The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-02
THE DINGLEY TARIFF BILL.
1T PASSES ITS FINAL VOTE IN
THE HOUSE.

ourGoyernment's Attitude Toward Gu ba.
A Astringent Naturalization Law-To E1.
empt From Customs Duties Those Glasses
OF Goods Controlled by Trusts.
SENATE.
Washington, March 31-After the
routine morning business was disposed
or in the senate today. Senator Mills
offered the following resolutions:
Resolved. That the COMMITTEES on for
eign relations be instructed to inquire
what. Il any, obligation the United
states have assumed toward the peo-
pie OF Cuba by asserting and maintain
ing the right to prevent the acquisition
OF that island by any European pow
er and compelling its people to re-
main subject to the domination OF
Spain; and to report by bill or other
wise.
Senator Hale suggested the omission
OF the clause about reporting.
Senator Mills-The committee may
report anything it pleases. 1t may re-
port that there is no necessity for any
thing.
The vice president-Is there any OBJ
lection to the present consideration Of
the resolution?
Senator Hale-Let it lie over and the
resolution went over until tomorrow.
The vice president laid before the
senate the resolution offered yester-
day by Senator Morgan inquring as to
the letters alleged to have been writ
ten TO the present and the late chief
executive by Maxine Gomez, leader of
the Cuban revolutionary army
Senator Hale inquired whether San
ator Morgan had modified his resolu-
ton In accordance with the suggestion
Of Senator Hoar yesterday, extending
the inquiry to all letters?
Senator Morgan said that he had
net, because he did not know exactly
what Senator Hoar meant.
Senator Morgan-I know OF no let
ters OF General Gomez to the president
but the two which were published yes
terday. II there were any others I
would like TO have them furnished
However, in the absence OF Senator
Hoar, L would let the resolution go
over until tomirrow. It was 80 or
dered
Senator Perkins reintroduced an old
bill to amend the naturaHZat ton laws.
It provides for the usual five-year pc
rjod and requires that each alien seek
ing to be naturalized must speak the
he must be able to read and write nav
ing been stricken out. The applicant
must also show himself to be acquaint-
ed with the principles Of the cOnstitu-
ton and has an understanding OF the
system OF government OF the United
States and OF the states thereof.
Senator Pettigrew gave notice of an
amendment to the tariff bill, which
will remove from the dutiable and place
on the free list all articles OF like char
acter OF domestic production or manu-
| facture that are made or controlled
by trust or combination for the pur-
pose OF preventing competition. Every
contract. or combination in the form
Of trust or to restrict the quantity Of
production or affect the price Of any
article, or conspiracy in restraint OF
trade, is deemed a trust within the
provisions of the act. Action to de-
termine the existence OF such trust
may be begun by any citizen and upon
the decision Of the federal court that
such a trust exists, the court is di-
customs officers to thereafter admit
such articles free OF duty. The United
States circuit court is made the court
of last resort from which no appeal can
be taken. Where a duty is levied upon
raw material, or any article that Is
improved by any process after being
imported, the duty of the raw material
or unrefined or uninproved article
shall be collected as provided by this
act, burt the differential or additional
duty shall not be collected II the i'm
proved or refined article Is found to
be the subject Of trust.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The object for which President Nc
Kinley called the Fifty-fifrh congress
TO meet in extraordinary session a
fortnight ago was accomplished, so far
"a nf a a
concerned, when the vote on the Ding
ley tariff bill was announced by Mr..
Speaker Reed-yeas, POS; nays, 121:
answering present" and not voting.
21: The affirmative vote was composed
of 1919 republicans, five democrats and
one populist-Mr. Howard, Of Ala
bama.
Mr.. Reed, in the speakers chair, di-
rected the clerk to call his name just
before the annOuncem emit OF the vote.
to which he responded AYE" amid ap-
plause. The negative vote comprised
III democrats and four pOpulists and
Observation-Disclosures Baker, Of Illinois;
Marshall, Simpson and Todd. Accord
ing to the conclusion reached last
Monday night, the great number of
populists, silverites and fusionists
contented themselves with answering
present"
The debate and other proceedings
preceding the vote on the passage Of
the bill were interesting to an unusual
degree, and were witnessed by a brill
liant assemblage OF spectators that
filled the galleries to overflowing. The
diplomatic gallery accommodated many
Of the ladies OF the corps and the repre-
sentatives Of Japan and Hawaii. which
countries are particularly concerned
over the passage Of the bill They sat
patiently through the long hours Of
the day, and not until the voting was
concluded did the visitors make a
move towards leaving. Most OF the day
was occupied in discussion Of the gen.
eral principles of the measure and OF
questions connected with them, the
consequence being that but two or
three pages Of the bill were read by
the clerk for consideration under the
five minute rule
Speeches were made by Messrs. AL
len. democrat Of Mississippi: Clark
democrat. of Missouri; Johnson, repub-
lican, Of Indiana, who told the house
that he would vote for the tiIl only
because he was assured that the SEN
ate would cure it's defects and make