Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-07-07
CONGRESS.
Senate.


Ar abrupt and startling halt In the tarfa
debate occurred in the Senate at 2:30 O'Clock
on the 26th, when, in the midst of a pas
Slonate speech, Senator Pettigrew, silver
Republican of South Dakota, was stricken
with paralysis of the vocal chord, which
brought his vehement speech to close with
sentence half uttered. The senator was
not physically incapacitated, except in the
sudden loss Of the power of speech AL
though he took his seat unaided his asso-
GATES felt that grave possibilities were in
vowed IN such an attack They were quick
~ by his side and he ministered to with
as little confusion as possible. He left the
chamber soon after and was taken home by
ms friends The debate proceeded, but no
further progress on the tariff bill was made,
and the aWe-lile feeling occasioned by this
incident led to an adjournment at 3 o'clock
The Senate made good progress the
tariff bill on the 2Sth dispOsing of the para
graphs relating to hides, which have been
the source of much controversy. AS finally
agreed on, the duty on hides is placed at 90
per cent. ad valorem, in place of ~ cent
pound as originally reported by the finance
committee. The discussion was protracted,
drifting into a general debate on trusts, and
from that back to the sugar trust Mr..
Smith On. j. spoke at length against the
duty on hides, while Mr.. Allen (Neb.) sup
ported ported the %. duty 1G The nsg was
Utah, and several Populists and Silver Re
pubiicans voting with the Republicans in
the affirmative. The incidental debate on
trusts led to severe arraignment of the Su-
gar trust by Messrs. Gallery and Lindsay
and a general discussion of the means to
deal with trusts by Mr.. Hoar.
Several hundred pension bills were report
ed to the Senate on the Goth, as the result
of the first meeting of the pension committee
since the present Congress assembled. Gal
inger of : wv Hampshire, chairman of the
committee. stated that it had been decided
to report fayOrably all of those bills which
had formerly passed either branch Of Con
gress or had been favorably considered in
committee. Three general pension bills were
lS9O and another referring to proof i'll pen
S sion case 1t took half an hour to read the
list of pension bills. Good progress was
made with the tariff bill.
As a result Of the rapid work on the tariff
bill on the Both the close of the long debate
IN the Senate and the final vote on the bill is
1elt to be very near at hand Two of the
most important provisiOns-thOse relating
to the Hawaiian treaty of reciprocity and the
duty on coal-were perfected today, while
another source of much conflict, the reci-
procfty section, was matured by the finance
committee and presented TO the Senate.
Aside from these larger items, great many
minor ones, which have caused more or less
conflict. were disposed Of
The finance committee suffered unexpected
reverses during the progress Of the tariff bill
In the Senate on the LIST, being defeated on
placed on the free list. 80 to %. and cotton
ties also by vote of % to %. The duty on
white pine lumber was reduced from 81 to
81 per 1000. 81 to 81 The amendment on
70 4 general breaking up of party lines on
both sides of the chamber. During the early
stages OF the debate, the duty on lumber.
including pine. was placed at 81 after pro-
tracted contest Mr.. Teller returned to the
contest and moved to place white pine lum-
Der ca the free list. The amendment was de-
feated by the close vote of 81 to 33. four Re
publicans-Baker. Carter, Hansbrough and
Quay-joining with the Democrats and Sill
yer Republicans in the affirmative, while
three Democrats-Bacon McEnery and Mar
tin-yoted with the Republicans in the mega
tive. Following up this close vote. Mr.. Man.
tie. Silver Republican, moved to reduce the
rate on white pine from 50 to 81, and this
carried by majority of one. Two Repub
llcanS-Baker and Carter-vOted with the
Demonstration. McEnery and Martin
with the Republicans in the negative
Reciprocity and retaliation were the two
phases of the tariff bill to occupy the atten-
ton of the Senate on the I'd, to the exclusion
of all other subjects. Both provisions were
agreed to. although the debate the reci-
procity clause was prOtracted to p. IN.
shortly before adjournment Mr.. Allison en-
deaVOred TO secure an agreement on the time
for final vote. but Mr.. Teller would not
consent to fixing the time until all proposed
amendments had been submitted to the Sen
ate. AS Mr.. Ali son not prepared to
submit these amendments. he withdrew his
request and the time for the final vote was
left open although there is still hope that it
will be reached tomorrow.
House.
The House was in session the 2Sth only
long enough to call the roll on Il motion to
adjourn
The House on the LIST adjourned until Mon
day. after an extended attack by Mr.. Settle
Dem., KY on the power OF the House to
adjourn for three days at time.