Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-06-24
FEDERALLAW MAKERS.

Washington, June l4.--The house
adjourned until ThursdGy, the only
attempt to transact business was d
request by Mr.. Lacey OF Iowa Tor
unanimous consent for d bill for re-
lief OF residents in Greer county, Okla
Roma. Mr. Henry objected, and then,
after the usual democratic protest
against republican policy OF not ap-
pointing committees, the house ad-
Journed. Before the session began the
hub of a wheel wound with a monster
petition, said to contain 100000 sig
natures, appealing to congress to rec
ognize the Cuban insurgents as belli-
gerents, was wheeled into the space in
front of the speakers rostrum. 1t
has been in circulation throughout
the United States for six months, and
was presented to congress by Sulzar.
Washington, June 15.-The senate
made a great stride forward by COM
pleting its consideration of the sugar
schedule of the tariff bill, except the
provisions relating to Hawaii. which
went over. This schedule has been
the storm center of the entire bill and
with it disposed of there is now bet
ter prospect for speedy action on the
bill as whole. AS agreed to the
schedule places on sugar not above
No. 16 Dutch standard one cent per
pt und and .03 of cent for every de-
gree above rs; and on sugars above
No. 16 Dutch standard 1.95 cents per
pound; but on sugars testing below 81
degrees i of cent per pound shall be
deducted. Only one yea and nay vote
vas taken during the day, it being on
! the amendment of Mr.. Lindsay (dem.,
Ky.) to make the rate 12S cents per
pound on sugar above No. 16 Dutch
standard. The amendment was de-
feated 80 to 35
The Pettigrew amendment relating
to trusts was then taken up and dis
cuSSed at length. 1t developed a good
deal Of divergence in opinion on both
| side of the chamber, the two Alabama
senator's (MOrgan and Pettus) joining
Mr. Hoar in the opposition. Mr. Allison
| asked that it go over, but Mr.. Petit
grew said that he felt like having the
issue now unless overruled by the
senate. He said that his antitrust
! policy had been a plank for the repub-
llCan party up to the time of the ST
Louis convention, when 1t was left out
OF the platform. Whether it was
pIrposely left out in behalf of the
sugar trust would be disclosed by the
vote, he said. the Pettigrew amend
ment was tabled 35 to 81. Jones
(Nev) silver populist, Morgan and
McEnery, democrats; voted with the
republicans while all the other popu-
lists except Pettigrew voted with the
democrats. The tobacco schedule was
then passed over and consideration of
the agricultural schedule was resumed.
The butter paragraph was agreed to
as reported
Senator Gallinger, from the COM
mittee on pensions reported favorably
the bill granting pension to survi-
vOrs Of the Indian wars Of from 1882
to 1912, including the Black Hawk,
Creek, Cherokee, Seminole and Sac
and Fox disturbances.
Washington, June 16.-At 5 o'clock
this afternoon the treaty for the an
ne1ation Of the Hawaiian islands
reached the senate. That body at
once went into executive session and
as soon as the doors were closed, the
message Of President Mckinley ac-
companying the treaty and the treaty
itself were read. In one part of tie
chamber there was a group of senators
, Who will bitterly oppose the ratification