Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-26
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of tho Senate 1no
House In Extra Session.

Condensed Proceedings of the Senate ano
House In Extra Session.
TIE senate the 10th disposed of Is pages
OF the tariff bill getting through the agricui-
tural schedule and up to the schedule relat1ns
to wines and spirits During the day the para
graphs on dairy products farm products, nsn
fruits and nuts meat products and miscela-
neous agricultural products were acted on
motion by Senator Vest (Mo.) to restore salt
to the free list rejected The paragraph
proposing tax on tea went over Senator
Allison (Ia-) offered new paragraph covering
flowers and it was agreed to. Senator Pettus
(Ala-) gave notice of an amendment making
unlawful the importation of sugar by any trust
or combination formed in restraint of trade or
to increase the price of sugar. Senator Mills
Tex) gave notice of an amendment providing
that only 20 per cent of the duties shall be
levied against countries whose mints open
20 the free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver at a ratio of sixteen one A message
was then received from the president, together
with the treaty for the annexation of Hawaii,
and. after short executive session on the mat
Ter, the senate adjourned The house was not
session
THE senate on the 18th completed the wine
and cotton schedules of the tariff bill Senator
allison Qa) secured the addition OF a new
paragraph to the cotton schedule with view
20 compromising the cotton manufacturers for
the recent action of the senate in placing raw
cotton on the dutiable list. Most of the time OF
the session of the house was taken up with roll
calls Mr.. SulZer On. W made brief speech
in favor of Cuba, in which he denounced Wey-
Ter as thief and murderer The bill for
the relief of the residents of Greer county. Ok,
was passed and adjournment taken
Monday.
THE senate on the 18th did not quite dispose
Of one page OF the flax schedule of the tariff
BILL the debate drifting into political channels.
Senator Tlllman Is. c.. at one point in the de-
bate, stated that if there be any steal
ing he wanted a share for his state. Senator
Morgan (Ala) proposed sweeping amend
ment to place ten per cent ad valorem duty
On all articles on the free list. with few
ceptionS and called attention to the fact that
the income tax feature of the Wilson bill
not repealed and could be enforced by a change
in the personnel of the supreme court of the
United States. Senator Teller (CoL) intro
dnced bills to abolish the offices of Indian COM
missioner and assistant Indian commissioner
and create IN their place board of Indian COM
missioners and to provide for allotment of lands
to Indians without changing their tribal rela-
lions -. The house was not in session.
THE senate the 10Th considered the fax
paragraphs relating to burlapS, cloth for cotton
bagging and the levying duty on plain woven
fabrics of single jute yarns 1t was also agreed
10 strike out the paragraph relating to floor
mating, thus placing it on the free list The
house was not in session.
THE senate made great progress the tariff
bill the 21st, covering 81 pages The last two
schedules of the dutiable list, covering paper
and manufactured SundrieS were completed.
with the exception of hides, gloves coal and
some lesser articles, which went over The
free list was also taken up and completed
appropriating $780, 600 for the repair of dry dock
No,3 at New York, which recently was discovered
to be leaking badly. Mr.. Dingley (Me), from
The committee ways and means, presented
favorable report joint resolution provid-
ing that foreign exhibitors at the Omaha expo
sition in 1898 may bring to this country laborers
20 prepare and have charge of exhibits An
adjournment was then taken until the 24th-