Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-29
THE TARIFF BILL PASSED.

4 lCAdbs Juice, VI %hAhPhodo, anu
grew, of South Dakota, In opposition,
while Mr.. Aldrich took frequent occa-
sion to defend the report. The Gre
dentials of the new Senator from Ten
nessee, Thomas b. Turley, who sue
ceeds the late Senator Harris, were
presented by his associate, Mr.. Bate.
Mr.. Turley was sworn in at once. Mr..
Tillman, OF South Carolina, offered a
resolution discharging the committee
on contingent expenses from further
| conside ration of the resolution for an
investigation Of alleged senatorial
sugar speculation. Before anything
could be said Mr.. Jones, of Nevada,
presented report from the committee
on the same resolution against an in
vestigation. Mr.. Tillman promptly
asked that the report be read. He did
not want it sidetracked by any parlia-
mentary device, and he wished to Sc
cure direct vote on the resolution.
Mr.. Gallinger objected, and the report
went to the calendar. Shortly before
the Senate adjourned Mr.. Allison, in
charge of the tariff bill, made strong
effort to have a time fixed for the final
vote on the tariff conference report.
Failing in this he gave notice that the
session the following day would be
protracted with view to securing a
vote. HoUsE.-Two important bills
were passed. The first allows a par
| tial suspension of the discriminating
duties imposed on the vessels of for
/ n; iol,
duties on our vessels The effect of
the bill is to open the way for securing
market for American coal in Mexico,
which is now supplied by English coal
mines. The other bill is TO create
civil government in Alaska, with an
additional land office, which is made
imperative by recent gold discoveries.
Rep. c. w. Stone, OF Pennsylvania, in
| troduced a bill to authorize the APP
pointment of monetary commission
and to appropriate 500, 900 for its ex-
penses. This is the bill that will prob
ably be passed by the Hous ,as re-
Spouse to the special message of the
President, which, it is understood, he
will send to congress as soon as the
tariff bill gets out of the Senate.
SENATE -9Sth day.-The debate on
the tariff conference report continued.
Mr.. Teller, of Colorado, making
vehement speech in which he not only
denounced the tariff bill. but also at
tackled the Republican party. Sena-
tors White of California, and Pettus,
of Alabama, spoke in opposition the
bill, and Senators Allen, of Nebraska,
and Foraker, of Ohio, engaged in n
heated personal colloquy in which Allen
charged fraud in the Ohio elections of
last year. 1t led to such epithets as
''balder-dash, " and to pointed refer
ences to the methods of court petit
foggers." The event of the day how
ever was reached when Mr.. Morgan,
of Alabama, who has bitterly opposed
the bill and INSTRUCTED its progress.
presented resolution that the Senate
on the following day continue in ses-
sion until vote was taken on the bill.
This was unanimously agreed to, and
there were demonstrations of pleas
ure from Senators of the Repub-
lican side as they saw the path
clear for the passage of the bill.
HoUsE-Three brief sessions were held
owing to the uncertainty of Senate
action on the tariff bill, but little bus
mess was transacted. A bill was passed
to ratify the compact entered into be-
tween the states of South Dakota and
Nebraska relative to the disputed
boundary line.
SENATE. - Doth day.-The tariff bill
passed its last legislative stage at p.
M, when the Senate, by the decisive
vote of 40 to 30, agreed to the confer
ence report on the bill The announce
ment of the result was greeted with en-
thusiastic applause by the crowded
chamber. Although the result was
foregone conclusion yet tins did not
abate the eager interest attached to
the close of great contest. Early in
the day the de bate was listless, though
enlivened at times with virulent criti-
cism by Mr.. Allen and by speech
from Mr.. Burrows, of the finance com
mittee. Messrs Gallery, Morgan and
Stewart occupied the time up to 3
taken. This closed the great labor for
which the 55th congress assembled in
extraordinary session, and after stub
born resistance, at times threatening
deadlock, the Senate concurred with
the House in resolution for the final
adjournment of the, session TT D. IN.
The Presidents message for a currency
commission was received from the
House, but the House bill creating a
commission was not acted upon.
HoUsE.-The last session of the House
was marked by many interest
ing events. In addition to the
final act of the speaker in affix-
ing his signature TO the Dingley tariff
bill, bill providing for the crea-
ton of currency commission vus
crowded through in the closing hours.
The House recessed until after the
Senate had adopted the tariff confer
ence report, and as soon as the House
reconvened the engrossed bill was
signed and sent to the President. The
demonstrations which marked these
events were spontaneous and enthus-
iastic in the extreme, the galleries
a.