Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-15
NATIONAL S0LONS.
REVIEW or THEIR WORK At
WASHINGTON.
Detailed Proceedings % senate 9,
Houss-BilIs Passed or Introdu'r
In Either Brapcb-Questions Of y
ment % the Country st Large.
The Legislative Grind.

The Legislative Grind.
The Semitic disposed OF two tarii
amendments Monday. that placing
stamp tax being agreed to with little
no Imposition and without the formalits
of vote, while the Spooner amendnen4
proposing tariff investigation. was with
drawn after protractcd Single. The
stamp amendment us agreed to-. fixes the
following rates on bonds, etc.: Bonds,
debenturcs or certificates Of indebtedness
issued after Sept. Is. 1897. by any ASSOC
citation. company or corporation. on each
500 of face value. or fraction thereof, 3
cents: and on each original issue. whether
an organization or reorganization OF cefo
tifcates of stock by any such nssociaf
ton. company or corporation. on eacF,
500 of face value or fraction thereof
8 cents: and on all transfers of shares oY
certificates of stock in any association,
company or corporation. on each 500
of face value or fraction thereof. z
cents" Exemptions from the stamp
taxes are made in the case Of State. coun-
ty and municipal bonds. and the stocks
and bonds of cooperative building asso-
Citations.
Tuesday the Senate agreed to devote
one more day to discussion of the tarift
under the fve-minute rule, and then pro-
coed to vote. The beet sugar bounty
clause was withdrawn. Mr.. Bacon made
a personal explanation of his vote for Mr.!
Mills amendment to impose tax OF D
per cent. on all manufactured products.
He had, he said. given the amendment his
vote without due deliberation. If the
imposition OF such a tax could be con-
Et.a. 30 h. al, vssrn
tic concerns existing in open violation of
the law it would, upon meditation, COM
mend itself to his judgment, but rs 1t
would touch every village and hamlet in
the land and lay its hand upon the most
humble he frankly ayowed his regret for
the vote.
The tariff bill passed the Senate
"Wednesday morning, by vote of 3S to
%. The day was spent in amendments
of minor Importance. Following the pas
sage of the bill, a resolution was agreed
to asking the House for a conference,
and Senator's Allison, Aldrich, Platt Of
Connecticut, Burrows, Jones of Nevada,
Vest, Jones OF Arkansas, and White were
named as conferees on the part of the
Senate.
The session of the Senate Thursday
was uneventful, the deficiency appropria-
ton bill being considered throughout the
day. Among its provisions is one acceptn
ing the invitation Of France to partici1
pate in the Paris exposition Of 1900. Thd|
bill was rot completed up to the time Oh
adjournment. An effort TO have severaU
claims added to the bill led to debate
on the proprety of paying GovernmenE.
claims, the general sentiment being that
a bill covering all claims should be
brought in at the next session of Con-
gross. A resolution requesting the Presi-
dent to demand of Spain the release Of
Ona Melton, one of the Competitor pris-
oners, was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations. A new committee
amendment was agreed to appropriating
$4,000 in full indemnity to the heirs of
three Italians iynched in Louisiana in
1856, ny was also one appropriating to
the widow of the late Representative
Cooke If Illinois $1,000. The House sent
the tariff bill to conference. Chairman
Dingley, Paine of New York. Dalzell Of
Pennsylvania, Hopkins Of Illinois and
Grosvenor Of Ohio. Republicans, ana Bail-l
ey of Texas, McMillin of Tennessee AID
Wheeler of Alabama, Democrats, w&Fe,
appointed conferees. The proceedings,
were III nOWlSe SeDsdtlOuul. ne I1OuBc
spent the afternoon under the special Ora
der adopted last week listening to eulo-y
gies on the life and public services pc
Judge Holman.
The Senate met Friday under the de-
pressing influence of the death of Senator
Harris OF Tennessee, who has been one
Of the conspicuous figures in the upper
house of Congress for over twenty years.
Rev. Mr.. Johnston, chaplain, referred
feelingiy TO the loss the Senate had sfs-
tanned and spoke of Senator Harris rug,
ged honesty, his answering attachment
to his POLITICAL principles, his opposition
to all ne considered wrong, his devotion
to his State and his service to the nation"
Senator Bate of Tennessee paid high
tribute to the memory of the distinguish
ed dead, and offered the usual resolutions
which provided for public funeral in the.
Senate, to which the House, President
and cabinet. members of the Supreme.
Court, the diplomatic corps, major gen.
eral Of The army and the admiral of the
navy We're invited, and for committee
of nine Senators to accompany the re-
mains to Tennessee. Then, as further
mark of respect, the Senate adjourned.
After the Senate adjourned the Vice
President appointed the following named
Senators TO attend the remains to Mem
phis: Mcssrs. Bate, Walthall, Berry, Tur.
pie, Allen Dcboe, Pettus, Chiffon and
Wetmore.