The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-06-08


the house adjourned
Washington, June 1-When the tariff
bill was taken up in the senate several
ams ndments offered to the lumber para
graphs, looking to duty on rough lum-
Der, were voted down by strict party
vote. Senator Allen moved to strike out
paragraph It's. as follows
Lumber Of any sort, paned or lin
ished on each side, 80 cents per thousand
feet, board measure, and if planed on
one side and tongued and grooyed 81 per
thousand, and if panea on two sides and
tohgued and grooved, 81 1.5O per thousand
and in estim mating board measure under
this schedule no reduction shall be made
on account of planning growing or tongue
ing"
Senator Vest surprised the Republicans
when he announced that the amendment
would be accepted on the Democratic
side. As the amendment TO the lumber
schedule was being voted on without de-
bate, under an agreement made on
Wednesday. the vote was Immediately
taken and it was agreed to34 to n, 4
strict party vote. Messrs. PETER and
Allen Uops.O voted in favor of it. This
will have the effect Of putting all lumber
On the free list.
The sugar schedule of the tariff bill
was reached. and Senator Sherman of
Ohio took the floor. Senator Sherman.
In the course Of his remarks asserted
that if President Harrison had been re-
elected and there had been no fear of
tariff tinkering. the Mckinley law would
have yielded sufficient revenue The fall
OF silver and increased demand for gold
had something to do with the present
financial depression, which had been add
ed to by fear of tariff tinkerng He
also declared that the South was coming
around from its doctrine that protection
was unconstitutional
The senate, Senator Mills alone voting
no.. passed resolution declaring that
the United States will not interfere with
the affairs of the Hawaiian islands, and
that the United States will regard inter-
ference with the affairs Of the islands by
any foreign power as an unfrienaly act.
The state bank tax bill was further
discussed in the house. but no action was
taken.
Washington, June 2.--When the tariff
bill was laid before the senate to-day the
great battle over the sugar schedule be-
gan. The Mckinley law placed raw su-
garS on the free list, imposed lie duty
on refined sugar and gave a bounty of 2
cents to the sugar grower. The house
bill repealed the bounty and placed all
sugars. raw and refined on the free list.
The first bill reported from the finance
committee of the senate gave specific
duty of from l cent to 2S5 cents per
pound. according to polariscopic test.
The compromise amendment, which is
the one before the senate made the
sugar schedule so into effect Jan l, 1895,
the rates being 10 per cent ad valorem
on all sugars. raw and refined, one-eighth
OF l cent additional on sugars above Is
Dutch standard. with an additional tenth
Of cent pound on sugars from coun-
tries paying export bounties. 1t also
continued the sugar treaty with Hawaii
Addresses We're made by Senators Man
derson. PETER and Others but the senate
adjourned without taking Il vote.
The house put in the day discussing The
state bank tax bill
Washington, June 4.-The senate to-
Cay resumed consideration of the sugar
schedule, and se-eral speeches were made
for and against the tariff bill The dis
cIssion has already proceeded for Ihc