Griggs courier., 1897-07-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Daily Summary OF Proceedings in
Senate ond House.

Daily Summary OF Proceedings in
Senate ond House.
The Tari6 Bin Occupies the Entlre
Time tn tho senate-NO Bust.
ness Done I'm the House
Other News.
Washington, June %. THE senate
started on Saturday on its second con-
sideration of the tariff bill, the pur-
pose being to dispose Of all items pre-
Sviously passed over. The paragraphs
discussed were in the chemical and
earthenware schedules. and failed to
elicit more than technical debate. SEN
ator Pettigrew Is. D.) was stricken
with paralysis Of his vocal chords while
making vehement speech. He was
taken to his hotel, and has partially re-
covered his speech.
Washington. June 29.-The senate
made good progress on the tariff bill
yesterday, disposing of the paragraphs
relating to hides, gloves, live animals,
iron ore and stained glass windows. A
resolution authorizing the president to
invite foreign. governments to partici-
pate in the trans-Mississippi exposition
at Omaha was agreed to.
Washington, June 30.-In the senate
yesterday the lead ore and other para
graphs Of the tariff bill were disposed
Of and the session wound up with a
half hour collequy between Senators
Tillman Is. CO. and Chandler IN. H.)
upon an amendment proposed by the
former to the tariff bill providing 500
per head tax on immigrants, and re-
striction against all those not coming
to the United States to become citizens.
The proposition was defeated.
Washington, July i. - Two of the
most important provisions Of the tariff
bill-those relating to the Hawaiian
treaty of reciprocity and the duty on
coal-were perfected in the senate yes
terday, while another source of much
conflict, the reciprocity section, was
matured by the finance committee and
presented. Senator Turpie Qnd. }
spoke in support of the amendment for
two per cent. tax on inheritances.
Washington, July 2. In the. tariff
bill revision in the senate yesterday cot
ton bagging and cotton ties were
placed on the free list and the duty on
white pine lumber was reduced from
two dollars to one dollar per thousand.
The bill was completed with the excep-
tions of the reciprocity section and
some comparatively minor paragraphs.
Washington, July 3.-Reciprocity and
retaliation were the two phases of the
tariff bill to occupy the attention
of the senate yesterday to the
exclusion of all other subjects.
Both provisions were agreed to.
Senator Thurston introduced an amend
ment to the bill to prohibit trusts. The
nomination of William w. Rockhill, of
the district of Columbia, to be envoy ex-
traordinary, minister plenipotentiary
and consul general to Greece, Rou-
mania and Servia, was received from
the president.
Washington, June 29.-In the house
yesterday Mr.. Crumpacker (Ind.) in
troduced resolution for constitu-
tional amendment providing that here
after no contiguous territory shall
be annexed to the United States, ex-
cept in pursuance of a treaty nego-
tiated by the president, concurred in by
two-thirds of each house Of congress
and ratified by the legislatures of
three-fourths Of the states. Adjourned
to July /.
Washington, July 2. - In the house
yesterday Mr.. Settle (dem., Ky.) denied
the right to adjourn for three days at
time and arraigned the republicans
for not acting on the bankruptcy and
Cuban questions. Adjourned to the 5th.
Calhoun Declines.
Washington, July 1.-Word has been
received that Col. w. j. Calhoun, of
Danville, ILL.,, after consulting with his
family and business associates, has de-
cided to decline the position Of comp
troller of the treasury.
The Public Debt.
Washington, July 2.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows at
the close Of business June 80 the debt,
less cash in the treasury, amounted to
$9S6, ,656,066, a decrease for the month of
$1O,O27, ,966, which is accounted for by
a corresponding increase in the amount
of cash on hand. The debt, independent
of the cash. was reduced $4,152.
Gone to Canton.
Washington. July g. President Nc
Kinley, accompanied by Mrs. Mckinley,
Mrs. Saxton, Miss Mabel Mckinley and
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs.
Day, left last night at 7:10 over the
Pennsylvania road for brief visit to
Canton, o.
To Tax stock Sales.
Washington, July a. The provision
for tax on stock and bond transac-
Stions in connection with the tariff bill,
which was agreed upon yesterday al
the caucus Of republican senator's, was
suggested by Senator Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts, and grew out Of statement
that with the tea and beer provisions
withdrawn the tariff bill was likely t.
fall short to the extent of SIS, ,0OO, 900 in
providing sufficient revenue to meet
| the demands 0f the oovernmen<