The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-27

Senator Allison. Un>uccessfui A,:. IN.
Have = Time Fixrd Ter the vote->sn.,sx
Ifltman's Reasons for Advocsssn~ ~
port Hoanty oa Farm Prouuefs-to A.
low the President 10 suspend. IN whole
or m Part. Discriminating Duti.- ON Yor-
eign Vessels
SENATE
Washington. July ss-Shortiy befop.
the senate adjourned today. Senator
Allison. in charge OF the tariff bin
made a strong effort to have a time
fixed for the inal vote on the tariff
conference report. Failing in this. Sen
ator Allison gave notice that he s.s-
sion tomorrow would be p~rufractesa
with a view TO securing a vote. IL wax
the first definite movement made thuu
far toward bringing the debate to n
close Senator Allison's first PROPOSE
ton was Tor a vote at 5 o'clock tomor-
row, but this was objected To by Sen
ator Pettus. OF Alabama. Then he
proposed a vote some time before ad-
tomorrow. which was Oh
jected to by ~nator Morgan. The sux-
gestion Of Saturday al 1 o'clock ma
with like objection from Senator Nor
gan. The Alabama senator explained
his last objection by stating that he
thought all debate on the rcport would
be exhausted tomorrow so that IL WAS
needless TO make an agreement I'm ad-
vance. Finding tina; there was no dis
position TO reach an agreement, Scna-
tor Allison finally gave notice than
hereafter while the report was pending.
the senate would not adjourn at Q
O'Clock without a yea and nay vote.
The debate or the report, today WAS
participated in by Senators Chiffon. az
Texas; Jones, OF Arkansas. and Petit
grew, OF South Dakota, I'm opposition.
while Senator Aldrich took frequent
occasion to defend the report against
the criticism OF these senators.
The credentials OF the new senator
from Tennessee. Thomas II. Turley,
who succeeds the late Senator Harris.
were presented by his colleague, Sena-
tor Bate and the oath OF office admin
istered.
During e discussion Of the agricui-
tural schedule, Senator Tiilman WAS
drawn into a vehement argument on
the benefit of an export bounty on agri-
cultural products. The South Carolina
senator declared that the imposition
of such a bounty was the most effect
i've means Of destroying the entire
protective system, for If the farmer got
one drop of blood in his mouth ne
would want to swallow The whole
carcass" and it would end in a scram-
| bic, overturning the whole system.
The house joint resolution was pass
ed requesting the president to- make in
v~eStigatfon as to the exclusion OF
American tobacco from foreign coun-
tries under the reggie contract system.
At 5 o'clock the senate held an ex-
ecutive session and then adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Dalzall, republican. OF PennsyI-
vania presented from the committee on
ways and means a bill to authorize the
! president to suspend in part OF in
whole the discriminating duties i'm
posed on the vessels OF foreign coun-
treis which impose similar duties on
our vessels. He explained hat the ex-
listing Mexican laws imposed discrimi-
mating duties on vessels carrying lum-
Der and general cargo. but exempted
| those carrying coal. Cardiff and Wales
now monopolize the coal trade OF Mex
leo, which properly belonged to the
| coal mines of Alabama, Tennessee and
Pennsylvania. This bin was designed
to allow a partial suspension Of duties.
The passage of the bill was advocated
by Messrs. Underwood, democrat. OF
Alabama: Wheeler democrat, OF Ala
bama; McMillin, democrat. of Tennes-
~ os'A toti Va al
sas. The bill was passed.
Mr.. Lacey, republican, Of louisiana.
secured unanimous consent for the con-
sideration Of a bill to amend the act
creating a civil government I'm Alaska
1t was identical with the bill passed by
the house at the last session creating N
surveyor general and a register and
receiver of the general land office. Ii.
however, contained an additional fea-
ture empowering the president tn
create an additional and district. Mr.
Lacey explained that the Yukon valley
| gold discoveries rendered an additional
land office imperative. In answer to -
| question, he said the gold fields lay In
both the United States and British
North America. The Klondyke region
was in Canada The bill was passed
| Then at 1855 o'clock the house, IN
motion OF Mr.. Dingley. took a recess
| until tomorrow.