The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-16
WORK OF CONGRESS-
CONDEMNED Proceedings of the M
tl0nol Law MAI.

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Washington, July g. Senator Allison,
in charge of the tariff bill, announced
shortly before the adjournment of the |
senate that as no agreement had been
reached for q final vote on the tariff |
bill, he would ask the senate to remain
In session tomorrow night ut least un-
til the bill was reported from the COM
mittee of the whole to the senate.
This promises a test of endurance I'M
less the opposition to the bill gives
way. Mr.. Allison's statement was
made after another futile effort to
have a time fixed for the vote.
In some respects the senate made
good progress, disposing of two amend
nj ts-that placing stamp tax being
agreed to with little or no opposition
and without the formality Of vote,
while the Spooner amendment propos-
ing tariff investigation was with
drawn after protracted struggle. The
stamp amendment, as agreed to, fixes
the following rates on bonds, ETC.:
Bonds, debentures or certificates of
Indebtedness issued after Sept. Is, 1897,
by any association, company or cor
poration, on each hundred dollars Of
face value, or fraction thereof, 5 cents;
and on each original issue, whether an
organization or reorganization Of GER
titicates Of stock by any such associa-
ton, company or corporation, on each
hundred dollars of face value or frac-
ton thereof, cents; and on all trans
fers of shares or certificates Of stock in
any association, company or corpora
ton, on each hundred dollars of face
value or fraction thereof, 2 cents"
Exemptions from the stamp taxes
are made in the case of state, county
and municipal bonds, ard the stot.-
and bonds OF cooperative building ~
sociations.
Late in the day several new amend
ments from individual senators We're
voted on. One by Mr.. Mantle MONTY,
reducing the internal revenue tax on
distilled spirits to 20 cents per gallon,
was defeated-23 to Al. An amend
tax of per cent on manufactured
products. the proceeds to GO toward re-
ducing the bonded debts, was rejected
10 to 30. Also an amendment by Mr..
Mills, granting 20 per cent reduction in
duties to those countries admitting
gold and silver to their minis at the
rate of 16 to 1-yeas 26, nays 81.
On this vote one Republican, Mr..
Carter. voted with the Democrats, Pop
ulists and silver Republicans in the
affirmative, and two Democrats. Caf-
cry and Gray. voted with the Repub-
licans in the negative.
Mr.. Mills TEX moved to amend par
aglaph 395 D., by striking out "books
Of all kinds" his purpose being to put
books on the free list-rejected-1S to
2S An effort by Mr.. Mills to have the
Bible admitted free was defeated.
A new paragraph was inserted In the
free list: "Wafers for sacramental
use, or for covering or holding pharma,
ceutical preparations - .,:,.t,,, go :.
Washington, July 1.-THE final vote
!, On the tariff bill will be taken in the
senate before adjournment to-day, a
definite agreement, assented to by all
parties, having been reached at the
close of the debate yesterday. The
agreement is as follows:
That debate on the. tariff bill shall
proceed under the five-minute rule af-
ter p. M, and that the final vote on
the bill shall be taken before adjourn
ment. fs :.
Mr.. Allison does not ask that the
hour for the vote be set, being content
with the positive agreement that it
itation Of speeches after / o'clock to
five minutes will bring the debate
within narrow limits. The announce
ment by the vice president that the
agreement was perfected led to gen.
eral exchange of congratulations
among senators.
| During the day the antitrust ques-
ton was debated at length. and Mr..
| Pettus' amendment on the subject was
| defeated-33 to 26. Mr.. Allen of Ne
braska again offered the amendment
for 1-2c bounty on beet sugar. 1t
led to. lively and somewhat personal
| Speeches from the two Nebraska SEN
| ators. after which the Allen amend
meht was tabled-57 to 9, to Populists
] and Silver Republicans being the only
Ones recorded against the motion to
table.
Washington, July Spy the decisive
vote of IS to % the tariff bill was
passed in the senate shortly before 5
o'clock yesterday. The elimination
of the long and arduous struggle had
excited the keenest interest and the
floor and the galleries of the senate
chamber We're crowded by those anx-
ious to witness the closing scene.
NpSihcI Accus Ollull luuu AIuS1Sy duU
many of the members of the house of
representatives were in the rear arena
while every seat in the galleries save
those reserved for foreign representa-
tives was occupied. The main inter-
est centered in the final vote, and
aside from this there was little Of
dramatic character in the debate. The
early part Of the day was spent on
amendments of comparatively minor
importance. the debate branching into
financial and antitrust channels. by
4 o'clock the senators began manifest
ing their Impotence by calls for
''vote," and soon thereafter the last
amendment was disposed of and the
final vote began. There We're many
Interruptions as pairs We're arranged,
and then ut 1855 o'clock the vice pres
ident arose and announced
The Passage of the Bill
yeas, 3S; nays, 2S. There was no
Demonstration, but few scattered
hand-clasps were given as the crowds
dispersed.
An analysis of the final vote shows
that the affirmative was cast by 35
Republicans. Silver RcDublicanS,