Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-10
CONGRESSIONAL.

was made on the tariff bill. The adj
vance covered about two pages, or
seven paragraphs, and brought the
Senate up to the wood schedule, the
first item of which was considered bu t
not completed.
Mr.. Mantle Of Montana spoke for
two hours on the wool schedule, urg-
ing increased rates for the woolgrow-
ert, and Mr. Butler of North Carolina
made a plea in behalf of the income
tax. Mr. Mantle declared that by tho
reason of the enormous importation in
anticipation of the enactment of the
tariff law, the woolgrower would not
receive much benefit from protective
tariff for four years to come
WASHINGTON. June 4.-The House
proceedings yesterday were enlivened
by single incident, the attempt of
Mr. Terry, Democrat, of Arkansas, to
secure consideration as a privileged
matter of a resolution for the imme-
date appointment of the committee
on foreign affairs 1t was ruled out of
order and an appeal taken from the
decision OF the chair was laid on the
table by strict party vote. Mr..
Simpson, the Populist leader, was alb
sent and several bills were passed by
unanimous consent
House adjourned until Monday
WASHINGTON, June 4.--The Senate
again made good progress ON the tar
iff bill yesterday, covering about ten
pages of the metal schedule and
almost completing it. The formal
contest against the measure was main
tanned, but all amendments tending to
change the bill as reported were voted
down, and the finance committee sus-
tanned. The debate was mainly of
technical character, the Republican
senator's continuing the policy of re-
framing from making speeches
WASHINGTON, June 3.-The Senate
made greater progress on the tariff |
bill yesterday than on any previous
day since the debate opened, complet-
ing more than half of the important
metal schedule. The speaking was by
the Democratic Senators, the Repub-
lican Senators taking no part in the
debate except at rare intervals to an
swer questions which would expedite
the advance of the bill.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-There was a
lively session of the House yesterday,
at which the policy of Speaker Reed
and the Republican majority was
again made the subject of attacks by
members of the minority. MIR. Rich
ardson, Democrat, of Tennessee. and
Mr.. Simpson, Populist, of Kansas, led
the onslaught fer the minority The
majority position was ably de-
Tended by Mr. Henderson, Rcpub-
lican, of Iowa and Mr.. Grosvenor,
Republican, of Ohio The appeal
of Mr.. Lewis, Democrat, of Wash
ington, taken last Thursday, from
the decision of the chair that reso-
luton relating TO foreign affairs did
not constitute question of privilege,
was laid on the table. The conference
report on the sundry civil bill was
adopted. The compromise relative to
the revocation of President Cleveland's
forest reservation excited some com
ment Mr. Loud, Populist, of Califor-
mia objected to one feature of the COM
promise, but the opposition was not
carried to the point of a division.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Senate
made good progress on the tariff bill
yesterday, advancing to the important
metal schedule During the day the
paragraphs covering marble and
stone, china. glass, brick and tiles
were completed with few mi
nor exceptions. Messrs. Vest and
Jones of Arkansas, in behalf
of the minority of the committee
in finance, proposed numerous
amendments which were defeated by
majorities of 8 to IA AS o sequel to
the recent sensational speech of Mr..
Tillman, Mr.. Smith of New Jersey
rose to a question of personal Drivi-
lege while the tariff debate was pro-
ceeding and made a brief but pointed
denial of all speculation in stock,
either recently or any time when
sugar was the subject of legislation.
Mr.. Tillman was among those who
heard the denial, but he made no com
ment on it. Senator McLaurin of
South Carolina was sworn in early in
the day, raising the membership Of
the Senate to so.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-Progress on
the tariff bill in the Senate was
checked Saturday, the plate glass par
agraphs proving source of contro-
versy lasting throughout the day. As
a result, little more than page of the
bill was disposed of. The finance
committee succeeded without difficulty
in resisting proposed amendments
from Democratic members of the COM
mittee, although each amendment was
debated at great langth. An exciting
incident occurred during the afternoon,
when Senator Morgan of Alabama,
was called to order by Mr.. calling
err, who was temporarily in the chair,
for severely criticisng the inaction of
the House of Representatives. Mr..
Morgan declared that the speaker Of
the House was enforcing Ian auto
matte trapdoor rule" by which Repre-
sentatives were assembled and dis
persed, and he characterized this &C.
ton as an outrage against popular
rights After a sharp contest with