Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-01
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. June 1.
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tablishs the personnel of the Senate as it
will remain for some time viz, republi-
cans 43, democrats "a, populists 7,
! silver republicans 5, vacancy l Oregon,
Total 90.
Mr.. Mason submitted a petition from
| the National Business League urging
| immediate and effective action on the
pending tariff bill, and stating that this
was the general sentiment of business
interests.
The tariff bill was taken up i'm
mediately after the disposal of the rou-
tine business. MIR. Aldrich, in charge
of the bill, returned to the paragraph
relating to china, porcelain, etc., and
withdrew the proposed committee
amendment leaving the rates as report
cd by the House, viz. Decorated GO
per cent. ad valorem, u~udecorated 80
per cent.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, moved TO
| reduce these rates to 81 and 80 per
cent. respectively. Without debate d
vote was taken and the proposed
amendments were defeated, yeas 70,
nays "a.
Messrs. McEnery anti Cannon voted
with the republicans in the negative
and Messrs. Harris and Heitheld with
the democrats in the affirmative. In
other respects the vote was on party
lines.
Before leaving the paragraph MIR.
Vest, of Missouri, stated briefly that
the effect of the rates was to be aDso-
lutely prohibitory on the grades OF
china and crockcry in ordinary house
hold use.
The paragraph covering gas retorts,
lava tips. ETC., heretofore passed over,
was agreed to as reported.
On paragraph 81 covering plain
green flint or lime bottles MIR. Vest
proposed an amendment reducing the
rate on bottles holding more than n
pint from ! cents per pound to / cent.
Mr.. Vest said in support OF his
amendment that the American produc.
ers controlled the market and could
export goods without a duty.
Paragraph 90, covering articles COM
posed Of earthly and mineral substances
was taken up, and MIR. Gallery, OF
Louisiana, offered an amendment re-
ducing the rate from 50 to 20 per cent
on undecorated ware.
The Gallery amendment was defeated,
10 to 26, Mr.. Heitfeld voting with the
democrats in the affirmative and Mr..
Jones, OF Nevada, with the republicans
in the negative.
I The committee amendments to the
paragraph were then agreed to.
The Senate bill was considered at
length.
Senator Smith, OF New Jersey, made
a brief personal statement in the Sen
ate in reply to the newspaper charge
repeated in the Senate by Senator Till
dent-During my absence from
man that he (Smith) had speculated in
sugar stock. He said "Mr. Presi-
the Senate the other day l ascertained
from the Record that in q very remark
able deliverance by the Senator from
South Carolina MIR. Tillman) he became
sponsor for q newspaper clipping in
which my name was mentioned in con-
nection with the schedule in the pend
ing tariff bill.
1t is only necessary for me to say that
the statement in the newspaper clip
ping in question is absolutely and un-
auali6edly untrue. | have not during
this session of Congress bought or sold
directly or indirectly q single share OF
sugar stock, nor at any time prior to this
when any legislation affecting the value
of sugar stock was pending"
HOUSE.
When the House met to-day it was
still the legislative day of yesterday, a
recess having been taken until to-day.
Large files of authorities were heap
cd upon the desks of Representatives
Richardson and Lewis. and there was
every indication that the minority in
tended to make the path Of the MAORI
ty as thorny as possible.
The new members rose at the drop
of the gavel, b%utlaughcd and resumed
their seats when they realized that
there would be no invocation to-day.
The Speaker Immediately announced
that the pending question was MIR.
Dingley's motion to lay on the table
Mr.. Lewis's appeal from the decision OF
the chair by which the Speaker last
Thursday decided that Mr.. Lewis's
resolution relative to Cuba vas not
privileged. Upon this question the
yeas and nays had been ordered.
Mr.. Lewis was on his feet and under
the guise of q parliamentary inquiry re-
uuested the privilege of withdrawing
temporarily his demand for the yeas
and nays in order to present to the
| House what he termed the "exact re-
cord" relative to the decision given in
the SD Congress, by which a resolu-
| ton declaring the foreign policy of the
United States was decided to be privi-
legged. The Speaker rather abruptly
decided that his request was not q par.
%liamentary inquiry and directed the
| clerk to call the roll.
Mr.. Dingley's motion was carried, SO
| to So; present and not voting 81.
Mr.. Henderson and Mr.. Terry both
demanded recognition upon the an
nouncement of the vote. The Speaker
recognized the former who, from the
committee on rules, presented q special
order for the immediate consideration
of the Senate resolution to amend the
resolution of April 7 providing for the
transportation of supplies to India.
Mr.. Henderson explained the neces-
sity of the passage of the resolution in
the inability to secure a ship of Ameri-
can register to transport these supplies.
Mr.. Richardson said he had no OBJ
lection to the special order, but he pro-
tested vigorously against the present
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