The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-06-25
THE ssrA CONGRESS AT woan

consideration OF Jne SuRdC SShSuuiS VI
the tariff bill, except the provision
relating to Hawaii, which went over. |
This schedule has been the storm cen
ter of the entire bill, and with it dis
posed of there is better prospect for |
speedy action on the bill as whole. |
The first paragraph of the sugar sched-
ule served to bring out all the speeches
and test votes and when this was
passed the other paragraphs of the
schedule were agreed to without
further opposition. The consideration
of the agricultural schedule was
taken up.
SENATE. 10th day-There was rapid
work on the tariff bill. There were
no long speeches and the debate was
of snappy character which at times
enlivened but did not delay the serious
work on the bill. Thirteen pages were
disposed of, carrying the Senate
through the agricultural schedule and
up TO schedule II, relating to spirits,
wines, ETC. During the day the para
graphs on dairy products, farm pro-
ducts, fish, frnit and nuts, meat pro-
duets and miscellaneous agricultural
! DrOuuclS were dcbCu On. lhO
committee proposed many changes, in
the main advancing rates somewhat
over those heretofore reported. The
committee was sustained on every vote
although "a contest was made on al
most every paragraph. Mr.. Vests
motion to restore salt to the free list
was rejected-yeas "A, nays 81. The
important paragraph proposing tax
on tea went over at the suggestion of
Mr. Allison, who expressed hope that
this duty on tea might be dispensed
with. A message was received from
President Mckinley together with the
Hawaiian annexation treaty. As soon
as they had been read in executive
session they were laid aside for the day.
SENATE. -67th day. - Greater pro-
gress was made on the tariff bill than
on any day since the debate opened.
Two entire schedules, covering 20
pages, were completed, namely, sched-
ule Ii on spirits, wines and beverages,
and schedule 1 ON manufactured cotton
goods This brings the Senate to the
flax schedule with the important wool
schedule standing next. The portion
of the bill passed is substantially the
same as that reported, all committee
changes being unimportaut, while the
opposition amendments of Mr.. Jones,
of Arkansas, and Mr.. Vest were sys-
tematically rejected by majorities
VARYING from five to ten. Mr.. Allison
secured the addition of a new para
graph to the cotton schedule with a
view to compensating the cotton man
ufacturers for recent action of the SEN
; ate in placing raw cotton on the duti-
! able list. The HOUSE was in session
an hour and a half. most of the time
being taken up with roll calls. Mr..
Sulzer. Democrat, of New York, sue
ceeded in injecting into the proceed
ings a brief speech in favor OF Cuba in
which he denounced Weyler as a
thief" and murderer. The bill fol
: the relief of the cyclone stricken resi-
: dents of Greer county, Oklahoma, was
: passed.
SENATE.-6sth day.-The tariff bill
came TO a sudden halt, less than one
pare of the fax schedule being dis
posed of during the day. The debate
9 drifted into politics, Senators Bacon
: Vest, Jones of Arkansas, and Tillmar
p. taking part in an exposition of Dem
u ocratic doctrine on the tariff Mr.
. Morgan proposed sweeping amend
: ment to place 10 per cent ad valoreu
duty on all articles now on the free
= list with a few stated exceptions. IL
: supporting the amendment Mr.. Morgan
. called attention to the singular fac
that the income tax feature of the VIII
IL son bill is not repealed and can be en-
forced by change in the personnel o
the supreme court of the United States
,s Owing to the interest in the Hawaiian
. annexation question, Mr. Davis, o
"a Minnesota, secured an agreement 10
- the printing of 5000 copies of tn
Va treaty and other documents.
= SENATE. Goth day. - The financ
q committee received a turn down on tn
= flax, hemp, jute and mating para
. graphs of the tariff bill. This resulte
Vi in the placing of mattings on the fire
=, list as were cotton cloth for baggin
= and woven fabrics of jute yarns. Th
Democrats were enabled to carry thei
point against these paragraphs by tn
in assistance of the silver Republicans an
e Populists and by the help of Messr
90 Carter and Hansbrough, straight H
ga publcans, on mattings
&C SENATE-7Oth day-The record wa
m broken by the disposal of SO pages
or the tariff bill during the day. I'll
~, wool and silk schedules were laid asio
mn temporarily, and the work went c
rapidly until the last two schedules
the dutiable list covering paper an
manufactured sundries, were complete
nr with the exception of the. paragraph
1 on hides, gloves, coal and some less
he articles, which went over. This a
IN. vanced the Senate to the free lis
ne which was taken up and completed
three hours. After wool and silk a
he disposed of the tobacco schedule, u
a reciprocity provisions and the intern
revenue portions of the bill. as well
the many isolated paragraphs pass
L. over, remain To be considered. HoU
ITO Only routine business and re
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