The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-13
ARBITRATION TREATY DEFEATED.
Tariff Bill Reported In the SENATE
-ConEressionaI Proceedings.


James Hamilton Lewis of the state OF
Washington has rairly won his spurs In I
congress. He took the leadership Mon
day of those democrays and populists OPP
posed to the republican pol'cy of nothing
but tariff Legislation. He offered reso-
luton which speaker Reed not be-
lieve any of the opposition would oner |
made a strong, dignifed speech upon 1t, |
and although defeated, has attracted the
attention of the whole country. Tonight
everybody here is talking about his maid |
eli effort and no speech of a new member
has created more interest since the free
silver argument made by Mr.. Towne OF
Minnesota early in the last congress.
Democrats opposed to Mr.. Bailey are
hailing him their leader, populists
count him one of them, and the re-
publicans say he has given them the nrst
real party battle of this season. The leg
islation of Mr.. Lewis was THAT the
sneaker be directed to immediately APP
point the committees of the house.
After a recess covering practically III
day, the senate met Monday with large
accumulation of routine business and sew
eral important questions, including the
Morgan Cuban resolution, awaiting atten-
ton The attendance was unusually
large Among the bills introduced was
one by Senator Chandler OF New Hamp-
shire for the issue of certificates OF IN
debtedness up to $50, 900 900 to meet de-
6ciencies in revenue. 1t was referred to
the finance committee. The executive
session was largely devoted to the consid-
Grafton of the Anglo-American arpilra-
tion treaty.
Tariff Bill Reported.
Senator Aldrich presented the tariff
bill to the senate today and gave notice
that 1t would be called up Tuesday, the
18th instant. The time for the bill TO
take effect is made July Instead of May
l. as provided by the house. and the
nh
drawn for consumption" stricken out.
The bill was reported to the senate to
| the surprise of the senators and the pup
lie All the members of the committee
were present The democrats examined
the bill for nearly an hour, making rum
ming comments upon it. They announc-
ed that they were against the bill as
whole They SOON understood that Sen
ator Jones of Nevada was going to vote
with the republicans, and realized that
there was no possibility of changing the
bill They had no desire to make any
factious opposition, and when motoh
was made by the republicans to report
the bill at once, the vote was taken
promptly All the republicans, with SEN
ator Jones of Nevada, voted for the mo-
ton, and all the democrats voted against
it, the vote standing to 5.
A final vote on the free homestead Dill
was taken and the bill passed. AZ to II.
The sundry civil bill was considered, but
was not completed The item OF S2,3S3' 3SS
! for continuing the improvements OF the
! Mississippi from the head of the passes TO
! the mouth of the Ohio river was amend
ed so as to be Immediately available
Arbitration Treaty Defeated.
The senate Wednesday defeated the ar
: bitration treaty by vote of 43 yeas z
nays-not the required majority or TWO
5 thirds required by the rules. The vote
e was preceded by a short spirited debate
K introduced by Senator Mills of Texas
f who made a strong appeal to the senate
= against ratfying the agreement. He as
[ serted that as amended the documen
n was most Objectionable, not to say con
d Trajectory. in its terms. Among thos'
?, who waited in the senate corridors to re
o ceive the news was Michael Davitt. wh'
S appeared much pleased at the result.
: The open session in the senate was de
c voted to the sundry civil appropriation
bill, which was not completed up to th
time of adjournment Senator PettigreV
}. offerd an amendment authorizing tn
president to suspend the order of Presl
= dent Cleveland withdrawing millions o
acres from the public domain and con
l., stituting them forest reserves. IN
amendment also proposed an appropria
ton of $50 600 for surveys of these lands
i In the course of the debate Senator ALI
son stated that the main portion of III
l. amendment had been prepared by tn
~ secretary oil the interior uilutI the eye
g. the president. Senator Pettigrew adde
,e that assurances had been given-he woul
l. not say from whom-that If the amend
r. ment was adopted the president woul
rs suspend the order.
" Senate Committee Places.
lt The senate committee changes CIV
h. chairmanships to the following: Census
D. Carter; coast defenses, Mcbride; educa
TO ton and labor, Kyle; university of tn
ic United States, Wellington; to examlr
ey the several branches of the civil service
III Foraker; immigration, Fairbanks; librar
at Wetmore; manufacturers, Mason; nav
d. affairs. Hale; privileges and election
ee Chandler; printing. Lodge; public land
he Hhnsbrough; relations with Canad
ef Spooner; territories. Shoup transports
es ton routes to seaboard, Platt of Ne
ck York. No silver republicans are care
e. for in the list. Kyle of South Dakota
as included as though a republican IT
'r- places now held by silver republicans al
ne left blank.
,r sundry Civil Bill Passed.
Ut The sundry civil bill was passed
u the senate Thursday with the amen
vi ments that the forest reserve order
~, set aside; authorizing contracts for II
W. W. improvement of the Mississippi river
of the amount of about $1,000 600 for ty
.st years in advance of appropriations
20 congress; approprlating $4,000 for co
M tinuing the investigation of the fur sc
fisheries and increasing the appropriate
oh for the Omaha exposition from 900 600
w s250O 900. The republicans of the hou
is followed up their Endorsement of Speak
Reeds policy of postponing the appoin
vel ment of committees by establishing Z
policy of bi-weekly meetings. throui
pm the adoption of a resolution reported
he the committee on rules, providing tn
lo- the house shall meet on Mondays a
Thursdays until further action. On II
en- resolution the democrats and populis
nd were solidly arrayed against the repu
lat lcans, and 1t was agreed to by a vc
OF of 101 to SO, after a partisan debate. T
ing onnosition led by Mr.. Bailey of Tex
of uias hasad on tho pround that the nj
re- gram would prevent the consideration
az az the bankruptcy bill