Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-06-02
HOUSE WIS BUSY.
The Fur Seal Bill Passed
YeSterday.l
SUGAR SCHEDULE FIGHT ON.
Po2ulist PETER Proves a Su0ng Advo-
cate For Bountes on Sugar

| WASHINGTON, June 2-The house yes
terday passed the senate bill TO extend to
nations with which the United States
may have treaties respecting the care and
| protection OF the fur seal, the provisions
Of the law OF last March, TO give effect TO
the findings OF the Paris tribunal Of arbi-
/ tration.
Mr. Straus Dem. n. " offered joint
resolution 10 abolish the extradition
treaty with Russia, which was referred TO
the committee on foreign affairs
Fridays are usually private bill days in
the house, hut yesterday the private cal
endAr was sidetracked, and the Browley
state bank bill was given right Of way
after brief struggle, led by Mr. Enloe
aud Mr.. Reed The speakers were Mr.
Brosius OF Psnnsy ylvania and Mr.. Hender-
son OF Illinois, against the bill. aud
Messra Swanson and Tucker Of Virginia
end Lslsr Of South Carolina In favor OF II.
In the morning hour several measures
of little importancs were passed Al B
o'clock recess was taken until O'Clock,
when few pension bills were passed.
Hand-to-Hsnd Fighting.
The battle royal over the sugar schedule
was begun yesterday. The entire day was
occupied Ly Senators Mdnderson aud
PETER, both OF whom favored bounty
instead Of "A duty.
II Is probable that the hard hand-to-
hand fighting over this schedule will not
begin until Monday. 1t is not considered
possible on the II pOr Of the senate that the
sugar schedule eau be defeated outright,
90 the publicans are not absolutely
united. but there Is believed to be pos
sibility that the discriminating Of duty In
favor Of the sugar rehner may be par
TALLY or wholly defeated. IL is the inten-
tion Of the Democratic managers, AS indi-
Gated by the notice given by Mr.. Harris
Just prior To adjournment, 10 force still
longer sessions, beginning on Monday
next. The senate is now sitting from 10
a. m. until p IN. The sessions here
after will probably be protracted until 10
y. IN.
Mr.. Manderson gave notice that at a
proper time he would offer as a substi-
tuts for the sugar schedule the bounty
provision OF the Mckinley bill. continu-
Ing IL In force until July l, 1908.
having completed the legal aspects OF
The bounty question, Mr.. henderson
maintained strongly that IL there was no
legal obligation there was at least a
moral obligation on congress not to be
guilty Of repudiation, not TO tear down
vested rights, especially when In those
vested rights were bound up so much
benefit to the country.
Mr.. Pener the Floor.
When Mr.. Manderson concluded, Mr..
PETER (Pop., Kan.) took the floor. While
Mr.. PETER was advocating bounty for
tho sugar growers, Mr.. Aldrich inter
ruptsd him TO call attention to the fact
that the Democrats In supporting the
oovmap Brioe bill, were advocating pro-
tscsion In the form Of tariff for rsvsnps
with incidental protection. The Repub-
hoan party, on the other hand, called It
protection pure and simple The Populist
party. now speaking through the senator
from Kansas. also advocated protection.
Thus Mr.. Aldrich declared party lines
were wiped out, and the question pre-
sented was simply how to revise the tariff
In accordance with the views held by all
parties but called by different names.
But Mr. u, ifer proceeded at great length
to support bounty instead OF duty OH
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