The Bemidji pioneer., 1897-04-08

wCer read, making twenty pages in all
of the 1872 pages of the bill. To-mOr-
row the bill will be open for amend
ment until / o'clock, an attempt to en-
tend the debate having failed, after
which an hour Oh size will De al
lowed to close. The voting will begin
at 3 o'clock. g..
Among the amendments adopted
We're the following: Paper not spe-
cially provided for, 20 per cent ad va
loren; hats, bonnets, etc, unbleached,
ID per cent; bleached, 20 per cent;
making the duty on brushes uniform
at 10 per cent; qualifying the duty on
crude tartar dutiable at l cent per
pound, SO as to provide that such tar
tar must not contain more than so per
cent of bitartrate of potash; striking
out paragraph 49,, fixing duties on
Oriental, Berlin and similar rugs. Mr..
Dingley explained that the effect OF
this amendment was to restore the
duties of the act of 1890 on carpets.
TO change the phraseology Of the en-
broidered glove schedule to meet
recent decision of the board of general
appraisers. Another amendment pro-
vided that no gloves larger than size q
should be classed as childrens gloves.
In the Senate.
Senator Allen, Populist Of Nebras-
ka, made a long speech in the senate
on the unconstitutionality Of tariff
taxes beyond those requisite for reve-
nue.. Mr.. Allen severely criticised the
trusts and combinations which, he de-
clared. reaped the main advantage OF
tariff taxes. The senator's remarks
were in the nature of legal argument
showing the constitutional limitations
on the taxing power of congress.
The house amendments to the senate
joint resolution apr Opriating S2o0,O00
for the saving of life and property
along the Mississippi river avs agreed
to and the resolution now goes to the
president. r -
The Cuban question was brought
forward again by Mr.. Morgan Of Ala
bama, who presented a resolution re-
questing the president to inform the
senate whether letters had ben re-
ceived by tn present and former chief
executive from Gen. Maxine Gomez,
commander Of the revolutionary forces
in Cuba. The resolution recites at
length the letters said to have been
forwarded to President Mckinley and
lis predecessor from Cuba.
The resolution concludes with re-
quest that the president shall also in
form the senate whether teh Spanish
authorities in Cuba have refused to
allow cipher dispatches to be trans
mitted between the United States con-
sui at Sagua La Grande and the Unit
cd States consul general at Havana.
At p. III. the senate went into exec
utive session, and at 4:25 adjourned.
Confirmed by the Senate.
Washington, March 31.-The senate
in executive session confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations: James D. Elliott,
South Dakota, to be attorney for the
district of South Dakota: Edgar
Thompson Scott of Pennsylvania, sec
ond secretary, of the embassy of the
United States at Paris: James NJ. Mil
lkan. marshal for the Western district
of North Carolina; James Kelly, re-
ceiver of public moneys at Mangum,
Okla; Commodore Joseph n Miller,
rear admiral in the navy; Past Assist.
ant Surgeon II. B. Nitts, surgeon in
the navy
Washington, April 1. With this
morning the duties imposed by the
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the present law will be a thing of the
past If the last amendment attached
to the bill before It's passage in the
house fixing to-day as the day on
which it's provisions shall 60 into eff
feet. should be in the bill when 1t Is
finally enacted and should be held to
be legal by the courts. The Republic
ans presented an unbrOken front to
the opposition. All the rumors that
dissatisfaction with particular sched-
ules of the bill might lead some Of
them to break over the party traces
proved unfounded. Five Democrats,
one more than was anticipated, gave
the bill the approval Of their votes.
These five Democrats are interested in
the sugar schedule Three come from
Louisiana and two from Texas. One
populist. Howard of Alabama, voted
for the bill. Twenty-one other MEM
bers of what is denominated 1.-The or-
position" consisting of POpulists,
Fusionists and Silveri;cs, declined to
record themselves either against or for
the measure. The vote on the final
passage was 205 to 100: present and
not voting. y, a majority of So. Speak
er Reed added to the dramatic nature
of the climax by directing the clerk to
call his name at the end of the roll
call, recording his vote for the bill.
Events OF the last hour leading up to
the final vote were replete with ex-
element and incident and not devoid
Of humor. The galleries were crowd
ed to suffocation. Even the executive
and diplomatic galleries, which are
usually empty even on big days, were
well filed. Many prominent person
ages were present. On the floor every
seat was taken. After the amendment
fixing to-day as the date on which the
bill should 90 into effect had been
adopted against the protests Of the
Democrats, who commended that it was
retroactive and therefore unconstitu
tional, the last three hours were taken
up with short speeches, most Of which
were made for the benefit Of the gal
leries and the constituents Of the
speakers. The Democrats had yielded
the question Of long debate over the
Grosyenor amendme mt in the hope that
enough progress might be made with
The bill to permit the house to reach
the sugar schedule, but only two more
pages were read, leaving 40 unconsid-
cred in committee of the whole. The
motion to recommit with instructions
to amend the bill so as to suspend the
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