The leader., 1897-06-02
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.


House I'm Extra Session.
in the senate on the e4th Senator Tillman
death Of Senator Earle Is CO and offered
resolution expressing the sorrow Of the senate
at Che occurrence. The senate then adjourned
as mark OF respect TO the deceased senator
In the house Mr.. McMillin Prenn.) introduced
a resolution for considering the senate resolu-
tion recognizing the bcllgerency Of the Cuban
insurgents from day 20 day until disposed Of"
but the resolution was promptly referred 70
the committee on rules and the house adj
journed at 1925 p, m. on account of the death
Of Senator Earle.
THE debate on the tariff bill began in the SEN
ate on the 18th. Senator Aldrich OR. IL laid
the measure before the senate and spoke for
over an hour In It's favor, his speech being the
official utterance OF the finance committee.
Senator Vest CMo) followed with o speech in
opposition to the bill Senator Cannon (Utah)
closed the debate for the day by urging that
protection should be distributed to aid the
farmers and offered an amendment for paying
bounties on certain farm pro1ucts- Early in
the day Mr.. Mallory, the new senator from
Florida, was sworn in; Senator Quay Ga) in
troduccd resolution to compensate Wichita
Indians for certain lands and Senator Cullom
dlL) resolution for a new railroad pooling
Dill The house was not in session.
A DEBATE occurred in the senate on tho Goth
over the chartering OF ships to carry the sup
plies donated to the starving millions OF India
Senator Morgan (Ala.) insisted that American
ships carrying the American flag ought to be
employed A motion. however, by Senator
Chandler On. H. was finally passed to send the
supplies by any suitable ships. The tariff bill
was then taken up and considered by para
graphs. At five o'clock the bill laid aside
and after an executive session the senate adj
Journed. ... The house wss not in session.
THE senate on the 27th disposed Of about ten
pages OF the tariff bill, the drug schedule being
under discussion. Before taking .up the tariff
bill the final conference report on the sundry
civil bill was agreed to, including the provision
suspcnding, until March 1 next, the executive
order creating extensive forest reserves. Sc. In
the house Mr. Wheeler CKy.) introduced bill
Tor taxing certain occupations, such as compa-
mics engaged in the OIL iron and steel business,
railways, banks, etc Mr.. Madden (Ga.) intro
duced bill to exclude commercial agencies
from the mails Mr.. Lewis (Wash) endeav
ored to bring the Cuban question before the
house as q privileged question and offered q
resolution declaring it to be the sense of con-
gress that the belligerency OF the Cuban insur-
gents should be recognized. Speaker Reed de-
clared 1t to be out of order and the house by 81
to 81 sustained the speaker. The house then
adjourned until the 3lst.
Ii the senate on the 2Sth Senator Tillman,
Is. c. presented q resolution for the appoint
ment of a special committee to investigate
charges of speculation in sugar stocks by sena-
torS Nhlle tne tarlH Dill was DeIore the finance
committee. In advocating the resolution MIR.
| Tillman said it was about time these published
charges most of them signed by the names Of
their authors should be probed and, II true
| the senate should be purged of those who had
debauChed it. The resolution was referred.
Thirteen pages of the tariff bill was gone over.
The democrats made an effort to reduce the
| rates on window glass, but their amendments
were defeated. Mr.. Cullom Qll.) presented an
amendment to strike out the provision Of the
bill increasing the tax on beer and to insert a
provision making the tax on all distilled
spirits 20 cents gallon -. The house was not in