Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-11
SEVERAL SCHEDULES
Gone Over by the Senate on Satur-
day, With Much Discussion.
The Appropriation Tor Indians Engrossed The
Attention Of the House.

Stanford. 1t authorizes the President of
the United States to release to the estate of
the late Leland Stanford of California, or
any devisee or beneficiary thereof, the claim
Gt any of the United States against such
estate, SO far as the same was given in his
lifetime, or has been devised or beQueathed
by him or conveyed by his legal representa-
tives to the Leland Stanford Junior Uni
versity, so called. Such release to be so
framed as not to discharge any other per-
son or corporation that may he liable for
such debt.
The House bill to supply a deficiency in
the grant of public lands to the state of
Mississippi for the use of the State Univer
sity, was taken from the calendar, ex-
planned and advocated by McLaurin (Dem.)
of Mississippi, and passed, with an amend
ment, after the expression of a hope by
Hoar that McIaurin would unite with him
in putting the great California university
on its feet-if the facts should prove to be
as he (Hoar) understood them.
AT 1890 the tariff bill was laid before
the Senate, its consideration being resumed
at paragraph ll9 of the agricultural sched-
ule. "Hsy, 81 per ton"
Pethgrew (Rep.) of South Dakota,
moved to insert new paragraph, "broom
corn, So ton
Rejected-Yeas, 10; nays, 25.
Two of the Populist senators, Allen and
Kyle, voted mo with the Democrats, and
a thitd, PETER, "aye," with the Republi-
cans.
Gallinger's amendment to increase the
duty on hay from So to SO per ton, pro-
voked discussion which at the close be-
came rather exciting.
Sherman expressed his surprise at Vests
speech, in which the latter charged the Re-
publicsns with attempting to kill the bill by
delays, and reminded him of how he and
his associates had filibustered against and
defeated the federal elections bill few
years ago. He thought that the Demo-
cratic side had received very liberal treat
ment from the Republican side on the pend.
ing bill, and said that the Republicans
could defeat the bill by actual resistance
through availing themselves Of the rules of
the Senate. There was not q Republican
senator who did not regard the pending bill
as injurious to the people of the United
States, both North and South. 1t was not
delay that was causing trouble in the coun-
try. 1t was the fear of this bill that was
Pol oAy SihS ihuuctAys AAC eOihCGIuSS tuOukut
that Republican senators would not be ex-
cused if they did not resist the bill to the
same extent, ss the bill to preserve the
purity of elections had been resisted on the
other side. He did not, however, intend to
prevent action of the majority.
Allison (Rep.) of Iowa also defended the
action of the Republicans, and Dolph de-
clared his Willingness (if his Republican as
sociates would join HIM to resort to test
of physical endurance.
Finally the amendment was rejected,
yeas, 20; nays, 24-and Dolph moved to
make the duty on hay $3.50 per ton.
The discussion was renewed on that
amendment.
Rapid progress was made with succeeding
paragraphs in the agricultural schedule, in
which duties were fixed as follows:
Hay, $2 per ton.
Honey, 10 cents per gallon.
Hops, s cents per pound.
Onions, 20 cents per bushel.
Peas, dried, 20 cents per bushel; split
peas, so cents per bushel of GO pounds
peas in cartons, papers or other small pack
ages, cent per pound.
Potatoes 10 cents per bushel of 60
pounds.
Castor beans or seeds, % cents per bushel
of so pounds.
Flaxseed or linseed, poppy seed and all
other oil seeds not specially provided for,
20 cents per bushel of sc pounds.
Garden, agricultural and other seeds, 10
per cent. ad valorem.
cent.
Straw, 10 per cent.
Teazles, 15 per cent.
Anchovies and sardines Gin tin boxes) 10
cents per whole box, cents per half box,
1-2 cents per quarter box, and when i'm
ported in any other form 40 per cent. ad
valorem.
Fish, smoked, dried, salted or picked,
three quarters of a cent per pound.
Herrings, picked, frozen or salted, and
salt water fish frozen or packed in ice, 1-2
cent pound.
Fish in cans or packages Except ancho-
vies and sardines), 20 per cent.
Apples, green or dried, etc., 20 per cent.
Paragraph 2l3, currants, Zante or
other, 10 per cent" having been reached,
q discussion sprung up in regard to it.
The amendment of the finance commit
tee was TO strike out the words "Zante or
other" and to increase the rate to 20 per
cent. Aldrich criticised the committee for
its action on the current paragraph, and in
timated that it was taken to secure the vote
of the Democratic Senator from California
(White). This intimation was angrily re-
sented by White.
Further progress was made on the bill,
and the following duties were agreed to:
Dates, 20 per cent.