Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-01
SENATE AND HOUSE!
WORK or OUR NATIONAL LAM
MAKERS.
4 Weeks Proceedings In the Haiis -
cepgress-Important Measures Dis-
cusscd and Acted Upou-An IaDas-
tisl Rssuns Of the Busiuess.
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The Senate made giant strides o1 fhs
tariff bill Monday, covering ffty-six
pages The last two schedules of the
dutiable list. covering paper and manu-
featured sundries, were completed. with
the exception of the paragraphs on
hides, gloves, coal and some lesser ar
ticles. which went over. This advanced
the Senate to the free list. which was
completed In three hours. Early in the
day the wool and silk schedules went
over with an agreement that wool would
be taken up Tuesday. After that the to
bacco schedule. the reciprocity provisions
and the internal revenue portions of tho
bill rs well as the many isolated para
graphs passed over remain to be consad-
cred. The progress Monday was so mark
ed. however. that for the first time there
was feeling that the end was not far
off. The House.. after the approval OF
the journal. adopted bin appropr.atiug
100000 for the repair of dry dock No,
at New York. Mr.. Dingley of Maine,
from the Committee on Ways and Means,
presented a favorable report on joint
resolution providing that foreign exhibit
tors mt the Omaha exposition in 1888
may bring TO this country laborers to
prepare and have charge of exhibits. Two
amendments provide that the Secretary
of the Treasury shall fix the numhHE OF
laborers to enter the country anu st1iat
they shall leave the United States with
in three months from the termination Of
the exposition.
An exciting debate marked the consid-
GRAFTON of the wool schedule in the Senate
Tuesday. 1t led to a warm personal ex-
change between Senators Carter of Mon
tana and Foraker of Ohio on the one
hand and Mr. Allison of Iowa. in charge
of the bill. on the other. Mr.. Foraker
asserted that an agreement concerning
rates on certain woods was being vio-
lated and that under such circumstances
every Senator would be free to act for
himself. Mr.. Allison declared he could
not be driven by threats. Mr.. Carter,
who had aroused the storm. endeavored
to have the paragraphs relating to carpet
woods go over, but Mr.. Vest objected
Mr.. Teller Of Colorado also spoke against
delay. Aside from this interruption fair
progress was made on the wool schedule
The duty on first-class wool was agreed
to at 10 cents per pound and on second
class wool III cents, which Is between the
House and Senate rates in each case
The rates on third-class woods went over
Most of the other amendments related to
the classification of woods. Mr.. Jones OF
Arkansas spoke against the entire sched-
ule as severely oppressive on the CON
sumers of wooden goods.
After a contest lasting all Wednes-
day the Senate completed the paragraphs
of the wool schedule relating to raw wool
and advanced into the features relating
to manufactured wooden goods. The day
was devoted largely to discussion of the
effect of tariff rates on the price of wool,
and the speeches were on technical lines
in the main. Mr.. Quay made a strong
effort to have the House ad valorem rates
on third-class wool adopted, but he was
defeated-10 to Al. The committee rates
were then agreed to, viz, 4 cents per
pound on third-class wool valued at 10
cents or less per pound, and Z cents per
pound on third-class wool valued above
10 cents per pound. The schedule was
completed up to paragraph 364, relating
to cloths. knit fabrics. etc.
A stubborn contest over the duties on
manufactured wooden goods occupied the
attention of the Senate throughout Thurs
day. 1t was a day of constant roll calls
and of cross fire debate on the effect of
the duties in advancing rates. Many
amendments were proposed to reduce the
rates, but these were rejected by decisive
majorities. Less than FIVE pages were
disposed of during the day, carrying the
Senate through paragraphs $40, the first
of the paragraphs relating to carpets An
air of gloom pefvaded the House. owing
to the death of Mr.. Cooke of Illinois. The
blind chaplain. in his invocation, referred
feelingly to Mr.. Cookies death as a great
public calamity. After the reading of the
journal the Speaker announced the recep-
ton of an invitation from the Belgian
Chamber of Deputies to the members of
the House to attend the international par
liamentary conference in favor of arbi-
traton, which will begin Aug. 6. Mr.. Foss
of Illinois, on behalf of his delegation,
then announced the death of his colleague,
Mr.. Cooke. The customary resolutions
were adopted and a committee to attend
the funeral was appointed, consisting of
Messrs. Foss, Prince, Belknap of ILL
nois; Moody of Massachusetts, Upde-
graft of Iowa, Boyce of Indiana. Bailey
of Texas, Hunter of Illinois and Dins-
more Of Arkansas. Then, as a further
mark of respect the House adjourned until
Monday.
The Senate Friday completed the wool
schedule, the silk schedule and the tobacco
schedule of the tariff bill, and with this
accomplished the tariff leaders had the
satisfaction of knowing that all the sche<l-
ules of the bill and the free hist had been
gone over once. There now remains only
to go through the bill second time. pass
ing on the items passed over. These are
very numerous and important, including
hides, gloves. coal, tea and beer. After
that the internal revenue features of the
bill will be all that remains. Progress
was rapid, although every paragraph re-
lating to carpets was stubbornIy con-
tested.
An abrupt and startling halt in the tar
if debate occurred in the Senate Mt 2:3O
o'clock Saturday, when, in the midst of
passionate speech, Senator Pettigrew.
silver Republican of South Dakota. wac
stricken with paralysis Of the vocal cord.
which brought his vehement speech ia n
close with a sentence half uttered. The
Senator was not physically incapacitated.
except in the sudden loss of the power of
speech. On motion of Mr.. Platt of Com
necticut of the Finance Committee fuller's
earth, wrought or manufactured. was add.
ed to paragraph 3S at So ton. This pre-
cipitated a lively controversy between
Mr.. Platt and Mr. Pettigrew (silyer Re
publican) of South Dakota, which came
70 An IMPRESSIVE climax xyhor NJ d..