The 55th Congress At Work

í-kvate.- 65th day.- A great stridj Cortvard was made by coiuplotiDff thfl cousideration of the suga'r schedulo oí the tarifl bil], except the provisión relating to Hawaii. whieh went over, Th is schednle has been the storm een ter of the entire bill, and with it disi posed of the re is a better prospeot foi spt-edy action on the bilí as a whole. The first pai-agraph of the sugar sched ule served to bringout all the speecheá and ter.t. votes and when this waa passed iiie other paragraphs of the schednle were ajfreed to without further opposition. The eoiiskleration of the ;igii -ultural schedule was taken up. Sknatk.- 60, h day- There was rapid work on the tariff bill. Tliere were no and the debate waá of a snappy oharacter vvhich at tiraeS enlivened but itiJ not delay the serioug work on the bill. Thirteen pages werd disposed of, carrying the Senate through the agricultural schedule and up to schedule H, relating to spirits, wines, etc. During the day the para graphs on dairy products, farm products, fish, fruit and nuts, meat products and miscellaneous agricultura products were aeted on. The fin anee coinniittee proposed many changes, iu the main advancing rates somewhat orer tlioso Uerctofore reported. The coinmittee was sustained on every vote althoug-h a contest was made on almost every paragraph. Mr. "Vest's tnotion to restore salt to the froe list was rejected - yeas Í4, nays 31. The important parag-raph proposing a tax on ten went over at the suggestion of Mr. Allison, who expiessed hope that tliis duty on lea might be dispensed witli. A uiessage was reeeived from President TvfcICinley tog-ether with the lLiiwaii.in annexation Ueaty. As soon, as tliev had been read in executive sessiou lliey weiv laid aside for the day. bENATB.- 67U day. - Greater progress was nni le on the tariff bilí thao, on any day since the debate opened. Iwo ent iré schedules, covering 20 pages, were completed. namely, schedule II on spirits, wines and beverages, and schedule I on mamiíaj; urrd cotton goods. ïhis brings the Senate to the flax schedule with the important wool schedule standing next. The portion of the bilí passed is substantially tha sarje as that reported, all committea chang-es being unimportant, while tha opposiüon ainendments of Mr. .Iones, of Arkansas, and Mr. Vest were sys-t tem.itically rejected by majoritie3 varying from five to ten. Mr. Allisort secured the addition of a new para graph to the cotton schedule with a view to compensating the cotton man ufacturers for recent action of the Senate in placing raw cotton on the duti- able list. The House was in sessioa an hour and a half, most of the timo being taken up with roll calis. Mr. Sulzer, Democrat, of New York, suc" ceeded in injecting into the proceed ings a brief speech in favor of Cuba in, which he denounced Weyler as a "thief" and "murderer." The bill for the relief of the cyclone stricken resi dents of Oreer county, Oklahoma, was passed. Senate.- G8th day.- The tariff bill carne to a sudden halt, less than ona page of the flax schedule being dis posed of during the day. The debata drifted into politics, Senators Bacon Vest, Jones of Arkansas, and Tillmaa taking part in an exposition of Democratie doctrine ou the tariff. Mr. Moi-yan proposed a sweeping amend ment to place B 10 per cent ad valorem duty on all artttica now on the free list with a few stated exceptions. In, supporting the aiDendment Mr. Morgaa called attention to the singular fact that the income tax feature of the Wil son bill is not repealed and can be en forced by a change in the personnel of the supreme courtof the United States. Owing to the interest in the Hawaiian annexation question, Mr. Davis, of Minnesota, secured an agreement for I the printing of 5,000 copies of the treaty and other documents. Senate. - 69th day. - The flnanco committee reeeived a turn down on the flax, hemp, jute and matting graphs of the tariff bill. Tliïs resulted in the placing of matting on the f ree list as vvere cotto:i ■ ■ ti tot baggrnL and woven fabrics of jute yam.-:. The Democrats were enabled to carry their point ag-ainst these paragraphs hj the assistance of the siver Republicans and Populiüts and by the help of Messrs. Carter and Hansbrough, straight Re publicans, on mattings. Senate- 7Oth day- The record was brokcn bv the disposal of 56 pages oL the tariff bill during the day. The wool and silk schedules were laid aside temporarily, and the woi-k went on rapidly until ihe last two schedules of the dutiable list covering paper and manufactuied sundries, were completed with the exeeption of the paiagrapha on hides, gloves, coal and some lesser articles, which went over. This ad vaneed the Senate to the free list, which was taken up and completed in three hours. After wool and silk are disposed of the tobáceo schedule, the reciprocity provisions and the inlernal revenue portions of the bill, as well as the many isolated paragraphs passed over, remain to be oonsidered. House - Only routine business and a few matters of minor injportauce were disposed of. Johnnie Sheehan, aged 14, of Calumet, was drowned in a small pond. The seeretary of the navy has instructed 1-iieutenant-Commander Rush, of the U. S. revenue cutter Michigan, to report at Detroit July 10 to take the Michigan Naval Rerserves out for their annual cruise. The battalions at Saginaw and Bay City will arrange with the Detroit reserves either to take part in the cruise with thera or to divide the time in some nianner acceptable toall. The Michigan will leave Detroit on July 19 for Cleveland where she will take on the Cleveland and Toledo reserves for a 10 days' trip, after which she will proceed to Chicago to give the Illinois militia an outing.