The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-20
DUTIES ARE ADDED DAILY.
How the Free List Grows Steadily
Smaller.
QUICKSILVER TO BE PROTECTED.
Senator Perkins Brought That About
Without the Least Trouble
in Life.


to-day Voorhees, reported from the Finance
translation and publication of the proceed
ngs of the Berlin Silver Conference. The
resolution was adopted.
Aliens resolution directing the Secretary
of the Treasury 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 claimed
to be affected by tariff legislation, en-
cotntered opposition on the Republican
side. Allen said it was not strange to him
that those who claimed that every person
in the United States was affected for veal
or woe by protection should oppose the
passage OF resolution that would deter
mine how much falsity there was in that
claim.
The resolution went over and the tariff
bill was taken up. Upon the suggestion
Of Sherman the duty on ink and ink
powders was increased to % per cent to
make it conform to the rate on pigments.
At the request of Allison the Finance
Committee agreed to strike out the reci-
prOcity provisions. admitting buekwheat,
corn, cornmeal. oats, rye, rye -four. wheat
and wheat -four free of duty from coun-
tries that impose no import duty on such
products from the United States.
The Finance Committee agreed, at ALI
sons request. to place eggs on the duti-
able list at cents per dozen.
The amendment was agreed to making
the duly on photographic prints 27 cents to
40 cents per pound, according to thickness.
Jones of Arkansas introduced an amend
ment to increase the duty on hair pencil
brushes and feather busters from 80 per
cent to 80, and to add at the end of the
paragraph "Bristles punched or prepared
in any manner TX cents ad valorem."
This was agreed to. Also an amendment
changing the classification of gloves so as
to make ladies' and children's gloves of
sheep origin, with exterior grain surface
removed, not over seven inches long.
dutiable at the rate of 81 70 per dozen
pairs; over seven inches, 81 70 per dozen
pairs.
Ambroid was added to the free list.
Salts of ammonia were stricken from the
free list
The Finance Committees amendment
permitting the free entry Of cattle, sheep
or other domestic animals and their in
driven across the boundary for pasturage
was agreed TO.
Apples. beef, mutton, pork. bacon and
hams were struck from the free list, having
been made dutiable.
Jones' amendment placing Manila Irvine
on the free list was agreed to.
BOrax was stricken from the free list.
The Jones amendment to paragraph
1 1av ID afroa hnt1 IT,
from the free list sweat feathers, bindings,
bands and tips when cut TO length for trim
ming felt or wool hats.
Clay or earths, unwrought or unmanu-
featured, not specially provided for was
stricken from the free list.
In the coal paragraph bituminous
shale ard coal slack or culm were stricken
from the free list.
A provise 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 pro-
hibited. except for scientific experiments.
The Finance Committees amendments
to paragraph 4S5 was Withdrawn, leaving
Chinese mating on the free list.
Dates and pineapples were stricken
from the tree list; cocoanuts. Brazil nuts,
cream nuts. palm nuts and palm-nut ker-
neIs were left on the free list.
Dressed fur, suitable for use only in the
manufacture of hatters' fur, was added to
the free list
The ayes and noes were demanded by
Hill. and Jones offered the committee
amendment to strike iron ore from the
free list. 1t was carried-53 to 4, Hill,
Daffar nd Kvlo -
tive.
Lard was stricken from the free list.
Molssses testing not above 40 deg. by
the polariscope was added TO the free
list.
Olives were stricken from the free list.
and crude and manufactured opium con-
tanning per cent or over of morphia was
placed on the free list.
The committee amendments placing
stained or painted window-glass imported
for the use Of religious, educational or
scientific societies on the free list was
agreed to.
The reciprocity provision added by the
Finance Committee to paragraph 5l5,
placing agricultural implements on the
free list was agreed to. as was the provi-
sion added to $50 excluding theatrical seem
cry, properties and apparel from admission
free of duty except where they are to be
re-exported within six months. bond to be
deposited for the payment of duty in case
they remain In this country more than six
months.
Lodge moved 10 strike quicksilver from
the free list and restore the duty of 1C
cents per pound. Perkins said over $780,
600 was invested in quicksilver mines.
The amendment was adopted-23 to 90.
Quicksilver was placed on the dutiable list
at cents per pound on motion of Perkins
without division.
PETER offered an amendment to strike
salt from the free list and make it dutiable
a cents per 1G0 pounds.
At this point the Senate went into execu
tive session and few minutes later adj
journed.
SILVER AND DIAMONDS,
Senator Teller PLAYS for Ravenoa