The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-06-11
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Extraordinary Session.

WAsHINGToN June 4-SENATE-The sem
! ate again made good progress on the tartn Dill
| Thursday. covering about ten pages OF the
metal schedule and almost completing 1t
| The formal contest against the measure was
maintained, but all amendments tending TO
| change the bill as reported were voted down.
and the finance committee sustained Inc
| debate was mainly of technical character,
| the republican senators continuing the policy
| of refraining from making speeches
| Before the tariff bill was taken
| up Senator Tillman, OF South
| Carolina gave the senate another hour of ex-
citing controversy over the proposed sugar
| investigation. He defended himself from pub
| lished charges relative to his administration
of the governorship of South Carolina, and
then moved that the committee having charge
| OF the sugar resolution be discharged from
further consideration of it, thus bringing the
subject directly before the senate. Alter
| long and bitter debate Mr.. Iillman withdrew
| his resolution.
| HoUsE-The house proceedings Thursday
were enlivened by a single incident. the at
! tempt Of Mr. Terry (dem Ark to secure con-
sideration privileged matter of reSolu-
ton for the immediate appointment OF the
/ committee on foreign affairs. 1t was ruled
| out OF order, and an appeal taken from the de-
| cision of the chair was laid on the table by
strict party vote Mr. Simpson, popuiist leader
was absent and several bills passed by unanl-
| nous consent The Frye bill to prevent col
| lisions on certain harbors, rivers and inland
| waters of the United States and the senate
| resolution for the relief Of the Ell Paso flood
( sufferers amended to make the appro-
| priation of 10000 available out of the unex-
! pended balance Of the appro prIation for the
| Mississippi food sufferers, passed and
| the conference report on the Indian appro-
priation bill was adopted Adjourned until
Monday.
WASHINGTON, June 5-SENATE-The senate
| had period of speech making Friday and as
|
| bill. The advance covered about two pages
| or seven paragra phs and brought
the senate up to the wool sched-
ule, the first item of which was
considered but not completed Mr.. Mantle
CMont) spoke for two hours on the wool
schedule, urging increased rates for the WOOL
grower and Mr.. Butler On. c. made plea in
| behalf OF income tax.
! WASHINGTON, June S.-The senate Monday
| dis posed of the lumber paragraph which has
been more stubbornly contested than any
/ feature of the bill thus far, by defeating the
| motion of Senator Vest, to place white pine
| on the free list. yeas 20 nays, 49, The contest
! was mainly significant in breaking party
lines which have been maintained with few
| exceptions during the early days OF the de-
bate. On the final vote. eight democratic
senator's voted against Mr. Vests
proposition namely: Messrs Bacon and
Clay. Of Georgia: McEnery, of Louisiana; Nc
Laurin and Tillman. of South Carolina; Mar
On the other hand. Mr.. Carter, republican.
and Messrs Cannon and Mantle, silver repub-
| licans, voted for the Vest motion. Following
this, vote to substitute the Wilson lumber
| schedule was defeated. 31-37 and the schedule
| was agreed to us reported. The debate pre-
ceding the vote was at times very strong,
owing to the political lines. general dis
cussion Of the future programme on the bill
| occurred before the senate adjourned 1t led
to a statement by Mr. Allison, in charge of
the bill, that the committee probably would
| submit amendments to the sugar schedule.
For this reason he announced that the sugar
| schedule would be pass over Tuesday and the
tobacco schedule taken up
HoUSE-The house in session for
hour or two Monday and adjourned until
Thursday.
WASHINGTON. June 9-SENATE-By the de-
cisive vote of AZ to 10 the senate adopted the
amendment to the tariff bill placing raw cot
ton, the great product of the south, on the
dutiable list at % per cent ad valorem 1t is
the first time in the history of tariff legiSla.
tion that duty cotton has been incorpor-
ated in = bill The amendment was proposed
| by Mr. Bacon (denl, Ga) his indi-
vidual responsibility and without TIE
approval of the finance committee which thus
far has been requisite to the success OF every
amendment except minor one which went
through by default The amendment led to u
spirited debate, democratic senators disclos-
ing wide diTere1ceof views and at times eX-
changing sharp personal criticisms. On the
final vote six democrats Bacon and Clay (Gal:
McEnery, Ua) McLaurin and Tfllman, IS.
c., and Rawlins. (Utah), voted with the repub-
leans for the Bacon amendment while the
negative vote solidy democratic with or g
eXception--kyle, populist. The debate on
cotton took up the most of the day. Early
in the day the sugar schedule was passed over
and the agricultural schedule was taken up
The paragraph cattle went over but the
| Of IN
and including paragraph 23S, was agreed to
reported all amendments except that of Mr..
| Bscon's being rejected.
| WASHINGTON. June 10.-SENATE The SEN
ate had period of tariff speeches Wednesday
and as a result little progress was made on
the bill Mr.. Rawlins (Utah) and Mr. Mills
| (TeX.) discussed the democratic attitude on
the tariff from their respective standpoints
Mr.. Rawllns was member of the platform
committee Of the Chicago convention and pro-
posed the tariff plank which adopted. He
held that the vote he and several other demo-
cratic senator's had cast for duties cotton
| and other agricultural products was justified
! by the platform and by the traditions of the
| party. Mr.. Mills severely arraigned the bill
| as class measure designed to build up vast
| fund for distribution among the benefciaries
| of the bill and the expense of the forgot
| ten man. the tax payer He indirectly criti-
cised those democratic senators who voted for
the amendments to the bill putting a tax on
COLlOn anu OLner arIlcleS, cOnIouUlnB
| that their course radical de-
parture from the tenets of dem
ocracy. Later in the day Mr.. Cannon
| (Utah) proposed an amendment placing an
export bounty on agricultural products. He
spoke two hours on the need Of giving the
| farmer a share of the benefits Of the tariff.
| Mr.. Butler On. Cl also spoke in favor of CIV
ing the farmer equal benefits with other
classes under the bill Only half page of
| the bill covering four brief and comparative
| ly unimportant paragraphs (2!9 to 230 were
disposed of during the day. The session will
, begin at III a. m Thursday.