The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-06-12
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

| tariff bill on the ID than in any day since
| me debate opened. completing more than
speaking by the Democratic senators,
| the Republican senators taking no part in
the debate except at rare intervals 10 an
SWer questions which would expedite the
advance of the bill. MeSsrS. Jones of Ar
kansas and Vest urged numerous amend
mentS cmbodying III the main the Wilson
rates. but these were rejected with only one
on which Mr.. Vest secured a reduction Of
the committee rate from , To IA cents
pound 1t vas the first change made with
out the assent Of the committee. and il was
due mainly SO the liStlcSS manner of many
senators in voting. Early in the day Mr
Illlman secured the adoption Of Il rcSolu-
ton directing the Judiciary committee to
Inquire int" the recent decision against the
South Carolina diSpenSary law with view
10 reporting such legislation as might be
desirable.
The Senate again made good progress on
the tarlf bill on the 3d, covering about ten
pages OF the meta! schedule and almost com
pietln% 1t. The formal contest against the
measure was maintained. hut all amend
ln"ntS tending to change the bill reported
were voted down and the finance committee
sustained. The debate WAS mainly of a tech
mcd! character, III" Republican senators
continuing The policy of refraining from
making speeches. Before the tariff Till was
taken up, Senator Tillman of South Carolina
gave the Senate an hour of exciting contro-
EcrSE over the proposed sugar Investigation.
lie defended himself from published charges
relative to his administration of the govern
orShip of South Carolina and then moved
sIIrai. rn.nI,tf, ~ IfIa- 80 fr.b
consideration Of it. thus bringing the sub
lect directly before the Senate. The Senate,
however. refused to take the matter away
from the committee.
The Senate had a period of Speechmakinc
on the 4th. and aS Il result, little progress
was mad" on the tariff bill. The advance
covered about two pages, or seven para
graphs ana brought tn" senate up I" tn"
wood schedule. the first item of which WAS
culSlltrtd but NOT compictcd MI Mantle
'M"ht SPok" for TWO hours on tn" Wool
Srhthu''' urging increased rates '"r the
WootGfoWcr, ana Mr. Butler N. u made Il
plea in behalf Of the income tax Mr.. Man
tie Was s'cogniZed at the opening of tn"
session and spoke at length.
When tho sonata laid aside tbe toriff IiU
on the 9TH it had reached the sql-sar schedule,
which haS hrnn no slrnia.t Of 81 nii.h IN,
tcrcSt and conflict During the day many of
the f,arIvr,r,hS Of th,, wood schedule had
been agreed No. bat that restoring lumber to
the dntfabIp list ~ - rnr 1000 fect nrovpI
thn "rnItnSf sfu,uhlinr biock since fbe dc.
i,atc -ber,r n lei ti an axtnf,ind IaI,atn
dUriu.s Which =, vide diyerErni,a Of yi"v,t
was fjryrinne,i ON The p,mrcTatir side of the
chamber NJ na.nn Dem Of Georgia
.,Iv" his S,Iprnrt To- HE committee rate, saw
ing il wa. essential TO the lumber Industry
nf rho Snu+b In also smoke in f,yo-. If
rnynrun tnriff 81 adjusted ~ TO live canal
hrurfit tn All iudustries Nr BACON ana Nr
Vest rlaShc,i several time, ON tarinf dortrinc
Mr. Vest expressing his rrgrcr that a Demo
dutiab" list one of th" thre" products lum-
Der, salt and W"ol-yShirh th" Wilson bill put
on the free list y. Clay Of Geor@ia also
spoke q length on The tariff bill. crtticisiuG
the sugar Sched"l" and other features OF the
bill.
rho si,lcr.,tf.,I, ,f tho farir tlr ,,os rc
.,,i,,n.l ',,., " S,i,.tr ,,,s i,,frJ ~,
i''l'-t N,u'i ln, - " - ~" ~ ~ ~,
III ''t'I =" ,T.n < new, inm m r
-, l'i Ii,t I'm P'',' ..- ,u Hu'H 9t - I
m ,l,i,,,+ 10 NJ" tho I!iI"
ijI, ,I' H. iSi,'H y! W III
.rI ~, II 20" ,i ,,' wi IL, ,i, -
t; i? 80 ~ i, - t,,ti,t,l -ii.+ ,-,,
; IL p'ir !" l, W, ii 90 " "
III ~. ~. .".' N'it W Sl,I''" ~ ~, P ~
, n,ni."'! "IHH. dn'nl"n Hlla' W; t''in
'.f'h' SI'"h' IE1iH~t Restoring lHt hIi! Hh
lumber interests Of his own state to srp-
mort the dufy but he rnuId NOT do if when
Il laid surh hcayx trilutn ON thc arrirnI.
trr,I nrnIIn nf tbn Weston siat.S NJ