Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-07-14
CONGRESS.
Senate.

and all effort to fix the time for final vote
| IN the Senate has proved futile When the
| Senate met on the Sd there was some hope
| that the final vote would be reached by night,
| but this speedily dispelled by the storm
| occasioned when Nh Allison reported a new
amendment from the finance committee, Civ
| ing a bounty of IA cent q pound on beet
| sugar made from beets grown III the United
! States, Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, speaking for
| the minority, soon took occasion to say that
! no vote could be reached on the bill in the
near future in view of this bounty amend
ment. He intimated also that the debate
| would be very protracted from this time
| forward. Mr.. Teller of Colorado supple
! 1nented that view, saying that the appear
| ance of such an amendment at the last mo-
| ment looked as though the Republicans were
/ trying to delay the passage of their own Dill.
| AS 1T had become apparent that the bounty
| provision might cause serious delays Mr.
IhurStOn Of Nebraska, one Of the prime
movers, arose and in impressive tones with
! drew the amendment saying his motion was
| inspired by patriotic motives and for the
purpose of removing all obstacles to the pas
sage of the bill. His colleague, Mr.. Allen,
| Immediately renewed the bounty proposition,
! so that the complication was the same as be-
| fore. Late in the day Mr.. Allison sought to
| have time fixed for the vote, but the bounty
amendment stood in the way and all appeals
| TO Mr.. Jones were i'll vain. Finally the Sen
| ate adjourned until the 9TH
senator Allison, in charge Of the tariff Dill.
announced shortly before the adjournment
| of the Senate on the 9TH, that no agree
ment had been reached for a final vote on
! the tariff bill, he would ask the Senate to re-
main in session, at least until the bill was
! reported from the committee of the whole
| to the Senate. This promises test of en-
ourance unless the opposition to the Dill
| gives way. Mr.. AlIison's statement was
made after another futile effort to have
time fixed for the vote In some respects the
senate made good progress, disposlng OF two
amendmentS-that placing stamp tax being
| agreed to with little or no opposition and
| without the fOrmaity Of a vote, while the
| SpoCner amendment proposing tariff in
Vestlgatl0n was Withdrawn after protract-
Ell struggle
The final vote on the tariff bill will be TAX
en- in the Senate before adjournment on the
| eth, a definite agreement, assented to by all
parties, having been reached at the close of
| the debate on the 9Th The agreement is as
| follows: THAT debate on the tariff bill
| Shall proceed under the ive-mnute rule after
L p. m. tomorrow, and that the final vote
| on the bill shall be taken before adjournment
| tomorrow" Mr. Allison did not ask that
| the hour for the vote be set, being content
with the positive agreement that it should
| be some time tomorrow. The limitation of
| speeches after l p. m to five minutes will
| bring the debate within narrow limits. The
announcement by the Vfce-PreSident that
| the agreement was perfected led to a general
| exchange of congratulations among senator's
! During the day the antitrust ques ton was
| debated at length. and Mr.. Pettus amend
ment on the subject was defeated, 1886. Mr.
| Allen (Neb.) again offered the amendment for
| ii cent bounty on beet sugar. 1t led TO lively
and somewhat personal speeches from the
TWO Nebraska senator's after which the AL
len amendment was tabled, 90, the POpu-
ones recorded against the motion TO table.
By the decisive vote of So to % the tariff
bill was passed in the Senate shortly before
| O'Clock on the 18th. The elimination of the
! long and arduouS struggle had excited the
| keenest interest on the floor, and the gal
| leries of the Senate chamber We're crowded
| by those anxious to witness the closing
| scene. Speaker Reed, Chairman Dingley.
! and many of the members of the House OF
| Representatives were In the rear area, while
! every seatin the galleries save those reserved
The Vote in deta foioWs Yeas ALISON
Baker. Burrows, Carter. Clark, Cullom, Da-
Wis, Deboe, Elkins: Fairbanks, Foraker,
Gallinger, Hale. Hanna, Hawley, Jones
New, Lodge, Mcbride, McEnery, Mcmillan,
Mantle, Mason, Morrill, Nelson Penrose
Perkins, Platt Comm. Platt On. ". Pritch-
Warren, Wellington, Wetmore and Wilson
IS; nays, Bacon, Bate. Berry. Caffery, Cam
non, Chiffon. Clay, Cockrel. Faulkner, Gray
Harris tkas), Jones ark, Kenny; Lind
say, Mallory. Martin, Mills. Mitchell Nor
gan, Pasco, PettuS. RawlinS. Roach, Turner
Vest. Walthall and Whites An analysis
of the final vote shows that the affirmative
was cast by 30 Republicans. Silver Repub-
licans, Jones Of Nevada and Mantle, and
tive vote was cast by % Democrats, = Popu-
lists, Harris of Kansas and Turner, and l
Silver Republican, Cannon. Total %.
Eight Republicans were paired; fer the bill,
and eight Democrats against it. The sena-
tors present and not voting We're: PopulstS
;. viz: Allen, Butler; Heitfed, Kyle and
Pettigrew Following the passage of the
bill resolution was agreed to asking the
House for Il conference, and Senators ALI
son, Aldrich, Platt Comm, Burrows, Jones
New, Vest, Jones (Ark.), and White were
named as conferees on the part of the Sem
ate.
With the tariff bill through the Senate,
the work there on the Sth was resumed I'M
der normal conditions. During the routine
business Mr.. Berry ark offered the fol-
lowing resolution: Resolved by the Senate,
hot fl,n no. no j.
QueSted to demand the release of Ona Melton,
a native-bOrn citizen of the United States,
who was taken prisoner on board the Com
petitOr and is now confined i'll Il Spanish
prison in Cuba 1t referred to the
foreign relations committee The committee
amendment to the deficiency bill, accepting
the invitation of France to take part in the
international exposition at Paris in 1900 and
authorizing the President to appoint spe-
Cial commission at salary of $1,000 to
cure space and arrange for proper exhibit
was agreed to. new committees amend
ment was agreed to, approprating $4,000 il
full indemnity to the heirs of three Italians
lynched in Louisiana in 1896 as was also
one apprOpriating to the widow OF the late
Representative Cooke Of Illinois $4,000 Mr..
Butler On. Co. offered amendment limit
ing the cost of armOr plate for new battle
ships to $500 ton and providing for Il gov
erEm2nt armOr plate If private bids were
not within $500 The amendment went over
The Senate met on the 9th under the de.
pressing influence of the death OF Senator
Harris of Tennessee, who has been one of
the conspicuous figures III the upper house
of Congress for over twenty years. The
deck he occupied long was not draped,
the Senate had yet official knOwl-
edge of his demise Mr. Bate offered the
usual resolutions which provided for a pub
lie funeral in the Sena,9. to which the
House was invited, Tor committee of
nine senators to accompany the remains to
Tennessee. where the interment will be
made. Mr.. COckrell of Missouri offered a
supplemental resolution extending an invi-
tatiOn to the President, the members of the
cabinet, the members Of the Supreme court,
the diplomatic corps, the major general Of
the army and the admiral of the navy to at
tend the ObSequies. Then at 12:15, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Bate. as a further mark of re-
spect to the memory Of the deceased, the
Senate adjourned.
Funeral services over the late Isham G.
Harris occurred in the Senate chamber at
noon on the 10th in the presence of Presi-
dent Mckinley and the members Of his cabi-
net, senator's, members Of the House of Rep
resentat1yeS members of the diplomatic
corps and officials from all branches of pub
lie life The chamber had been deliberately