Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
House in Extra Session.

House In Extra Session.
In the. senate on the 18th Senator Allison
Qa-) made a speech in defense of the sugar
schedule of the tariff bill. declaring that the
rehneries receive less protection under the
senate schedule than under the existing law
Senator Pettigrew Is. d. spoke in favor OF his
| amendment to place the free list articles
controlled by trusts and Senator Allen CNeb)
urged legal procedure against the trusts Only
one roll call occurred that on the amendment
Dy Senator Lindsay (kyl to place all sugar on
the same basis This rejected, % to -
Senator Hoar CMasS) offered an amendment
for the appointment by the president of a COM
mission of five members to investigate the sub
Ject OF sugar production and the best means OF
Supplying the American market The amend
ment was referred to the finance committee
THE senate completed the consideration Of
the sugar schedule of the tariff bill on the 18th.
1t places on sugar not above No. 16 Dutch
standard one cent per pound and .O3 of cent
for every degree above IS. and on sugars above
No. l6 Dutch standard los cents per pound
but on sugars testing below 81 degrees LILO cent
per pound shall be deducted. The Pettigrew
amendment relating to trusts was tabled by
vote of 35 to % The agricultural schedule was
then resumed. Senator Tillman Is. CO gave
notice of an amendment to the tariff bill pro-
viding for a head tax of 500 on all immigrants
to the United States and making it a misde-
meanor for any person to enter the United
States for the purpose of engaging in trade or
| manual labor without intending to become
citizen -. The house was not in session
THE senate on the 10th disposed of l3 pages
tural schedule and up to the schedule relating
to wines and spirits. During the day the para
graphs on dairy products, farm products, fish,
fruits and nuts. meat products and miScella-
neous agricultural products were acted on
motion by Senator Vest Cdo.) to restore salt
to the free list was rejected The paragraph
proposing tax on tea went over. Senator
Allison Qa) offered a new paragraph covering
flowers and it was agreed to. Senator Pettus
(Ala-) gave notice of 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
CTex.) gave notice of an amendment providing
that only 20 per cent of the duties shall be
levied against countries whose minis are open
to the free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver at a ratio 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 adjourned The house was not
in 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
| to compromising the cotton manufacturers for
the recent action of the senate in placing raw
cotton 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 a thief and murderer" The bill for
the relief of the residents of Greer county Ok.
was passed and an adjournment was taken to
Monday.
THE senate the 18th did not quite dispose
of one page of the fax schedule of the tariff
BILL the debate drifting into political channels
Senator Til1man Is. Co at one point in the de-
bate, stated that if there to be any steal
ing he wanted 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 a 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
United States. Senator Teller Coli intro
dnced bills to abolish the offices of Indian COM
missioner and assistant Indian commissioner
and create IN their place a board of Indian COM
missioners and to provide for allotment of lands
| to Indians without changing their tribal rel2'
tionS. The house was not in session.