Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-19
THE WORK OF CONGRESS-


Condensed Proceedipgs OF the Senate ana
{sf H0use In Extra Session.
ONLY four paragraphs of the tarin bill were
disposed Of IL the senate on the 9th on account
OF the speeches made. : Senator Mills CTex)
severely arraigned the bill as q class measure
and said it was designed to build up the vast
'fattened like heifers. % sent abroad in
quest of titles Senator Cannon (Utah) pro-
posed an amendment placing an export bounty
on agricultural products and spoke for two
hours on the need of giving the labor of the
fields protection well the labor of shops
and mills Senator Butler On CO. also spoke
of giving the farmer equal benefits with other
classes under the bill The determination has
been reached by republicans to withdraw the
amendments for an additional tax beer and
tea and substitute a bank check stamp tax.
The house was not in session
In the senate on the 10th Senator Tillman e.
CO. made a speech in favor of the amendments
for an export duty on agricultural products,
but the amendment was defeated by vote of
10 yeassto SO nays The sugar schedule was
then taken up and Senators Jones (Ark-). Vest
CMo) and Caffery (La-) spoke in opposition to
the rates proposed No final action was taken
on the schedule further than the withdrawal OF
the original senate committee amendments
This leaves the house provisions of the bill
with an amendment increasing the house differ
entail from S75-1000 95-1O0 cents per pound
THE house passed two comparatively unim-
portant resolutions and then adjourned until
the 18th The motion to adjourn was resisted
and resulted in a tie vote-s7 to ST. but Speaker
Reed saved the motion by voting aye.
THE senate on the 18th had test vote the
sugar schedule of the tarin bill which resulted
in the adoption Of the republican caucus
amendment changing the house rate of 1-95 per
pound by the close vote of 81 yeas to 80 nays.
The first paragraph of the schedule was not
disposed of at the time of adjournment. Tur-
pie Qnd-) on behalf of the democratic MEM
berS of the finance committee presented an
amendment to the tariff bill providing for
inheritance tax Senator Harris CNan.) in
troduced a resolution declaring that the presi-
dent had authority to take care of the bonds of
the Union Pacific and branches by using the
surplus fund. The resolution went over. The
house was not in session
SENATOR ALLEN (Neb) introduced in the
senate the 18th a resolution declaring
against the distinction made in the special
pension bills between the widows of officers
tariff bill, the pending amendment being that
of Senator Jones (Ark.) to the sugar schedule.
Senator Vest (Mo.) arraigned the schedule and
insisted that it was utterly indefenSible. The
house not in session
IN the senate the 14th Senator Allison
Oa.) made speech in defense of the sugar
schedule of the tariff bill, declaring that the
refneries receive less protection under the
senate schedule than under the existing law.
Senator Pettigrew Is d. spoke in favor OF his
amendment to place the free list articles
controlled by trusts and Senator Allen (Neb.)
urged legal procedure against the trusts Only
one roll call occurred, that on the amendment
by Senator Lindsay (Ky.) to place all sugar on
Senator Hoar (MasS.) offered amendment
for the appointment by the president of a COM
mission of five members to investigate the sub
tect of sugar production and the best means OF
supplying the American market. The amend
ment was referred to the finance committee.
monster petition, said to contain 60, 600. 900
names, appealing to congress to recognize the
Cuban insurgents as belligerents. was pre-
scented to the house by Mr. Sulzer On. Y.). The
house adjourned to the 18th, without transact
ing any business