The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-25
WORK OF CONGRESS,
Condemned Proceedings OF the Ma.
tlOMal Lazy Mill.

Condemned Proccedings OF the Ma.
tiOnal Law MIL.
Washington. June Is. - The senate
debate on the sugar schedule of the
tariff bill proceeded with only one di.
verting incident to relieve the monot"
ony into which the discussion has
lapsed. This was the sharp exchange
between Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts
and MIR. Iillman of South Carolina.
representing the two extremes of SEN
atorial procedure. Mr.. Tillmnn re-
ferred to published charges Of irreyu.
larity In connection with the sugar
schedule. and asserted that the senate
would stand convicted before the
American people If it failed to investi-
gate the charges. Mr. Hoar calmly
impclled this statement, his tone and
language being calculated as rebuke.
He declared that the vague charges of
1rregularity were not only preposter-
Gus, but Infamous. Mr.. Allison, in
charge of the bill. made another
speech In defense of the schedule, pre-.
senting tables which he declared
proved that the sugar refiners received
less protection under the senate sched-
ule than under the existing law. Mr..
Pettigrew Of South Dakota spoke at
some length in favor of his amend
ment to place OH the free list articles
controlled by the trusts, severely ar
raigning the various large trusts. Mr.
Allen of Nebraska urged legal proceed
ure against tho trusts. Only one roll
call occurred during the day, on Mr.
Lindsay's amendment to place all SUI
CARS OH the same basis. This was re-
jected-29 to 26. Mr.. McEnery voted
with the Republicans in the negative
and Senators Pettigrcw and Mantle
with the Democrats in the attirma-
tive.
The house adjourned until Thursday
after session that lasted forty-tive
minutes. No business of general i'm.
portance was transacted. Before the
session begun the hub of wheel
wound round with monster petition
said to contain 100000 signatures
appealing to congress to recognize the
Cuban insurgents as belligercnts, was
wheeled into the space in front of the
speakers rostrum. has been in cir
culation throughout the United states
for about six months. and was pre-
scented to congress by Representative
Sulzer Of New York.
Washington, June 16 - The senate
made great stride forward by COM
plotting 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 and
with it disposed of there is a better
prospect for speedy action on the bill
as whole The first paragraph of the
sugar schedule has served to bring out
all the speeches and the test votes.
and when this was passed the other
paragraphs of the schedule were
agreed to without further opposition.
AS agreed to the schedule places OH
sugar not above No. 16 Dutch stand
ard, 1c per pound and .O5 of cent for
every degree above IS; and on sugars
above No. 1G Dutch. standard. Lose
per pound, but on sugars testing be-
low 81 degrees lie per pound shall be
deducted. The other provisions of the
schedule relate to maple sugar, maple
syrup, candy, etc.
only one aye and nay vote was TAX
en- during the day, on the amendment
of MIR. Lindsay to make the rate 1.Sc
per pound on sugar above No. 16
Dutch standard. The amendment was
defeated-32 to So. The Pettigrew
amendment relating to trusts was then
taken up and discussed at length. 1t
developed considerable divergence of
view on both sides of the chamber, the
two Alabama senators. Messrs. Nor
gan and Pettus, Joining Mr.. Hoar in
opposition. Mr.. Allison finally tested
the sense of the senate by moving to
table the amendment, which motion
prevailed-35 to 81, two Democrats,
Morgan and McEnery. voting with the
Republicans to table and thus turning
the scale against the amendment.
Consideration Of the agricultural
schedule was then resumed, the but
ter paragraph being agreed to as re-
ported.
Washington. June lin the great
diplomatic room of the state depart
ment, the representatives of the gov
ernments of the United States and
Hawaii gathered and signed treaty
by the terms Of which. if ratified, the
little island republic will become part
present Secretary Sherman. Assistant
Secretaries Day. Adee and Cridler
Private Secretary Babcock and AS
sistant Private Secretary Gaytree. On
the Hawaiian side were Minister
Hatch. Lorrin A. Thurston and w. A.
Kinney. all for this particular occasion
accredited as special commissioners,
duly empowered to negotiate treaty
of annexation.
Before the final signature of the doc
ument the secretary of state was pre-
scented a formal protest by the Japan.
ese government through its legation
here. against the cONSllInmatiOn If thp
of the territory of the United States.
Fof the United States there were
agreement. The protest is understood
to be based on apprehension that the
special treaties now existing between
Japan and Hawaii under which the
Japanese enjoy advantages. will be af-
fected injuriously by complete annexa-
ton.
Washington. June 17.-The treaty for
the annexation of the Hawaiian islands