The Yale expositor., 1897-05-14
THE ssrH CONGRESS- AT WORK

SENATE.-34th day. most i'm
portant event of the day was the re-
port by the finance committee of the
Dingley tariff bill. or rather a tariff
| bill, for the original bill was plastered
with nearly 1000 amendments and
changes. The principal features of
the bill rs reported is the retent ton of
| the 81 duty on lumber; the tax on beer
is increased "A cents, making it 81. Al
per barrel; leaf tobacco Is cut from So
10 81. so, and filler is cut to 35 cents;
hides are taken from the free list and
tariff of--from 10 TO IS per cent ad
valorem placed on them; beet sugar
machinery is to be admitted free; the
House Hawaiian reciprocity treaty is
stricken out, and q substitute offered
for the general reciprocity provision of
the original bill; numerous important
alterations are made in the wool schcd-
ules, principally in the nature of slight
reductions of the tariff proposed by the
Dinglev bill; duty of 10 cents per
pound is placed upon tea until 1900
when it will be placed on the free list;
the most important alteration of all,
perhaps, from the standpoint of its inn
mediate effect is the abrogation of the
retroactive feature of the original bill
and making the date it will go nto effect
July instead of May 1. After the bill
had been reported Senator Aldrich, as
chairman of the finance committee,
gave notice that he would call up the
bill for consideration on May Is. Late
in the day, during the consideration of
the sundry civil appropriation bill, SEN
ators German, of Maryland. and Fora
lSer, of Ohio, had lively tilt over an
amendment offered by the latter to APP
propriate 100000 for improving the
Tennessee river, which resulted in Mr..
Foraker withdrawing the amendment.
The item of S., 1888, 1913 for continuing
the Improvement of the Mississippi
river from the head of the passes TO the
mouth of the Ohio river was amended
so as to be Immediately available. A
final vote on the ''free homestead" bill
was taken and the bill passed az to IL.
The Morgan Cuban resolution again
went over. HoUsE.-No session.
SENATE 35th day.-The Senate by
the vote of 80 to % refused to ratify
the general arbitration treaty between
the United States and Great Britain,
negotiated by Secretary of State Olney
and Sir Julian Pauncefote the British
ambassador to the United States. The
rules of the Senate require majority
of two-thirds for the ratification of
treaties. Hence four more affirmative
votes would have been required to Sc
cure favorable result. The vote was
preceded by short, spirited debate.
In open session the sundry civil appro-
priation bill was again under consider
tion and although it was not completed
an amendment was agreed to appro-
priating $50, 900 for the Improvement
of Pearl harbor, Hawaii. Mr.. Deboc, of
Kentucky, took the oath of Office and
was cordially greeted by his Republican
associates. HoUsE-No session.
SENATE. - 36th day. - The Senate
agreed to an amendment TO the sundrv
civil bill, revolIing the order of Presi-
dent Cleveland, made on Feb. 90 last,
establishing forest reservations aggre-
eating 100000 acres The debate
brought out much criticism of Mr..
Cleveland's order. Another amend
ment agreed to provides for continu-
ance of the investigation of the con-
dition of the fur seals in Boring sea.
The sundry civil bill was later passed,
carrying an aggregate of $50. 200, 900.
Mr.. Bacon, of Georgia, introduced joint
resolution deprecating war and an
nouncing the policy of the government
in favor of arbitration between the
United States and other countries and
between all other nations. The reso-
luton was referred to the committee
on foreign relations. HoUsE.-The
session was occupied by partisan dis
cussion of the House dilatory action in
holding only semi-weekly sessions.
There are some points at which the
talk became rather warm, but nothing
of particular interest was developed.
Just before adjournment Mr.. King of
Utah, offered resolution for the an
nexation of Hawaii TO the United
States as soon as Hawaii cedes her ter
ritory to Uncle Sam.
SENATE.-37th day.-Senator Nor
gan's Cuban resolution was discussed
at considerable length. For the first
time since the debate began the oppo-
SlJOn sentiment eApreSSeu lISell. lHc
speeches were not of kind to stimu-
late the galleries to applause, being in
the main calm and dispassionate re-
views of the situation in Cuba. A res
olution was agreed to requesting the
secretary of war for information as to
the steps taken to locate deep-water
harbor at Port Los Angeles or San
Pedro, Cal, in accordance with the re-
port of commission. IoUsE.-The
House resumed the transaction of pub
lie business, which had been suspended
since the Indian appropriation bill was
sent to conference three weeks ago.
! The consideration of the Senate amend
ments TO the sundry civil appropriation
bill was taken up. Mr.. Simpson, of
Kansas, pursued his tactics of attempt
ing TO harass the majority with points
of no quorum. but without success.
Mr.. Lacey criticised the Senate provis-
ion restoring to the public domain the
reservation created by the order of
| President Cleveland last February.
He thought the order should simply be