The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-20

Washington, June 19.-In the Senate, to-
day, Mr.. voorhees, reported from the
finance committee resolution authoriZ-
ing the translation and publication Of
the proceedings of the Berlin silver con-
ference. The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Aliens resolution directing the sec
rotary of the trasury to inform the Senate
Of the total number Of persons engaged
in the protected industries in the United
States whose wages are or may be affect
ed by tariff legislation, encountered oppo-
sition on the Republican side.
Mr.. Allen said it was not strangs to
him that those who claimed every per-
sen in the United States was affected for
veal or woe by protection should oppose
the passage of a resolution that would
determine how much falsity there was in
that claim.
The resolution went over and the tariff
bill was taken up.
The Tariff Bill.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, introduced an
amendmnt to increase thee duty on hair
pencils, brushes and feather busters from
30 per cent. to 35 and to add at the end
of the paragraph, 'bristles, punched or
prepared in any manner, IL cents ad
Valorem.''
This. was agreed to: also an amendment
changing the classification of gloves so as
to make ladies' and chfldren's gloves of
sheep origin with exterior grain surface
removed, not over seventeen inches long,
duttable at the rate Of S1.75 per dozen
pairs.
Ambercid was added to the free list.
Salts of ammonia were stricken from the
The finance committee amendment per-
hitting the free entry Of cattle, sheep or
other domestic animals and their increase
the boundary for pasturage, was agreed
to.
/, Apples, beef, mutton, pork, bacon and
hams were struck from the free list hav-
ing been made dutiable.
The Jones amendment placing MANILA
Irvine on the free list was agreed to.
Upon the suggestion of Mr.. Sherman,
the duty on ink and ink powders was in
creased TO % per cent, to make it conform
to the rate on pigments
At the request of Mr.. Allison the finance
committee agreed to strike out the recf-
procity provisions admitting buckwheat
ceTnneal, oats, rye. rye -four, wheat and
that impose no import duty on such TrC-
ducts from the United States
The finance committee agreed to 1Ir.
Alltson'S request to place eggs on the
dutiable list at 8 cents a. dozen
An amendment was agreed TO making.
the duty on autographs prints q to 40
cents a pound, according to thickness
Borax was stricken from the free list
The Jones amendment to paragraph Az
from the free list sweat feathers, bind
ings, bands and tips when cut to length
Tor G,,t trimming felt or wool hats.
Gay or earths, unwrought or unmanu-
factured, not specially provided for, was
stricken from the free list.
Coal Stricken From the Free List.
In the coal paragraph ''bituminous and
shale and coal slack or culm'' was strick-
en- from the free list
A proviso was added to the paragraph
placing eggs of birds, fish and insects on
the free list SO as to exclude the eggs of
game birds, importation of which was
prohibited, except for scientific exOorf.
ments.
The finance committee amendment to
paragraph 49, was withdrawn leaving
Chinese mating on the free list.
dates and p1neapples were stricken from
the free list; cocoanuts, Brazil nuts,
cream nuts, palm nuts and palm nut
kernels We're left on the free list
=, Dressed fur,o suitable for use only in
the manufacture. of hatters' fur, was add
The yeas and nays were demanded bv
Mr.. Hill when Mr.. Jones offered the COM
mIlttee amendment to strike iron ore from
It was carried-53 to T. Messrs. Hill.
AtAnen' Pefter and Kyle voting in the mega
Lard was stricken from the free 1ist
Molasses testing not above 40 degrees
by Dy the polariscope was added to the free
Olives were stricken from the FREQ 1,st
ana crude and manufactured opium
containing per cent. or over of morphia
was placed on the free list
the committee amendments pIaoino,
stained window glass, imported for the
use OF religious, educational or scientifio
societies, on the free list was agreed to.
The reciprocity provision added by ffha
nnance committee to paragraph SIS az
was the provision added to PARAGRAPH 5g6
excluding theatrical scenery properfies
ana apparel from admission free of dutv
except where they are to be re-exported
within six months, bond to be deposited
Tor the payment of duty in case they re-
main in this country more than six
months -
Quicksilver DutiabIe.
Mr.. Lodge moved to strike quicksilver
from the free list, and restore the duty
of 10 cents per pound.
Mr.. Perkins said over $4,000 600 were in
vested IN quicksilver mines.
| The amendment was adopted-23 to 20.
quicksilver was placed on the dutiabIe
list at cents per poN1d. on motion of
/ Mr.: Perkins without division.
| Mr.. PETER offered an, amendment TO
strike salt from the free list, and make
| 1t dutiable at cents per 100 pounds
! AT this point, the Senate went into
| executive session and a few minutes later
adjourned.
Anticipation in the House.
Washington, June 19.-The House went
into committee of the whole to consider
the anticipation BILL and Mr. Cooras, of
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