Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-30
THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
Tariff Bill Is Still Engaging
Attention.
GOLD STANDARD The LAW NOW
President Has Signed the Bill and tho
National Banks Have Already Begun to-
Print Their Notes to Pass National
Currency.
Tuesday, March 90.

The senate received majority report
from the committee on privileges and
elections declaring Senator Scott Of
West Virginia entitled to his seat. Lis
tened to extended speech by Mr. Nor
gan on the Puerto Rican bill.
In the house Mr.. Sulzer OF New York
attacked the administration in
speech upon his resolution calling
upon the war department for informa-
ton as to what Notifications Great
Britain was erecting on the Canadian
border. The committee on military af-
fairs submitted a reply OF Adj.-Gen.
Corbin, saying such information was
secret, but that Great Britain was
erecting no works which thereatened
American rights. The committee
recommended that the resolution lie
upon the table. and this was done by
vote of 10 to 81. Consideration OF the
Loud bill to restrict the character of
publications entitled TO pound rates as
second-class mail matter was then
taken up. Mr.. Loud defended it In
long speech. The other speakers were
II. c. Smith (Mich.). in favor OF the
bill. and Messrs. Little (Ark). Bell
(Colo.), Henry (Miss.), Stokes Is. CO.
and Brown (Ohio) in opposition to IT,
Wednesday. March eI.
In the senate, Mr.. Turner (Wash)
stated he was informed by the gov
ernor Of Alaska that exclusive conces-
sions for cold mining in the bed OF
the sea near Cape Nome. Alaska. had
been granted by the secretary of war.
and upon that statement he based
resolution Of inquiry. Senator Turner
said ii such grant had been made it
was "a shame. a v,proach and scan
dial" The resolution was agreed to.
The additional urgent deficiency bill
was passed.
In the house, during the debate upon
the Loud bill. relating to second-class
mail matter, Mr.. Mcpherson trep.,
Iowa. charged that Mr.. ;Ientz tdcm..
Ohio) was the attorney OF the lobby
which is fighting the bill. Otherwise
the debate was without incident Mr.
Loud agreed to accept amendments to
increase the number of sample co, les
which newspapers can send Out at Sec
ond class rates from 500 tn 1000 and
to limit the provision requiring news
papers to separate their mall to those
having in excess OF 5000 circulation.
The speakers today were Messrs.
Bromwell (Ohio), Griggs tGa.). Nc
Pherson uowa), Burke tToxas). Bing-
ram pa, Heatwole (Minn.). and Lat
inner Is. c.. in favor of the bill. and
Messrs. Moon (Tenn.), Lentz (Ohio).
Vandiver (Mo), Snodgrass Crenn.),
Cochran (Mo), and Neville (Neb.)
against 1t.
Thursday, March a2
Senator Foraker claims to be certain
of enough votes to pass the Puerto
Rican tariff bill and will push it to an
issue within the next few days.
Secretary Root explains the granting
of licenses to dredge the water front at
Cape Nome is free to all
Friday, March .J.
In the senate il was agreed TO send
the diplomatic and consular bill to
conference Passed the Puerto Rico
100000 appropriation bill as amend
ed in conference by vote OF 80 to 10.
The house passed the bill, introduced
at the request OF northwestern lumber
men, authorizing the secretary OF war
to make regulations permitting the
running of loose logs, RATS and lumber
on streams in Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin. Passed 142 private pension bills.
Agreed to vote on the conference re-
port of the Puerto Rican appropriation
bill at / o'clock Saturday afternoon.
March "a.
Saturday, March "a
The Puerto Rico relief bill. apprO-
priating about s2,0OO.O00, was signed
by the president Saturday afternoon.
At the same time the Foraker bill was
referred for the purpose OF separating
the house 10 per cent tariff provision
from the civil government measure
The former it is hoped to put on It's
passage on Thursday. amended SO as to
have the rate of duty apply only TO
exports to the United States proper,
and not to imports by Puerto Rico
from this country.