Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-06-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Washington, June 4-The president sent
the following nominations to the senate;
Lawrence Townsend, Of Pennsylvania,
minister to Portugal; Elias H. Roberts, Of
New York, treasurer of the United States
The senate had period of speech making
to-day, and as result little progress was
made on the tariff bill. The advance cov-
cred about two pages, or seven paragraphs,
and brought the senate up to the wood
schedule, the first item of which was con.
sdered but not completed
SENATE.
Washington, June 5.-When the senate
laid aside the tariff bill tonight it had
reached the sugar schedule, which has been
the subject of so much interest and con.
flict. During the day many of the para
graphs of the wood schedule had been
agreed to, but that restoring lumber to the
dutiable list at 81 per 1000 proved the
greatest stumbling block, during which a
wide divergence of views was developed on
the democratic side of the chamber. The
lumber paragraph was laid aside without
action.
SENATE.
Washington, June THE senate dis
posed of the lumber paragraph, which has
been more stubbornly contested than any
feature Of the bill thus far, by defeating
the motion of Senator Vest to place white
pine on the free list, by a vote of 20 yeas to
% nays. The contest was mainly Sig
niicant in breaking party lines, which
have been maintained with few exceptions
during the early stages of the debate I
Eight democrats voted against Vest'ss
proposition, and one republican and two
silver republicans voted Tor the Vest \
motion.
The house to-day passed the senate bills
to amend the act authorizing the construc +
ton of bridges across the St. Louis and
Pearl rivers and then adjourned until
Thursday. The democrats opposed the &
adjournment in the interest Of the Cuban 4
and bankruptcy questions. h
SENATE. II
Washington, June Spy the decisveAAs'
vote Of AZ to - the senate to-day adoptedGi
an amendment to the tariff bill, placing
raw cotton, the great product of the south,
on the dutiable list at 30 per cent ad valor.
en- 1t is the first time in the history Of
the tariff legislation that duty on cotton
has been incorporated in bill. The
amendment was proposed by MIR. Bacon
dem Of Georgia on his individual re-
sponsibilty and without the approval of
the finance committee, which thus far has
been requisite to the success of every
went through by default.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The republican senatorial caucus TODAY
voted to stand together on all schedules in
the tariff bill The caucns instructed the
finance committee to report the new sugar
schedule which places a duty of 1876
cents per pound on all sugar which has
gone through the process of refining in
stead of ST cents per pound as provided
by the house bill.
SENATE.
Washington, June 9-Speeches were
made on the tariff bill by Rawlins of Utah,
Mills of Texas, Cannon of Utah and Butler
of North Carolina. Only half page of
the bill, covering four brief and compar.
atively unimportant paragraphs, was dis
posed OF during the day.
SENATE
Washington. June l0.-After an address
by Tillman the senate, by vote of 10 to
50, defeated an amendment by Cannon,
providing for an export duty on agricul-
tural products. Debate on the sYae5
schedule occupied the remai4lna OF
-day> AstDs icing madA u seon(
Arkansas, Winnie, Vest, Lindsay
Caffery.