Morris tribune., 1897-04-21
bill through the senate. 7

a demand Tor an increase IN the
| wool duties from 5 and 6 cents a
pound to 10 and IL. The western
senators have combined to secure
high duties on wool, hides, coal
and lead ore, as their section is
largely interested in these articles.
California will attempt to secure
high duties on fruit so as to ex.
clnde all foreign fruit. In the face
of all this the senate Is expected by
| the Democrats to make general
reduction of all duties. The Re-
publicans intend giving the west
Iern senator's important committee
appointments in order to secure
| their votes in the tariff bill and to
induce them to withdraw their de-
mands for higher rates
Two other matters of interest
before the senate are the albitra-
ton treaty aud the bankruptcy
bill. The treaty will hardly be
voted on this session. Since the
adoption of the many amendments
to it, it's friends have grown indif.
ferent as to it's welfare and there
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is now no aggressive work in its
behalf. If it should be voted on
it is very probable that it would be
defeated, and to escape the censure
| which this action would undoubt-
eddy bring upon the senate, it is
quite possible that the treaty will
be permitted to lie undisturbed.
Senator Chandler will vote against
the treaty although he is in favor
of the principle of arbitration. He
intimated the other day in execu-
tive session that some happier time
could be proposed in which to es-
tablish q permanent court of arbi-
tratioa with England than when
the guns of that country were, in con-
cert with those of other European
countries, turned against the Christ
ians in Turk-ridden Crete.
Senator Lindsay spoke in advocacy
of the Torrey bankruptcy bill and
Senator Nelson addressed the senate
at considerable length in opposition
TO the measure.
There has been no legislation in
the house, and the prospects are that
there will be none. AS one member
remarked 1--WE go to the house every
three days and cast an eloquent vote
to adjourn for three days more. "The
only event of interest in the house
for the week was the threat of Jerry
Simpson to force the Republicans to
proceed with legislation. The policy
of the Democrats is to permit the
Republicans to legislate in their own
way because as Mr.. Bailey said "the
country suffered most when they did
legislate and they therefore were con
tent to let matters go as slowly as
possible while the, Republicans were
in the majority" If, said Mr.. Bailey,
we urge you to make bad laws we
are fools; and if we pretend that we
want you to legislate when we do
not we are hypocrites." This differ
ence of opinion between Bailey and
Simpson as to the policy of the mi
nority has caused great deal of
friction, and to settle the matter a
caucus was assembled. Mr.. Bailey's.
policy was ratified and though there
is still bad blood between the factions
which amounts almost to split in
the minority, Mr.. Bailey will be fol-
lowed for the present.
Ex-Queen Lii of Hawaii has re-
que sted the,president to upset Presi-
dent Dole's administration in Hawaii
and order general election with her
self as one of the candidates for the
Office of President. She declares that
if the people of her native island were
given the opportunity they would
elect her as their president. She de-
clares that if it had not been for the
of the United States
Minister Hatch and the crew Of the
United States cruiser Boston she
would not have been deposed snd
she therefore demands that aid of
this government as reparation for
the wrong done. The president is
not in sympathy with the dusky ex-
queen and he will not interfere in any
manner