The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-07-14
NEW TARIFF BILL.
It Passes the Senate by Vote OF
90 to "a.
The Main Points Of Difference with
the House Mensure-Goes tn Com
ference other Washing
ton News.

| Washington, July 6.-Senator Allison,
in charge of the tariff bill. announced
shortly before the adjournment of the
senate Monday night that as no agree
ment had been reached for final vote
on the tariff bill he would ask the senate
TO remain in session tonight at least
until the bill was reported from the
committee of the whole TO the senate
Washington, July THE final vote
on the tariff bill will be taken in the
senate before adjournment to-day,
definite agreement, assented to by all
parties, having been reached at the
close of the debate yesterday. During
| the day the antitrust amendment was
| defeated, as was also an amendment
for a one-fourth cent bounty on beet
sugar.
| Washington, July s. - BY the de-
cisive vote of 80 TO IS the tariff bill was
passed in the senate yesterday. A res
olution was agreed to asking the house
for conference. and Senators Allison,
Aldrich, Plat Comm, Burrows, Jones
| (Nev.), Vest, Jones (Ark.) and White
were named as conferees on the part
| of the senate. The bill as il goes back
| to the house reenacts the antitrust sec
ton of the Wilson act, while the reel
procity and retaiiatory provisions are
substituted for those of the house. One
of the most important new provisions
| added by the senate is that placing a
stamp tax on bonds, debentures and GER
tifcates of stock. Aside from these
| innn m ri ha -
goes back to the house has STA amend
ments, of various degrees ofimportance,
which must be reconciled between the
two branches of congress.
Washington, July 9.-The session of
the senate yesterday was devoted TO
considering the deficiency appropria-
ton bill
| Washington, July 10. - In the senate
yesterday the death of Senator Harris,
of Tennessee, was announced, and as a
mark of respect an adjournment was
| taken.
| The House.
Washington, July 6.-The house yes
terday without transacting any bust
ness took n recess until Wednesday, to
be ready for the tariff bill if completed
before tnen by the senate.
Washington, July 8. - In the house
yesterday no business was transacted
Washington. July 0. - In the house
yesterday a message was received from
the senate announcing the passage of
| the tariff bill and requesting a con-
| ference. The house adopted a special
order sending the tariff bill to confer
| ence at once.
Washington, July 10. - In the house
yesterday no business was transacted.
| Home Again.
Washington, July 7.-President Nc
Kinley and his party returned yes
| terday from their visit to Canton, o.
Changes His Mind.
Washington, July 9.-The proposed
message of the president to congress
recommending the appointment of
commission TO consider the question
of n revision of our currency and ma
| tional banking laws was not trans
mitted yesterday because a number of
the most important leaders of the par
| " in the senate and house have made
strong representations to him of the
inadvisability of sending a message to
congress Wnlle the larllI Dill Is III con-
| ference.
May He Reinstated.
Washington, July 10.-The commits
sioner of pensions has before him the
cases of about 100 veterans dismissed
from the pension office during the last
administration and who seek reinstate-
mentment. They are being carefully
considered.
COnferees mt Work.
Washington, July 10.-The conferees
put in hard days work yesterday.
They have all taken binding pledge of
| secrecy. Almost the most important
thing thus far agreed upon is that there
will be but one conference report. Not
! until final agreement is reached will
either of the two houses be called upon
to act.
Presidents Vacation.
Washington, July 10.-President Nc
Kinley will spend most of his summer
vacation on the shores of Lake Cham
plain. He will leave Washington on
August l and go direct to Lake Cham
plain. Plattsburg, n. Y, will be his
neorect TOWN