The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-06-17
WORK OF CONGRESS.
THE WEEKS DOINGS IN SENATE
AND HOUSE.
A Comprehensive Digest Of the Pro-
ceedings in the Legislative Cham
bers at Matters that
Concern the People.
La " makers at Labor.

When the Senate laid aside the tariff
bill Saturday night it had reached the
sugar schedule. which has been the sub.
Ject of so much interest and conflict
During the day many of the para graphs OF
the wood schedule had been agreed to, but
that "estoring lumber to the dutiable list
at 50 per LOCO feet proved the greatest
stumbling block since the debate began
Mr.. Bacon Dem.) of Georgia gave his
support to the committee rate, saying il
was essential to the lumber industry OF
the South. He also spoke in favor of 4
revenue tariff so adjusted as to give equal
benefit to all industries. Mr.. Bacon and
Mr.. Vest clashed several times on tariff
doctrine. Mr.. Vest expressing his regret
that a Democratic Senator would aid in
restoring to the dutiable list one of the
three products-lumber, salt and wool
which the Wilson bill put on the free list.
MIR. Clay of Georgia also spoke at length
on the tariff bill, criticising the sugar
sched lie and other features of the bill.
The Senate Monday defeat ted the motion
TO put white pine on the free list, and the
entire lumber schedule was agreed to as
reported. In the House the Senate bill
to amend the act to authorize the con-
struction of steel bridge across the st.
Louis river was passed. A Senate bill TO
authorize the construction of n bridge
across Pearl river, Mississippi. was pass
ed. The House adjourned until Thurs
day.
By the decisive vote of II TO 10 the
Senate Tuesday adopted an amendment
to the tariff bill placing raw cotton, the
great product oe the South, on the dutia-
Bile list at 20 per cent. ad valOrem. 1t is
the first time in the history of tariff legis-
lation that duty on cotton has been in
corporated in bill. The amendment was
proposed by MIR. Bacon DEM of Geor-
gi He said the omission of this article
from the dutiable list was Il violation of
the principle of the Democratic platform
t.iat tariff taxation should be so imposed
as to discriminate against no section. The
tariff as Il whole fell like dead weight
g the producer cf cotton. raising the
prices of all articles essential TO his use
and yet on his article of production, raw
cotton. he was ''left in the lurch.' Sew
eral other items were discussed, but moth
ing further was settled.
The Senate had a period of tariff
speeches Wednesday. and as result lit
tie progress was made on the bill. MIR.
Rawlius OF Utah and Mr.. Mills of Texas
discussed the Democratic attitude on the
tariff from their respective standpOints.
Later in the day Mr.. Cannon of Utah pro-
posed an amendment placing an export
bounty on agricultural products. He
spoke for two hours on the need of giving
the farmer a share of the benefits of the
tariff. Mr.. Butler of North Carolina also
spoke in favor of giving the farmer equal
benefits with other classes under the bill.
Only half page of the bill. covering four
brief and comparatively unimportant par
agrapns, We're disposed of during the day.
The long-deferred debate on the sugar
schedule of the tariff bill came on Thurs
day, after the Senate had disposed of the
cereals in the agricultural schedule.
Nothing definite was accomplished. James
T. Lloyd. who was recently elected to
succeed the late Representative Giles. of
the First Missouri District. took the oath
at the opening of the House. Mr.. Hit
asked unanimous consen; for the consid-
Grafton of joint resolution for the pay
ment of the salaries of certain consuls
general and consuls, the names of whose
posts were changed in the last consular
and diplomatic bin. The resolution was
passed. MIR. Payne then moved an ad-
journment, which was resisted by the
minority. The rising vote resulted in Il
tie-S1 to 81. Speaker Reed saved the
motion by voting aye, and the House ad
journed until Monday.
The first test vote on the sugar schedule
was taken in the Senate late Friday. re-
sulting in the adoption of the Republican
caucus amendment changing the House
rate of l JI5-1OGO to 80 per pound by
the close vote of yeas 81. nays 80 The
affirmative vote was made up of twenty
nine Republicans. one Democrat McEn-
cry of Louisiana). one silver Republican
tJones of Nevada) and one Populist
iStewart of Nevada). The negative vote
was made up of twenty-five Democrats.
three TOpuiists and two silver Republi-
cans. 1t was the closest vote thus far
taken on an issue of Importance. and was
accepted as showing that amendments
having the sanction of the caucus We're
assured of adoption. The vote was taken
after Il day spent in speeches on the effect
of the sugar schedule.