The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-06-17
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dence Of excitement and without Incl.
dent worthy of special mention, but |
With manifestations Of deepest inter-
est, the waT revenue measure was
passed by the senate Saturday even. |
Ing Mt 7:05. A score Or more. of at-- |
tempts were made to amend It,, but |
only IN three or four incidents were |
the efforts successful. A party effort |
was made to amend the bond section |
OF the measure, but It. was,.futila in,
every instance. The most notable |
amendment of the day was. offered by
Mr. Tillman, placing q duty of 10 cents |
per pound OH all tea imported into, the |
United States. The amendment Gre
ated no debate and was adopted by q
vote Of SO to 80. 1t. is calculated by
the senate experts that the duty, If it |
is finally enacted into. law. will raise.
at ledst :$1O,O0O,OOO a. year and prob
ably more. An amendment offered by
Mr.. Chiffon Of Texas. a member of
the finance committee, provides for q
tax graduated according to prices upon.
oil articles sold Of patent rights or
trade marks or names not open to
general use which ale. not otherwise
taxed by the bill.
Through an amendment offered by
Mr.. Lindsay of kentucky the measure
is not to place stamp tax upon
bundles of newspapers wholly or part
ly printed which weigh less than 100
pounds. A tax of 4 cents barrel was
placed on adulterated flour and q
stamp tax of 1 cent emitting the hold
TO Sv,0 n1c1
berth in sleeping car, the company
selling the seat or berth being required
to aftiX the stamp. On the passage OF
the affirmative. BY parties the vote
in favor of the measure was as fol-
lows: Republicans, 80; Democrats, z;
Populists, l.; Silver Republicans, 1; to.
tai, IS. Against the bill the vote was:
Democrats, 20; Populists, z; Silver Re-
publicans, 1; total, 90. The Democrats
who voted for the bill We're Messrs.
Ca1ery, German. Lindsay, McEnery,
Mitchell, Murphy and Turpie. The
Populist was Mr.. Kyle and Silver Re
publican was Mr.. Mantle.
Washington, June 7.-Bcyond the
passage of an urgent deficiency bill
N1tluC uCCCSSuly W lEC Wal WIFI SPAN
the senate accomplished little. The de-
fciency measure carries appropriations
for the war and navy establishments
aggregating S17.745.OO0. These appro-
priations are in addition to the amounts
to be carried later by the general de-
ficiency bill. During the greater part
of the session the measure providing
for the taking of the twelfth and sub
seQuent census was under considera-
ton but no progress was made towards
its completion.
In the House.
After the revenue bill was sent to
conference the session of the house to-
day was devoted to routine business
chiefly under suspension of the rules,
n number Of bills being passed. Adj
journment was taken pending the dis
posal of a measure providing Il code
Of criminal law and procedure for
Alaska.
Washington, June S-Almost imne-
diately after the senate convened con-
sideration was resumed of the bill for
the protection Of the people of the In
dian Territory. After the reading and
discussion Of the measure, which occu-
pied nearly three hours, it was passed.
1t provides for the allotment in sew
crafty Of certain lands to the Indians
of the territory, the payment of inter-
est claims to the Chickasaw Indians,
and the ratification Of the agreement
effected with the Indians by the
Dawes commission. The discussion Of
the census bill precipitated q civil SER
vice debate which had not been con-
cluded when the senate adjourned.
Urgent Deficiency Dill Passed.
After disposing of the urgent wal
deficiency bill as passed with amend
ments by the senate the house consid-
cred the conference report upon the
sundry civil bill. The report, so far as
1t embodied agreements, was adopted,
and the house then began voting sew
orally upon the senate amendments
! upon which no agreement had been
reached in conference. OF these there
are thirty-fve. The house considered
eight of these, acting favorably upon
three and rejecting five. The house
adjourned pending the discussion of
measure to enable volunteer soldiers
to vote at congressional elections dur
ing the war.
washington, June "a Dill prOVid-
i ing for the taking of the twelfth CEN
sus was passed by the senate after
debate which occupied the greater
part of three days. Several weeks ago
a census bill was presented by the
committee having the matter in charge
but the matter was so unsatisfactory
that it was recommitted to the CON-
| mittee. The bill passed was intro.
| duced in lieu of that which was recon.
| Initted, and as slightly amended, re-
ceived the unanimous support of the
senate. Under it, if it should become
q law, director of the census. an as
sistant director and five expert statis-
ticians will be appointed Immediately
to make the preliminary arrangements
for taking the census of 1900 in ac-
cordance with the outline presented in
the bill. A determined effort was