The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-16
CONGRESS IN
EXTRA SESSION
Reed Re-eIected Speaker Of the House
BY large Majority.
McKINLEY'S MESSAGE READ
An Able Document-Ways and Means
Commlttee-Corbetrs Credentials
McKINLEY's MESSAGE READ

/ special 10 tHt AhiVTlaHs
Washington. March l5.-The Fifty
NTH congress met In extra session to-
day. pursuant 20 the recent call Of
President Mckinley. Reed was elected
speaker Of the house. the vote stand
ing: Reed. 100: Bailey. dem. Of Texas.
ia: Bell. populist. Of Colorado. zl; New
lands. sllverite. Of Nevada. /.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Washington, March l5.-The presI-
dent today sent his message to the
special session OF congress. which as
sembled today. He says:
"Regrettlng the necessity which has
required me 10 call you together. I
feel your assembling In extraordinary
session Is indispensable because Of the
condition in which we find the revenue
OF the government. II IL conceded that
It's current expenditures are greater
than its receipts. and that such con-
dition has existed now more than three
years. With unlimited means at your
command we are presenting the re-
markable spectacle OF increasing our
public debts By borrowing money TO
meet the ordinary outlays incident up
on even an economical and prudent;
administration Of the government. An
examination OF the subject discloses this
fact in every detail. and leads inevita-
bly, 10 the conclusion that a condition
Of the revenue which allows It is un-
justifable and should be corrected. The
president shows that the total deficit
In the treasury for three years and
eight months, March lst, is Sls6, Co., 600.
Continuing. the president says: Not
only are we without a surplus in the
treasury. but with the increase in the
public debt there has been a corre-
spending increase in the annual inter
est charge from S22.Ss5.sss in 1892, the
lowest OF any year year since 1862, u
S34. .SS7, ,2s7 in 1896. or an increase OF ST.
1914, Congress should promptly cor
rect existing conditions. Ample rev.
enues must be supplied. not only for
the ordinary expenses OF the govern
ment but for the prompt payment
OF liberal pensions and the liquidation
OF the principal and interest Of the
public debt. In raising revenues, du-
ties should be so levied upon foreign
products as 10 preserve the nome mar
ket as far as possible to o1r producers;
to revive and increase manufactures
20 relieve and encourage agriculture
to aid and develop mining and build
ing. and to render TO labor in every
field OF useful occupation liberal wages
and adequate rewards, to which skill
and industry are justly entitled. The
necessity Of the passage OF a tarifi
law which will provide ample revenue
need not be urged further. The i'm
peratlve demand Of the hour is the
prompt enactment OF such a measure
and TO this object | earnestly recon-
mend congress shall make every en-
deavor, Before other business Is trans
acted let us first provide sufficient rev.
enue to faithfully administer the gov
ernment without contracting further
debt or continued disturbance of our
finance"
/ WAYS AND MEANS.
Washington. March l5.-Speaker Reed
today appointed the following ways
and means committee of the house
Republicans-Dingley Of Maine. Payn2
of New York. Dalsell of Pennsylvania
Hopkins of Illinois. Grosvenor Of Ohio
Russell of Connecticut, Dolliver OF To-
wa, Steel Of Indiana. Johnson Of North
Dakota. Evans of Kentucky. Towney
of Minnesota, Democrats-Balley oI
Texas, Mcmillan of Tennessee, Wheeler
of Alabama, McLaurn Of South Carroll
ma, Robertson of Louisiana, Swanson
of Virginia The house adjourned until
Thursday
THE NEW TARIFF.
Special to the Astorlan
Washington, March 15-The new tar
IN bill was introduced in the house
today by Chairman Dingley. of the
ways and means committee. The wool
schedule is divided into three classes,
and the duties are fixed as follows
Class l, IL cents per pound; class ., I.
cents; class s, and woods valued at /;
cents or less per pound. 80 per cent
ad valorem; valued at more than 1;
cents. so per cent ad valorem
A duty of one cent per pound is levied
on lead contained in ore. On sugar
raw, brown one cent per pound; re-
fined. l.S75 cents. Timber. sawed boards
soft, 81; so cents per thousand extra
for planed and % per cent extra in case
a foreign country pays export duty
The reciprocity scheme authorizes
the president to lower the duties on ar
gols. silks. champagnes, brandies. still
wines. chicle mineral water. paintings
statuary, sugar and molasses, In return
for concessions to goods Of the United
States. and to place duties on coffee
tea and hides to secure the concession.
! DINGLEY'S SYNOPSIS.
Washington, March 15,-Chairman
Dingley, of the ways and means COM