The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-25
rrE Work oE CONGRESS-
CondenesA rreessdiags of the 9saass and
HOUSE ID Extrn stsskaa.

ConoanneA RFeceedin@s Of the 0eaase and
Hoase b kxtrs sssskaa.
IN senate o. The iath disposed Of - pases
Of tho tariff bill, getting through the Agricui-
tural schedule andup 70 the scheduie relating
70 winex and spirif& During the day the para
graphs on dairy products. farm pruducts, nsh,
fruits and nuts meat products and miscella-
neous agIlcuiturul products wore Asted on A
motion by Senator Vest MOI 70 restore salt
70 the free list wns rejected Tho paragraph
Allison TIA offered new paragraph covering
flowers and II was agreed 70. Senator Pettus
(Ala.) gave notice Of m 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 MlllA
CTex) gave notice OF on amendment providing
TINT only % per cent OF tho duties shall be
levied against countries whose mtnts are open
to the free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver at n rutlo Of sixteen to 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 adicurned The house was not
IN session.
THE senate on the nth completed the vino
and cotton schedules Of the tariff bill Senator
Allison Qn.) secured the addition Of now
paragraph to the cotton schedule. with . view
TO coInpensating the cotton manufacturers for
the recent action Of the senate In placing raw
cotton on the dutinble list Most OF the time OF
tho session OF the house was taken upwith roll
calls Mr.. Sulzer IN " made a brief speech
In favor OF Cuba, In which he denounced Wey-
ler as thief and murderer" The bill for
the relief OF the residents OF Greer county, Ok,
was passed and an adjournment wns taken to
Monday.
THE senate on the 18th did not quite dispose
of one page OF the fax schedule OF the tartf
bill the debate drifting into political channels
Senator Tillman Is. C). ut one point In the de-
bate, stated that II there was to be any steal
ing he wanted share for his state. Senator
Morgan tAia) proposed o sweeping amend
ment to place q ten per cent nd valorem duty
on all articles on the free list with few ex-
ceptions, and called attention to the fact that
the income tax feature of the Wilson bill was
not repealed and could be enforced by change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
md create IN their place board of Indian COM
missioners and to provide for allotment Of lands
to Indians without changing their tribal rela-
tions. :. The house WAS not In session.
THE senate on the 10th considered the fax
schedule Of the tnriff bill md struck out the
paragraphs relating to burlaps. cloth for cotton
bagetng and the levying duty on plain woven
fabrics Of single jutc yarns 1t was also ngreed
to strike out the paragraph relating to floor
mating. thus placing II on the free list. The
house was not in session.
THE senate made great progress on the tariff
bill on the oist. covering 80 pages. The last two
schedules OF the dutinblc 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. :. ..
The house. under special rule, adopted bill
approprIatinR eio0 for the repair Of dry dock
Nos At New York which recently was discovered
| TO be leaking badly, Mr.. Dinyley ME J. from
the committee on ways and means. presented o
favorable report on joint resolution provid-
ing TINT foreign exhibitors ut the Omaha expo
sition In 1858 may bring to this country laborers
70 prepare and hnyc charge Of exhibits An
adjournment wns then taken until the cath.