Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05
WORK OF CONGRESS
Coed Progress Made on the Tariff
Bill in the Senate.
QUESTIONS FOR A POPULAR VOTE.
The Conference Report on the sundry Civil
Bill Adopted by the House-Tillman
Resolution Not Reported--Repo<t
Alaskan Boundary.

WASHINGTON, June 2.-The senate
made good progress on the tariff bill
yesterday, advancing to the important
metals schedule. During the day par
agraphs covering marble and stone,
china, glass, brick and tile were COM
pleted with a few minor exceptions.
Messrs- Vest and Jones, of Arkansas,
in behalf of the minority of the finance
committee, proposed numerous amend
ments, which were defeated by major
tiles of s to IA. The votes were on
party lines in the main, although
Messrs- Rawlins and White (dem-) vot-
ed with the republicans to increase the
rate on onyx, and ME McEnery (dem.)
voted with the republicans against Mr..
Jones' proposition for a reduction of
rates on china
As sequel to the recent sensational
speech of Mr.. Tillman, Mr.. Smith, of
New Jersey, rose to a question of per-
sonal privilege, while the tariff debate
was proceeding, and made a brief, but
pointed, denial of all speculation in
stock, either recently or at any time
when sugar was the subject of legisla-
ton. Mr.. Tillman was among those
who heard the denial, but he made no
comment on it. The senator from
South Carolina, John L. McLaurin,
who succeeded the late Senator Earle,
was sworn in at the opening of the
session This establishes the person
mel of the senate as it will remain for
some time, viz: Republicans, 43; demo-
Gratis, "a; populists, Z; silver republic
ans, 5; vacancy (Oregon), 1. Total, 90.
Mr.. Pettigrew introduced bill to
provide for the submission to a popu-
lar vote at the congressional election
of 1898 of the following questions:
Shall congress at once enact a law providing
for the Immediate free and unlimited coinage
of silver and gold at the ratio of sixteen to
one?
Shall the constitution of the United States
be amended to provide for the election of
United States senators and of the president
ana vice president by direct vote of the peo-
pie?
Il is made the duty of the secretary of
each state to forward the result of the
vote to the president, who is required to
transmit the statements to congress.
There was a lively session of the
house yesterday, at which the policy
of Speaker Reed and the repub lican
majority We're again made the subject
of attack by members of the minority.
The appeal of Mr.. Lewis, of Washing
ton, taken Thursday from the decision
of the chair that a resolution relating
to foreign affairs did not constitute
question of privilege, was laid on the
table, and after the skirmish over the
methods of procedure three special
orders were SUCCESSFULLY adopted, by
two of which the senate bills making
special appropriation for the
government printing office and for
granting the secretary of the
navy authority to contract with
any two vessels to carry contri buted
supplies to India, were passed The
other provided for the consideration of
the Frye bill to prevent collisions upon
harborS, rivers, and inland waters of
the United States, connected with the
ocean. But Mr.. Payne, in charge of
the latter bill, was forced to abandon
it for the day to avoid the point of no
quorum. The conference report on the
sundry civil bill was adopted. The
compromise relative to the revocation
of President Cleveland's forest reserva-
ton order excited comment. Mr.. Loud,
of California, objected to one feature of
the compromise, but the opposi ton
was not carried to the point of Il divi-
sion At 4:3O the house adjourned I'M
til Thursday.
TILLMAN RESOLUTION NOT REPORTED.
WASHINGTON. June 2--The senate
committee to audit and control the
contingent expenses of the senate, to
which was referred the Tillman reso-
luton providing for an investigation
of the charges that senators have been
specializing in sugar stocks, held a
meeting yesterday and decided to take
time to look into the charges to GER
tain extent before reporting the reso-
luton back The committee therefore
concluded to postpone making any rec
concentrations for the present.
REPORT ON ALASKAN BOUNDARY.
WASHINGTON. June 2--The Alaskan
boundary treaty was reported in eX-
ecutive session by Senator Turpie yes
terday. The report recommends the
ratification of the treaty with an
amendment making it clear that the
United States comedies none of its sea-
coast rights cy accepting Mount ST.
Elias the initial point for marking
the 141st meridian boundary line