The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-16
THE FIGHT ON SUGAR
Wages With Increasing vIgor In the
Senate Chamber.
Sunday Civil Bill Agreed to-Tariff
Biii Before the President For His
Decision


the question Of proceeding Immediately to
0he consideration of the house bill plao-
Sng sugar, raw and refined, on the free
hist.
Secretary Carlisle's letter stating that
Che free entry of sugar would deprive the
treasury during the next fiscal year OF e4S,-
e00 600 revenue and cause deficit at $780,
600 900, which was read I'm the senate, was
made the justification Of Mr.. Harris mo-
tion 10 refer the bill to the committee on
finance, but Mr.. Berry (Dem., Ark
wanted the bill considered at once, on the
ground that the question was thoroughly
understood, and its reference to the COM
mittee would mean its death.
One Of the most sensational speeches OF
Che session followed. Senator Vest Of Mis-
souri, turned on the calcium light In .
speech Of 2]l hours. Always eloquent, the
Missouri senator, smarting under what he
believed TO be unjust criticisms and slam
ders heaped upon himself, rallied with hns
frenzy against the president and all those
who sssailed him (Vest), his associates on
the finance committee, or their motives.
He gave complete history of the strug-
xles in conference, and justified the action
Of the senate conference committee
throughout. Upon the question of re-
terrng the sugar bill, Mr.. Vest unequivo-
eally maintained that its Inference to the
finance committee mearA its death. He
Gas In favor OF considering it immediately,
and Of either placing sugar on the free list
pr at least striking out the dinercntial In
Favor OF the trust.
Mr. Villas defended the administration
against the aspersions put upon 10 by the
senate, and also favored immediate action,
es did Mr. Mills OF Texas, who challenged
Mr. Carlisle's statement that the tariff bill
would not yield sufficient revenue II sugar
Sent on the free list.
Mr.. Jones Of the finance COMMITTEES Of
fered an amendment TO place duty of 30
per cent fiat on raw and refined sugar,
with no differential."
The pending motion to refer had not
been acted upon when the senate ad-
Sourned.
The conference report on the sundry
civil bill was agreed to.
Figures Cut Down.
The sundry civil bill finally agreed upon
At the second conference appropriates $34,-
DO, 776 which Is 81 ,ool, 800 less than the
bill passed by the senate, and 81, CSC, 1893
5ses than the house bill. The house gained
Sts point I'm aid Of the Atlanta exposition,
khe bill containing the substance Of the
original appropriation OF $500, 1000. The
house amendment for the government
printing Office site was stricken out.
The house provision for granting arid
)ands 10 the arid land states for reclama-
tion, stands, with an amendment stipulat-
Ing that not less than 90 acres OF each l60-
bcrc tract shall be reclaimed. The appro-
pration Of 10000 for public buildings at
Cheyenne, Wyo.; Boise City, Helena,
Mon, and Spokane, Wash, are stricken
put as il the item OF el05 900 for heirs Of
lhe war department clerks who were killed
IN the Ford's theater disaster. A Joint
commission TO report upon the claims Is
provided for.
The item Of s25, 600 for quarantine sta
fion at Southport, N. c., is retained, and
that of si0, coo for station at the mouth
pf the Columbia river is stricken out; s45,-
zoo instead of ss6, 600 is appropriated for q
6rydock at Puget Sound, Wash.
The provision for the bureau Of Amer
Jean republics Is reduced from $4,000 to
5000. 1t is placed under the control Of
the secretary of state and he Is directed TO
report 10 the next congress the propriety
Of continuing the establishments and
whether any obligation exists on the part
Of the government for its continuance.
The Tariff Bfrs Progress.
The amended tariff bill was laid before
the house Immediately after the reading
Of the journal, as having been correctly
pnrolled and signed by the speaker. 1t
was at once sent to the senate
The chief clerk Of the house delivered
ghe message from the house notifying the
senate of the discharge of the house con-
ferrees on tho tariff bill and of the fact
that the house had receded from it's dis
Agreement TO the senate amendments:
Ind further that he (the clerk had been
directed to present TO the senate, for the
signature Of its president, the enrolled
Iariff bill. Within n few minutes after
wards the vice president announced that
,e had signed the tariff bill.
In the Presidents Hands.
A few minutes after o'clock Yesterday
afternoon, horse drawing n phaeton en-
ered the White House grounds at a lively
rot, and heavy-eyed man, CARRYING a |
arge roll of parchment stepped nimbly |
,ut when IL reached the White House and |
an up stairs. The man was Represents |
i've Pearson Of Ohio, and the roll was the |
He was admitted at once to Mr.. Tbur. |
'er's office and delivered his precious bur
len into the hands of the private secre-
ary, just as was done with other bills.
after exchanging n few courteous words
With the bearer, Mr.. Thurber took up n
ubber stamp and impressed upon the bill
haractcrs indicating that 1t had been re-
eived by the president at 1;15 o'clock,
Aug. IL, 1894.
That was all the ceremony there was
bout the reception Of the bill. Mr.. Pear
on would have liked To have handed it TO
he president in person, but Mr.. Cleveland
PAS getting ready for his luncheon, and
% exception was made 10 the usual prac-
Ice. Then Mr.. Pearson, looking relieved
a heavy duty, started back for the Capt
1l.
Before leaving, he conflded 10 the re-
orter that he had not closed his eyes I'm
~o days aud nights, but had been steadily
work pushing the enrolment of the bill.
When asked II he expected to get away in
few days, he replied: "May be. but
m ready to stay until the other tariff
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