| Show Standard-Examin- NationalWorfd er Tuesday May 18 1999 3A Juvenile violence bill stalls in Senate '’myx w O gw - JN a WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic senators are at a procedural stalemate on gun control legislation only hours before a threatened deadline to either pass it or move on to other legislation Partisan bickering threatened to torpedo the sweeping bill intended to crack down on juvenile violence as senators argued over how to change the legislation and accused each other of trying to kill it Failing to pass a bill to make it harder for young people to get guns and to impose harsher penalties on those who use them in crime would seem the last thing Republicans or Dem- : JAJJ r:r i ' : mornoM RE¥RfiEB:The Makah Indian The Associated debate on the bill if Democrats and Republicans cannot agree by the end of business today “I want this juvenile justice debill done” Lott clared from the Senate floor “If we can’t get to some kind of agreement we’re not going to get to a conclusion” “The majority leader wants this bill to fade away without a roar or a whimper and without any Republican blame” said Sen Patrick Leahy of Vermont ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee That committee's chairman Sen Orrin Hatch has worked on the bill for two years It is sweeping in its scope and takes on the volatile issue of gun control gun-contr- ol ' wages are down dramatically in part because employees fear firing under a new law enacted to protect taxpayer rights The Internal Revenue Ser-ic- e seized property for overdue taxes 108 times in the six months that ended March 31 compared with 1150 during the same span last year and 5000 seizures two years ago Garnishments of wages and levies on bank accounts dropped to 458000 in the most recent six months from 18 million two years ago while liens on property dropped from 272000 to Trent Lott threatened to halt shootings and an election year Democratic officials who asked not to be named said today that senators of their party have agreed to eliminate all but perhaps two or three amendments and a few on Press WASHINGTON - IRS enforcement actions such as liens and garnishment of" Democratic amendments would survive Still Senate Majority Leader ocrats want sandwiched between the Colorado school tribe butchers the first gray whale they've caught in 70 years Monday in Neah Bay Wash Hundreds of Indians from the Makah and other tribes gathered on the beach to celebrate the kill dropping amid fears other issues to make it clear that if the bill dies it was not for their lack of cooperation But internal disagreements remained over which of dozens of The Associated Press fj IRS actions 98000 At the same time the IRS has relaxed requirements for installment agreements to pay off taxes and for “offers-in-compromis- for taxpayers who have no hope of paying a large bill LAUREN McFALLS The Associated Press Makah cheer ‘historic day’ The Associated Press Neah bay wash of Makah for hours in a chilly drizzle to celebrate the rebirth of an ancient tradition over the corpse of a female gray whale The Makah’s whaling crew delivered the whale Monday culminating months of preparation and controversy as the tribe greeted the first whale landed by the tribe in more than 70 years Environmentalists decried the killing which was accomplished through a combination of the traditional - the cedar canoe its d paddles and the whalers’ ritual prayers - and the rimodem including fles and motorized boats “We’re obviously very upset that the Makah went ahead with killing an innocent sentient creature in such a bloody and untrad-itionway” said Jake Conroy of the group Sea Defense Alliance It took about 1 1 hours for a hand-carve- er al anti-whali- Makah fishing boat to tow the whale home to this waterfront community of 2400 people which is tucked into the shoulder of Cape Flattery The Makah welcomed the whale with sacred songs an honor guard escort and ceremonies Harpooner Theron Parker performed a ritual to release the soul of the whale to the sea “I’m here for my said Ron Johnson who grew up hearing stories about his whaling forebears and traveled over 100 miles to be part of the celebration “He’s dancing in r” heaven” No living Makah had whaled until now and only a few elders remembered the taste of whale meat Some who didn't remember wanted to know what they had been missing “I told Eli ‘You’re not going to school today This is a historic day for the Makah’ ” said young mother Rebekah Greene as the whale was butchered on the beach in fading day30-fo- light feast - probably this weekend -for the Makah and visitors Some will be distributed to tribal members with the blubber rendered into oil for cooking and dipping The tribe is guaranteed whaling rights by its 1855 treaty but the Makah tradition stopped in the 1920s when commercial whaling decimated global whale populations When gray whales were taken off the Endangered Species List in 1 994 the tribe moved to resume whale hunts The United States supported the tribe’s bid before the International Whaling Commission and in 1997 the tribe was given the to hunt a total of 20 whales through 2004 Federal scientists estimate current numbers at about 26000 up from an estimated low of about 4000 The Makah whose fishing and logging enterprises have struggled with the decline of those resources hope the hunt will help restore tradition and pride The Associated Press Strong storms barreled through central Michigan dumping heavy rain downing trees and knocking out power to thousands of people One person was killed An estimated 150000 homes and business were without power at the peak of Monday’s storms which also struck the Detroit Metropolitan Airport and cut electricity to the United Parcel Service Signature Flight Support and Mesaba Airlines Winds up to 1 15 mph knocked down a new home in Wyoming Mich killing a man inside Another worker who was trapped for an hour was in fair condition at a Grand Rapids hospital High winds hail and rain pelted Lansinjg snapping utility poles h winds built to withstand along Interstate 496 closing the 100-mp- down everywhere” The storms also brought heavy rain with more than an inch at Muskegon and Iron Mountain In northeastern Iowa residents of Manchester headed for home as swollen streams and creaks began to recede after heavy rain Boston patients to test The Associated Press - 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