The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-19
SENATOR HILL
AGAIN EXPLAINS
Tells Why He Wants BituminOuS Coal Put Oh
The Free List
SENATOR PEFFER'S BIG SCHEME
He Would Have the Government Own
the Coal Mines and Supply Its Cit-
zens with Free FueI-The Senator
from New York lnjects Personal
Explanation Into the Debate-Anti'
Options in the House.
WASHINGTON, June 49,
G7HE senate made good progress to- |


6PHE senate made good progress to-
day with the tariff bill. The
only important check to rapid
u progress was caused by the
amendment of the finance committee
to place bituminous coal on the dutl-
able list at 40 cents q ton. Mr.. Hill,
New York;. made his expected fight
on that and moved to strike out the
paragraph aud to place bituminous
coal on the free list. He said that he
presumed, from what had taken place
the last two weeks, that his motion
would be defeated by substantially
unanimous Republican vote and by the
votes of those Democrats who seemed
to be voting against that class OF
amendments
The county expected. he said, that a
Democratic congress, in framing
tariff reform bin. would put bitumi-
nous coal on the free list. That was
required substantially by the Chicago
Democratic platform. Every Demo
cratic orator in the land, who mad
spoken on the subject, had demanded
free coal. II there was one thing more
than another to which the Democratic
party stood solemuly pledged, it was to
place raw material on the free list.
WOULD GIVE COAL AWAY.
Mr.. PETER (Kan.) supported Mr.
Hills motion and then went on to dis
cuss the coal mining strikes and to
argue that the government should take
possession of all the coal mines in the
country and let the coal be given to
the people freely. That was Que way
to settle it.
Mr.. Hill took exception to some re-
marks of Mr.. Vest about his (Mr.
Hills intention to vote against the
bill because of his opposition to the
income tax. Mr.. Hill said, in an
angry tone:
am opposed to certain features of this
bill. | am opposed, earnestly and con-
scien tiously opposed, to that socialistic
and Populistic principle which has been
engrafted on this bill, the income tax. But
while have opposed that portion OF the
bill, no senator around this circle has
right to say that he understands that l am
opposed to the whole bill. l know not
how many concessions are yet to be eX-
torted from the finance committee. know
not how many other Democratic principles
have to be yielded at the dictation of some
one mo one knows who.) Therefore / re-
serve any expression Of my view on this
bill until see what the bill is when it is
presented to me as fidelity.
HILLS AMENDMENTS LOST.
When a vote was taken on Mr. Hills
motion it was defeated by 81 to 7. The
senate amendment was then agreed 10
without division, so that bituminous
coal and shale shall pay duty OF 40
cents ton, and coal, slack or culm, 10
cents. Mr.. Hill moved to strike out the
next paragraph of the committee
amendment, coke, 10 per cent. ad
valorsm" The motion was defeated
yeas. A; nay, 46. That disposed of the
coal paragraphs.
ANTI-oPTIoNs. AGAIN
An interesting and instructive de-
bate marked the first days eonsidera-
tion OF the Hatch Anti-Option bill in
the house Mr.. Hatch and Mr.. Bryan
advocated the passage Of the bill on the
ground, with others, that gambling
transactions in food products affected
injuriously the prices of those products,
and Mr.. Warner opposed it for various
reasons. one of which was that the bill
would not put stop TO gambling. but
destroy or harass legitimate traffic
In the earlier part of the session,
bills were passed authorizing raj lroad
companies to issue interchangeable five
thousand mile mileage tickets with priv.
ileges of excess baggage (requested by
tie national association of commercial
travellers), and granting right of way
to the East Nebraska and Gulf Rail-
road company through the Wiuneb ebago
reservation in Nebraska.