Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24
NATIONAL SOLONS
REVIEW OF THEIR WORK Az
WASHINGTON.
Detailed Proceedings Of Senate cre
Housc-Bills Passed or Introduces
in Either Decentralization Of Mo.
ment to the Country at Large.
The Legislative Grind.

| Inc Senate DEBATE on the sugar sched
| ule of the tariff bin proceeded Monday
with only one diverting incident to relieve
| the monotony into which the discussion
has lapsed. This was the sharp exchange
| between Mr.. Hoar Of Massachusetts and
| Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina, renra-
| sentinS the two extremes of Senatorio,
procedure. The House adjourned unt;,
! Thursday after Il session that lasted for.
| ty-fve minutes. The only attempt to
| transact business was request nv Mr.
! Lacey of Iowa fo- unanimous consent for
bill for the relief of residents of Grear
COUNT. Oklahoma. Mr. Henry of Tex.
as promptly objected. and the House do.
| cided 70 adjourn. Before the session be-.
gan the hub of a wheel wound round with
a monster petition. said to contain 6,OOp.
coo signatures. appealing to Congress t. :
| recognize Cuban insurgents rs beiyer.
ents. was wheeled into the space in front
of the Speakers rostrum. 1t had been in
| circula ton throughout the United States
! for about six months. and was presented
TO Congress by Representative Sulzer Of
| New York.
! The Senate made a great stride forward
| Tuesday by completing the consideration
of the sugar schedule of the tariff bill
except the provision relating to Hawaii
| which Went over. This schedule has been
| the storm center of the entire bill Sen
| ator Iillman gave notice OF an amend.
ment he will offer to the tariff bill provid-
| ing for head tax of 500 on all I'M
! migrants to the United States. The
amendment also makes il mistlemeanor
! punishable by fine and Imprisonment for
| any person to enter the United States for
! the purpose of engaging in trade or man
! ual labor without intending TO become q
| citizen.
! The Senate made rapid work On the
tariff BID Wednesday. Thirteen pages
were disposed of. carrying the Senate
through the agricultural schedule and IN
| 10 schedule III. relating TO spirits, wines
| etc. During the day tie para graphs on
| dairy products. farm. products. fish, fruit
| and nuts. meat products and miscelia-
| neous agricultural products were acted
| on. The Finance Committee proposed
| many changes. ii the main advancing
rates somewhat over those heretofore re-
| ported. The committee was sustained on
| every vote. although q contest was made
on almost every paragraph. Mr.. Vests
| motion to restore salt to the free list was
reiected-yeas. y; nays. 81. The import
| ant paragraph proposing a tax on tea
| went over at the suggestion Of Mr.. ALI
| son. who expressed hope that this duty
| on tea might he dispensed with. The
| SENATE met At ] a. IL. and viii continue
| To meet at that hour until the bill is dis
| posed of. The treaty for the annexation
| OF the Hawaiian Islands reached the Sen
ate chamber at ) O'clock. The Senate at
| once went into executive session. and as
soon IS the doors were closed the mes
sage of President Mckinley. accompany
| ing the treaty. and the treaty itself Were
read to the Senate.
The Senate made gica ter progress Thurs
day On the tariff bill than any day since
the debate opened. Two entire schedules.
covering twenty pages, We're completed =
nancy. schedules II. on spirits. wines
and beverages. and schedule |, on mana
featured cotton goods. The portion OF the
bill passed is substantially the same as
that reported. AL committee changes be-
ing uaimportant. while tie opposition
enlments of Mr. Joaes of Arkansas
and Mr.. Vest were systematically re-
iccted by majoritics ranging from five to
ten. Mr.. Allison secured the addition of
n new paragraph to the cotton schedule,
| with :. view to compensatinc the cotton
manufacturers for the recent action of
|
dutiabe list. The House was in session
IN honr and half. most of the time
being taken up with roll calls. The bill
for the relief of the residents of Greer
County. Oklahoma, was passed
The tariff bill came 10 a halt in the
Senate Friday. less than one page Of the
flax schedule heing disposed of. The de-
bate drifted into political channels Late
in the day Mr.. Morgan proposed Il sweep
ing amendment 10 place ~ per cent al
| va.1rem duty on all articles row on the
! free list. with 4 few stated exceptions.
| In supporting the amendment Mr.. Morgan
| called attention to the singular fact that
the income tax feature of tho Wilson bill
| is not repealed ami can be enforced by a
| change iii the pcrsonne, of the Supreme
| Court of the United States Bills were
| passed for public buildings ct Cleveland,
| o.. to cost So.I0O.ND and at Mckees-
port. Pa. to cost 100000 Owing to the
! interest in the Hawaiian annexation
treaty Mr.. Davis of Minnesota secured
an agreement for the printing of 1000
copies of The treaty and ether documents.
! In the Senate Saturday tie Finance
I Committee failed to secure adoption Of it's
| report fixing the tariff sciedu upon mat
! ting. baga!ng, jute fabrics and buraI,s.
| lhe effect is to restore floor matt;ngs man.
| uiactHred from straw ard other vegetable
| substances to the free list. These ia-
r.uGe the Japanese Chinese and Indian
| matt:nSs: also burlaps iilte grain haS'
and cotton baggns. This result was
| reached by Mossrs. Garter and Hans
brongh. Republicans. uniting with the
| opposition.
| Odds and Ends.
| The army worm has cost America
more than the Revolutionary war.
Over 100000 cattle are slaughtered
| yearly for the manufacture Of beef cX-
| tracts.
| The descendants Of single female
wasp will often number $4,000 in one
| season.
Fleas will never touch an epileptic.
and will instantly leave a dead or dy-
Ing person.
! Female spiders are much larger ana