The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-06-17
WORK OF CONGRESS,
Condensed Proceedings of the Ma
tiOnAl Law Mill.

Condensed Proceedings of the Ma |
tiOnnl Law Mill.
Washington, June 9. BY the de.
cisive vote of AZ to 10 the senate
adopted an amendment to the ariff bill
placing raw cotton, the great product
of the South, on the dutia BILE list at 20
per cent ad valOrem. It is the first time
in the history of tariff legislation that
d duty on cotton has been incorporated
in bill. The amendment was pro-
posed by Mr.. Bacon of Georgia on his
Individual responsibility and without
the approval Of the finance committee,
which thus far has been requisite to
the success of every amendment ex-
cept minor one which went through
by default.
Washington, June TO- - The senate
had period Of tariff speeches, and as
result little progress was made on
the bill. Mr.. Rawlins of Utah and Mr..
Mills Of Texas discussed the Demo-
cratic attitude on the tariff from their
respective standpoints. Mr.. Rawlins
was member OF the platform commit
tee Of the Chicago convention, and pro-
posed the tariff plank which was
adopted. Mr.: Mills severely arraigned
the bill as a class measure designed
TO build up vast fund for distribution
among the benefciaries of the bill and
at the expense of the forgotten man,
the taxpayer.
Mr. Butler of North Carolina spoke in
favor Of giving the farmer equal bene-
fits with other classes under the bill.
Only half page of the bill, covering
four brief and CON paratively nnim-
portant paragraphs were disposed of.
The session will begin at IL o'clock to-
morrow.
Washington, June 1.-The long-de-
ferred debate on the sugar schedule OF
the tariff bill came on abruptly after
the senate had disposed of the cereals
in the agricultural schedule. The in
terest in the sugar schedule had been
Whetted for weeks, and aside from the
fact that more revenue is derived from
sugar than from any other article
there was the added interest due to the
sensational charges made of late, with
in and without the senate concerning
irregularities in connection with the
progress of the schedule. But the de-
bate failed to develop any dramatic
Incidents.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas opened the
uoDdCc TO some extent, answering MI.
Aldrich's statement on the sugar
| schedule. Mr.. Vest severely criticised
the sugar trust and argued that the
rates were a furth ~ tribute to it's vast
resources. Mr.. Caffery Of Louisiana
also opposed the schedule as whole.
No final action was taken on any
| feature of the schedule further than
| the withdrawal of the original senate
committee am end,neLts This leaves
| the house provisions of the bill with an
| amendment increasing the house diff
| ferential from 1915 to .95 cents per
pound. The provisions relating to the
! Hawaiian islands went over by mutu-
! al consent.
Early in the day Mr. Tillman made
a lively speech in favor of the amend
ment giving an export duty on agri
cultural products. He took occasion
in this connection to criticise his Dem
ocratic associates who were given s
strict and literal construction to thu
Democratic doctrine of tax for reve
nue. only The bounty amendment wa:
defeated-59 to TO-. @"-~ "'f I