The leader., 1897-06-30
THE WORK or CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings OF the senate and
House In Extra Session.


TIE senate made great progress on the tariff
bill on the 2ist. covering So pages The last two
schedules Of the dutiable list. covering paper
and manufactured sundries were completsd
with the exception Of hides. gloves, coal aud
some lesser articles. which went over. The
free list was also taken up and completed
The house. under o special rule, adopted bill
appropriatIng 500 900 for the repair OF dry dock
No at New York which recently was discovered
to be leaking badly Mr.. Dingley tMe), from
the committee on ways and means, presented
favorable report on joint resolution provid-
ing that foreign exhibitors at the Omaha expo
sition in 1898 may bring to this country laborers
10 prepare and have charge Of exhibits An
adjournment was then taken until the 24th-
The wool schedule caused q somewhat eXcit-
ing debate in the senate on the 22d II deNel-
oped the first serious disagreement on the re-
publican side Of the chamber and led 20 warm
personal exchange between Senators Carter
MONTY and Foraker (O), on one hand and Sem
ator Allison 0a), in charge Of the bill on the
other. Senator Vest CMo) also made an iron
cal speech Finally the duty on first-olass
wool was agreed to at 10 cents per pound ana
on second-clasS wool II cents, which is between
the house and senate rates in each case The
house was not in session.
IN the senate on the 23d Senator Allen CSeb)
rose to a question of personal privilege and
made denial Of the published charge that
William j. Bryan had contributed 81 500 to the
populist cause in order to effect fusion. Sena-
tor Morgan (Ala) introduced q bill for the an
nexation Of the Hawaiian islands. The wool
schedule Of the tariff bill was then taken up
and the paragraphs relating to raw wool we're
completed The speeches OF the day were
mostly on technical lines The committee rates
on wool were finally agreed to viz -Four cents
per pound on third-class wool valued at ten
cents or less per pound, and seven cents per
pound on third-olasS wool valued above ten
cents per pound %. The house was not in ses-
sion.
THERE was a stubborn contest in the senate
on the cath over the duties on manufactured
goods Senator Caffery La) spoke for two
hours against protection and severely ar
raigned democratic senators who voted for du-
ties on wool and other raw materials. Senator
Spooner (WiSD. acting for Senator Cullom
UllD who was absent, presented petition
signed by 1903 0)0 citizens of Chicago protesting
against the proposed increase in the tax on
beer. Resolutions of regret at the death OF
Congressman Cooke were passed and an escort
Of Eve senator's was appointed to attend his
funeral 49,. The sudden death OF Mr.. Cooke QlL)
was announced in the house by Mr.. FosS Gll.)
and the customary resolutions were adopted
and a committee to attend the funeral appoint
ed The house then adjourned till the 2oth.
THE senate on the 25th completed the wool
schedule. the silk schedule and the tobacco
schedule OF the tariff bill They will now have
to go through the bill a second time and con-
slider the items which have been passed over
including hides gloves, coal tea and beer
There was a strong contest against the pro-
posed duties on silk fabrics and the paragraph
was only passed by majority Of two. The to-
bacco schedule went through with little fric-
tion. after the committee had advanced the
duty slightly on wrapper and leaf tobacco
Senator Chiffon TEX gave notice Of an
amendment he will offer to :he tariff bill pro-
hibiting interstate commerce in articles manu-
featured by trusts, making the ofense punish
able by three years Imprisonment, The reso-
luton Of Senator Hale (Me) to restrict the
privileges of ex- senators on the floor was refer
red to the committee on rules 49,. The house was
not in session