Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-25
THE PEACE TREATY.
The Measure ls Advanced Con-
siderably by the Senate.
TIE TARIFF BILL In The HOUSE.


! WASHINGTON, Marcn 23.-Ine anglo
American arbitration treaty was adj
vanced considerably toward final ratiA.
cation by the senate yesterday and be.
fore the long executive session closed
all the amendments recommended by
the committee on foreign relations
were agreed to without division. The
principal debate Of the day arose on
an amendment to the committee amend
ment in regard to the supreme court,
offered by Senator Morgan, and it was
upon this amendment that the only
aye and nay votes occurred. An amend
ment offered by Senator Chiffon pro
voked some very spirited speeches to-
ward the close Of the days session.
This amendment provides that the SEN
ate shall decide In each case what mat
tiers shall be submitted to arbitration,
and declares for the principle of arbi-
tration in settling all international
disputes. There was some discussion
of the Monroe doctrine, and Senator
Morgap took the floor to address the
senate on his phase Of the treaty when
the senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE -,
WASHINGTON, March sa'-lhe nrst
DAY OF the tarlfl debate IN the mousse
was rather lame from DOM a spectacu-
lar ana an oraeorlcal STANDPOINT Inc
opening OF the debate was delayed over
Iwo hours py the 1uil reaaihg OF 'ne
oiil OF ioS pages ana .his' 10 oegih
wi1h hao a SOMEWHAT depressing III
nuence' MI plngley' the CHAIRMAN
OF 'he ways ana means commi'tee'
opened IN an hours speech 1or the
majority ana mr. wheeler OF Ala
oama' hred 'ne oroadside Tor the oppo-
si'lon' ME- Dlhgley began oy sta1,
ing 'ha' congress hao peen convened
IN extra session by the president De-
cause 'he government revenues curing
sne pas' lour years nao peeh lhsui-
nc'eh' 70 meeV expenditures 70 'he ex'
'eh' OF more .nan ssoo'ooo'ooo' or an
average OF Soo,ooo'o~ per annum'
pecause 'nis oenciency would con-
.lnue 70 grow unaer existing con-
al'lons' because she oenciency haa peen
met oy pono sales' ana because TINS
nsa promo.eo o's'rus., 'h.ensineo ana
prolonged inc run on tne treasury ana
weakened business commence ms oe-
nGiency OF revenue ne sala, naa nearly
VI arisen from = ialing on OF revenue
from auties on imports-and not from
aecl'ne Oh revenue rom ln'ernai
'axes' IN revising the tarin the COM
mi''ee haa enaeavored 10 discard mere
tneories ana nad addressed ltsel1 10
inc framing OF . practlcai remedy az
least IN part' 1or the Ills which had Tor
80 many months overshadowed the
country, lie went on ~ is condi-
'ion ana NOT q tneory whicn confronts
U.s. our problem Is 10 provide adequate
revenue from auties on imports to
carry Oh the government ana IN lmpos-
ing datles TO secure this result so to
auJus' tnem as 70 secure 70 our own
people 'he proauction ana manu1ac-
lure OF such articies Us we can produce
d make ior ourselves without natural
disadvantage and thus provide more
sounaant opportunities Tor our labor"
MI wheeler' on behalf OF the demo-
crats, began win the statement that
the Dill mad been secretly prepared by
the II republican members on the COM
mlttee on ways and means, and framed
almost IN the language OF the petitions
presented by protected interests. Since
the star-chamoer measure came to
hght' ne SAID the conservative
press OF the country had denounced
IL In unmeasured terms The bill
increased the duty on many arti-
cles far above the Mckinley rates by
from Oh TO lOO per cent Nearly every
paragraph was changed from the ad
valorem rates under the Wilson bill to
either the SPECIFIC or compound rates,
the effect OF which was to increase
enormously the duty upon cheaper arti-
cles that are purchased by those who
work. and to lessen the tariff upon the