The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-30
BILL REPORTED TO The SENATE.
Consideration ofthe Tariff NJ cas-.
ure Ended in the Committee.
The BIZ Extending tho Appropriation
Bills Thirty Days Passed During Hoar's
Abaenoe-The r. ctprocity Arrange
ments Already Existing VIII Not be
Abrogated-The Senate AdJourns Until
Monday.

WASHINGTON, June 29.-The reading
OF the journal of the Senate having been
dispensed with, the House Joint resolu-
ton extending for thirty days the ap-
preparations for the support of the
Government was taken up, and in the
absence OF Hoar, who had interposed
on Wednesday and Thursday, referred
to the committee on appropriations. and
without moments delay, was reported
back by Cockrell, chairman of the COM
mittee, read, and without any objection
passed.
A resolution offered by Sherman
directing an inquiry into the charges
for the use OF sales of sections and
berths in the Pullman sleeping or par
Tor cars was laid before the Senate and
agreed to.
At 1890 the tariff bill was taken up
the question being on section 1O4, abro-
eating the reciprocity trades. Hale
moved to strike out the section, but
yielded to Vest to modify 1t on the part
OF the finance committee, which he did
by inserting a provso that nothing
culled in the section should be held to
abrogate such reciprocity or commercial
arrangements between the United States
and foreign countries, except where
such arrangements are inconsistent
with the provisions Of the act
The discussion on this question was
temporarily suspended in order to
permit Hoar to offer an amend
ment to section "a, which would
allow alcohol sold in the arts and
manufactures to be free from tax
10 hA
Secretary of the Treasury and under a
promise that if found to be Impractical
Bile he would afterwards vote with the
committee to reject it. The amend
ment was agreed to with the consent
OF the finance committee.
The discussion as to the abrogation
OF reciprocity arrangements were re-
sumed and was participated in by
Allison and Sherman in opposition to
the section and by Vest in defense and
explanation OF it One of tho points
made by him was that the absolute
repeal of secuon of the Mckinley
act was to take away from the Presi-
dent In the future all the authority
when he possessed under that 81 ction.
Hlgglns-1s it the Senator's PROPOSE
ton that, in the future, the power to
make reciprocal conventions will be left
dent and Senate-and taken from the
President alone?
Vest-That is tho object
Vests modi fication was agreed to with
out division
Hale moved to strike out tho whole
section, but his motion was rejected
yeas "a, nays "a.
Section l04 now repeats the third Sec
ton OF the Mckinley ac., and provides
that nothing herein contributed shall
be held to abrogate or in any way affe ct
such reciprocal commercial arrange
ments as have been heretofore nj ado and
now exist between the Uaited States
ana foreign countries, except where
such arrangements are inconsistent with
the provisions OF this act"
~ communication from the Secretary
OF State, informing the Senate. at the
request OF the French ambassador. that
religious service In memory Of the late
president OF the Frel CHI repu bic, would
be held at St. Matthew'S Church, Wash
ington, next Sunday at ~ m, was laid
before tho Senate, and it WAS resolved,
on motion OF Hoar, that the Senate shall
attend such religious service
The senator resumed consideration of
the tariff bill ana PETER moved to in
sert an additional section levying a duty
OF $50 on every foreigner coming by
steam or sail vessel to any port within
the United States, and on every alien
immigrant crossing he border line be.
tween the United States and CONTIGUOUS
nations
Platt suggested the insertion of the
words Ito engage in any industrial &C.
cupation," and PETER accepted the sug-
gestion saying that the idea was ex-.
n ffYh h
own idea.
Harris arose to move to Law PETERS
amendment on the table, but Instead he
moved to lay the Senator from Kansas
on the table.
PETER gazed over at Harris With an
air of mingled wonder and reproach;
and the galleries broke out into laugh
ter, in which the Senators Joined.
The Vice President, however, put the
question in the correct form. and the
motion to lay PETERS amendment on
tho table was carried-Yeas, 46; nays,
~
The last section OF the bill pertaining
tic all laws and parts of laws inconsist
ent with it was then agreed to-thus
finishing the bill in committee OF the
whole except as to matters that had
been reserved.
Allison moved to amend section SO,
one OF toe wbiskey sections, by reduc-
ing the bonded period from eight years
to four years. Rejected %;
nays. SO.
large number of amendments were
offered by Jones, OF Arkansas, on behalf
OF the finance committee, many OF them
merely formal and none of them import.
ant enough TO meet any opposition. All
were agreed to.
All the committee amendments hav-
ing been disposed OF Hoar appealed to