The Irish standard., 1897-04-17
oaition of the. .Senate onsthe Tarifs
Bin. Indicatea by a Vote.
1IE VEs1 RESOLUTION IS REFERRED.
The Action Shows Apparent Majority
OF One In Favor Of the Measure-
'55s4 President Angel Named for Min.
lister to Turkey-Other News.

the senate. The vote occurred on mo-
tion by Senator Morrill, (rep, Vt.),
chairman of the committee on finance,
. to refer resolution by Senator Vest
(Mo.l one of the democratic members
8 of that committee. This made the issue
between representatives of the two
leading elements in the senate. Aside
from this, the resolution was in the ma
ture of criticism Of Secretary Gage
: and declared illegal his recent order
relative to goods imported after April 1,
when according to the retroactive clause
of the pending Dingley bill, the new
tariff rates are to apply. Senator Nor
rill's motion prevailed by the close vote
of "a to 80.
q Vote I'm Detail.
/ The detailed vote was as follows:
Yeas-Baker. Burrows. Carter, Clark.
i Ilawley. Hanna. Hanshrough. Hoar: Nc.
MILAN, Mantle, Mason. Nelson. Platt. OF
New York; Pritchard. Proctor. Quay,
Spooner, Warren. Wellington-4.
I. Chiffon. Cockrell. German. Gray: Harris.
8 Of Kansas: Heitfeld. Lindsay. McEnery.
Martin, Mills, Morgan, Pasco. Pettigrew.
Pettus, Rawlins. Turner. Turp!e. Vest.
.Nalthall-23.
The only republican vote against tho
& motion was that of Senator Chandler,
while the democrats voted solidly
against it. They had the assistance Of
all the silver republicans and the pop
ulists present except Senator Mantle,
silver republican of Montana. who
voted with the straight republicans.
Senator Cannon, silver republican. and
Senators Butler, Harris, of Kansas;
! Heitfeld, Pettigrew and Turner, pop
ulists, were recorded against the mo-
ton. Senators Teller and Jones and
Stewart, of Nevada. were absent.
Senator Kyle, whose position il
{ question of interest, and Senator Allen
. (pop.) also were absent. Prior to tho
/ vote breezy discussion occurred on
several phases of the tariff.
Il Criticized by German.
Senator Morgan asked to have time
: setfor final vote on the Cuban resolu-
ton. Senator Hoar objected and Sem
ator Morgan gave notice that he would
cal! up the resolution daily until vote
was secured. -. ~
The Indian appropriation bill was
{ taken up. It afforded Senator German
: (dem., Md:) an opportunity to speak of
: the disorganized condition OF the SEN
ute. The president had stated in his
inaugural address that the condition OF
& the country required the, strictest gov
e crnmental economy And, yet It was
: proposed to pass appropriation bills
e .aggregating more than $73, ,Ooo. 900 with
sr>out the consideration of duly organ
lied committee of the senate. Senator
German eaid that careful. considerable
; of these bills might lead to their reduc-
ton, BY $40. 100000. Appropriations
i were piling up. increasing and doubling
( within the last ~ years. until the stu
pendous figure of 81 ,0oo, 100000 for a
!. single. congress has been reached. 1t
was time to call halt in. these vast ex-
!. penditures.
The formal consideration of the In
4 dian bill was then proceeded with. The
i committee amendment opening the Un-
/ compahgre Indian reservation to public
!. entry led to long contest. A point of
1 order was made against it by Mr.. Jones.
. of Arkansas, and, pending the decision,
/. the senate at five p. m. went into exc
. ccutiye session and soon after ad-
] journed. ..t,....,- ,-..
House Procecdincs.
8 Attorney-General McKenna sent
! letter to the. house calling attention to
i the fact that there is now no fund evaila-
i lie for the payment of salaries of United
I States district attorneys. He recon-
/ 1nends that $4,000 be Immediately up
! propriated for salariessand expenses Of
( district attorneys and $55,ooo for the
{ pay of regular assistant attorneys.
Mr.. Ridgely (pop., Kan.) introduced
I a. bill 'to- enable the unemployed to
!; earn q living, TO utilize industry and
[ produce general prosperity" His plan
: is much like the one advocated by
"Gen." Coxey, of Ohio. It authorizes
J. each state, territory, county, city, town,
5 township or school district to raise
Z money for giving employment on pub
]. lie works by issuing non-intcrest bear
: ing bonds OF Is years, payable only to
{ the United States, not to exceed half
: the assessed value of the property of
i the state or municipality. In return
for the bonds the United States treasu-
! ry is to issue treasury notes.
Mr.. Brownlow (rep., Tena.) intro
3 duced joint resolution for the rein-
( statement in the civil service Of persons
separated therefrom without cause. It
]: provides that upon requisition of q
head of department the civil service
\ commission shall certify for .reinstatc.
ment in a grade requiring no higher
examination than the one in which he
or she was formerly employed, any
person who has, through no delin-
ouency or misconduct, been separated
& from the classified service Of the de-
partment. .,..... ...s.-.
Amen dment to Anti-Trust Law.
Washington, April Is. - Representa-
. tive Shannon, of New York. has intro
.uccd in the house y bill to amend the
/ antitrust law so that twill not prevent
railroad traffic agreements. Mr.. Shan
nous bill is much less complete than
Senator Foraker's. The amendment
which he proposes follows: ~ y,
..1sothing In this act. however. shall bs
deemed or taken to prohibit railroad or
other transportation companies In tho
United States owning and operatipC com,
Converts aa1 Escapes.
From week Is. to week, a l1,,s says the Boston
Republic, we print purely as news items
syhe reports Of the conversion. Of, prom