The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-04-15
The SITUATION
In CONGRESS.
Western Republican Senators No,
Satisfied With the Tariff Bill
in its Present Shape.
TORRY BANKRUPTCY BILL

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Appoint Committees. and The nsess IL
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the sssase-vseasei.s on senate Con. .
mittsss 90 He Yilsd-Ths Asbitrssies
Treaty Temporarily Laid Aside-s,xain
canos ef the - AuHieipal Elections O,hss
Matters.
For The Caucasian
WAsBINGr rON. ID. c. April Iatb, Is97.
The situation IN Congress Is II pres
ent peculiar and unprecedented.
Speaker Need has refused to appoint
committees to transact any business
save TO pass the Dingley tariff bill.
Over half the members OF the House
have gone home, and that body is lit
orally doing nothing; and il seems TO
be the intention of the speaker not to
allow it to do anything for the remain
der of the session. Since the passage
Of the Dingley bill the House has met
on every third day and adjourned,
three days being the longest period
that either House can adjourn for un-
der the Constitution without the con-
sent Of the other House.
Jerry Simpson Of Kansas, last week
took the Speaker to task for his high
handed and autOcratic course. He
demanded that the Speaker proceed to
appoint committees SO as to permit
Congressman to proceed to consider
and act Oh important legislation in
which their constituents were con-
cerned. or course the Speaker paid
no attention to the demand, for under
the rules of the House his will is law.
In fact the House Of Representatives
has ceased to be representative or de-
Lucrative body. The Speaker makes
his own rules, and then under the
rules denies to any Congressman his
constitutional right to call up bill or
to offer an amendment to a pending
bill, or to be heard to voice the senti-
ments OF his constituents on any meas
ure. Everyone must wait and act on
the nod Of the Speaker.
CUBAN SITUATION DISCUSSED BY THE
SENATE.
Interest in the Cuban situation was
again revived in the Senate last week.
Senator Allen pushed through a reso-
luton calling upon the President to
interfere and save the life OF General
Rivera, the brave Cuban General who
has been treacherousIy captured by the
Spanish and whom report says they in.
tend to try to drum head court martial
and then to be shot. This action will
probably save the Generals life.
Senator Morgan has been trying to
push to vote a general resolution to
have the United States Government to
take a hand in the Cuban matter, to
the end that the barbarOus warfare and
butchery by the Spaniards may be
stopped, and that Cuba may be free. Ii
may be sometime, however before the
vote can be reached on this resolution.
THE ToRREY BANKRUPTCY BILL.
The bankruptcy bill is now the
pending question before the Senate. II
is very severe aud drastic measure
and is drawn in the interest of credi.
tors more than in the interest of deb
tors. 1t carries the Involuntary feat.
ure which would throw thousands into
bankruptcy who would be able to pay
il let alone.
Senator Nelson, OF Minnesota, has
offered a substitute for this bill remov.
ing the involuntary feature and soft.
ening many of its hard and drastic
provisions. He made q very strona
and convincing argument in favor OF
his substitute which created no little
| impression upon the Senate 1t is hoped
that the TOrrey bill can be defeated
with the Nelson substitute. Senator
HOar has charge of the Torrey bill
and is its chief defender and supper.
ter.
PROBABLE AGREEMENT ON sENATI
COMMITTEES.
| The vacancies caused in the Senat,
committees by the expiring terms OF ,
number Of Senators has not yet beer
filed. Many committees have only
two thirds of their membership wbill
some have not even quorum left. NJ
party has q majority in the Senate
ganize the body or fill these vacancies
Various conferences have been helt
between representatives. of the variOu
parties In the Senate trying to reach
general agreemen IS to the filing o
these committee vacancies. 1t 4
probable that an agreement will b.
reached during the coming week. n,
effort at reorganization, however vii
l "
the regular session next December.
The appropriation bill which faile'
to pass and which failed to receive tn
Presidents signature last session viii
be reported to the Senate during tn
coming week and will be disposed q
before the finance committee is read
to report on the tariff bill.
WESTERN REPCBLIcAN SENATOR'S 80
sATIsTIKD WITH The TARIFF BILL.
There is much dissatisfaction anon
Wester Republican Senators with tn
tariff bill in its present shape. The
charge that Eastern Senators an
Congressman have taken special car
of the manufacturing concerns in tn
east, and have Disseminated again
wool, lumber, hides, and in fact ever
raw material and industry in IL
west.
The bill does nothing for the cotto
farmer of the South and the whes
farmer Of the west. These two enorn
GUS American industries with the
more than nine million iabofers n
. only left at the mercy of foreign con
petition, to compete against the paup
labor of the world, but they are e,
pected not only not to get IN prote'
tion but to pay for the pfotecti(
that the special interests are to =
ceive under this bill.
THE ARBITRATION IRkATY.
s The arbitration Treaty has be,
: temporarily laid aside. All amen
y ments have been acted on but the I'm
o vote on the Treaty will not be tax,
until senator Daniels of Virginia u
other Senators who are much int
ested about this English scheme G.
return to Washington.
i sIGNIFIcANcK OF TIE MUNICIPAL Eli
rIONe.
The result Of the municipal ele
q tioos last week are too emphatic q
J. to be of general Significance. 81
J. is especially true in Ohio and ii
1t nois. It was general lsodslide agaiI
ID the Repuolican party. Young Car
"a Harrison, the son Of Mayor Car
Harrison who was murdered dufi