Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-01
THE ssTH CONGRESS- AT WORK

SENATE.-7lst day.-An exciting de-
bate marked the opening of the consid-
Grafton Of the wool schedule. 1t de-
veloped the first serious disagreement
on the Republican side OF the chamber
and led to warm personal exchange
between Senators Carter, of Montana,
and Foraker, of Ohio, on one hand,
and Mr.. Allison, of Iowa, in charge of
the bill, on the other. Mr.. Foraker
asserted that an agreement concerning
rates on certain woods was being vio-
lated, and that, under such circum-
stances every Senator would be free TO
act for himself Mr.. Allison, with
great vehemence, declared that he
could not be driven by threats. Mr..
Carter who had aroused the storm, en-
deavored to have the paragraphs re-
lating to carpet woods go over, with
view to securing some united action,
but Mr.. Vest, in an ironical speech,
objected TO delaying the era of pros
perity and postponing the public bust
ness while Republican Senators held
caucus. Mr.. Teller, of Colorado, also
spoke against delay and took occasion
to say he would not vote for the bill
unless Objectionable features were
eliminated. Fair progress was made
on the schedule Notwithstanding this
hindrance which accomplished no
purpose.
SENATE.-72d day.-Senator Morgan,
of Alabama, introduced bill for the
annexation of the Hawaiian islands.
The bill provides that the islands shall
become territory of the United
States, in accordance with the terms
of the recently negotiated treaty. The
date set for the extension of the laws
of this country over the islands is the
4th of March, 1898. After contest
lasting throughout nearly the whole
day the Senate completed the para
graphs of the wool schedule relating
to raw wool and advanced into the
features relating to manufactured
wooden goods. The day was devoted
largely to discussion of the effect of
tariff rates in the price of wool and the
speeches were on technical lines in the
main.
SENATE.-73d day.-A stubborn con-
test over the duties on manufactured
wooden goods occupied the attention of
the Senate throughout the day. 1t
was day of constant roll calls and of
cross fire debate on the effect of the
duties in advancing rates. Many
amendments were proposed to reduce
the rates, but these were rejected by
decisive majorities. Less than five
pages were disposed of.
SENATE. day-Owing to rapid
progress made during the day in spite
of stubborn contests on a number of
paragraphs the Senate completed the
wool schedule, the silk schedule and
the tobacco schedule of the tariff bill,
and with this accomplished the tariff
leaders had the satisfaction of
knowing that all the schedules
of the bill and the free list
had been gone over once. There
now remains only to go through
the bill a second time, passing on items
passed over. These are very numer-
Gus and important, including hides,
gloves, coal, tea and beer. After that
the internal revenue feature of the
bill will be all that remains.
SENATE-75th day.--An abrupt and
startling halt in the tariff debate oc-
cured when, in the midst of a speech,
Senator Pettigrew, silver Republican,
of South Dakota, was stricken with
paralysis of the vocal cords which
brought his vehement speech to a close
with sentence half uttered. The SEN
ator was not physically incapacitated,
except in the sudden loss OF his voice.
Although he took his seat unaided,
his associates felt that grave possibili-
ties were involved in such an attack.
They were quickly by his side and he
was ministered to with as little con-
fusion as possible He left the cham
Der soon after and was taken home by
his friends The debate proceeded,
but no further progress on the tariff
bill was made, and the awclike feeling
occasioned by this incident led to an
early adjournment. Later in the day
Mr.. Pettigrew was reported to be rap
idly recovering.
SENATE.-76th day.-Good progress
was made on the tariff bill G,sposing
of the paragraphs relating to hides
which have been the source of much
controversy. The discussion was pro-
tracted, drifting into general debate
on trusts, and to a severe arraignment
of the sugar trust by Messrs. Gallery
and Lindsay, and general discussion
of means to deal with trusts by Mr..
Hoar.