The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-06-25
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings Of the Senate and
House in Extra Session,

EAGlsC n -1lIA- SE4hAsLI
TIE senate on the 10Th disposed Of 70 pages
Of the tariff bill getting through the 5gficul-
ttral schedule and up to the schedule relating
TO wines and spirits During the day the para
graphs on dairy products, farm products, FISH,
fruits and nuts, meat products and miscella-
heous agricultural products were acted on A
motion by SehatOr Vest (do} to restore salt
to the free list was rejected The paragraph
proposing a tax on tea went over Senator
Allison Qa) offered a new paragraph covering
flowers and it was agreed to- Senator PettUs
(Ala) gave notice Of an amendment making
unlawful the Importation of sugar by any trust
or combination formed Id restraint Of trade OF
to increase the price Of sugar. Senator Hills
TEX gave notice Of an amendment providing
that only 70 per cent Of the duties shall be
levied against countries whose minis are open
to the free and unlimited coinage a gold and
silver at q ratio Of sixteen to one A message
was then received from the president, together
with the treaty for the annexation Of Hawaii,
and, after short executive session on the mat
ter, the senate adjourned ~. The house was not
In session.
THE senate on the 17th completed the wine
and cotton schedules Of the tariff bill. Senator
Allison Qa.) secured the addition Of a new
paragraph to the cotton schedule, with view
TO compromising the cotton manufacturers for
the recent action Of the. senate in placing raw
cotton on the dutiable list. Most of the time Of
the session Of the house was taken up with roll
calls, Mr.. Sulzer a. " made a brief speech
10 favor Of Cuba, in which he denounced Wey-
len as ''thief" and murderer The bill for
The relief Of the residents of Greer County, Ok,
was passed and an adjournment was taken to
Monday
THE senate on the 18TH did not quite dispose
Of one page of the fax schedule Of the tariti
BILL the debate drifting into political channels.
Senator Tillman IS. O., at one point in the de-
bate, stated that if there was to be any steai=
ing he wanted share for his state; Senator
Morgan (Ala.) proposed sweeping amehd-
ment to place ten per cent I'D valoyem duty
On all articles on the free list. with few ex-
5epti5ns and called attention to the fact that
the income tax feature Of the Wilson bill was
not repealed and could be enforced by change
in the personnel Of the supreme court of the
United States, Senator Teller Coli intro
lnced bills to abolish the offices of Indian com
missioner and assistant Indian commissioner
and create in their place board OF Indian 6om-
missiOneTs and to provide for allotment Of lands
to Indians without changing their tribal fela-
5i6Hs. ~. The house was not in session.
THE senate on the 18th considered the fax
schedule Of the tariff bill and struck out the
paragraphs relating to burlaps, cloth for cotton
bRgging and the leVyihg duty on plain woven
fabrics Of single jute yarns. It was also agreed
to strike out the paragraph relating to floor
mating, thus placing it ON the free list. The
house was not in session,
THE senate made great progress on the tariff
bill on the 21st- covering IS pages. The last two
schedules Of the dutiable list, covering paper
and Manufactured sundTies; were completed,
with the exception Of hides gloves, coal and
some lesser articles, which went over The
Tree list was also taken up and completed
The house under special rule. adopted bill
7ppTOpriating SIGO, OGOfor the repair Of dry dock
No.3at New York, which recently was discovered
10 be leaking badly Mr. DingIey tMe), from.
The committee on ways and means, PRESENTED a
favorable report on a joint resolution proyid-
nc that foreign exhibitors at the Omaha expo
'ition in 1888 may bring to this country laborers
10 prepare and have charge Of exhibits. An
adjournment was then taken until the 9th