Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-07-13
CONGRES SiONAL,
SENATE.

SENATE.
Washington, June 30.--The president has
nominated John Russell Young, of Penn
sylvania, librarian of congress: Francis b.
Loomis, of Ohio, minister to Venezuela,
and Philip c. Hanna of Iowa, consul at
Trinidad, West Indies
SENATE
Washington, June 30-As a result of
the rapid work on the tariff bill, the close
OF the l)ng debate in the senate and the
final vote are felt to be near at hand. Two
of the most important provisions--those
pertaining to the Hawaii treaty of reci-
procity and the duty on coal-were per-
fected today while another source of much
conflict, the reciprocity section, was ma
tured by the finance committee and pre-
sented to the senate. The Hawaiian pro-
vision of the house bill was restored after
! brief debate and without the formality OF
a vote.
Washington, July 1.-The finance COM
mittee suffered several unexpe cted reverses
during the progress of the tariff bill to-day
being defeated on three important votes
Cotton bagging was placed on the free list
by vote Of so to 25, and cotton ties also
by vote of 20 tC 3D. The duty on white
pine lumber was reduced from s, to 81 per
1000 by a vote of 80 to 81.
HOUSE
Speaker Reeds do-nothing policy was
attacked by Settle, of Kentucky, but the
republicans upheld the speaker by a vote
of to 105. Lacey introduced an amend
ment to the fish law providing for the pro-
lection of birds
Washington July 2-Reciprocty and re-
taliation were the two phases of the tariff
bill to occupy the attention of the senate
to-day to the exclusion of all other SUBJ
jects Both provisions were agreed to. al
though the debate on the reciprocity clause
was protracted to o'clock
SENATE
Washington, July 5-In some respects
the senate made good progress on the tariff
bill to-day, disposlng of two amendments,
that placing stamp tax being agreed to
with little or no opposition, and without
the formality of vote, while the Spooner
amendment, proposing tariff investiga
ton, was withdrawn after protracted
struggle. Senator Allison announced short.
ly before the adjournment of the senate
tonight, as no agreement had been reached
on the tariff bill, he would ask the senate
to remain in session tomorrow night at
least, until the bill was reported from the
! committee of the whole to the senate This
promises test of endurance unless the op
position to the bill gives way
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Washington, July 6.-The republican
enatoriai caucus decided not to again put
he beet sugar bounty amendment to the
tariff bill. Allison authorized the move TO
| have the amendment offered by Allen
tabled
SENATE
Washington, July 6.-Allen. or Nebraska
again offered the amendment for i cent
bounty on beet sugar II led to lively and
somewhat personal speeches from the
two Nebraska senators, after which the
Allen amendment was tabled. So to g. the
populists and silver republicans being the
only ones recorded against the motion to
table. A resolution to prohibit the i'm
portation of sugar by trust was defeated
During the day an agreement was effected
that debate on the tariff bill shall proceed
under the five minute rule after D. m to-
| morrow and that a final vote on the bill
shall be taken before adjournment to
morrow