The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22
WORK OF CONGRESS,
Condemned Proceedings OF the Ma
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Condensed Proceedings OF the Ma,
tionnl Law MIL.
q Washington, April Is. The first
skirmish on the tariff question oc-
Cured in the senate. 1t was followed
BY q vote which served as a test Of
strength of the various elements Of the
senate. The vote occurred on mo-
ton by Mr.. Morrill, Of Vermont, chair.
man Of the committee on finance to re-
fer resolution by Mr. Vest, one Of
the. Democratic members Of that COM
mittee. This made the issue betweens:
representatives of the two leading ele-
ments Of the senate. Aside from this
the resolution was in the nature of a.
criticism Of Secretary Gage, and de-
clared illegal his recent order relative
to goods imported after April 1, when,
according to the retroactive clause Of
the pending Dingley bill, the new tariff,
rates are to apply. Mr.. Morrill's mo-
ton prevailed by the close vote of "a
to q. Senator Kyle, whose position is.
question of inte- ,st, and Senator AL
len (Pop.j We're absent. The Affirmative
vote was given by Republicans, in
Guiding one Silver Republican, Mr.
Mantle Of Montana. The negative
vote was made up Of Democrats, Pop
ulists and two Silver Republicans.
Pettigrew of South Dakota and Cam
non of Utah. Prior to the vote a
breezy discussion occurred on several
phases of the tariff. The Indian ap-
preparation bill was then taken up. It
afforded Mr. Morgan of Maryland an
opportunity to speak of the disorgan-
lied condition of the senate. The
president had stated in his inaugural
address that the condition of the coun-
try required the strictest governmental
economy. And yet it was proposed to
pass appropriation bills aggregating
more. than $73, 100000 without the con-
s1deration of duly organized commit
tee of the senate. Mr.. German said
that careful consideration of these
bills might lead to their reduction by
$10,O00,OOO. The committee amend
ment opening the Uncompangre In
dian reservation to public entrytled to
long contest. A point Of order was
made against it by Mr.. Jones Of Ar
kansas, and pending the decision the
senate went into executive session and
soon after adjourned.
Washington, April 1G. - The senate
spent the day considering the Indian
appropriation bill but did not com
plete. Early in the session the pro-
when the doors were again opened the.
Indian bill came up. The pending
question was on the committee amend
ment opening the Uncompahgre In
dian reservation in Utah to public"
entry. Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas with
drew the point of order he made and
on an aye and nay vote the amend,
ment was agreed to, SO to 10. The In
dian bill was not completed when the.
senate adjourned until Monday.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to the Dyer express bilE,
in the afternoon after a hot contest.
the alternative proposition being non
concurrence and conference between
the houses. Mr.. Meyers made the mo-
ton for non-ccrcurrence, and Mr.
Dyer, the father of the bill, favored ac-
cepting the bill as it left the senate,
without further attempt to secure more.
favorable conditions from the upper
house. Mr.. Jacobson was opposed to-,
conference Of the ground that it might
lead to the failure Of the measure alto
gether. Mr.. Foss urged that it be.
tried for two years. 1t was a new sub
ject and the legislation was expert
mental. If the proposed law did not
work we'll the next legislature could
revise it. The house then concurred
in the amendments of the senate by
a vote of 43 to a. and passed the blk,
by a vote of 81 to 6. The house con-
Cured without debate in the senate
amendment cutting down the tele-
phone tax from 5 to per cent, and
repassed the bill. On motion of Mr..
Brusletten the house concurred in the
amendment of the senate to III. +. S45..
and repassed the bill. This is the bill
changing the time Of holding the meet
ings of common school districts from.
the third Saturday in July to the third
Saturday in June. The senate amend
ment postpones the change until 1898
The senate having refused to agree to-.
the amendment to the Foss Inheritance,
tax bill which the conference commit
tee arranged, raising the tax uDon
amounts above $4,000 from / to 2 per.
cent, Mr.. Foss moved that the house.
recede from the amendment, which.
was ordered.
The following bills We're passed:
TO repeal special law allowing the.
waters Of certain lake in Grant coun-
.ty to be retained for milling purposes;
allowing counties of more than 500, 600,
inhabitants to undertake the treatment
of inebriates; appropriatirg $1,000 for
the purchase and distribution of sugar
beet seed; repeating the law making
an appropriation of $4,000 annually.
for the soldiers home.
Washington. April 20. The senate
passed the Indian appropriation bill.
1t is substantially the same as 1t passed
the house and can occasion little di-
vision save on the. amendment opening
the Uncompahgre Indian reservation.
Resolutions of inquiry were agreed to-
asking the secretary of state as to the
opera ton of the reciprocity treaties
made under the Mckinley act. Mr.
Vest introduced his resolution declar-