Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-31
SENATE AND HOUSE.
CONSIDERATION or THE ARBITn,-
TION TREATY CONTINUED.
LETTERS FROM MAXINO GOMEZ.
Were Any Received ny President
Cleveland !-PattcrsOn Pooling BIZ
The Tnrin Observation-Disclosures of
Debate Limit.

WASHINGTON, y. c.. March 3O-The
open session Of the Senate to-day lasted
until 2 j. NJ. and then the Senate re-
sumcd, behind closed doors. the conside-
ration Of the arbitration treaty. spending
two and half hours IN the discussion.
TO the l,40l bills that had been introduced
up to the close Of Mondays session
there were enough added to-day to bring
the whole number above the figure Of
1900. the vast majority OF them being
pension bills. The Populist Senator from
Nebraska (Air. Allem occupied more
than an hour in an elaborate argument
to prove that Congress is mot possessed
Of the constitutional power 10 impose
tariff duties on articles Of daily con-
sumption. for the express and avowed
purpose OF increasing the private for
tunes Of one class of citizens al the ex-
pense Of the masses" He characterized
as preposterous the claim that a high
tariff raised the price Of farm products
and was of vast benefit to the farmers.
The resolution embodying the doctrine
which he had offered yesterday. was, at
the close of has speech. referred 10 the
Committee ON Finance
Another menace TO the tariff measure
now pending iu The House was contained
in a resolution OF the Board Cf Sheep
Commissioners OF Montana presented by
Senator Mantle. OF that State). 20 the
effect that unless the wOol-srowers OF the
United States received the most ample
protection, the policy Of protection could
no longer be maintained.
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qucsting the President 20 inform the
Senate whether letters had been received
by former Chief Executive OF the
United States from MaXimO Gomez. the
commanding general OF the insurrec-
tionary forces in Cuba AS published this
morning: also TO furnish other informa-
ton in regard TO Cuban affairs.
The resolution was printed and laid on
the table.
The House amendments TO the joint
resolution passed 10y the Senate ycster-
day. appropridting $4,000 TO aid in pro-
tcctiug life and property I'm the Mlssis-
sippi floods were concurred in Boy the
Senate and the joint resolution was sent
to the President
Senator Foraker introduced in the Sen
ate "a modified form of the Patterson
pooling bill which permits railroads,
under certain restrictions TO pool I'm tho
matter Of the transportation of freights.
At 4:30 the Senate adjourned until to-
morrow.
House of Representatives.
The WEAKNESS of the flesh was mani
Tested to-day i'm the proceedings OK The
House, in Committee of the Whole, upon
the consideration of the tarin bin, when
members sought to relieve themselves
from the tediousue5s of pr0sy debate
by venemently applauding the various
speakers. Mr. Whecler's request for an
evening session was objected 20 vigorous
~. Republican opposition 10 the bin was
again shown by discussion of the ques-
ton of putting "a duty on hides, Mr..
Cannon RepublicaD, Of Illinois. said he
would like to see one imposed, but would
vote for the bill as the Committee on
WAYS and Means approved IT, Mr. Hep
burn Nepublicau). of Iowa, was more
outspoken. He said the value of the
hides produced in The United States far
exceeded that of wool which dwndlod
into insigniicance beside Do. He ap-
pealed TO the Committee on Ways and
Means to test the sense of the House
on the proposition. But Mr Dinglcy re-
fused TO pursue that course. stating in
stead the reasons why the committee
did not report duty
The day was nearly an occupied i'm
disp0sing of amendments offered BY the
Committee on Ways and Means, most
OF which went 10 pcrfecting the
or making classification
clearer. An amendment putting books.
maps. and charts. imported for the use
of schools. colleges. and public libra
ries. on the free list was agreed to; also
one restoring the Mckinley rates on
horses and mules.
At O'Clock the reading Of the bin
where the committee left off Saturday
last was resumed, and in the last hour
OF the day tour additional pages were
passed-oyer twenty i'm all. Mr.. Hop
kins Republicam. Of Illinois, a mem
Der Of the Committee on Ways and
Means. assured Mir. McMillin DemocraD,
of Tennessee, that If his associates would
not unnecessarily delay consideration Of
the bill. the sugar schedule would be
reached I'm time 10 act upon Il.
After the committee rose am unavail-
ing effort was made 10 reach an agree
ment to extend the limit OF debate from
2 10 O'Clock tomorrow, the last two
hours to be under the rules for general
debate. At $40 o'clock a motion 10 add
iourn was agreed to- and the effort 10
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