Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-30
CONGRESS.
Senate.

tariff bill on the Dist, covering fifty-six
pages and establishing a record for progress
schedules of the dutiable list covering pa
per and manufactured sundries, were COM
pleted with the exception of the paragraphs
on hides, gloves, coal and some lesser arti-
cles, which went over This advanced the
Senate to the free list, which was taken up
at p. m. and completed in three hours.
early IN the day the wool and silk schedules
went oyer with an agreement that wool
would be taken up tomorrow. After that
tne tobaccon schedule, the reciprocity pro-
visions and the internal revenue portions of
the bill, as well the many isolated para
graphs passed over, remain to be consid-
ered: The progress today was so marked,
however, that for the first time there W as
feeling that the end was not far off. There
was little debate today, the main topic of
discussion being matches and fuses. While
the free list was under consideration Mr..
Bacon of Georgia gave notice of an amend
ment placing cotton ties on the free list,
and Mr.. McLaurin Of South Carolina gave
notice of another amendment taking raw
cotton from the list, thus completing the
ACTON heretofore taken of placing a duty
OF ~ per cent. on cotton.
An exciting debate marked the considera-
ZION or the wool schedule which began in tn"
Senate, on the Odd. 1t developed the first
serious disagreement on the Republican side
OF the chamber, and lei TO Il warm pers )nal
exchange between Senators Carter Gf Mon
taha and Foraker of Ohio one hand and
MI. Allison of Iowa, in charge OF the BILL on
the other. Mr.. Foraker asserted an agree.
ment concerning rates on certain woods was
being violated and that, under such circ,ml-
Stances every senator would be free 20 act
for himself. Mr. Allison, with great vehe
mence, declared he could not be driven by
threats. Mr.. Carter, who had aroused the
storm, endeavOred to rave the paragraphs
relating to carpet wOois go OYe", with
view to securing some united action, but Mr..
Vest, in an ironical speech, objected to de-
laying the era of prosperity and postpOning
the public business while Republican sena-
tors held caucus. Mr.. Telrer OF Colorado
also spoke against delay and took occasion
he unless
Questionable features eliminated.
Aside from this stormy interruption, fair
progress was made the wool schedule.
he duty on tirSt-claSs wool was agreed to at
10 cents per pound and on second-class wool
II cents, which is between the House aud
Se!ate rates. III eaCh case. 1he rates on
tfud-c'aSS WOODS went over. Most of the
other amendments related to the classical
ton Of woo,S.
After contest lasting throughout the day
on the 23d the Senate completed the para
graphs of the wool schedule relating to
wool, and advanced into the features relating
to manufactured wooden goods The day was
devoted largely to a discussion of the effect
OF tariff rates in the price of wool and the
speeches were on technical lines in the main.
At one point Mr.. HOar diverted the discus
sion by q reference to William J. Bryan'S
opposition to the tariff. Mr.. Quay made
strong effort to have the House adj valorem
rates on third-cass wool adopted, but he was
defeated-19-41. The committee rates were
third-class wool valued at 10 cents or less
pound, and cents pound on third-claSs
wool valued above 10 cents pound. The
schedule completed up to para graph 364,
relating to cloths. knit fabrics, etc.
Mr.. Hale OIeD came forward in the Senate
on the oath with surprise in the form of
proposed amendment to the Senate rule adj
hitting to the privileges of the floor Of the
Senate only ex-senators ''who are not in
terested in any claim in the prosecution
Of the same. or directly in any bill pending
before Congress" Added to the text of the
proposed change is the following: THE pur-
pose of the proposed amendment is to pre-
vent eX-senatorS from enjoying the privi
legeS of the floor of the Senate for the pur-
pose of urging or opposing claims or bills in
which they employed attorneys
The proposed amendment went over. The
consideration of the wool schedule was then
resumed In reply to Mr.. Vest as to the
future handling of the bill, Mr. Allison said
it was the purpose to complete the wool. silk
and tobacco schedules in the order named,
then some excepted paragraphs, such as lead,
hides, etc. The purpose then was to begin
on the chemical schedule and consider in
order such paragraphs as had been passed
over.
The Senate on the 25th completed the wool
schedule, the silk schedule and the tobacco
schedule of the tariff bill and with this ac-
complshed, the tariff leaders had the salts
faction of knowing that all the schedules
Of the bill and the free list had been gone
over once. There now remains only to go
through the bill second time. passing on
the items passed over. These are very num-
erous and important, including hides. gloves:
coal, tea and beer. After that the internal
revenue features of the bill will be all that
remains. Progress was rapid although ev
cry paragraph relating to carpets was stub
Hale (Me.) relative to restricting the privi
leges of eX-senatOrs the floor of the Sen
ate to those not interested in legislation and
claims referred without comment to the
committee on rules.
An abrupt and startling halt in the tariff
debate occurred in the Senate at $50 o'clock
on the Goth, when, in the midst of pas
Sionate speech Senator Pettigrew, silver
Republican of South Dakota, was stricken
with paralysis Of the vocal chord which
brought his vehement speech to a close with
not physically incapacitated, except in the
sudden loss of the power of speech. AL
though he took his seat unaided. his asso-
ciates felt that grave possibilities were in
yolyed in such an attack. They were quick
ly by his side and he was ministered to with
as little confusion as possible. He left the
his friends The debate proceeded but no
further -ogress on the tariff bill was made,
and the awe-like feeling occaSiOned by this
incident led to an adjournment at 3 O'Clock.
house.
The House on the Dist passed bill to ap,
propriate 100000 for the repair of drydock
No. at the New York navy yard and after
receiving a favorable report on joint reso-
luton permitting foreign exhibitors at the
Omaha exposition under stringent prOViS-
ions to bring laborers into the United States
to take charge Of exhibits, adjourned until
the oath.
An air of gloom .peryaded the House on
the OATH owing to the death of Mr.. Cooke of
Illinois He was popular with his colleagues
and his death was q shock to them. The
desk which he occupied on the extreme right
of the hall was draped in mourning and COW
cred with white roses and magnolia bios
SONS. The blind chaplain in his invocation
referred feelingly to Mr.. Cookies death as a
great public calamity. The speaker an
nounced the reception of an invitation from
the present Belgian chamber of deputies TO
the members of the House to attend the in
ternational parliamentary conference in ia
vOr of arbitration which begins August 6.
memory of Mr.. Cooke the House adjourned
until the 2Sth