Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-07-21

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the Senate, today, but there was little
evidence of an exciting contest when
the session opened. Several Of the SEN
ators who have been absent from the
city We're back again, anticipating that
every vote might be needed.
The gallery attendance was greater
than usual. ON the desk before Ali
son. Iowa, in charge of the tariff bill,
was the ponderous manuscript of the
tariff conference report.
Immediately after the prayer a mes
sage from the House announced the
agreement Of that body to the confer
ence report. Considerable routine bust
ness was disposed of before the tariff
report was called up.
y resolution by Morgan. Ala, was
agreed TO. asking the President what
indemnity, if any. had been demanded
of the Spanish government for the ar
rest and subsequent expulsion of Sam
uel L. Tolon, an American citizen
from Cuba.
Allison then formally presented the
conference report and asked for its
| consideration.
Berry, Ark, interposed the request
that the pending resolution empower
ing the President to take steps for the
release of ona Melton and other Com
petitor prisoners be considered. He
urged that it was more important to
protect American citizens unjustly held
by Spain. than to pass a tariff bill. If
this resolution was not considered now
the tariff discussion would cut il off
With some reluctance Allison agreed
- t,.,,
the agreement that there should be no
debate and an immediate vote. The
important resolution was then put on
it's final passage and without comment
and by unanimous vote was passed
without a roll call
The Nice-President announced in re-
sponse to an inquiry by Allen, Neb..
that the pending Union Pacific resolu-
ton was the unfinished business anI
would come up at p. NJ. unless dis
placed.
This drew from Morgan a statement
as 10 the purpose To have full discus
sion of the pending question. 1t was
intended, he said, to discuss the tariff
report in all it's political, financial and
historical bearings. Aside from this,
1t was proposed to secure consideration
for the Union Pacific resolution either
by itself or during the tariff debate if
this became essential.
1t was not an orderly practice, bu.,
said Morgan, when men were tied up
and dashed over the back they were not
disposed to stand on the niceties Of
he said, to save $50 0O0. 900 by the Union
Pacific res tuition than to pass the tariff
bin
Allison mildly suggested that there
was no disposition TO cur off all reason
able consideration of the report. 1t
was too important, however, to give
way to other questions which might be
brought forward.
me conference report was then read
in detail. When the first clause was
read, Jones, Ark, made an earnest pro-
test against proceeding on the technical
report without an intelligent expfana-
tfon on its meaning.
The reading of the lengthy conference
report then proceeded rapidly There
were frequent inquiries by Jones an1
brief explanations from Allison, but
these did not cause material delay
Seven pages of the printed report. COW
erlng 3S pages of the bill were disposed
of in the first half hour
When the item of window glass was
reached, Jones read a telegram just re-
celved from leading window glass deal
ers of New York, saying the restora-
tion of the Dingley rate would place
duty equivalent to 40 per cent. on this
article, which would be prohbitory and
would stop all revenue from this source.
The lumber amendments led to an
animated discussion. Teller and West
oontended that the 81 rate on white pine
and the retaliatOry clause against Can
adam logs i'm effect permitted double |
tax. Teller declared that the whole /
thing was conceived in The interest of |
a few hill men of Michigan Minnesota |
and Wisconsin by which they would b., |
enabled to raise the price of pine So to
81 per thousand.
Pettigrew, S. D., severely criticized I
the conference amendment making per- I
scnal references to the Michigan sena-
tors. He said the 50 was designed to
benefit few men who own what stand /
ing pine there is in Michigan Wiscon-
was worth $4,000, 900 and I
was prominent in Republican politics |
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