Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-07-06
. FROM WASHINGTON.
Daily Summary of PROCEEDINGS In
Senate and House.
The Tariff Bill Occupies the Entire
Time I'm the senate-No Bust.
ness Done In the House,
other News.


rtme in tho senate-No Bust.
ness Done In the House,
Other News.
Washington, June 25.-A stubborn
contest over the duties on manufac-
tured wooden goods occupied the atten-
ton OF the senate yesterday. It was a
day Of constant roll calls and cross
ire debate. Many amendments were
proposed to reduce rates, but these
were rejected by decisive majorites.
Less than five pages were disposed of
during the day.
Washington, June 26.-The senate
yesterday completed the wool schedule.
the silk schedule and the tobacco sched-
ule of the tariff bill, and, with this &C.
complished, all the schedules of the bill
and the free list had been gone over
once. There now remains only to 20
through the bill second time, passing
on the items passed over. Senator Hale
introduced resolution restricting the
privileges of ex-senators on the floor
of the senate to those not interested in
legislation and claims, and it was re-
terred to the committee on rules.
Washington, June %. - The senate
started on Saturday on it's second con-
sideration of the tariff bill, the pur-
pose being to dispose of all items pre-
viously passed over. The paragraphs
discussed were in the chemical and
earthenware schedules. and failed to
elicit more than technical debate. SEN
ator Pettigrew Is. d. was stricken
with paralysis of his vocal chords while
making q vehement speech. He was
taken to his hotel, and has partially re-
covered his speech.
Washington, June 29.-The senate
made good progress on the tariff bill
yesterday, disposing of the paragraphs
relating to hides, gloves, live animals,
iron ore and stained glass windows. A
resolution authorizing the president to
invite foreign governments to particle
pate in the trans-Mississippi exposition
at Omaha was agreed to.
Washington, June 3O.-In the senate
yesterday the lead ore and other para
graphs of the tariff bill were disposed
of, and the session wound up with d
half hour colloquy between Senators
Tillman. Is. CO. and Chandler IN. H.
upon an amendment proposed by the
former to the tariff bill providing $1O0
per head tax on immigrants, and re-
striction against all those not coming
to the United States to become citizens.
The proposition was defeated.
Washington, July 1. - Two of the
most important provisions of the tariff
bill-those relating to the Hawaiian
treaty of reciprocity and the duty on
coal-were perfected in the senate yes
terday, while another source of much
conflict, the reciprocity section, was
matured by the finance committee and
presented. Senator Turpie Qnd.}
spoke in support of the amendment for
a two per cent. tax on inheritances.
The House.
Washington, June 26.-1n the house
yesterday Mr.. Foss, of Illinois, on be-
half of his delegation, announced the
death of his colleague, Mr.. Cooke, and
a committee was appointed to attend
the funeral in Chicago. Adjourned to
Monday.
yesterday Mr.. Crumpacker Ind.) in
PRODUCED resolution for a constitu-
tional amendment providing that here
after no contiguous territory shall
be annexed to the United States, ex-
cept in pursuance of a treaty nego-
tiated by the president, concurred in by
two-thirds of each house OF congress
I'D INV hn 1arp c1n< ~&
three-fourths of the states. Adjourned
to July l.
Must Obey Orders.
Washington, June 3O.-Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson has decided that
officials of the government must obey
the orders of courts whether they are
engaged when summoned or not.
To Control Trusts.
Washington, June 30.-The republic
an members of the senate committee on
Judiciary have practically agreed upon
an amendment to the tariff bill maxi
ing it an offense punishable by fine and
imprisonment for any person or cor
poration to monopolize or conspire with
any other person or corporation to
monopolize trade in any article pro-
tected by the tariff bill.
Evading Exclusion Law.
Washington. June 30.-Information
has reached the treasury department
that large numbers of Chinese admitted
into this country as participants in the
Tennessee exposition are clandestinely
leaving Nashville for San Francisco,
Sacramento, st. Louis, New York and
other cities, thus evading the spirit and
letter of the law authorizing their ad-
mission.
Calhoun Declines.
Washington, July 1.-Word has been
received that Col. w. j. Calhoun, of
:Danville, ILL.,, after consulting with his
family and business associates, has de-
cided> to decline the position of comp
troller of the treasury.