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Show FrtUJt WASIIIWCTOW. Tne Senate' Atneadmenlv To The Tarlir Ulll.-Ultirr Aewa. Washington, SepL IX Tlie wajs and means comm'ttec tills morning began a formal conIdt ration ra-tion of the benaio amendments to the Tariff bill, and tnide excellcut progress by noon, when they adjourned. ad-journed. AUthedutiableschcduIea have passed on, leaving the Iree list yet to be considered. In the caw of each amendment, non-concurrence was recommended. Where a reduction re-duction in the existing duller was pfojicred, the minority members moved concurrence, but otherwise they contented themselves them-selves with a simple negative tvra roce oto on each roroltiuii The Ioui'iaua delegation, IIe rt-eentalirra rt-eentalirra Coleman, Dhticbard, iloatnrr and Wilkinvm, were ad-nitted ad-nitted to the room when the u(,ar stdiedule wan unJer conrljrratloii, and united In an objec'lon to the date) (M.reh 1st next) when It is pmpoed Uiat the chaui.es made in tint schedule shall take effett. Dity proposed an extension to July 1st i.ext, or, falling in that, asked lliritthc new rates take i fleet Im mediately upon the approval ol tbe hill. The committee took the appeal ap-peal under a Ivisement, and rbean-while rbean-while agreed ts recommend nou concurrence in the Sena e amendment amend-ment to the sugar schedule. OT CLEAI.LV STATED. In the Senate report yesterday the podlion taken by Senator Sae.-dcrs, Sae.-dcrs, of Montana, regarding mineral miner-al lauds was not. sta'ed. What the Senator said was this: "Lauds not mineral actually patentee! to the railroad companies cannot 1 taken from them, but the roads, liefore or aftertlie Issuance of patents, do not and cannot own mineral laud"." THE BFItI!LICA EEI KESENTA-TITES. held a caucus tonight to discuss the procedure to be followed respecting the disposition of tbe Senate amen 1-meats 1-meats to tlie tariff hill. The miiu propoIUou was one coming from tli reublican rnemliers of the way add means committee and em laAiieJ in the n-)lulion tutrnjuccd today in the iluuv; by McKinley, looking to consideration of the amendment In the House, Instead of In committee of the whole, and a vote upon non concurrence In tbem In gross. After reasonable debate, de-bate, McKinley explained that he bad commurlcated with the ml nority members of the ways and means committee, and they had promised to consult their party col-leagues col-leagues and inform the majority Monday w bat amountof time tbey desired for debate. Speaker IU-eelpointed out the necessity ne-cessity for the course proposed in the interest of an early adjourn ment and harmony. Finally, upon a viva toee vcte, McKIuley's plan was adopted, and the committee on rules instructed to fix, the time to be allowiI for-debate after minority is heard from and bring In a special rule early In the week. 11'KIJJL.'S TAR.F KESOLtmON. In the House today McKinley offered a resolution that tbe tarill bill, with the Senate amendments, be not considered In tbe committee of the whole, but that they be taken up In the house proper and after hours of debate it be In order to tnove to non-concur in the bill and amendments In gross aud agree to the committee of conference :ntked bythefcenate. Tbe resolution was referred to the committee ou rule. THE 11CRDFB OK BUUHWt.. McCreary (Ky.) introduced a res olution that the killing of Barrun-dla Barrun-dla by the authorities of Guatemala on board an American Vessel demands de-mands immediate Investigation and requests the President, if not Incompatible Incom-patible with the public lifterest, to transmit to the House all information informa-tion In bis possession concerning he transaction. |