Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-25
WASHINGTON NEWS BUDGET
The Tariff Debate is Now Fairly I'm
der Way in the Houseof Represen-
tatiyes and the Revenue Situa-
tiOn is Being Thoroughly
Canyassed.
A STRICTLY BUSINESS SESSION TODAY
1t is Probable That the Dingley Bill,
with Few Amendments, Will Pass
Before the Close of the Extra
Session.

Washington, March 25.-This was the
first day of general debate of the tariff
bill in the house. Mr.. Talbert, Demo
crat, of South Carolina, in the presence
of soaut audience opened the debate
and the house rapidly filled up. Mr..
Talbert talked great deal about robber
barons. Mr.. Champ Clark, Democrat, OF
Missouri, who followed him, said the pas
sage of this bill would give the Demo
Gratis 100 ma iority in the next congress.
After brief remarks by Mr.. Maguire,
Democrat, of California, and Mr.. Gum,
Populist, of Idado, Mr.. Tawuey, Repub-
lican, of Minnesota, member of the ways
and means committee, took the floor for
20 minutes. Mr.. Tawney defended the
lead schedule, which had been attacked
by Mr.. Gum. The latter said he had no
criticism to make of rates. He only
asked that they be collected. Mr.. Taw-
ney asserted that the classification of
this schedule was such, that duties could
not be evaded. The purpose of the
trainers of this schedule was to give
American laborers employment in the
smelling of Mexican and Canadian ores
and at the same time to fully protect the
American lead miner.
Mr.. Simpson (Populist of Kansas) en-
tertained the house five minutes. He read
from Mr.. McKinley's speech at the Min
neapolis convention a declaration that
the foreigner paid tax, which he ridi-
culed. The last congress, he said, in
creased appropriations $50,00O,00O, and
now according to Mckinley theory, taxes
on foreigners were to be increased to pay
for extravagance. If taxes on the foreign
ers could be sufficiently increased, he OBJ
served sarcastically, a surplus could be
distributed among our people and every
day would be Sunday here. Laughter J
He said he was himself farmer, who
farmed farms, not farmers. If Repub.
licans desired to do something practical
for the farmers, why, he asked, had they
left hides on the free list? Mr.. Simpson
announced himself free trader.
THE ARBITRATION TREATY.
The senate today after discussion re-
ferred the amended credentials of John
A. Henderson, of Florida, appointed
to succeed Call, to the committee on
privileges and elections, then went into
executive session on the arbitration
treaty.
oHILToN AMENDMENT URGED.
The senate took up the arbitration
treaty Immediately after going into ex-
ecutive session today. The Chiffon
amendment was still the immediate sub.
ject of discussion. Senator Chiffon urged
the change as necessary to protect Ameri-
can interests, and said that they were not
safe under less explicit provisions.
THE DEATH OF A VETERAN.
Alex NJ. Kenady, secretary of the Ma
tional Association of veterans OF the
Mexican war, and editor of the Vidette,
died today, aged IS, after an illness OF
nearly four years. He was born at Wheel
ing, w. Va, in 1924, and was of Irish e1'
traction.
AN APPEAL ORDERED.
On motion of the attorney general an
appeal has been ordered in the case OF the
Joint Traffic association now before
New York court, to the Supreme court OF
the United States. The case will be for
warded so that hearing may be had in
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