The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-06-26
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
House in FxtTa Session.


THE senate on the 18th completed the wine
and cotton schedules OF the tariff bill Senator
Allison Oa.) secured the addition OF new
paragraph to the cotton schedule, with a view
to compensating the cotton manufacturers for
the recent action OF the senate in placing raw
cotton on the dutiable list Most of the time OF
the session of the house was taken up with roll
calls Mr.. Sulzer On. W made brief speech
in favor of Cuba. in which he denounced Wey-
Ter as thief" and murderer" The bill for
the relief of the residents OF Greer county. Ok,
was passed and an adjournment was taken to
Monday.
of one page OF the fax schedule of the tarin
BILL the debate drifting into political channels
Senator Tillman Is Co. at one point in the de-
bate, stated that il there was to be any steal
ing he wanted a share for his state. Senator
Morgan (AlG) proposed a sweeping amend
ment to place ten per cent ad valorem duty
on all articles on the free list with few ex-
ceptions. and called attention to the fact that
the income tax feature of the Wilson hill was
not repealed and could be enforced by q change
in the personnel of the supreme court OF the
United States. Senator Teller (Col) intro
dnced bills to abolish the offices of Indian COM
missioner and assistant Indian commissioner
and create in their place board OF Indian COM
missioners and to provide for allotment of lands
to Indians without changing their tribal rela-
tions. The house was not in session.
THE senate on the 10Th considered the fax
schedule OF the tarin bill and struck out the
paragraphs relating to burlaps, cloth for cotton
bagging and the levying duty on plain woven
fabrics OF single jute yarns. 1t was also agreed
to strike out the paragraph relating to floor
mating thus placing It on the free list. The
house was not in session.
THE senate made great progress on the tarin
bill on the 21st, covering 53 pages. The last two
schedules of the dutiable list, covering paper
and manufactured sundries, were completed.
with the exception of hides, gloves coal and
some lesser articles, which went over. The
free list was also taken up and completed 80.
The house, under a special rule adopted bill
approprating 800. 600 for tine repair of dry dock
Nos at New York which recently was discovered
to be leaking badly. Mr.. Dingley CMe), from
the committee on ways and means, presented
favorable report on joint resolution provid-
ing that foreign exhibitors at the Omaha expo
sition in 1898 may bring to this country laborers
to prepare and have charge of exhibits. An
adjournment was then taken until the cath.
THE wool schedule caused q somewhat excit-
ing debate in the senate on the 22d 1t devel-
oped the first serious disagreement on the re-
publican side of the chamber and led to a warm
personal exchange between Senators Carter
(Mont.) and Foraker (O.), on one hand and Sen
ator Allison Qa), in charge OF the bill, on the
other. Senator Vest (MO.) also made an IRON
cal speech. Finally the duty hrst-class
wool was agreed to at 10 cents per pound and
on second-class wool II cents, which is between
the house and senate rates in each case. The
house was not in session.