Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-01

CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Washington, June 21.-Today the
senate made giant stride on the
tariff bill. covering IS pages and max
ling a record for progress during this
tariff debate. The last two schedules
of the dutiable list, covering paper
and manufactured sundries, were com
pleted with the exception of the para
graphs on hides, glove, coal, and some
lesser articles which went over. This
advaced the senate TO the free
list. which was taken up at p. m.
and completed In three hours. Early
in the day tie wool and silk schedules
went over for the day. After that
the tobacco schedule, this reciprocity
provisions and the many isolated
paragraphs passed over remain to be
considered The progress Monday was
60 marked that for the first time
there is a feeling that the end Is not
far off.
There was little debate Monday, the
main topic of discussion being matches
and safety fuse on the latter item an
amendment by Mr.. Pettigrew, reduc-
ing the rate to 10 per cent. came
within one vote or passing against the
protest OF the finance committee, the
vote being tie, "a to "a.
Washington, June 22--An exciting
debate marked the consideration of the
wool schedule, which began in the SEN
ate. 1t developed the first open dis
agreement on the republican side of the
chamber and led to a warm personal
exchange between Senators Carter of
Montana and Foraker Of Ohio on one
hand, and Mr.. Allison Of Iowa in
charge of the bill, on the other. Mr..
Foraker asserted that an agreement
concerning rates on certain woods was
being violated. Mr.. Teller of Colorado
took occasion to say he would not vote
for the bill unless Objectionable fea-
lures were eliminated, The duty on
first-class wool was agreed to at 10
cents per pound, and on second-class
wool II cents, which is between the
house and senate rates In each case
The rates on third-class woods went
over.
washington, June 23.-The senate
con rleted the paragraphs of the WOOL
schetulc relating to raw wool and ad-
varced into tie features relating to
wooden goods. Mr.. Quay
made strong effort to have the house |
adyalorem rates on third-class wool
atCLted, but he was defeated The |
&c mmittee rates were then agreed to, |
viz, four cents per pound on third
class wool valued at ten cents or less
per pound and seven cents per pound /
o II lid. class VICE ' hove ter
cents per pound. Mr.. Alien, (popu- !
list,) rising to question of personal
privilege. AIDE n sweeping denial of
publishing charges that William J.
Bryan had contributed $1,000 to tho
ropulst cause in order to effect fusion.
Washington, June 24.-Today
stubborn contest over tho duties on
wooden goods occupied
The attention of the senate. 1t was
day of constant roll-calls and Of a
cross-fre OF debate on the effect of
duties in advancing the rates. Many
were proposed to reduce
the rates. but these were rejected by
decisive majorities. Less than five
pages of the bill were disposed of dur
ing the day, carrying the senate
through paragraph $40, the first Of the
relating to carpets. During
he day Mr.. Caffery (dem., La spoke
ut length against the protective sys-
tenn and severely arraigned those dem
cratic senator's who had voted for
duties on wool and other raw materi-
duties on wool and other raw materi-
ala.
Washington, June 25.--Today the
senate completed the wool schedule,
silk schedule and tobacco schedule of
the tariff bill and with this accom-
pllshed, the tariff leaders have the sat
isfaction of knowing that all the
schedules of the bill and the free list
have been gone over once. There now
remains only to go through the bill
second time. passing on the items
passed over These are numerous and
important, including gloves, coal, tin
and beer The first paragraph of the
tobacco schedule was materially modi-
fed by Mr., Allison, making the duty
on wrapper tobacco and filler tobacco
when mixed with more than Is per
cent. wrapper tobacco and all leaf to-
bacco, etc, $1.75 per pound; II stem
med, $225 per pound. The balance of
the paragraph rem aims Il, changed.
In the paragraph covering all tobacco
rot otherwise provided for, the COM
mittee rate of 40 cents per pound was
increased to 80 cents per pound A
similar increase was made or
snuff, etc.
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