The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-06-07
WORK OF CONGRESS-
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record of the Important
transactions of Our National Law
malSers-The Work Done in Both
Branches,


of the lumber paragraph
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 lumber. 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
the senate adjourned.
In the house 4 message from the pres
idcnt was received transmitting dis
patch from Minister Willis at Hawaii.
1t. contains nothing specially new or i'm
portant. Mr.. johnson Qtep., 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 Il duty on rough lum-
Der, were voted down by a strict party
vote. Senator Allen moved to strike out
paragraph 17S, as follows:
Lumber of any sort, planned or hr-
shed on each side, so cents per thousand
feet, board measure, and if planned on
one side and tongued and grOoved 81 per
thousand, and if planed on two sides and
!ongued and grooved, $3.50 per thousand,
and in estimating board measure under
this schedule no reduction shall be made
IN account of planning, growing or tongue
ng."
Senator Vest surprised the Republicans
when he announced that the amendment
would be accepted ON the Democratic
;ide. AS the amendment to the lumber
schedule was being voted or without de-
bate, under an agreement made on
Wednesday, the vote was Immediately
AIKEN and it was agreed to-34 to "A,
nrict party vote Messrs. PETER and
Allen Pops) voted in favor OF it. This
Eill have the effect of putting all lumber
m the free list.
The sugar schedule of the tariff bill
vas reached, and Senator Sherman of
Ohio took the floor. Senator Sherman,
n the course of his remarks, asserted
hat if President Harrison had been re-
Aected, and there had been no fear of
ariff tinkering, the Mckinley law would
AVE yielded sufficient revenue. The fall
If silver and increased demand for gold
lad something to do with the present
financial depression, which had been add
ID to by fear Of tariff tinkering. He
tlso declared that the South was coming
lround from its doctrine that protection
vas unconstitutional,
The senate, Senator Mills alone voting
mo-" passed q resolution declaring that
he United States will not interfere with
he affairs of the Hawaiian islands, and
that the United States will regard inter-
.elenee with the affairs of the islands by
my foreign power as an unfriendly act.
The state bank tax bill was further
discussed in the house, but no action was
aken.
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 su-
gars on the free list, imposed lie duty
on refined sugar and gave a bounty of 2
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 Il 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-cighth
of 1 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 a 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
So Eedulc, and se"eral speeches were made
for and against the tariff bill. The dis
crSsion has already proceeded for the
utmost time that Democratic senator's
would admit before the debate was begun
would be neces sary to reach verdict
to-day or tomorrow, while others assert
that there are contingencies which may
pCsttone the disposition Of the schedule
rEti- the latter part of the week. Among
other liEes of policy which have been
considered among the opponents Of the
bill is that of allowing the sugar schedule
to be accepted as amended by the COM
mittce on finance without taking any
vote on the schedule in committee of the
whole, the object being that the Op-
pCnents of the bill shall not be forced to
show their hands at this time, and espe
cially that they may refrain from ex-
hibiting their supposed strength among
Democrats and PopuliSt senator's. Sen
ator Harris adhcres to his determination
TO ask the senate to prolong its daily
sessions into the evening, beginning with
to-day.
The state bank tax bill was under dis
cussion by the house to-day. The ques-
ton has been debated until the leaders
are anxious for vote. But the debat"
has shown the state bank men that they
are liable to be defeated by inability to
agree ON any one of the many plans dis
cussed. AS the state bank principle was
incorporated in the Democratic national
platform the leaders are 10th to see tho
bill defeated, SO that caucus to-day Or
TOMORROW may be called foE the pur-
pose of Formulating q party measure
which will command united support. 1t
is probable that the final vote on the bill
will be taken early in the week unless
the whole question is allowed to go over
until q caucus committee can frame q
satisfactory bill.
Washington, jane 5. - In the senate
Mr.. West spoke in favor of the tariff
ILL., Mr.. Allison Rep., Iowa. followed
Mr. Vest with an elaborate speech on the
81 gar schedule. 1t was, he said. by far
the most important provision of the bill.
1t afforded one-third of the revenue pro-
duced by the bill. Mr.. Allison declared
that according to nerous authorities
sugar could be refined cheaper here
than ip Germany and some other Eu-
ropean countries. The schedule, practi-
cally would prohibit the importation of
refined sugars. 1t was not schedule
for protection, but for prohibition, Mr.,
Joles Dem,l followed with detailed ex-
planation of the sugar schedule. After
some sparring Mr.. Harris succeeded in
affecting an arrangement by which all
the amendments to the sugar schedule