Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-17
WORK OF CONGRESS.
THE WEEKS DO.NGS IN SENATE
AND HOUSE.
A Comprehensive Digest Of the Fro.
cecdings in the Legislative Cham
bers at Washington-M Matters that
Concern the People.
Lawmakers at Labor.


to put white pine on the free list, and the
entire lumber schedule was agreed TO as
reported. In the House the Senate bill
to amend the act to authorize the con
sItruction Of a steel bridge across the ST.
Louis river was passed. Senate Dill 70
authorize the construction OF brldge
across Pearl river, Mississippi was pass
ed. The House adjourned until Thurs
day.
BY The decisive vote of ~ to 10 the
Senate Tuesday adopted an amendment
to TIE tariff bill placing raw cotton, the
great PRODUCT OF the South, on the dutla-
bic list at 20 per cent ad valorem. 1t is
the first time in the history of tariff legis-
l;.tion that duty on cotton has been IN
corporated iii a BILL The amendment was
proposed by Mr.. Bacon Dem.) of Geor-
81 He said the omission of this article
from the dutiable list was violation OF
the principle of the Democratic platform
taat tariff taxation should be so imposed
as to discriminate against no section. Inc
tariff as u whole fell like a dead weight
the producer of cotton, raising the
prices of all articles essential to his use
and yet on his article of production, raw
cotton. he was cleft in the lurch. Sew
eral other items were discussed, but moth
ing further was settled.
The Senate had period of tariff
speeches Wednesday, and as a result lit
tie progress was made on the bill. MIR.
Rawlns of Utah and Mr.. Mills of Texas
discussed the Democratic attitude on the
tariff from their respective standpoints.
Later in the day Mr.. Cannon of Utah pro-
r1a
bounty on agricultural products. He
spoke for two hours on the need OF giving
the farmer a share of the benefits of the
tariff. Mr.. Butler of North Carolina also
spoke in favor of giving the farmer equal
benefits with other classes under the bill.
Only half page of the bill, covering four
brief and comparatively unimportant par
agrapns, We're disposed of during the day.
The lons-defe1red debate On the sugar
schedule of the tariff bill came Oh Thurs
day, after the Senate had disposed of the
cereals in the agricultural schedule.
Nothing definite was accomplished. James
T. Lloyd who was recently elected to
succeed the late Representative Giles, Of
the First Missouri District, took the oath
at the opening of the House. Mr. HIT
asked unanimous consent for the consid-
GRAFTON of a joint resolution for the pay
mcnt of the salaries of certain consuls
general and consuls, the names of whose
posts were changed in the last consular
and diplomatic bill. The resolution was
passed. Mr.. Payne then moved an add
iournment, which was resisted by the
minority. The rising vote resulted in
tie--S7 to 81. Speaker Reed saved the
motion by voting aye, and the House adj
journed until Monday
The first test vote on the sugar schedule
was taken in the Senate late Friday, re-
sulting in the adoption of the Republican
caucus amendment changing the House
rate of 1 575-1OOO to 1.95 per pound by
the close vote of yeas 80, nays 80. The
affirma tive vote was made up of twenty
nine Republicans, one Democrat (McEn-
cry of Louisiana), one silver Republican
Jones of Nevada) and one Populist
(Stewart of Nevada). The negative vote
was made up of twenty five Democrats,
three I'opulists and two silver Republi-
cans. 1t was the closest vote thus far
taken on an issue of Importance, and was
accepted as showing that amendments
having the sanction of the caucus were
assured of adoption. The vote was taken
alter day spent IN speeches. Oh the effect
of the sugar schedule.
The sugar schedule was again the sub
ject of debate Saturday in the Senate.
Practically no progress was made. Only
one amendment was voted upon and that
was defeated. When the Senate adjourn
ed the amendment of Mr.. Lindsay of Ken
lucky to strike out the differential ON re-
fined sugar was pending. The most sen
sational feature of the day was the speech
of Senator McI1nery of Louisiana. 1t was
his maiden speech in the Senate He
openly avowed himself in favor of a tariff
upon sugar. He moreover defended the
sugar trust, whose interests, he argued,
went hand in hand with the sugar plant
ers. Mr.. lindsay of Kentucky and Mr..
Caffety were the other Senators who adj
dressed the Senate at length.