Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

agraphs proving q source of contro-.
versy lasting throughout the day. As
a result, little more than page of the
bill was disposed of. The finance
committee succeeded without difficulty
in resisting proposed amendments
from Democratic members of the COM
mittee, although each amendment was
debated at great langth An exciting
incident occurred during the afternoon,
when Senator Morgan of Alabama,
was called to order by Mr.. Calling
err, who was temporarily in the chair,
for severely criticising the inaction of
the House of Representatives. Mr..
Morgan declared that the speaker of
the House was enforcing ian auto
matte trapdoor rule, " by which Repre-
sentatives were assembled and dis
persed, and he characterized this ac-
tion as an outrage against popular
rights After sharp contest with
the tariff leaders Mr.. Quay succeeded
in carrying motion to adjourn over
the Decoration day celebration ON
Monday.
WASHINGTON, May 90 Senator Till
man of South Carolina has introduced
resolution in the Senate for the APP
pOintment of special committee of
five senators to enquire into recent re-
ports of speculation by senators in
sugar stock and as to advance inform
alton by New York spectators as to
the sugar schedule of the tariff bill,
and also to continue the investigation
made in 1894. The resolution recites
that one man is serving a sentence in
jail and that another was yesterday
acquitted on technicality, and pro-
vides for conducting the investigation
SO that all questions shall be perth
nent.
Senator Frye, in the chair, promptly
referred the resolution to the commit
tee on contingent expenses, and Mr.
Tillman was allowed to speak on the
subject by unanimous consent.
I'VE have arrived at time, he be-
gan when the Senate can no longer
afford to rest under the damning ac-
cusations made against Senators. If
there are men here debauching the
Senate, then we should be purged of
them. If these reports are ISLANDERS,
then the press galleries should be
purged. We cannot afford to lay back
on our dignity any longer and say we
will not investigate"
At the conclusion of Senator Aid
rich's remarks the tariff bill was
taken up
WASHINGTON, May 2S-The Senate
adopted the conference report on the
sundry civil bill, which suspends for a
year the forestry order made in Feb
ruary by President Cleveland and Sec
rotary Francis.
Senators from states affected by the
order urged the rejection of the entire
conference report and an absolute
suspension of the presidents order.
Mr.. Cannon of Utah referred to it as
barbarOus and inhumsn, and Mr..
Stewart of Nevada characterized 1T as
disgrace to American civilization
and the worst outrage of the last half
century" Mr.. Pettigrew asserted
that the order was the result of 'the
ignorance of Grover Cleveland.
When Mr. Allison said this was the
best arrangement that could be made
with the House, Mr.. Tillman of South
Carolina calculated: 80, they have no
House over there, anyway. They have
one man running it" Mr.. Berry of
Arkansas said the Mississippi river
item and other important features of
the bill would be jeopardized by re-
lection of the report.
The vote was then taken and the
final conference report was agreed to
yeas 81, nays %.
The tariff bill was taken up at
o'clock Good progress was made, ten
pages being disposed of. Several
votes were taken. the finance commit
tee being sustained in each case by ma
ioritic5 varying from to Is. The
drug schedule was under discussion
and the debate was largely technical.
Occasionally, however, it branched off
to general phases of the tariff,
although at no time during the day
was there a speech of more than five
minutes duration.
WASHINGTON, May 9s.-Representa.
tive Lewis (Democrat) of Washington
offered resolution declaring it to be
the sense of Congress that the bellig-
erency of the Cuban insurgents should
be recognized. Speaker Reed declared
it out OF order, and on appeal, the
House by 81 to 81, sustained the
speaker The House then adjourned
until Monday.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The first
vote on the tariff bill was taken in the
Senate yesterday. Itcame after two
hours debate on the item of boracic
acid, which although comparatively
unimportant, afforded an opportunity
for the first alignment of the various
elements. Mr. Vest of Missouri, a
Democratic member of the finance
committee. moved to make the rate on
boracic acid 3 cents instead of cents
per pound, as provided by the commit
tee. This presented direct issue be-
tween the committee and the oppo-
nents of the bill The amendment
was defeated-yeas, 20; nays, a. The
vote was largely on party lines. The
affirmative was made up of nineteen
Democrats and one Populist-Heitfeld.
The negative was made up of twenty