Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-06-24

the sugar trusts, whose interests, he
held. went hand In hand with the
sugar planters. Mr.. Lindsay, OF Ken
lucky, and Mr.. Caffery we're the other
senators who addressed the senate.
Washington, June 1.-THE house
adjourned until Thursday, the only
attempt TO transact business was a
request by Mr.. Lacey of Iowa for
unanimous consent for bill for re
lief of residents III Greer county, Okla
homa. Mr. Henry objected, and then,
after the usual democratic protest
against republican policy OF not APP
rcinting committees, the house adj
iourned. Before the session began the
! hub of a Wheel wound with monster
petition, said to contain 100000 sig
natures, appealing to congress to rec
, ognize the Cuban insurgents as belli-
gerents, was wheeled into the space in
front of the speakers rostrum. 1t
! has been in circulation throughout
| the United States for six months, and
was presented to congress by Sulzar.
WasbiL gtcn, June 1.-THE senate
made a great stride forward by COM
pleting its consideration OF the sugar
schedule of the tariff bill, except the
provisions relating to Hawaii, which
went over. This schedule has been
the storm center of the entire bill and
, will It disposed of there is now bet
ter prospect for speedy action on the
bill as whole. AS agreed to the
schedule places on sugar not above
| No. is Dutch standard one cent per
pound and .03 of cent for every de-
gree above Is; and on sugars above
No. 16 Dutch standard 1876 cents per
pound; but on sugars testing below 81
degrees 4 OF cent per pound shall be
deducted Only one yea and nay vote
vas taken during the day, 1t being on
the amendment of Mr.. Lindsay (dem..
KY to make the rate 1.28 cents per
pound on suaar above No. 16 Dutch
standard The amendment was de-
feated 80 to 35.
The Pettigrew amendment relating
cussed at Length. II developed a good
deal OF divergence in opinion on both
sides of the chamber, the two Alabama
senators Morgan and Pettus) joining
Mr.. Hoar in the opposition. Mr. Allison
asked that it go over, but Mr.. Petit
grew said that he felt like having the
Issue now unless overruled by the
senate He said that his antitrust
policy had been a pie, k for the repub-
lioan party up to the time of the st.
! ouis convention when 1t was left out
o' the platform. Whether 1t was
purposely left out In behalf of the
sugar trust would be disclosed by the
vote, he said. The Pettigrew amend
ment was tabled 30 to %. Jones
(Nev.) silver populist Morgan and
McEnery, democrats; voted with the
republicans while all the other popu-
lists except Pettigrew voted with the
democrats. The tobacco schedule was
then passed over and consideration OF
the agricultural schedule was resumed.
The butter paragraph was agreed 10
as reported.
Senator Gallinger, from the COM
mittee on pensions reported favorably
the bill granting pension to survi-
vors of the Indian wars of from 1892
to 1912, including the Black Hawk,
Creek. Cherokee, Seminole and Sac
and Fox disturbances.
Washington, June 16,-At 5 o'clock
this afternoon the treaty for the an
neXation of the Hawaiian islands
reached the senate. That body at
once went into executive session and
as soon as the doors were closed, the
message OF President Mckinley ac-
companying the treaty and the treaty
itself were read. In one palt of the
chamber there was a group oS senator's
" no will bitterly oppose the ratification
of the treaty. Among them are Messrs.
Gray Mills, Pasco. White, Gallery,
Pettlgrew and McEnery. There was
some discussion as to when the treaty
might be considered, and Mr. White
asked if 1t was the intention to push
~ at lIlN StSsiOll, anu ~ iCpiS bNlhS
made that 1t was possible, the Cali
forna senator said Il desire to an
nounce that am prepared to stay here
all summer to prevent ratification,
which | consider very bad proposi
tion" I'm join you, said Mr.. Pet
tigrew The treaty Is a simple docu-
ment of six articles based In its essen-
tial details on the treaty negotiated by
j. W. Foster during the administration
of Fro sident Harrison. The islands
are to be Ceded practically without
conditions, leaving the Uaited States
to pursue her own course with refer
ehcC To their management. Hawaii
will first be treated rs territory, The
United States government assumes
the 81 900 coo debt of the islands. Be
foro the executive session the senate
disposed of Is pages Of the tariff bill
Washington. June l7.--Today the
senate made greater progress on the
tariff bill than any day since the de-