The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-18
WORK OF CONGRESS.
THE WEEKS DoINGS IN SENATE
AND HOUSE.
A Com prehensive Digest of the Pro-
ceedings in the Legislative Cham
bers at Washington Matters that
Concern the People.
Lawmak kere at Labor.

TIE. nate Monday defeated the motion
to pur white pine OF Ih. free list and th-
| entire lumber schedule was agreed 20 as
reported In ihe Hous= the Senate bill
10 a-ns;s3 the act 10 authorize The coz
struccion Of steel bridge across the ST.
Louis river was passed. a Senate bill 10
authorize the construction of bridge
across Pearl river, Mississippi. was pass
Cd. The House adjourned u1til Thurs
day.
| By the decisive vote Of 70 to 10 the
| Sera :e Tuesday adopted an amendment
to tie tariff bill placing raw cotton. the
great product % the South. Oh the dutia-
bic list at 30 per cent ad valorem. 1t IS
the first time II the history Of tariff lesis-
iat5oa tha: a duty OF cotton has been il
corporated in bill. The amendment was
proposed bT Mr.. Bacon DEM OF Geor-
gi- He said the omission of this article
| from the dutiabie list was a violation of
the principle Of the Democratic platform
| that tariff taxation should be - imposed
| az TO discriminate against no section. The
| tariff as whole fell ike dead weight
| g the producer Of cotton. raising the
prices Of all articles essential 70 mis- use
and yet on his article. Of production, RAJ
| cotton, he was "!eft in the lurch." Ser
ersl other items were discussed, but moth
ing further was settled.
The Senate had a period Of tariff
speeches Wednesday. and as a result lit
tie progress was made on the bill Mr..
Rawiins Of Utah and Mr.. Mills of Texas
discussed the Democratic attitude on the
| tariff from their respective standpoints.
Later in the day Mr.. Cannon of Utah pro-
posed an amendment placing an export
| bounty ON agricultural products. He
spoke for two hours on the need of giving
the farmer a share Of the benefits of the
tariff. Mr.. Butler of North Carolina also
spoke in favor Of giving the farmer equal
benefits with other classes under the bill.
Only half page Of the bill. covering four
brief and compare tivev unimportant par
agrapns. @'sre disposed Of during the day.
The iong-defcrred debate on the sugar
schedule of the tariff bill came on Thurs
day. afser the Senate had disposed Of the
cereals in the agricultural schedule.
Nothing definite vas accomplished. James
l.. Lloyd, who was recently elected to
succeed tho late Representative Giles. Of
the First Missouri District took the oath
al the opening Of the House. Mr. Hit
asked unanimous consent for the consid-
GRAFTON of a joint resolution for the pay
meat of Che salaries Of certain conSuls
general and consuls. the names of whose
posts were changed in the last consular
and diplomatic bill The resolution was
passed Mr.. Payne then moved an ad-
jonrnmcnt, which was resisted by the
minority. The rising vote resulted in
tie-S1 to 81. Speaker Reed saved the
motion by voting aye, and the House ad-
journed until Monday.
The first test vote on the sugar schedule
was taken in the Senate late Friday. re-
suting in the adoption of the Republican
caucus amendment changing the House
rate Of ! $4,000 to 1.95 per pound by
the close vote Of yeas 81, nays 30. The
affirmative vote was made up Of twenty
nine Republicans. one Democrat McEn-
cry Of Iouisiana). one silver Republican
Zones of Nevada) and one Populist
(Stewart Of Nevada. The negative vote
was made up Of twenty-five Democrats
three Populists and two silver Republi-
cans. 1t was the closest vote thus far
taken on an issue Of Importance and was
accepted as showing that amendments
having the sanction of the caucus were
assured of adoption. The vote was taken
after day spent in speeches on the effect
of the sugar schedule
The sugar schedule was again the sub
jcct Of debate Saturday in the Senate
Practically no progress was made. Only
one amendment was voted upon and that
w;s defeated. When the Senate adjourn
ed the amendment of Mr.. Lindsay of Ken
tucky to strike out the differentia on re-
fined sugar was pending. The most SEN
sational feature Of the day was the speech
Of Senator McEncry Of Louisiana. 1t was
his maiden speech in the Senate. He
openly avowed himself in favor Of :; tariff
upon sugar. He moreover defended the
sugar trust. whose interests. he argue,1
went hand in hand with the sugar plant
crs. Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky and Mr.
Caffe.y We're the other Senators who adj
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