The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-06-05
CONGRESS.
Senate.

two hours debate on the item of boracic
acid which. aIthourh cnmnarativeIv min
portant afforded an onuortIinitv for tho frst
alignment of the yarious eIemen+s Mr.
Vest of Missouri a Democratic member of
the finance committee moved 10 make the
rate on boracic acid 3 cents instead of :
cents a pound. as provided by the commit
tee. This presented A direct Issue between
the committee and the onnouents Of tbe hill
The amendment was defeated veas % nays
81 The vote was largely on marry lines
The affirmative was moda un ~ ripntaen
Democrats ana one ponuIis+ NuaitrnId The
negative was made mn Of tw.nty-nine Re.
pubIicans. two Observation-Disclosures o.,
Louisiana ana Whita ~ C"Iifornia. ia.+H,o siI-
Yer RepubiicansECa "f Itah and Jones
Of Nevada-and one ponu1tst "SteWart or
Nevada Seven IMMIGRANTS nr tho hill were
considered during the dav. the committee
,r,
.,it IIe senate made good progress on the
l"iLi plti on the -tth, dlSpoSlng or about ten
rr"'i. rnSvT' SeNtral votes were taken the hnahce
oolHlnittee being sustained i'll each case by
hidJoIiiles varying from 6 to u. The drug
Soneuule was under discussion and the de
ba Iate was Iargeiy technical. Occasionally,
of the tariff afhomgh ~ NO 70 IN dnri ii", @
dav was there y Sneacb Of ninro tbnn : "a
minutes duration Rafora tating mn 80
tariff bill the final conference ran9r+ On be
sunJry ciyil hill was arrsn1 re inrIndiO, U ne
provision suspepding until March nrxf tho
executive order creating extensive fores re-
serves
,
Alter long period OF silence, Senate. Till
man OF south Carolina startled the Senate
on the 18th by speech no less dramatic in
Us delivery than sensational in its allega-
lions. he preceded ii by presenting resO-
luton for the appointment of special com
Mlttee or hye senators to investigate charges
o! speculation by senators while the tariff
plil was before the finance committee. In
hnNocallhs lIe reSoiutloh, MI lillman
thI'W aside the usual conventionaIltles OF
IN" senate and, with plainncSS of speech
seldom heard about the halls of Congress,
caEGh ol, hl@ associates to Investigate the
CHHInpS
anu II round true, purge the Senate of those
Mho ochauGhed II. Mr. Aldrich: in charge of
sweeping denial The Tillman resolution
was referred to the committee on contingent
expenses of the Senate. Considerable prog
reSs was made on the tariff bill. thirteen
pages being covered. Several votes were
takn during the day, but the finance com
mltl'c han liberal majority i'll every in
stance me Democratic members of the
hhahre committee made a strong effort 10
redncG the rates on window glass. but their
alhcnumentS 10 this effect We're defeated.
Ihe bl' VIII be considered on the 29th. the
usual Saturday recess being abandoned
proor.ss ar, tho thrift hiII in tha soDoto
was checked on the 29th. the plate para
graphs proving a source of controversy last
ing throughout the day. As result little
more than Il page of the bill was disposed
OF. The finance committee succeeded with
out difficulty in resisting proposed amend
mentS from Democratic members Of the
committee. although each amendment was
debated at great length. An exciting incl
d"nt occurred during the afternoon, when
Senator Morgan of Alabama was called 10
order by Mr Gallinger, who was temporarily
in the chair. for severely criticisng the in
action Of the House OF Representatives. Mr..
Morgan declared the speaker of ihe House
was enforcing an automatic trapduOr rule
by which representatives were assembled
and dispersed. and he characterized this ac-
tion outrage against popular rights.
Mr.. Frye of Maine first gave warning that
a protest would be made against criticisms
of the other house ana when Mr Morgan
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