Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-02
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, July 2
SENATE.

COnSlueTdLlOU III Vile CSHdue, anu fiu III"
same time struck new phrase OF
parliamentary procedure. Up to this
time the bill has been pending in com
mittee of the whole-where bills re-
ceivc their first rough dressing; but now
it is before the Senate proper. There
is little If any difference in the forms,
except That, as general thing, the
amendments of least Importance as
adopted by the committee of the whole,
are agreed to in bulk by the Senate,
the more important ones being reserved
for special action, and being also open
to debate and to the presentation of
other amendments. Two resolutions
bearing On the present extensive rail
road strike were presented in the Sen
ate during the morning hour and were
laid on the table for the present--to be
called up tomorrow. The first was
offered by Mr.. Call for the appointment
of select committee of five Senators to
inquire and report the cause Of the
existing strike Of the railroad and Pull
man car employees and the justice
of the demands of the working
men and to report such legislation as
may secure justice to the workingmen
and be reasonable and fair to their en-
ployes, and secure the transportation
of the mails, freight and passengers
without interruption.
The second was offered by Mr.. Kyle.
1t is in the form of a joint resolution
providing that no warrant or other pro-
cess shall be issued by any United
States commissioner or out of any cir
cult or district court of the United
States against any person or persons
for the alleged obstruction of any rail-
road train or trains, unless it shall APP
pear that such persons have INSTRUCTED
or hindered in such manner as to inter-
fere with the safe and convenient move
ment Of the part of such trains that it
is essential to the safe and convenient
transportation of the mails. Also pro-
yiding that the detachment Of Pullman
or other parlor or sleeping coaches
from railroad trains shall not constitute
any oll'ense against the laws of the
United States.
The tariff bill was then taken up. 1t
was agreed that the amendments to
Which there was no special objection
should be voted on in bulk. Mr.. Sher-
man asked that the entire wool and
wooden schedule be reserved and Mr.
McLaurin demanded separate vote on
the amendment excluding the salaries
of the President and United States
Ju lges from the income tax. Separate
votes were demanded by Mr.. Hale on
the lumber schedule by Mr.. Kyle on
the sugar schedule by Mr.. Gallinger
as to hay by Mr.. Chandler as the date
when the bill is to so into effect also
as to borax, lead, iron ore, barbed wire,
lead ore, rice, brandy and spirits, wine,
silk and silk goods, the income tax and
reciprocity.
The duty on ready-made clothing
valued at more than $3.50 per pound
was fixed at so per cent and valued at
less than 81 80, 45 per cent.
The duty on carpets was increased.
An amendment was offered inserting
as a new paragraph: 'Iron ore,
including manganferous iron ore, also
the dross or residuum from burnt py-
rites, 40 cents per ton" This amend
lnent was antagonized by Mr.. Hill, but
it was agreed to-yeas 5S; nays 5-the
negative votes being those of Senators
Allen, Hill, Irby, Kyle and Petler
Lumber was put on the free list.
Mr.. Henderson moved to strike out
the paragraph which repeals the sugar
bounty, and to substitute for it para
graph to continue until July lst. 1905 the
bounty on sugar from beet, sorghum,
sugar cane and maple syrup rs provided
for in the Mckinley act. This motion
was lost.
Mr. Hill moved to amend the para
graph BY striking out the words Jan
uary LIST, 1885, and inserting the words
ito take effect on the passage of this
act, so that the repeal of the sugar
bounty shall gointo effect Immediately.
The vote was taken first on Mr.. Hills
amendment and it was agreed to, yeas
So, nays 80.
The question required on Mr. Man
derson's substitute. Arguments in ia
vor of it were made by Mr.. PETER, Mr..
Henderson and Mr.. Chandler.
Mr.. Chandler quoted from newspa-
per interviews of February last in
which Mr.. Allen was represented as
stating that he would vote against the
tariff bill (even though it contained an
income tax, unless il contained pro-
vision for continuance OF the sugar
bounty. He counted, he said, with the
utmost confidence Oh the vote of all
the populist Senators against the bill,
now that the sugar bounty had been
struck out.