Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-02
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Senate Votes on Customs Admin.
istratiYe Bill Today.
Senate Anti Trust Bill is Passed BY The
House.
Reduction Of the Prblic Debt-Admiral
Porter on the Navy.

/ WAsHIxsIox. May l.-Ingalls. .. The
request OF the Wage Workers Alliance, in-
troduced bill to abolish local taxation
Referred
The customs administrative bill taken up,
the pending question beiog Grsys amend
msnt of securing 10 ssgrieyei importer the
right 20 oring common law suits against the
collector. The matter vas di'cussed By
Evarts and Grsy. A large portion of their
remarks were directed sxtin.t the position
taken yesterday by His1ock to the effect in
regard TO such revenue matters there should
be no jury trials.
Hiscoek reminded the democratic side of
The House that similar bill to this pend
ing had been approved by the democratic
Secretary Of the Treasury. Manning. and
passed hy an unanimous vote of the demo
Gratis. The bill, be said, WAS not inspired
by those importers. or rather those export
ers. who lived in foreign countries, manu-
factnred their own goods, aud consigned
them 10 their age nts ia NV York, but vas
framed to protect American importers and
American manufacturers against sny such
devices This bill bad been clsmored for
by honest importers in tse city of New
York.
Hi.cock declared Gray's amendment
you'd defeat the objee, of the bll and
strike a, its purposes He was willipg to
have the bill provide for jury trial pnder
certain conI,,ions 81 have consulted with
several members OF the committee who are
entirely vi Ing the following provision be
incorporated in the law" The amendment
Vas TO insert the words And said court. in
its discretion, may receive aidiiinnsl evi
ience, and may n lis discretion send diff
cui. questions of fact for trial to jury"
Cali argued in support Of Grsy's amend
ment. preferring it 10 the one suggested by
Hiscock.
Mcpherson said the decision reached BY
the finance committee in the amendne
suggested b. Hiscock would practically de.
feat the whole aim Of the bill.
Allison remarked that a decision had not
been reached by the finance committe, but
by the Two senator's from New York.
McPherson-I wish to say that if I was
TO elect be,ween the amendment of the
senator from New York and that of the
senator from Delaware | woul favor The
proposition Of the senator from Deiarare.
and if either is adopted prefer the present
.a~ to the bill now proposed.
Evarts said he acc, ,pred the modification
suggested by his colleague.
We. ex,ressed his astonisEment a; the !
position iaken by the tso senators from
New ,rk and went OF to quote some of
their statements yesterday to prove their in |
consistency. Hscack argued yesterday, |
he said, against every proposition he made |
toda -. and Evarts had given away. sub |
s,sntisily, the right of trial BY jury for
which he so ably c)ntended yesterday.
Evarts argued that the m ,diticltion pro
pos-; by Hiscock me. all the req iirements |
of the case.
After further discussion Allison moved /
to lsv CIR Us amendment on the table |
Agreed to by party vote.
Coke moved to amend the bill by insert |
ing provision that no allowance for dam |
sge to imported goods shall be msde ualess !
;h.y are sold st public auction Rel acted. |
GRAY Suggested that he Ia | other amend |
mcnts TO OFF, and it was agreed oy unani- |
nous consent that they should be prin-ed
ADD go over III tomorrow, and that tomor
row at the SENATE proceed 10 vote on the |
bill.
After short executive session the Sen
ate adjourned.