The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-18
CONGRESSIONAL CHAT
A BUSY WEEK in THE UP
PER HOUSE.
Senate Industriously Pegging Away on
the Death Warrant of the Republican
Party-Senator Morgan Scores Tommy
Reed-Jerry Simpson After Him Too.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 7

Special Correspondence.
The past week has been passed by
the senate mainly in considering the
tariff bill. There has been out little
opposition to the schedules so far.
The democrats and populists have ad-
vocated certain amendments and re-
duetions in schedules, but only in II
or two instances have they succeeded
in having them adopted. The week
started out briskly. Saturday was de-
voted to the plate glass schedule and
the debate lasted throughout the day.
An exciting incident occurred in the
afternoon when Senator Morgan bit
terly attacked the inactiOn of the
house, declaring that the speaker OF
the house was enforcing an automatic
trap door ruie by which representa-
tives were assembled and dispersed,
and he characterized the action as an
outrage against popular rights, He
was called to order by Senator CALI
CHER, who vas in the chair. Later,
during the debate, Senator Morgan re-
sumed his criticism, and made the
point that congress was not now in
session, in accordance with the con-
stftutiOn, the h0use Of representatives
having vacated its functions.
SO far, the republicans seem to be
pretty well agreed On the schedules.
but it is hardly safe to predict hat
this apparent harmony will last during
the entire debate on the bill. 1t is
we'll known that certain republican
senators nave decided opinions on the
sugar, tea. Deer, and wool schedules.
and over the adoption of these fur is
expected to fly. The sugar schedule is
sure to excite prolonged debate, and
the democrats and popullsts are MAX
ing extensive preparations for the dis
cussion Of this. schedule, and some set
speeches will be made upon it.
Friday was a day Of speechmaking
in the senate, and very little progress
was made with the tariff bill. Sena-
tors Mantle and Pettigrew made
speeches of some length, the former
on the wool schedule, tie latter on the
mica schedule. Senate: Mantle called
the attention of the republicans to
their platform promise IN relation to
wool, and said that the tariff bill as
amended by the senate utterly fails to
meet the expectations of wool growers
and is by them regarded as a repudia-
ton OF the republican pledge. He said
that nearly all wool growers were free
silver men,: that the question having
been divided in the last campaign, the
wool growers accepted the pledge of
the republican party and voted for
Mckinley and ample protection to
WOOL" He warned the party against
the consequences Of a violation of that
pledge.
The house has also had one or two
breezy sessions the past week. Jerry
Simpson still persists hat Tommy
Reed is any old thing because the
speaker refuses to appoint committees.
Mr.. Richardson opened the attack on
the inaction of the house early in the
week and protested vigorously against
the present method of doing business.
The house, he said, never was in
such a dilapidated and disorganized
condition for such a length of time"
Mr.. Simpson remarked upon the
spectacle presented by the house, 'be-
cause of the refusal of the speaker to
obey the rules and appoint the com
mittees. We must come to tho COM
mittee on rules as s~upplicants.' Con-
tipuing, he said: sOver $500 bills
have been introduced at this sessions;
1000 are for the relief of the old sol
diers. The republicans claim to be
the guardians of the old soldiers. Why
don't they consider these measures?
Then there is the bankruptcy bill, for
the passage of which there is a great
demand throughout the country"
us there any greater demand now
than there was in the last congress?''
interrupted Mr.. Stone, rep, Pa
There is" retorted Jerry, because
the prosperity you promised has not
1naterialized, and the people now seek
h relief you promised to give them
through the bankruptcy courts"
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At a Cuban mass meeting held here
Friday night at the National theatre,
Representatives Green of Nebraska
and Swanson of Virginia made ad.
dresses. Our w Billy declared that
not only should the belligereqcy reso-
luton be passed by congress, but Spain
should be given SO many days to take
her soldiers from the island. He made
light of the probability of war with
Spain, and said that if she declared
n.y. ~ q ro;rSf %ho .TE-:kal cI - .