Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
NATIONAL SOLONS.
REVIEW OF THEIR WORK At
WASHINGTON.
Detailed Proceedings Of Senate and
HOuse-Bi11s Passed or introduced
in Either Branch-Questions of Mo-
The Legislative Grind.

The Senate debate on the sugar SEIZED.
ale of the tariff bill proceeded Monday
with only one diverting incident to relieve
the monotony into which the discussion
has lapsed. This was the sharp exchange
between Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts, and
Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina, repre-
senting the two extremes of Senatorial
procedure. The House adjourned until
Thursday after a session that lasted for
ty-fve minutes. The only attempt to
transact business was request by Mr..
Lacey of Iowa fo- unanimous consent for
a bill for the relief of residents of Greer
County, Oklahoma. Mr.. Henry of Tex
as promptly objected, and the House de-
cided to adjourn. Before the session be-
gan the hub of wheel wound round with
a monster petition, said to contain 6,OOO,-
600 signatures, appealing to Congress to
recognize Cuban insurgents as belliger-
ents, was wheeled into the space in front
of the Speakers rostrum. 1t had been in
circulation throughout the United States
for about six months, and was presented
to Congress by Representative Sulzer Of
New York.
The Senate made a great stride forward
Tuesday by completing the consideration
of the sugar schedule of the tariff BILL
except the provision relating to Hawaii,
which went over. This schedule has been
the storm center Of the entire bill. Sen
ator Tillman gave notice of an amend
ment he will offer to the tariff bill proyid-
ing for a head tax of 500 on all inn
migrants to the United States. The
amendment also makes it misdemeanor
punishable by fine and Imprisonment for
any person to enter the United States for
the purpose of engaging in trade or man
ual labor without intending to become
citizen.
The Senate made rapid work on the
tariff bin Wednesday. Thirteen pages
were disposed of, carrying the Senate
through the agricultural schedule and up
to schedule II, relating to spirits, wines,
etc. During the day the paragraphs on
dairy products, farm products, fish, fruit
and nuts, meat products and miscella
neous agricultural products were acted
on. The Finance Committee proposed
many changes, in the main advancing
rates somewhat over those heretofore re-
ported. The committee was sustained on
every vote, although a contest was made
on almost every paragraph. Mr.. Vests
motion to restore salt to the free list was
rejected-yeas, "a; nays, 81. The import
ant paragraph proposing a tax on tea
went over at the suggestion of Mr.. Alli-
son, who expressed hope that this duty
on tea might be dispensed with. The
Senate met at IL a. m. and will continue
to meet at that hour until the bill is dis
posed of. The treaty for the annexation
of the Hawaiian Islands reached the Sem
ate chamber at 5 o'clock. The Senate at
once went into executive session, and as
soon as the doors were closed the mes
sage of President Mckinley, accompany
ing the treaty, and the treaty itself were
read to the Senate.
The Senate made greater progress Thurs
day ON the tariff bill than any day since
the debate opened. Two entire schedules,
covering twenty pages, were completed :
namely, schedules III, on spirits, wines
and beverag es, and schedule l, on manu-
featured cotton goods. The portion Of the
bill passed is substantially the same as
that reported, all committee changes be-
ing uaimportant while the opposition
amendments of Mr. Jones of Arkansas
and Mr.. Vest were Systematically re-
jected by majorities ranging from five to
ten. Mr.. Allison secured the addition of
new paragraph to the cotton schedule,
with view to compensating the cotton
manufacturers for the recent action of
the Senate in placing raw cotton on the
dutiable list. The House was in session
an hour and half, most of the time
being taken up with roll calls. The bill
for the relief of the residents of Greer
County, Oklahoma, was passed.
The tariff bill came to halt in the
Senate Friday. less than one page of the
flax schedule being disposed of. The de-
bate drifted into political channels. Late
in the day Mr.. Morgan proposed a sweep
ing amendment to place a 10 per cent ad
vaiorem duty on all articles now on the
free list, with a few stated exceptions.
In supporting the amendment Mr.. Morgan
called attention to the singular fact that
the income tax feature of the Wilson bill
is not repealed and can be enforced by
change in the personnel of the Supreme
Court of the United States. Bills were
passed for public buildings at Cleveland,
O., to cost $2,70O,0OO, and at McKees-
port, Pa, to cost 100000. Owing to the
interest in the Hawaiian annexation
treaty Mr.. Davis Of Minnesota secured
an agreement for the printing of 5000
copies of the treaty and other documents.
In the Senate Saturday the Finance
Committee failed to secure adoption of its
report fixing the tariff schedule upon mat
ting, bagging, jute fabrics and bur,aps.
The effect is to restore floor mattings man
ufactured from straw and other vegetable
substances to the free list. These in
Guide the japanese, Chinese and Indian
mattings; also burlaps, jute grain bags
and cotton bagging. This result was
reached by Messrs. Carter aald Hans
brough, Republicans, uniting with the
opposition.
Cdds and Ends.
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