The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-02
| SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.
A weelk's Proceedings in the Halls OF
Conxress-Importnnt Measures Dis
cussed and Acted Upon-An Impair
tial Resume of the Business.
The Na.ionnI Solous.

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dutiable list. covering paper and MANN
factured sundrieS, We're completed. w! II
the exception of the paragraphs on
hides. gloves. coal and some lesser ar
ticlcs. which went over. This advanced
the Senate to the free list. which WIS
completed in three hours. Early IN the
day the wool and silk schedules went
over With an agreement that wool wousd
be taken up Tuesday. After that the to-
bacco schedule. the reciprocity provisions
and the internal revenue portions of the
bill as well as the many Isolated para
graphs passed over remain 20 be consid-
cred. The progress Monday was so mark
ed. however. that for the FIRST time there
was a feeling that the end WAS NOT far
OIL. The House. after the approval OF
the Journal. adopted bill aNpropr'atlns
Sloo.otO for the repair of dry dock NO.
) at New York. Mr. DinCicy of Maine,
from the Committee on Ways and Means.
presented a favorable report on Il joint
resolution providing that foreign eNhhi-
tors at the Omaha exposition in 1898
may bring TO this country laborerS 10
prepare and have charge of exhibits. Two
amendments provide that the Secretary
of the Treasury shall fix the number of
laborers to enter the country and that
they shall leave the United States with
IN three months from the termination Of
| the exposition.
An exciting debate marked the conad-
| Grafton of the WOO! schedule in the Senate
Tuesday. 1t led to 4 warm persona! 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 Oh 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 NJ" Carter.
who had aroused the storm. cndeayored
to nave the paragraphs relating to carpet
woo.s go over. but Mr.. Vest objected.
Nlr. Teller of Colorado also spoke against
delay Aside from this interruption fair
progress was made Oh the wool schedule.
Inc duty Oh tirSt-class wool WAS agreed
10 at ~ cents per pound and on second
c!asS WOOL IL cents, which is between the
house ana Senate rates in each case.
ne rates on thirI-class woods went over.
MOST OF the other amendments related to
tae c.asslhcation of wools. Mr.. Jones of
arh''hsas spoke against the entire sched-
u'e as severely oppressive on the con-
sumers of wooden goods
After contest lasting al! Wednes-
DAY the Senate completed the paragraphs
OF the WOO, schedule relating 70 raw WOO,
and advanced into the features relating
TO manufactured woo.en goods. The dav
WAS devoted largely Y to 4 discussic: af the
effect OF tariff rates on the price of wool.
ana tle speeches We're on technical lines
III the main. Mr.. Quay made Il strong
effort TO have the House ad valorem rates
on th1rd-class wool adopted but he was
oefea'ed-l9 to II. The committee rates
were liieh agreed to. viz, cents per
poHn! or third-c!ass wool valued at 10
cents or less per pound. and cents per
pound on third-class wool valued above
10 cents per pound. The schedule was
completed up to para graph 3G4, relatin.
TO cloths. knit fabrics etc
a stubborn contest oYlr the duties o,
manufactured wooden goods occupied the
attention of the Senate throughout Thurs
Gay. 1t was day of constant roll calls
ana OF cross fire debate on the effect of
the duties in advancing rates. MANY
amendments We're proposed to reduce the
rates pat these We're rejected by decisive
ii.aJoritles. Less than five pages We're
a'sposed 9. OF during the day. CARRYING the
Senate through paragraphs $40. the frst
OF the paragraphs relating to carpets. An !
ar OF gloom pervaGeg! the House. owing
to the death Of Mr.. Cooke of Illinois Tho |
blind chaplain. in his Invocation rofarrnd |
feeinS!y 10 Mr.. Cookies death rs j, frro,+
public calamity. 4 tier the reading of +hs
}oNfhal fhe Speaker announced the recon-
tion or IN invitation from the RcIr;an
Chaln?ef OF deputies to the members of
me House 10 attend the international n,r-
ialhehtfiFy conference in favor of arl,i.
[rauon. which! VII! begin Aug. G. Mr.. Eos.
9t LIMOS. on behalf of his delegation
men announced the death of his colleo,,,,n
MIR. Cooke The customary resolnt;nn,
we're adopted and committee to ,tran1
lie funeral was appointed. copsis+:n@ of
Messrs. Foss. Prince. Belknan Of mi.
iois: Moody of Massachusetts Trnda.
ssaH OF Iowa. Boyce of Indiana. Rn;lev
II Texas. Hunter of Illinois and T}irs-
more of Arkansas Then, as q f,rti,nr
marx OF respect the House adjourned unt;l
Monday. ''''ii
Ihe Senate Friday completed the WOO,
cnedule. the silk schedule and tho +nhot,aI
chcdule Of the tariff bill and WITH rh;s
accomplished the tariff leaders had tha
abstraction of knowing that all the scpoG-
lies of the bill and the free list hal laa,,
cone over once. There now remains on,r
o go through the bill 4 second time mss
ng on the items passed over. These o.a
cry numerous and important. inc,ndinr
ldes. gloves, coal, tea and beer Annr
hat the internal revenue features of 10
MI will be all that remains. Prorrass
vas rapid. although every paracronh va
ltinS to carpets was stubbornlr oa
ested. WI
An abrupt and startling halt in tha +,r
1 debate occurred in the Senate at o.9o
clock Saturday, when. in the mids+ of
passionate speech. Senator Petti~re,,.
liver Republican of South Dakot1 ,.os ".
trcken with paralysis of the yocol cord
,hlch brought his vehement speech 70
lose with sentence half uttered Tba
ena'or was not physically incapa acitstad
Scept IN the sudden loss of the power nf
n'ech. On motion of Mr. Plat of Cou-
ecticut of the Finance Commit+ao fulrl.,,a
irth, wrought or manufactured. was ada
to paragraph IS at So Il ton. This nro
pitated lively controversy hetwaan
lr. Platt and Mir. Pettigrew (silver Pa
'bhcah) of South Dakota. which cama