The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-21
HARRIS KEPT HIS WORD.
THE FRFE LIST Tariff BILLS RE-
PORTED 40 THE SENATE.
Through Biunder of the House Barbed
Wire was not Placed on the Free List
House OF Representatives.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2O.-Senator Har-
ris. the acting chairman Of the Finance
Committee. carried out to-day tne
promise which ne made to the Senate
last week that the four Hous. bills. to
place on the free list sugar, coal, iron
ore, ana barbed wire. would be reported
back from the committee il they were
referred to it. They were all reported
back, but. al but one, in forms very
diIercnt from those in which the House
had prepared them. The free EAR bill
no longer provided for free sugar, bus
Tor an al yalOrrm duty of % per cent Ol
am sugars, ana for specifle duty OF TWO
cents gallon on mOla~scs testing above
A. ana not above IS d grees aud OF
four cents ou mOiasse- above % de-
grces, emitting all reference l. din ereu-
tials. The 1rec coal BIN came back with
provision for uuty On ali coal imported
from countries mat levied an import
duty on American coal. The free iron
ore bill was the only one that came
back IN its Original snape.
~ AMAZING BLcNnzn.
As to the barbed wire bill. the exposure
ot blundeilng On the part " the House
was amazing. IL appeared that the House
OF Represent tatives, in its precipitancy,
had not taS 10 intended 10 dOJ placed
barbed wire on the free list at an, but
had on the contrary, made the materials
out Of which A. is manufactured free,
thus giving all the benefits OF the lcsisia-
r0n 10 the manufacturers of bdrbel wire
and none of them To the farmers of the
omitted States That state of The case
was put very strongly by TWO Of the
Oowa) ana Aidrich az. H. and was ad-
mitted by Mr.. Harris. The bin was,
Therefore reported back with Il substitute
placing on the Tree list barbed wire and
a Ill of NYfn
facture.
All The bills were placed on the calen-
dar. Although there WAS no actual quo
rum present, but only thirty-eisnt seua-
tors tnve lcssD, several bills We're passed.
among them the Senate bill reported from
the Judiciary Committee boy Mr. Nil, for
the prompt prosecution and speedy de
termination OF the claim of the United
states against tho estate Of the late lie
land Stanford (arising out of the Pacific
railroad lndcDtcducsSD. also House ball TO
amend the act Of March 3. 1891. 10 create
d new division in the Northern judicial
district Of Georgia. Allcr u brief eX-
ecutive session the Senate. at lao o'clock
adjourned.
horse Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2O-Tbe House
was IN session but fifty minutes to-day.
and in that time transacted but little
business OF Importance. a bill 8 passed
apprOpriatlng 5000 for additional clerical
iDitt ID lile bureau OF internal KeNtnOp,
and $500 for the expenses Of the commits
sion TO determine the amount of the claim
OF the Venezuela Steam Transportation
Company. of New York. against Ncne-
zuola. The question was asked OF Chair
man Sayers it the $1,000 appropriation was
made necessary by the operation of the
proposed income tax, and he answered
that ii was probable, but he did not GER
tainly know
a Bin was also passed 20 incorporate the
Society Of American Florists.
The Tarsney bln, 70 amend the lead ore
item, was agreed upon by the Committee
on Ways and Means. was reported and
placed on the calendar.
Mr. McCreary endeavOred 10 secure con-
S!dcratiou for the substitute for Mr. BOu-
telle's resolution TecOgniZing the Hawaiian
Republic, reported from the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, but Alr. Payne oO-
jccted on the ground that the minority
members of the committee not present
to-day desired 10 discuss the matter. IN
response to McCTeary's suggestion that
there should he no further delay. Mr.
Payne said that the committee had waited
SD long before reporting the resolution
that nothing would suffer by pOStpOniug
action day or two longer.
A message from the President was re-
ceived. announcing the signing of the
sundry civil appropriation biz.
AT 12.50 O'Clock the House adjourned un-
til tomorrow.
Awaiting tho Presidents action.
WASHINGTON. y. c.. Aug. 2O.-Speak-
or Crisp returned to-day from several
days rest al Oil Point Comfort Va.
he says there is no programme for the
week. The House is merely waiting f,r
the Presidents action on the tariff bill.
Adjournment could be haf by Wednes lay.
Mr.. Crisp SAYS If the President should
act upon the bin.
The only legislative matter pending
on which action is hoped for is the
alcohol BILL now before the Senate but
this appears TO be affected 10y the Muir
ply resolution postponing al tariff legis-
latiOn, and IN any event the House W uld
not be likely to defer adjournment for it.
The members Of the Ways and Mems
Committee say they do not think the
president Will let the tariff bin become a
law until the last moment, In order
that the customs officers may have all
Information possible before putting the
act into effect This would give until
midnight Of Monday next, 50 that an
adjournment could not come until Tues
day.
No Quorum for forisr.