % TO III
party vote-Stewart voting yea, and
PETER and other Populists nay. Senator
Power offered an amendment changing
the Mckinley rate of II cents to { cents
and the Mckinley rate of l. cents to =
cents. There were no changes from the
previous vote, the amendment being de-
feated-29 to 81 Mr.. PETER voted with
the Democrats. Mr.. PETER offered some
notifications to his proposed amendment
for duty on raw wool. Where the Me-
Kmley law levieS a duty on tirSt-clasS
wool of II cents he proposed a duty of )
cents; the Mckinley rate of II cents, on
,second-class wool, he proposed to change
TO 6 cents. Wool of the third class, worth
13 cents or less, is to pay ID per cent
duty ad valorem and worth over 13
cents is to pay % per cent, being II
place of the Mckinley rates of 33 per
cent and 30 per cent. Mr.. Teller offered
as Il substitute for Mr.. PETERS amend
ment the Mckinley classification and
rates. Defeated by strict party vote
,29-37-Allen, Kyle and PETER voting
with the Democrats against it and Stew
art in favor. Powers (Mont) offered an
other substitute which was also defeated
-29-3I. The vote then REQUIRED on PEI
fer's amendment which reduced the Me
fkmiey rates an average Of about Do per
cent The three PopuliSts voted with the
iRe publlcanS in favor. but the amend
tmHnt was lost-33-33. An amendment
by Mr.. Sherman, increasing from 10 per
cent. TO 80 per cent. the duty on wool
an the form of stubbng waste, mungo,
Shoddy. nOilS, or other waste product
was lost-29 10 "a. Mr.. PETER then of
fered an amendment to place all articles
Sof manufacturers composed wholly or in
part Of wool. hair of the goat. camel, or
alpaca on the free list. After some dis
!cuSsion this was laid aside. and on Cock
reFs motion the bill providing for the
deficiency in appropriations for the gov
,ernment printing office was passed. and
after brief executive session the Senate
adjourned.
Washington, D. c.. June 16.-In the
Senate today the consideration of the
tariff bill was resumed. the wool Sched-
Ule being still under dicussion. Several
amendments were voted on and the con-
Sideration of the schedule was completed
and the Senate adjourned
The Rouse.
Washington, d. c., June 12.-Two
hours We're consumed today in the HCYse
over a bill reported by Mr. Outhwaite
longing to the estates of deceased cOlored
soldiers of the civil war for the purpose of
erecting in the District of Columbia Il ma
tional home for aged and infirm colored
people The bill was passed. The Indian
appropriation bill was then taken up, but
the House adjourned without completing
its consideration.
Washington. D. c.. June 13.-The In
dian appropriation bill was considered
idurjng the entire session of the House t.
day.
Washington, D. c., June 1.-THE
House spent the entire day today in con-
isidering the Indian appropriation BILL but
made no progress.
Washington, ID. c., June 15.-In the
House today Mr.. Richardson emphatical-
ly denied allegations made in Washing
ton newspaper that he had been using his
position as member of the committee
@D the District of Columbia to further
the interest of an overhead trolley syndi-
fcate TO whom he CRichardson) had sold
freal estate indirectly The Indian appro-
Inr.iafisn bill was considered and a rule
3aLepted to vote tomorrow. The section
providing for the sale of certain state
ibonds credited to the Indian trust funds
was struck out. The evening session was
devoted to private pension bills.
Washington. d. c.. June 16.-The
House passed the Indian appropriation
7yiIl. The amendment to transfer the In
dian supply warehouse from New York to
Chicago was ruled out.