Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-07-13
NEW TARIFF BILL.
It Passes the Senate by a Vote of
38 to %.
The Main Points Of Difference with
the House Measure-GOes to Con-
ference 49, Other Washinr-
r.. ton News.

tne house MeaSure-GOe8 to Con.
ference ~ Other Washfng-
f.. ton News.
Washington, July 3. -Reciprocity and
retaliation were the two phases of the
tariff bill to occupy the attention
OF the senate yesterday to the
exclusion of all other subjects.
both provisions were agreed to.
Senator Thurston introduced an amend
ment to the bill to prohibit trusts. The
nomination of William w. Rockhill. of
the district of Columbia, to be envoy ex-
traordinary, minister plenipotentiary
and consul general to Greece, Rou-
mania and Servia, was received from
the president.
Washington, July Ex-senator Allison.
in charge of the tariff bill, announced
shortly before the adjournment of the
senate Monday night that as no gree
ment had been reached for a final vote
on the tariff bill he would ask the senate
to remain in session tonight at least
until the bill was reported from the
committee of the whole to the senate.
Washington, July 1.-THE final vote
on the tariff bill will be taken in the
senate before adjournment to-day, a
definite agreement, assented to by all
parties, having been reached at the
close of the debate yesterday. During
the day the antitrust amendment was
defeated, as was also an amendment
for a one-fourth cent bounty on beet
sugar.
Washington, July s. - BY the de-
cisive vote of 3S to 2S the tariff bill was
passed in the senate yesterday. A res
clution was agreed to asking the house
for conference, and Senators Allison,
Aldrich, Platt Comm, Burrows, Jones
(Nev.), Vest. Jones (Ark.) and White
were named as conferees on the part
Of the senate. The bill as it goes back
to the house reenacts the antitrust Sec
ton of the Wilson act, while the reci-
procity and retaiiatory provisions are
substituted for those of the house. One
of the most important new provisions
added by the senate is that placing a
stamp tax on bonds, debentures and GER
tificates of stock. Aside from these
more important changes, the bill as it
goes back to the house has s74 amend
ments, of various degrees ofimportance,
which must be reconciled between the
two branches of congress.
Washington, July 9.-The session of
the senate yesterday was devoted to
considering the deficiency appropria-
ton bill.
The House.
Washington, July 2. 49, In the house
yesterday Mr.. Settle (dem.. KY denied
the right to adjourn for three days at
a time and arraigned the republicans
for not acting on the bankruptcy and
Cuban questions. Adjourned to the 5th.
Washington, July ~6.-The house yes
terday without transacting any bust
ness took a recess until Wednesday, to
be ready for the tariff bill if completed
before then by the senate.
Washington, July 8. - In the house
yesterday no business was transacted.
Washington, July 0. - In the house
yesterday message was received from
the senate announcing the passage of
the tariff bill and requesting a con-
ference. The house adopted a special
OAuSA SOAlu1AS3 tuC ld14A Olll u COuloT-
ence at once.
The remainder of the day after the
tariff was devoted to eulogies on the
late w. S. Holman, of Indiana.
Home Again.
Washington, July 7.-President Nc
Kinley and his party returned yes
terday from their visit to Canton, O.
Changes His Mind.
Washington, July 9.-The proposed
message of the president to congress
recommending the appointment of a
commission to consider the question
Of revision of our currency and ma
tional banking laws was not trans
mitted yesterday because a number of
the most important leaders of the par
ty in the senate and house have made
strong representations to him of the
inadvisability of sending a message to
congress while the tariff bill is in con.
! ference.