Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-10
THE 55rH CONGRESS- AT WORK

on any previous day OF It's consideration.
The first break thus far from the COM
mittee schedules was the reduction of
the rate on anvils from 20 TO &c per
pound. Senator Tillman, of South
Carolina, asked consideration for a res
olution reciting the circumstances of
the enactment of the South Carolina
dispensary law, its effect in reducing
intemperance, the recent decision of a
federal judge overthrowing the law
and requiring the state to 'reopen the
barrooms. The resolution then di-
reefs the judiciary committee to con-
slider and report what legislation is
necessary to restore to South Carolina
its right to regulate the liquor traffic
in ITS own way. Mr.. Hoar, of Massa-
ting the preamble and simply directing
the judiciary committee to consider
and report the bill or otherwise, what
legislation, if any, is necessary to
carry out the statute of 1890 relative
to commerce between the states. Mr..
Tillman accepted the substitute and it
was agreed to.
JENA hhOthCh kOOA
days work was accomplished, 10 pages
of the metal schedule of the tariff bill
being disposed of without single
change of the committee rates. The
only other feature of the session was
another outbreak on the part of Senator
Tillman, of South Carolina, who re-
newed the sugar investigation discus
sion and defended his action while
governor of his state. HoUsE.-The
proceedings were enlivened by sim
gle incident, the attempt of Mr.. Terry,
Democrat, of Arkansas, to secure con-
sideration as a privileged matter of a
resolution for the immediate appoint
ment of the committee on foreign af-
fairs. 1t was ruled out of order and
an appeal taken from the decision of
the chair was laid on the table by a
strict party vote. There was much ex-
citing debate before this action was
taken, however. Several bills were
passed by unanimous consent-the
Senate resolution for the relief of the
FL Paso food sufferers, amended so as
to make the appropriation of $4,000
available out of the unexpended bal
ance of the appropriation for the Mis-
sissippi flood sufferers was passed, and
the conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was adopted.
SENATE.-56th day.-The wool sched-
ule of the tariff bill was reached and
Mr.. Mantle, of Mont ana, made plea
for high tariff for the protection of
the wool grower. He presented fully
and supported with numerous tables
the controversy and showed the enor-
nous losses sustained by the wool
growers in the depreciation in value
of sheep and wool during the past six
years. He declared that, by reason of
enormous importations in anticipation
of an enactment of the tariff law, the
wool grower would not receive much
benefit from protective tariff for four
years to come Mr.. Butler, of North
Carolina, made speech favoring an
income tax and opposed the indecent
haste" with which an attempt was be-
| ing made to force the pooling bill
| through the Senate. He said the pool
| ing bill would destroy the interstate
commerce law and was in the interests
of gigantic trusts Mr.. Cullom, chair
man of the interstate commerce COM
mittee, which reported the bill, denied
an undue haste and also denied that
it would injure the interstate COM
merce law. Mr.. Chiffon, of Texas, a
member of the committee, said that as
he saw it Mr.. Buffers assertions were
| true.
SENATE.-57th day.-The wood sched-
ule was under consideration and many
of the paragraphs were agreed to, but
that restoring lumber to the dutiable
list at So per 1000 (Which was finally
agreed toy proved the greatest STUN
bling block encountered since the de-
bate, during which a wide divergence
of views was developed on the Demo-
cratic side of the chamber. Mr.. Bacon,
of Georgia, gave his support to the
committee rate, saying it was essential
to the lumber industry of the south.
| He also spoke in favor of revenue
tariff, so adjusted as to give equal
benefits to all industries. Mr.. Bacon
and Mr.. Vest clashed several times on
tariff doctrines, Mr.. Vest expressing
his regret that Democratic Senator
would aid in restoring TO the dutiable
list one of the three products-lumber,
salt and wool-which the Wilson bill
| put on the free list.
SENATE-5sth day-The lumber para
! graph, which has been more stubbornly
contested than any feature of the tariff
bill thus far, was disposed of by de-
! feating the motion of Senator Vest to
place white pine on the free list, yeas
20; nays, 3s. The contest was mainly
significant in breaking party lines,
which have been maintained with few
exceptions during the early stages of
the debate. On the final vote eight
Democratic senators voted against Mr..
Vests proposition, and three silver
Republicans voted for il. Following
this vote to substitute the Wilson
lumber schedule was defeated, 21-37,
and the schedule was agreed to as re-
ported. A general discussion of the
future program on the bill led to a
statement by Mr.. Allison, in charge of
the bill during the illness of Mr.. AID
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