The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-06-24
NATIONAL SOLONS.
REVIEW OF THEIR WORK At
WASHINGTON.
Detailed Proceedings OF Senate and
Honse-Bi1ls Passed or introduced
in Either Branch-Questions of Mo-
rnent to the Country at Large.
The Legislative Grind.

The sugar schedule was again the sub
ject of debate Saturday in the Senate.
Practically no progress was made. Only
one amendment was voted upon and that
was defeated. When the Senate adjourn
ed the amendment of Mr.. Lindsay of Ken
| tucky to strike out the differential ON re-
fined sugar was pending. The most SEN
sational feature of the day was the speech
of Senator McEnery of Louisiana. 1t was
his maiden speech in the Senate. He
upon sugar. He moreover defended the
sugar trust, whose interests, he argued,
went hand in hand with the sugar plant
ers- MIR. Lindsay of Kentucky and Mr..
Caffe-.y We're the other Senators who ad-
dressed the Senate at length.
The Senate debate on the sugar sched-
ule of the tariff bill proceeded Monday
with only one diverting incident TO relieve
the monotony into which the discussion
has lapsed. This was the sharp exchange
between Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts and
Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina, repre-
| sentinS the two extremes of Senatorial
| procedure. The House adjourned until
| Thursday after Il session that lasted for
| ty-ive minutes The only attempt to
| transact business was n request by Mr..
| Lacey of Iowa for unanimous consent for
| 4 bill for the relief of residents of Greer
| County, Oklahoma. Mr. Henry of Tex
! as promptly objected, and the House de-
| cided to adjourn. Before the session be-
| gan the hub of Il wheel wound round with
a monster petition, said to contain 6,OOO,-
| GOO signatures, appealing to Congress to
| recognize Cuban insurgents as belliger-
ents, was wheeled into the space in front
of the Speakers rostrum. 1t had been in
| circulation throughout the United States
| for about six months, and was presented
to Congress by Representative Sulzer of
| New York.
The Senate made great stride forward
| Tuesday by completing the consideration
| of the sugar schedule of the tariff bill,
| except the provision relating to Hawaii,
| which went over This schedule has been
| the storm center of the entire bill Sen
| ator Tillman gave notice of an amend
ment he will offer to the tariff bin provid-
| ing for a head tax of 500 ON all im-
migrants to the United States. The
amendment also makes it a misdemeanor
punishable by fine and Imprisonment for
any person to enter the United States for
the purpose of engaging in trade or man
ual labor without intending to become a
| citizen.
The Senate made rapid work on the
tariff bill Wednesday. Thirteen pages
were disposed of, carrying the Senate
through the agricultural schedule and up
to schedule II, relating to spirits, wines.
etc. During the day the paragraphs on
dairy products, farm products, fish, frnit
and nuts, meat products and miscella-
neous agricultural products were acted
on. The Finance Committee proposed
many changes. in the main advancing
rates somewhat over those heretofore re-
ported. The committee was sustained on
every vote, although a contest was made
on almost every paragraph. Mr.. Vests
motion to restore salt to the free list was
rejected-yeas. a; nays, 81. The import
ant paragraph proposing a tax on tea
went over at the suggestion of Mr.. Alli-
son. who expressed hope that this duty
on tea might be dispensed with. The
\ Senate met at IL Il. nj. and will continue
| to meet at that hour until the bill is dis
posed of. The treaty for the annexation
of the Hawaiian Islands reached the SEN
ate chamber at ) o'clock. The Senate at
once went into executive session, and as
soon us the doors were closed the mes
sage of President Mckinley. accompany
ing the treaty. and the treaty itself were
read TO the Senate.
The Senate made greater progress Thurs
day on the tariff bill than any day since
the debate opened. Two entire schedules
covering twenty pages, We're completed =
nancy, schedules III. on spirits. wines
and beverages, and schedule |, on manu-
| factured cotton goods. The portion of the
| bill passed is substantially the same as
| that reported, all committee changes be-
ing uaimportant. while the opposition
amendments of Mr.. Jones of Arkansas
and AIr. Vest We're Systematically re-
jected by majorities ranging from five to
ten. Mr. Allison secured the addition of
new paragraph to the cotton schedule,
with view TO compensating the COTTON
manufacturers for the recent action of
the Senate in placing raw cotton on the
dutiable list The House was in session
an hour aud half, most of the time
being taken up with roll calls. The bill
for the relief of the residents of Greer
County, Oklahoma, was passed.
The tariff bill came to halt in the
| SelldtS L liudN, less tudH pue page Ot the
fax schedule being disposed of. The de
bate drifted into political channels. Late
| in the day Mr.. Morgan proposed a sweep
ing amendment to place 10 per cent ad
va.orem duty ON all articles now on the
free list. with few stated exceptions.
In supporting the amendment Mr.. Morgan
called attention to the singular fact that
! the income tax feature of the Wilson bill
is not repealed and can be enforced by Il
change in the personnel of the Supreme
Court of the United States. Bis Were
passed for public buildings at Cleveland
o.. to cost $2.700.000. and at McKees-
mort, Pa, to cost S20O.O0O. Owing to the
interest in the Hawaiian annexation
treaty Mr.. Davis of Minnesota secured
an agreement for the printing of 5000
copies of the treaty and other documents