Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-06-22
FROM. WASHINGTON.
Daily Summary of Proceedings in
Senate and House.
The Tarin Bill Occupies the Entire
Time in the Senate-No BUSH
ness Done in the House,
Other News,

ness Done in the House,
Other News.
Washington, June lathe first test
vote; on the sugar schedule was taken
in the senate yesterday, resulting in
! the adoption of the republican caucus
amendment increasing the duty on re-
| fined sugar from 1.675 to 1.95 cents
| per pound. The vote was taken after
day spent in speeches on the effect of
the sugar schedule. The main speech
of the day came from Senator Allison,
| in charge of the bill, and was in the ma
| against the sugar schedule as a whole,
| and a defense of it.
Washington, June 14.-The sugar
schedule was again the subject of dem
Ocratic assaults in the senate SATURDAY.
and practically no progress was made.
Only one amendment was voted upon
| and that was defeated. When the SEN
ate adjourned the amendment of Sen
| ator Lindsay (Ky.) to strike out the
differential on refined sugar was pend
ing.
| on the sugar schedule of the tariff bill
continued in the United States senate
yesterday. Only one roll call occurred,
| on Senator Lindsay's amendment to
place all sugar on the same basis. This
was rejected.
! Washington, June 16.-The sugar
schedule OF the tariff BILL was completed
and adopted in the senate yesterday.
Senator Tillman gave notice of all
amendment he will offer to the tariff
bill providing for a head tax of $500 on
all immigrants to the United States.
The bill granting pensions to the sur
| vivors of the Indian wars of 1882 to 1912
was favorably reported. The nominal
ton of John G. Brady, of Alaska, to be
governor of the district of Alaska, was
received from the president.
Washington, June 1.-THE senate
made rapid work on the tariff bill yes
terday. Thirteen pages were disposed
! Of, carrying the debate through the
agricultural schedule and up to sched-
ule H, relating to spirits, wines, etc.
The Hawaiian annexation treaty,
| signed by President Mckinley, Secre-
| tary Sherman and Minister Hatch, of
Hawaii, was received, as was also the
nomination of Stewart L. Woodford, of
| New York, to be minister to Spain.
Washington, June 10. - The senate
the tariff bill than any day since the
! debate opened. Two entire schedules,
covering 20 pages, were completed,
namely, schedule H, on spirits, wines
| and beverages, and schedule I, on man
ufactured cotton goods. This brings
the senate to the flax schedule, with the
important wool schedule standing
next.
Washington, June 15.-In the house
yesterday monster petition, said to
! contain 100000 signatures, appealing
| to congress to recognize the Cuban in
surgents as belligerents, was presented
! by Mr.. Sulzer, of New York. It had
been in circulation throughout the
United States for about six months.
Adjourned to Thursday.
Washington, June 10. - The house
| was in session an hour and half yes
terday, most of the time being taken
| up with roll calls. Mr.. Sulzer (dem.,
N. W succeeded in injecting into the
| proceedings a breef speech in favor of
Cuba, in which he denounced Weyler as
| thief" and murderer" Adjourned
till Monday.
Treaties Exchanged.
Washington, June Is. - The final
ratification of the boundary treaty be-
| tween Great Britain and Venezuela was
exchanged at the state department at
| three o'clock Monday afternoon.
Exports and Imports.
! Washington, June Is. - Treasury de-
!! partment figures show that the ex-
ports of domestic merchandise during
May amounted to $76,302,Os2, against
$64,5s7, 491 for May of last year. The
imports amounted to $79,321, 1927. The
exports of gold amounted to 9,466, I'll,
against $40, 103.o13 for May, 1896, and
| the silver exports amounted to $4,337,-
| 342.
VIII Accept Angell.
Washington, June 16.-A cablegram
received at the state department from
| the United States charge d'affaires at
Constantinople Tuesday afternoon
states that the sultan has issued an trade
announcing the acceptance of Dr.Angell
as minister from the United States,
and Mr.. Terrell has accordingly started
! for home.
VIII Go to Spain.
Washington, June 18.-Gen. Stewart
L. Woodford, of New York, has accept
| ed the Spanish mission, and will go to
Madrid at the earliest possible date.
MIR. Cleveland Quits the Law.
New York, June 15.-It is announced
on the authority of one of the ex-presi-
dents most intimate friends that
! Grover Cleveland will not again engage
actively in the practice Of law, and that
he will not directly connect himself
with big law firms, as has been re-