Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10
LUMBER SCHEDULE.
Senate Disposes of the Paragraph
After a Stubborn Contest
HOUSE PASSED Two BRIDGE BILLS.
A Motion to Adjourn Is Defeated by the
Democrats, but Is Afterwards Re
yersed on Call for the
Yeas and Nays

WASHINGTON, June s.-The senate
yesterday disposed Of the lumber para
graph, which has been more stubborn.
ly contested than any feature OF the
bill thus far, by defeating the motion
of Senator Vest to place white pine on
the free list-yeas, 20; nays, Ss. The
contest was mainly significant in
breaking party lines, which have been
maintained, with few exceptions, dur
ing the early stages OF the debate. On
the final vote eight democratic sena-
tors voted against Mr.. Vests PROPOSE
ton, namely: Messrs. Bacon and Clay
of Georgia; McEnery, of Louisiana;
McLaurin and Tillman, Of South Caro-
lima; Martin, of Virginia; Rawlins, of
Utah, and White, of California. On
the other hand Mr.. Carter (rep.) and
Messrs. Cannon and Mantle silver
reps. voted for the Vest motion. Fol-
lowing this vote to substitute the
Wilson lumber schedule was defeated
IL to Sand the schedule was agreed
to as reported. The debate preceding
the vote was at times very breezy, ow-
ing to the break Of political lines.
A general discussion of the future
programme on the bill occurred before
the senate adjourned. 1t led to a
statement by Mr.. Allison, in charge of
the bill, that the committee probably
would submit amendments to the sugar
schedule For this reason he an
nounced that the sugar schedule would
be passed over to-day and that the
tobacco schedule would be taken up.
Mr., Quay, of Pennsylvania, presented
several proposed amendments to the
tariff bill. One of them proposes to
strike out the duty on tea and substi-
tute duty Of ten per cent ad valorem
on all articles proposed by the bill to
be placed in free list, these duties to
continue until July /, 1901, after which
the articles shall be exempt from duty.
Another amendment proposes pro-
viso TO the paragraph fixing duty on
iron ore so that all iron ore from for
eign mines wned by American citizens
and imported for their own use and not
for sale shall be exempt from duty
At $50 p. IN. the senate held brief
executive session and at 545 p. In. ad-
journed
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June s.-Mr. Bailey,
of Texas, the minority leader, was In
his seat when the house met yesterday
for the first time in fortnight. On
motion Of Mr.. Dinsmore, Of Arkansas,
the senate resolution to permit Carlos
Gutierrez, Of Salvador, to be received
as a cadet at West Point was adopted,
and on motion of Mr.. Morris, of Min.
nesota, the senate bill to amend the
act to authorize the construction of
steel bridge across the ST. Louis river
was passed.
Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee, called
attention to the sact that the last bill
had not been considered by any COM
mittee Of the present house dt had
been passed by the last house. "We
are working up the remnants of the
last house." said he.
A senate bill TO authorize the con-
struction Of bridge across Pearl
river, Mississippi, was also passed.
Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, then moved
an adjournment
"As long as the Cuban resolution
and the bankruptcy bill are undisposed
off, interposed Mr., Bailey before the
vote was taken, 1--WE feel constrained
to resist these motions to adjourn"
The opposition scored Its first victory
this session when, on rising vote, the
motion to adjourn was defeated-79 to
80. The opposition %heered the an
nouncement. Mr. Grosvenor immedi-
ately demanded the yeas and nays,
which were ordeced. The roll call re-
versed the previous vote and the mo-
tion to adjourn was carried-9l to 70
present not voting H.
Mr., Terry made the point of no quo.
rum, and the further point that the
house could not adjourn for more than
one day without quorum. The
speaker declined to hear him, calling
attention to the fact that with those
present and not voting quorum was
present He then announced the house
adjourned until Thursday.