The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-06-09
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The l3Oth Day.

fusal 10 stand by the Democratic docrine OF
free raw materials. The vote when taken
showed that Mr.. Hi had little sympathy, the
result being to 81. Messrs. Mills and lrby
were the oaes who voted with Mr.. Nh. Inc
rate OF three-fourths Of one ceut was adopted
The consideration of the metal schedule was
completed by the adoption OF number OF
amendments.
HoUsE.-The day was spent 10 discussing
the repeal OF the bank tax The BraW!ey
bill TO remit the ~ per cent. tax on clearing
house certificates aud other notes issued by
private and state banking associations be-
tween August /, 1893, and October 10, leJ5,
being the period OF financial depression, had
the right OF way, but no action was taken.
The Ii0th Day.
sEsArE.-The Senate spent eight hours to-
day discussing the question Of free lumber.
Not a vote was taken. The tariff BILL places
lumber in the rough on the fee list. The de
bate to-day was upon Mr. Ilale's proposition
TO transfer lumber to the dgtiablc Iist % the
rates fixed IN the Mckinley law. senators
Frye and Hale of Maine, Perkins OF LSlif"s-
MIA, and Mitchell and Dolph Of Oregon, Whose
states arc most particularly affected Ia the
lumber industry. occupied the major portion
Of the time In the support Of Mr, Aalcs
amendment II j. probable that The lumber
paragraphs viii be disposed OF tomorrow
HousE.-Disiriet Of Columbia bills we're
considered.
The l:i,t Dlv.
srNArr.-Senator Kyle offered 10 withdraw
his Hawaiian resolution on condition that
Senator TErpir's be considered. Senator
Vest offered an amendment 20 the latter 10
the effect that the n!ted States should mot
annex the Islands or allow any other pUNcr
10 Interfere with the!r goscTument \ mo-
tlon by Senator Hoar TO lay the Vest amend-
ment on the table vas defeated, Is ayes' 80
nays.
The tariff bill was taken up and Senator
Proctor OF Vermont addressed the Senate 90
opposition. Senator PettErcw, South Dakota,
followed, speaking At some length Ia 0ppo;i-
ton to the bin.
The right OF newspaper correspondents 20
refuse to give Senator Gray's bribery and
sugar Investigation committee the sources Of
their information vas brought before the SEN
ate to-day In the shape OF report from that
committee No decision was arrived At.
The wood schedule of tue tariff bill was not
disposed Of
nousz-The Senate bill was passed grant
Ing right-of-vHy to the Albany X Astoria rail-
road through the Grlndc Ronle Indian rescr-
walton, Oregon,
After some routine morning business the
bin to repeal the state bank tax was taken up.
and Mr., Coke Of Tennessee opened the debate
for the friends OF unconditional repeal.
The lend Day
sES,rE.-The Senate. Senator Mills Of Tex
clarlng that the nitcd States will not inter
fcrc with the affairs Of the Hawaiian Islands,
and that the United States Will regard the
Interference with the affairs Of the Island,
By any foreign government as an unfrlendly
act.
Senator Turpe introduced a resolution Tor
the abrogation Of the Russian extraditiou
treaty, and Senator Hin resolution for open
session fog the sugar investigation.
The tariff bill was then taken mp. Several
amendments offered To the lumber para-
graphs looking to a duty an rough lumber,
were voted down by a strict party vote.
Senator Sherman delivered three hours
speech on the bill.
HousE-General Slckles introduced. and
the House passed n resolution lnstructing the
secretary TO do what Is necessary under the
act OF March, 1893, for the preservation of the
Gcttysbur, battlefield.
The bill for an additional Judge for the
Northern district of Illinois passed, after
which the bill to repeal the tax on state bank
circulation was taken up, Mr.. Black, OF
Georgia, resumed bis speech In favor OF re.
peal. lie was followed by Mr. Walker, OF
Massachusetts, and others.
The 1I3rd Day.
sEx,rE-senntor Hoar presented petition
from The New England Industrial Army
asking the legislation which would guarantee
work to the unemployed. II was referred TO
the committee on rules. The bill granting
additional lands IN the HOT Syringe 10 the
Berry hospital was passed.
When the morning business was finished
Senator Hill OF New York made no effort 10
get his resolution to Instruct the bribery COM
mittec TO throw open It's doors 10 the public.
1t went over without prejudice, rs did scna-
tor Dolph's resolution to bring Z. e. Ed
wards, one of the contumactous witnesses, to
the har Of the Senate for contempt
The tariff bill was then laid before the Sen
ate and the great battle over the sugar schcd-
ule began. The Mckinley law placed raw
sugars upon the free list, imposed ccut
duty on refined sugar and gave a bounty OF .
cents to the sugar growers. The House bill
repealed the bounty and placed all sugar
raw and refined on the free list The first bill
reported from the finance committee of the
Senate gave a specific duty OF cent to PSI
per pound according TO polariscOpic test. The
"compromise amendment, which is the one
now before the Senate, made the sugar schcd-
ule go into effect January ]. 1855, the rates
being 40 per cent al valorem on all sugars,
raw and refined one.eighth of one cent adii-
tlongl on sugars above l6 Dutch standard,
with an additional one-tenth of one cent 4
pound on sugars from countries paying export
duties. 1t also continued the sugar treaty
with Hawaii
Mr. Henderson addressed the Senate in op-
position TO the schedule. lie was followed by
Mr.. PETER.
HousE.-The Senate bill providing for the
q
Of arbitration for the protection OF seals in
Behring Sea was passed.
Mr.. Gear secured the passage OF n bill for
the relief of \. p Stewart
A resolution directing the President to give
six months notice to the Russian government
of the abroGatioE Of the last treaty between
the two countries was under the rules sent to
committee on foreign affairs.
The House went into committee of the
whole to consider the Brawley state bank bill.
number OF speeches were made but no act
ion vas taken.
The 1IIth Day.
SENATE.-The second days debate in the
Senate on the sugar schedule was preceded by
three hours of. at times, acrimonious discus
sion OF Mr. Hilfs resolution to throw open
the doors OF the committee investigating the
method OF forming the sugar schedule, but as
II proceeded by unanimous consent, no vote
was had at It's conclusion. Mr.. Hin cham
pioned open sessions IN a vigorous manner
Consideration of the tariff bill was then re-
sumed. Mr.. Aldrich made a sharp and yigor-
Gus attack on the sugar schedule and spoke
In favor of bounties. Mr. Gallery Of Louisiana
followed Mr.. Aldrich and defended the p:o-
tcctiye duty against the bounty svstem. He
drew a running fire from Messrs. Aldrch and
Allison. Mr.. Gallery said public opinion was