The Arizona sentinel., 1897-06-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Cur Regular cogrespondent.)
WASHINGTON, May 31st, 1897

President Mckinley attended u e
 Memorial Day ceremonies at Ari- ington cemetery, where addresses
 were delivered by Representative Deliver, of Iowa, and Hon. Web ster Davis, Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Mr. Tracey L. lief lords was orator of the day at the Soldiers Home Cemetery, and the address at the special services at the tomb of Gen. John A. Logan was delivered by Dr. J. g. Raub. At Congressional cemetery orations were delivered by Senator Cannon, Of Utah, and Hon. J. A. Frear, of Wise, and President Lincoln's Gettsburg address was read by Capt. W. o. Pretsinger, of the Department of Texas G. A. R. At St. Elizabeth's Ceme tery Mr. T. J. Putnam was tis orator. At Oak Hill cemetery the oration was by Representative W, II. King, and at Harmony cemetery by Rev. Geo ". Lee.
 The Senate has made good pro gross in considering the tariff bill by paragraphs, and the rule adopt ed by the Republicans to have the steering committee agree each night upon the nature of the paragraphs that are to be voted upon the next day is working like a charm. The Committee has been sustained in every vote taken by tue solid Re publican vote and in every instance has also been supported by some Populist or Democratic votes. The tendency of the steering committee mas been to raise lhe duties above what they were i'll the amended ,blli reported to he Senate, and it now looks as though the bill would uot differ very widely from the Dinglcy bill as passed by the House when f lrpOnlpS q i4w
 There has been so much Repnb hcan objection to the increase of the tax on beer end 50 he proposed duty on tea that |, tn may be struck out of the tariff bill and the revenue that they would have realized be provided for in some other way, probably by a tax on
 bank checks, deeds, mortgages and other conveyances, but this has not yet been fully determined upon; it is only being discussed.
 Senator Aldrich, speaking for the sub committee that prepared l the amendments to the Ding'ey bill, including the sugar schedule, in reply to Senator Tillman's sen sational insinuation, made the most positive denial that the sub com mittee was influenced by the sugar trust CT it's agents, and stated that only one man outside of the three members of the sub committee (himself and Senators Allison. and Platt of Conn.) ] knew what the contents of the sugar schedule w.re before the bill was reported to the Senate. That man was Senator Jones, of Nevada, who IS a member of the Finance Committee, having been originally put OF the com mittee as a Republican and left on as Hopull6t, alter ills alnounce- ment that he had become a member Of that party. Senator Alirich also stated that the sub committee would welcome the most searching investigation Of the manner in which the sugar schedule was prepared. The Senate will decide, probably this week, whether the Tillman resolution, directing an investigation by special commit tee of five Senators, shall be adopt, ed, 1t is probable that it will be, although nothing was accomplished by the other sugar investigation by the Senate three years ago, and