New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-26
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REPUBLICAN PLEDGES KEPT.
RECORD OF THE EXTRA SESSION OF
CONGRESS.

FICTITIOUS PASSAGE OF THE TARIFF BILL
SOME OTHER IMPORTANT LEGISLATION
Washington July 25.-The extraordinary ses.
sion Of Congress which has just closed was
called by President Mckinley two days
after he took the oath OF Office on the
steps OF the Capitol. 1t met in response to
his proclamation at noon OF March Il. The
Message transmitted by him TO both houses on
the opening day was brief. 1t explained the de-
fciencies In the revenues. reviewed the bond
issues Of the last Administration, and urged
Congress promptly to correct the existing condi-
tion by passing Tariff bill that would supply
ample revenues for the support Of the Govern
ment and the liquidation OF the public debt. No
other subject Of legislation mentioned in the
Message and the Tariff bill was the all-absorb-
ing feature OF the session.
The Republican members of the Ways and
Means Committee OF the preceding House had
been at work throughout the short session which
ended on March 4. giving hearings and prepar-
ing the bill which to he submitted at the
extra session. Three days after the session
opened the Tariff bill reported TO the House
by the Ways and Means Committee. and thr-
teen days later. March 81. 1897 it passed the
House. 1t went to the Senate. referred TO
the Committee on Finance, and the Republican
three days In its consideration and in preparing
the amendments, which were submitted to the
Senate on May T. Its consideration was begun
in the Senate May l. and exactly two months
later July 7, 1t passed the Senate with oI2
amendments The bill then went TO conference
where after a ten days struggle. on July IL
complete agreement was reached by which the
Senate receded from 1lS amendments and the
House from 511 The others 243 In numoer.
| Tka aarfa
adopted by the House on July ~ al the close OF
twelve hours of continuous debate. The report
was taken up in the Senate on July 70 ana
adopted on July "a. The Tarin bill was signed
by the President the same day.
THE LEFTOVER MONEY BILLS
Congress did not devote its attention entirely
to the tariff, although 1t did subordinate every
thing else to this one measure The four appro-
priation bills which failed on March in them
selves would have compelled President Mckin-
lev to call Congress in session. even II the
| necessity for a revision of the tariff had not ex-
| listed. Those appropriation bills were the ouh-
dry Civil, the Agricultural, the lndlan ana tne
General deficiency They were introduced In
and passed by the House in the identical FORM III
which they existed at the time OF their ialiure OF
! enactment into law at the preceding Congress-
! but were amended in some important par r,icuiais
| by the Senate, and when they finally became
! laws contained more or less new legisiauoh Vi
! interest and importance. ,,.
accepting the invitation to take part in the Paris
| Exposition in 1900, and appropriated s-o"Vo 10
! defray preliminary expenses. III also apploPiI
atad S15O 600 for new immigrant station at
/ New-York to replace the one destroyed py nre'
! Nv far the most important pece or new iesis'a-
ton in the BILL however was tnae nnu''is Inu hs,,Ia.
| cost of armor- plate for the three new pa,tis
! shins to $500 ton. In the Secretary OF trc
| Nayy should find it impossible TO make con-
| tracts for armor within the price hXed ne vas
a,.hnr,zed hv this provision to take steps TO es-
| tabIish a Government factory or surIcien' "a
| pacity to make the arrnor In eNecu.ns S u
| authority he must prepare a description anu
nIaps and spec.lications of the lana, pSlidihss
and machinery suitable for the factory, au.e. ~.
! tise for proposals and report 10 |ohsiess "' ''
next session. ..,r,,. Ia
IN tha indian bill after severe struggle Ia
hoth houses the question OF sectarlan schoois
vas settled by the following declaration oi .ne
| nocy of the Government; "Ihat the 80, 80 @
49,, S ~ Interior may make contracts with con-
tract schools apportionlng as near Do t; .I'ay -
the amount contracted ior alhons , So" ~, ina
.ar,oms denominations for the education OF mo, %
,, n,,n,ls during the fiscal year lS3S Dut shaIi
onIy make such contracts at places VIZ s ,,oh
| sectarian schools cannot he proVlded Ior susn
indian children. and 10 an amour. iiot ~ s.ai
10 per cent OF the ao''
| year 1S9o" 4. o,,ry tho -ich gill
| ,onita deposts in the UncompahSre fNeserN a.io,'
! o. Ir.ah was also compromised by opening suc'
agricultural lands as have not peen a"1 1SoS 80
the Uncompahgre Indians on AprII !. go iS ,,,,e "a
entry H IA containing gilsonite, asphalt or other
| like substances. 80, al, .ha mos, irnportant
IN ,Sion .re was that suspending the order OF
| pres,dent cleveland setting aside anout t twei.s
| ono miIIion acres OF land as forest resi- 80
| rba law also includes general scneme oi ~ ,h.
me Iaw "a the government and protection or the
! forest reservations OF the country
THE POLICY OF THE HOUSE.
rho ponublican leaders of the House declded
.. Tho onening of the session to pursue pohcy
! -, iraction in order to throw the responsibility
for delaying the Tariff bill upon the Senate ana
therefore the committees were not ahhou''eu
mil the close Of the session. and only urgent
matters were considered. An appropriation y.
Hil1 iaoon was made for the relief Of American
CITIZENS in Cuba at the solicitation OF the rresl s
| dent. S2OO0O0 was appropriated loF lhe .s ..u
Of the Mississippi flood sufferers, Snsresary Of the
Nayv TO transport supplies contributed ior 'ns
relief OF the poor and famishng IN ,n, inaia any
$40 GOO was appropriated for the enter
SoJio CIV; wnenses OF the delegates to the Universal
Postal Congress, which met In tnls CITY, -,
The only extensive piece OF seneSas axae,t ,hs
Tariff bill were the laws to prevent coision.
AZ sea and to put in force regulations 10 p.cn.ns
collisions in certain haroors, ud ,ba % h,Il am,
thorizing the President to suspend dlscri,h ~
ing tonnage dues on foreign VesSeis anu ''''''
merce.
WHAT WAS DONE BY THE SENATE
The Senate rot being confined as TO the scope
NJ its legislation. and which was not uhder i'e-
rubican control, dealt with a number OF I'M
nortant subjects both in and out OF executive
session one of these. which attracted world
scssi' ,,antion was the General Arbitration
Traatv negotiated By President Cleveland with
Great Britain After exhaustive consideration,
Insn;te the great pressure brought TO bear by
,ipp;ous and commercial bodies throughout the
COUNTRY. the Senate rejected the treaty The
hawaiian Treaty OF Annexation negotiated ny
prasident Mckinley was stlli unacted upon
mhan Congress adjourned. In open session. ar
Ter much debate. the Senate passed the Cupan
belligerency resolution. Bankruptcy biIi: m
o,udiny both voluntary and involuntary feat
,ras and the Free Homestead bill. None OF
.hes. ,mnortant questions received consideration