San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-04
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
THE SENATE STEERING COMMITTEE
WORKING SMOOTHLY.
Oppose to Extra Tax on Beer and Tea, But
Talk of Taxing Bank Checks, Deeds,
ETC., Morgan and Simpson Sat Upon

Washington, June 4.-(SpeciaD-The
Senate has made good progress in con-
sidering the tariff bill by paragraphs,
and the rule adopted by the Republic
cans to have the steering committee
agree each night upon the nature Of
the paragraphs that are to be voted
upon the next day Is working like a
charm. The committee has been sus-
tanned in every vote taken by the solid
Republican vote and in every instance
has also been supported by some Pop
ulist and Democratic votes. The ten
dency of the steering committee has
been to raise the duties. above what
they were in the amended bill report
ed to the Senate, and it now looks as
though the bill would not differ very
widely with the Dingley bill as passed
by the House when it becomes law.
There has been so much Republican
objection to the increase of the tax
on beer and to the proposed duty on
tea that both may be struck out Of
the tariff bill and the revenue that they
have realized be provided for in some
other way, probably by tax on bank
checks, deeds, mortgages and other
conveyance, but this has not yet been
fully determined upon; it is only be-
ing discussed.
Senator Aldrich, speaking for the
subcommittee that prepared the
amendments to the Dingley bill, in
Guiding the sugar schedule, in reply
to Senator Tillman's sensational in
situation, made the most positive de-
NAL that the subcommittee was in
f1uenced by the sugar trust or its
agents, and stated that only one man
outside OF the three members of the
subcommittee (himself and Senator
Allison, and Plat of kCohnecticut,)
knew what the contents of the sugar
schedule were before the bill was re-
ported to the Senate. That man was
Senator Jones, of Nevada, who is
member of the finance committee, hav-
ing been originally put on the commit
fee as Republican and left on as a
Populist, after his announcement that
had become a member of that party.
Senator Aldrich also stated that the
subcommittee would welcome the
most searching investigation of the
manner in which the sugar schedule
was prepared. The Senate will decide,
probably this week, whether the Till
man resolution, directing an investiga-
ton by a special committee of five
senators, shall be adopted. 1t is prob
able that It will be, although nothing
was accomplished by the other sugar
investigation by the Senate three years
ago, and the head of the sugar trust
walked out of court last week on a
verdict of mot guilty. when he was
tried for contempt in refusing to ans
wer questions asked by members IF
the Senate committee.
Senator Morgan made an exhibition
of himself and was compel 81 to take
his seat by Senator Gallinger, who was
was presiding over the Senate at the
time. Mr.. Morgan has a bal case of
Reed on the brain. He violated one
of the rules of the Senate by specifi-
cally referring to the other branch of
Congress and it's failure to act as Mr..
Morgan thinks it ought to act upon
legislation that has been acted upon
by the Senate.
1t is denied at the State department
that the sultan of Turkey has refused
to receive Hon. James B. Angel, for
iiACiiy plSSluSHl VI the university OF
Michigan, as United States minister.
The stories to that effect probably or
iginated with those who are Interested
in having that very thing occur and
who have been trying to fill the Turk
ish minister's mind with distrust of
Mr.. Angel, in order to bring it about.
1t is stated that DR.. Angel has engag-
ed passage on steamer which sails
from New York June 18th and expects.
to start for Constantinople on that
day.
Representative Lewis, James Hamil-
ton Lewis he writes it, of the state of
Washington, the man who had the
termity'to attempt to help Jerry Simp-
son get periodically tumbled over by
Speaker Reed, is about as near to be-
ing the talking machine" he is called
as any man who ever sat in either
branch Of Congress. Three hundred
words minute is about his gait The
House stenographers dread to see him