Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-07-23
1t Is Expected, However, That a Vote
Will BE Reached Before the Close
of the Week-Lumber Tax
Causes Some Debate.


than those of the senate and largely a
Vest, Jones, Berry and White ques-
toned this statement, urging that the
sugar trust secured larger benefits
from the conference schedule than from
any previously offered. The lumber
amendment also brought out animated
criticism from Senators Teller and Pet
tigrew.
The lumber amendments led to an
animated debate, Senator Teller and
Senator Vest contending that the two
dollar rate on white pine and the re-
taliatory clause against Canadian logs
in effect permitted double tax. Sen
ator Teller declared that the whole
thing was conceived in the interest of
a few mill men in Michigan, Minnesota
and Wisconsin, by which they would
be enabled to raise the price of pine
three to four dollars per 1000.
Senator Pettigrew Is. D. severely
making personal references to the
Michigan senators. He said the 81
was designed to benefit a few men
who own what standing pine there is
in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
One Michigan lumberman was worth
$1o,ooo,ooo and was prominent in re-
publican politics. He is the man "who
manipulates the election of senator's
in Michigan" asserted Senator Petit
grew. This condition made the lum-
Der amendment San important one to
the Michigan machine" he said. This
lumberman's $1o,ooO,o00 counted
against the influence and votes of TO-
900 men of ordinary means. "The con-
ference report ought to be rejected on
this one lumber item; it was full of
tricks" he said.
Vote Expected This Week.
The indications when the senate ad-
journed were that vote would be
reached upon the conference report on
the tariff bill some time during Thurs
day, or at the latest, before the close of
the week. There may be change in
the conditions which may postpone q
vote, but it is difficult to see what
could cause it. The opposition to the
bill realize that there is no possibility
of preventing the adoption of the re-
port, and their present purpose is only
to secure what advantage they can by
exhibiting what they claim are the in
constituencies of the measure. 1t is true
that at one time they had some hope of
being able to secure the recommittal of
the foill, but thorough canvass reveals
no foundation for this hope. 1t devel-
ops the fact that the republicans will
vote solidly for the report and that
they will be supported by Senators
Jones (silver rep, New and McEnery
(dem., La.), and also probably by
Messrs. Mantle and Stewart (silver
reps.). They have also discovered that
Senator Kyle (pop.), who is absent, has
left strict instructions that he should
not be paired. With the adoption of the
report thus assured, the democrats
probably will not attempt to prolong
the debate beyond the arrival of SEN
ator Tnrley, the new senator from
Tennessee. They will continue to ask
for an explanation of changes made by
the conference, but these will not occu-
Ply great deal of time.
The general opinion is that the
quorum Of the senate will disappear
very soon after the disposal of the
tariff bill, but the determination of the
supporters of the Harris Pacific rail
road resolution to secure vote upon it
before final adjournment may delay
that contamination for some days.
For Currency Reserve.
Washington, July Representative
Mitchell, of New York, has introduced
in the house bill to establish cur
rency reserve fund for the redemption
of United States and treasury notes of
1890. The fund shall aggregate at the
start $150,000,o0o, OF which not over
| $100,000,000 shall consist of gold and
the remainder of United States and
] treasury notes. The fund shall be
added to from time to time as the treas
ury's cash balance exceeds SIS, 100000,
but shall never aggregate more than
$20o,ooo,o0o. The fund shall be used to
redeem United States and treasury
notes, which shall not be reissued ex-
cept In exchange for gold to be depos-
tied in the reserve fund.
Holding Back Currency Message.
4 Washington, July 21.-It was semi
officially announced Tuesday that Pres
ident Mckinley would withhold his cur
rency message until after the confer
cnce report on the tariff bill has been
adopted by the senate. The republic,
an leaders in the senate do not desire to
have any new questions thrown into the
senate while the debate is on, lest it
may lead to complications and delay
1t is in Difference to their opinions and
wishes that the president has post
poned sending the message to congsess
He is, of course, as anxious as any OF
them to have the bill become a law at
the earliest possible moment, but as
soon as the bill is out of the way the cur,
rency message will be sent to congress
Woman's National Kelley League.
Chicago, July 81. The nationa
president of the Woman's Keele,
league, Harriet L. butcher, has ISSUED
call for the fifth annual convention
of the National Kelley league which
will be held August "a, rs and 20, 1897
in the Unitarian church, Mary place
and Eighth street, Minneapolis, MINI
Hangs Himself to Escape Trial.
| Milwaukee, July 21.-Joseph Borken
hagen, farmer of North Greenfield
who was awaiting trial for attempting
to kill several neighbors, committed suf
cide by hanging In hiS barn.