Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Ways and Means Committee
Working Hard on the Measure,
The SENATE IN SESSION An HOUR.
The Arbitration Treaty Referred Rack 70
the Foreign Relations Committee
Objections to the Removal Of
Pension Agencies.

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| WASHINGTON, March 9.-The repub.
| lican members Of the ways and means
committee of the house are working
industriously to complete the tariff
bill. Three sessions of the committee
Will be held daily until it is perfected.
With the exception Of the wool and
sugar schedules, all the others are now
more or less complete. Most of YES
terday was devoted to the considera-
ton of reports made by individual
members on schedules tentatively fixed
previously, and in working on the free
list. The free list of the Dingley bill
will probably be much smaller than
that OF the act of 1893. The Mckinley
law was framed rather with view to
reducing than to increasing revenues
and now, with such urgent necessity
for revenue, the committee has
decided to take from the free list
such articles as will stand small
duty without becoming a burden mon
the consumer. For instance cb,clle
the basis of chewing gum Is now IN
the free list. Over 200 OOO 600 mounds
were imported last year A small
| duty upon this article will realize con.
siderable revenue without IN anv wav
increasing the price of chewing uum
to the consumer. Oryaus the sadi.
ment of wine barrels which forms tha
basis of EPSON salts is another article
upon which A small dntv will he lev;ad
About 1000. 900 hounds of this material
was imported last wear. H. ;s worth
ten cents per pound. and a revanue
duty of two cents would raise s4O OOO
in revenue, The COMMITTEES bel,evas
considerable revenue can be raised nv
the iudicious selection Of articles m
the free list to hear small dut;es Tho
free list. it ia expected will Ina com.
pleted to-day or "Wednesday
THE SENATE IN SESSION AN HOUR.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Most Of the
new senators were on the floor when
wee PRESIDENT Hobart called the SEN
ate to order at noon yesterday. The
other senators were not so prompt In
making their appearance. The CALLER
les, save that reserved for the dip1o-
matte corps, were thronged with curl
GUS visitors. As soon as the blind chap
lain had delivered his invocation, Mr..
Pruden, the presidents executive clerk,
appeared with the nomination of
pension agent at Detroit. Some rou-
tine business was transacted before
the senate went into executive session.
Mr.. Elkins presented long memorial
from the legislative assembly of New
Mexico, praying for certain mining leg.
islation, and Mr. Carter of Montana n
series of memorials from the leoisla.
ture of his state in favor of the nassaoe
Of postal savings bill and in favor Of
a constitutional amendment providino
for the election of United States sena.
tors by the people. and also IN favor ~
the government management ~ tho
Union Pacific railway. Tbe last com.
munication of ex-Secretorv Jamopt
dated March 8. transmitting certain
papers called for was laid before tbe
senate. The vice president subm;ttad
some resolutions of the Newyork cham
Der of commerce pravinu for tbe earlv
ratification and passage Of the arbitra.
ton treaty. AT 1880 D. m. the senate
went into executive session TIA
balance of the session was devoted IN
executive business and nt l.o5 n m
the senate adiourned until novt
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session vesterdav sonotor nau;a ah",.
man NJ Tho f,ro;rn ralat;ana s,.,,''i.
tee. offered n resolution roforr,nn hal.
IN the committee tho tro.tr % a,,;.sa
t;on and u was o,,naod g. a. .n
close Of the session ~ co,rrass nond
inc Legislation which bad not hoon p, aa.
ed upon failed In case 81 tha tnaat,'
however II remains ne n oa'ao 10 ~
uapoto fror, H. IT.. " W." ~,
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po"u'"s ""'eno'hehVs ohereu III the
,o..',.. propoSeu ny 'he
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- a a.oa.iuu. ine resolution leu
w. !, ' ~ .n u'soussioh' "A meet
~ y" W. io'oiSh reia.iohs com-
=. ~ , na' o'ea oa,ieu ior Wednesday
IN - y ''o.A, ~ ",'icn ''iie ''le treaty
!" ~. De 'on''ueieu' "A. present. there
both on tSe repnbican nhs side el4bm XIII
not believed It will make anv differ.
ence in regard to the strength ~ tbe