Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-15
CONCRE SSIONAL,


SENATE
Washington, June 2-The senate made
greater progress on the tariff bill to-day
than i'll any time since the debate opened.
completing more than half the important
metal schedule. The speaking was by the
democratic senators, the republican sen
ators taking no part in the debate, except
at rare intervals, to answer question which
would expediate the advance of the bill.
An amendment relating to anvils, reducing
the committee rate from . to "a cents per
pound was adopted. 1t was the first
change made without the assent of the
committee and it was due mainly to the
listless manner of many senator's in voting.
SENATE
Washington, Juno 3.-The senate again
made good progress on the tariff bill today,
covering about ten pages of the metals
schedule and almost completing it. The
formal contest against the measure was
maintained, but all amendments tending
to change the bill as reported were voted
down and the finance committee sustained.
Tillman made an effort to have the com
mittee having in charge the sugar resolu-
ton discharged, thus bringing the resolu-
ttoH ulICCtly DClOIt inc SeuuIes Dul Duuuy
withdrew his motion
HOUSE.
A little business of minor Importance was
transacted to-day by unanimous consent.
Terry attacked the speaker for not APP
pointing the committees, but the house
sustained the speaker.
SENATE
Washington, June 4.-The president sent
the following nominations to the senate;
Lawrence Townsend, of Pennsylvania,
minister to Portugal; Elias II. Roberts, of
New York, treasurer of the United States
The senate had period of speech making
to-day, and as result little progress YVES
made on the tariff bill. The advance cCv-
cred about two pages, or seven paragraphs,
and brought the senate up to the wood
schedule, the first item of which was con-
sidered but not completed
SENATE.
Washington, June 5.-When the senate
| laid aside the tariff bill tonight it had
| reached the sugar. schedule, which has been
| the subject of SO much interest and con.
! fiict. During the day many of the para
| graphs of the wood schedule had been
agreed to, but that restoring lumber to the
dutiable list at So per 1000 proved the
! greatest stumbling block, during which a
| wide divergence of views was developed on
the democratic side of the chamber The
lumber paragraph was laid aside without
action.
! SENATE.
Washington, June The senate dis.
| posed of the lumber paragraph, which has
been more stubbornly contested than any
! feature of the bill thus far, by defeating
the motion of Senator Vest to place white
pine on the free list by vote of 20 yeas to
% nays. The contest was mainly sig.
nificant in breaking party lines. which
have been maintained with few exceptions
during the early stages of the debate
| Eight democrats voted against Vests
proposition, and one republican and two
silver republicans voted Cor the Vest
motion.
| HOUSE
The house to-day passed the senate bills
to amend the act authorizing the construc
ton of bridges across the st. Louis anC
Pearl rivers and then adjourned unit
Thursday. The democrats opposed the
adjournment in the interest of the Cuban
and bankruptcy questions.
| SENATE.
Washington, June S.-By the decisive
vote of AZ to 10 the senate to-day adopted
an amendment to the tariff bill, placing
raw cotton, the great product of the south
on the dutiable list at 20 per cent ad valor
EN-. 1t is the first time in the history OF
the tariff legislation that duty on cotton
has been incorporated in bill. The
amendment was proposed by MIR. BacoI
(dem.) of Georgia on his individual re
sponsbility and without the approval OF
the finance committee, which thus far hal
been requisite to the success of every
amendment except a minor one which
went through by default.
| REPUBLICAN Caucus.
The republican senatorial caucus to-day
voted to stand together on all schedules il
the tariff bill. The caucns instructed the
finance committee to report the new sugar
schedule which places duty of 10;
cents per pound on ali sugar which ha:
gone through the process of refining in
stead of lS7l cents per pound as provided
by the house bill.
Calhoun Expected in Washington.
Washington, June 9.-Mr. Calhoun
the special counsel for the United