The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-12
MAKING CHANGES.
Senate Busy in Passing ComprO-
mise Amendments.
Republicans Vote With Demo
Gratis for Specific Duties.
CHEMICAL SCHEDULE.
Senators Talk Learnedly About
Boracic Acid.

WASHINGTON, May 11.-Mr. Harris
almost despaired of making progress
with the tariff bill yesterday when Mr.
Qnay introduced in the senate bill
ITO esta blish a code of laws in the
District of Columbia and asked for
it's reading in full, which could scarce
" have been com pleted by the end of
the Legislative day. Democratic sena-
tors objected, Mr.. Vest saying the
evident purpose of Mr.. Quay was to
delay the tariff bill The bill was
finally returned to Mr.. Quay, who in
timated that he might bring it up
again tomorrow.
Mr.. Allen tried in vain TO obtain
consideration for his Coxey resolution
and, after brief discussion of Mr..
PETERS industrial depression resolu-
ton, the senate resumed consideration
of the tariff bill. The proposed duty
on boracic acid was discussed at con-
and White of California, Jones OF Ar
kansas, Mcpherson, Gallinger, Man.
derson and others
The pending amendment was that
of Mr.. Perkins to the anne ndment of
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas to change the
duty on boracic acid. Mr.. Jones'
amendment increased the duty from
20 per cent ad valorem to 2 cents per
pound Mr.. Perkins amendment was
to increase it to the present rate, 5
cents.
Mr. Harris moved to lay the pend
ing amendment THAT of Perkins, to
make the duty on boracic acid cents
per pound) on the tab BILE. The motion
wrs carried by a strict party vote, 81
-25.
The question then required upon
Mr.. Jones' compromise" amendment,
to change the duty from 20 per cent to
2 cents a pound. Mr.. Aldrich moved
to strike out and insert 3 cents Mr..
Harris moved to lay the amendment
on the table Carried, by a vote of 81
to "a.
Mr.. Hoar offered an amendment to
the Jones amendment, providing for a
specific duty of 40 per cent on boracic
acid, in place of cents per pound
He wanted record of Democratic
sentiment on the two systems Mr.
Harris remarked he should have it,
and moved to lay the amendment on
the table, which was carried by a
practically unanimous vote, Mr.. Dolph
alone voted in the negative.
The vote then required to the Jones
compromise amendment, the Repub-
llcans voting with the Democrats
Mr. Mills alone voted nay. The vote
on the next amendment offered by
Mr.. Jones, changing the duty on
chronic acid from 10 per cent ad
valorem to cents per pound ian in
crease of % per cent?, was taken
without debate. The Republicans
again voted with the Democrats and
it was adopted-57-2, Mr.. Allen and
Mr.. Mills voting against it.
The next amendment was that in
creasing the duty on citric acid from
20 to rs per cent ad valorem. Mr.
Harris moved to lay the amendment
on the table. 1t was carried -29 to 20
AS was his motion to- Law on the
table an amendment of Mr.. Aldrich
to substitute cents per pound for 25
~s,r cent ad valOrem on citric acid The
amendmen Mt increasing the duty to %
per cent advalorem was then adopted.
The next amendment offered by
Mr.. Jones Increased the duty on tan
mic acid or tannin from IS to IS cents
per pound. The debate on this item
was continued for some time. Just
before the senate went into executive
session truce was arranged by which
the Democrats agreed not to press the
motion to meet at 10 o'clock, with the
understanding the morning hour
tariff bill be taken up each day at
noon At 5:55 the doors were closed
Naval Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, May 1s.-After action
on some minor bills in the house at
1917 p. m. yesterday, went into COM
mittee on the whole TO consider gen
son OF Tennessee in the chair. and
the naval appropriation bill was taken
mp The debate on the bill took
very acrimonious character, and
charges aud cOunter-charges of
colonization in the navy yards
Mr.. Boute1Ie and Mr.. Cummings. At
5 o'clock, the house took a recess
until 8 o'clock, the evening session be-
ing devoted to private bills.