Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-13
NUMBER 4.
CONGRESSIONAL

juno latter Mr. Hoar had presented a
petition from the New England industrial
army asking legislation which would Ruarau-
referred 10 the committee on rules, Mr. Hills
resoi ution to instruct the investigating com
mlttee nit to throw open its doors TO
dice. as did Mr. Dolph's resolution
TO bring L J. Edwards one OF the contuma-
contempt. The tarif bill was then laid before
the senate and the great battle over the sugar
schedule began Mr. Maderson took the floor
as soon as Mr. Jones had formally proposed
the compromise amendment and made a plea
for protection in behalf OF beet sugar raisers
who he declared would soon rival cane pro
ducers- He was followed in lengthy argu-
ment by MIR. PETER in favor OF n duty for beet
sugar raisers, after which the senate ad-
In the house Mr.. Gear secured the passage
OF bill for the relief CT = Stewart A
resolution directing the pre- sident to give six
months notice to the Russian government OF
the abrogation OF the last treaty between the
two countries was. un1er the rules, sent to
the committee or forei n AFFAIRS The house
then went into committee of the whole to con
slider the Brawley state bank bill The debate
was kept up all day
June THE second days debate in the sen.
ate on the sugar sche IuIe was preceded by
three hours of, at times. acrimonious discus
sion OF Mr. Hills resolution to throw open tho
doors OF the comm ttee investigating the
methods of formin the sugar schedule. but as
1t proceeded by unanimous consent. no vots
was had at Its conclusion MIR Hill cham.
pioned open sessions in vigor Gus manner ar
gutng that in all fairness TO -itnes sses ana
/ others. the committee sessions should be open.
Nine tenths of all the Investigations in the
last twenty years by the senate had been
open. Mr.. Gray. chairman OF the committee
spoke in favor of secret sessions Mr.. Lodse
declared that the char ges would be probed to
the bottom and every person who could by
any possibility throw light on the subject
would be summoned. Consideration OF the
tarin bill was then re sum I'd
A resolution introduced by Mr.. GoldZicr Of
Illinois, calling the commissioners OF the
C0lllmhlk n NJ
their recent action in reducing the wages of
unsk1lled laborerS. occupied some time in the
house after the opening. the resolution was
finally sent to the committee the District
OF Columbia The hou sc then went into com
mittee OF the whole on the state bank tax re-
peal bill
June 4.-The tariff bill was taken up the
sugar schedule be n, pending. Senator Vest
took the floor and mlde q brief explanation
urday's debate as to the existence of the sugar
trust in 1899 Senators Aldrich and sherman
mad contended that the present trust WAS not
In e existence, and that its stock was not listed
on the New York stock board, but Senator
Vest produced some authorities to show that
s9s6.OOl shares of the stock of the
Su ar Refining company were sold in the
market in New YORK in ls9) which at $40 per
share. represented over Sso0.OO0UO0 He had
as much right to insiuu tie the sugar trust
dictated The sugar issue in the Mckinley
Dill, as senator's on the other side 10
lmpugn the acti III OF the majority in the pres
ent congress. Mr. Allison followed Mr. Vest
with an elaborate speech on the sugar sched
ule MIR. Jones OF Arkansas followed with a
detailed explanation OF the sugar schedule
Mr. Platt who followed Mr. Aldrich de-
nounced in bittor and caustic words the sur
render of the Democratic majority to the
SUGAR trust He concluded ut $50 Then
after some Sparriny Mr. Harris succeeded in
effecting and arran cement by which all the
amendments TO the sugar schedule should be
voted upon 10 morrow and the senate ad
lourned
In the house the Brawley bank tax repeal
bill was agaIn Iii ,cusSed all day, but no con
cluSion was r,ached
June 5-The compromise se amendments to
the sugar schedu'e were all adopted in the
senate ana the pivotal schedule, on which the
fate of the tarin measure depended, went
throu n without chan On the vital amend
ment 10 pla all sugars on tho free list. the
Democratic line WAS drawn Mr. Hill of New
York, voting in favor of it, and Irby OF South
Carolina. being paired the same way But
the Republicans were unable TO hold their
own forces intact. MesSrs Henderson ana
Perkins voting against the amendment and
MIR Quay bcn. paired aTainst it, while Mr.
Sherman, who was present did not vote at all
Only one oil the PopulistS, Mr. Pener, vot ID
for free sugar, Mes 'rs Kyle and Allen,
in the final issue. joining with the
jority OF Democrats against it Had all
the Republicans with the three Populists and
two diSafecte democrats, Joined hands sugar.
raw and refined would have gone on the free
list On all the other amendments offered by
the Republicans the majority against them
ranged from three to ten Th' concluded the
consideration of the sugar schedule and the
senate adjourned
In the house the bank tax repeal bill was
again discussed all day.
juno When the senate resumed consid-
Grafton of the tariff bill. Mr.. Jones asked
leave TO withdraw the compromise amend
ment OF the tobacco schedule which made the
rate on leaf, wrapper and unstemmed ti 30
and Se25 respectively, and restore the
house amendment. in which the rates
arc 81 and sl.2j respectively. The move was
n surprise To senators on both sides, as BY
agreement the com moromsc paragraph was
adopted pro forma, with the undersf anding
that the subject should be considered later.
a In ho fnh
sche 1ule we're then adopted and the senate
pa sed to the schedule agricultural impIe-
ments and provisions
In the house the bank tax repeal bill was
defeated by vote of i0S TO l52