Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-08-23

ana senator's and the three popuIists
voting in favor Of the Henderson
amendment for the Mckinley bounty
in the free sugar bill was carried p
to 20, the point of no quorum was then
raised but the roll was again called.
The call developed the presence of
tifty-four senators eleven more than a
quorum.
At the request of Senator German,
the Gray Manderson resolution was
temporarily laid aside.
Mr.. Lindsay, democrat. Of Ken
lucky, offered resolution expressing
it to be the sense of the senate that
congress should not adjourn until a
bill had been passed relieving and dis
continuing any duty on refined sugar.
Mr.. Henderson moved TO amend the
resolution so as to instruct the finance
committee to report back the amount
of profit to be derived by the whisky
trust from the tariff bill now III the
hands of the president.
Mr.. Sherman took the floor to in
dulge as he said, in some plain
talk" He reviewed the blunderS made
by the democrats in the general con
duct of the long tariff tight. The re-
suit of the biunderS in detail, Mr..
Sherman said, was that from fifty to
100 very important errors would be
found in the bill as ii would be signed
by the president. Already several of
great Importance had been discovered.
one of them, that provided for the free
entry of alcohol use in the arts,
would, if uucurrccted, cost the govern
ment $20.OOO,0O0 or $40. 900, coo or rcv-
enue annually. Mr.. lloar, the author
of the amendment, Mr. Sherman as
serted, had not expected that it would
be accepted. He had simply offered
it as Il tentative proposition. Mr.. Sher.
man quoted from the Record in sup
port of his statement. He deprecated
the attempted interference Of the pres
ident with congress. but he justified
Mr.. CarliSle'S letter as to the effect of
the tariff bill on the revenues. He
stated that he would, if opportunity
offered. vote for a straight duty on
raw and refined sugar without the diff
fcrential As far us the other pop
gun bills We're concerned, he was OPP
posed to placing iron ore, coal and
barbed wire on the free list.
Mr.. Gray who followed Mr.. SHEER
man, thought that no matter what the
result of the coming election might
be there would never he another Nc
kinley law. The people were heartily
tired of the scenes of the past winter
which resulted from the Mckinley
law.
The resolution went over
Mr.. Harris then called mp the house
bill to repeal the tax on alcohol used
in the arts, but adjournment was taken
before final action was had upon it.
Washington, Aug. 20. When the SEN
ate met Mr.. Harris reported the
amended sugar bill and the coal, iron
ore and balbcd wire bills Inquiries
were made as to what had become of
the amendments offered to the sugar
bill, but Mr. Harris said il was not
usual to report back amendments re-
irttcd in committee.
Mr. Allison said the a ton Of the
senate last Saturday on Mr.. Mandrr-
sons amendment. when the vote WAS
II to %. and only failed for lack of
Il quorum. should be regarded aS al
instruction to the committee to report
the amendment favorably Mr.. Alli-
son stated that the free harhci Wire
bill does not provide for free harbed
wire at all, rs it places duty upon
the manufactured article while ADMIT
ting the material free. He reminded
the senate that the Wilson till pro-
vidcd for d - per cent. al valorem
duty on barbrd wire but that the sel-
ate had reduced it.
Mr. Aldrich another republican
member of the finance committee,
denied that the substitute bill just re-
ported was by the unanimous vote OF
the committee. as it had been opposed
10y all the republican members. The
house had desired to put harbed wire
on the free list to benefit the farmer.
but in its haste had done Just the OPP
poSitc,
Mr.. Chandler wanted to know what
became of his amendment repeating
ana canceliny the late tariff act. Mr.
Harris gave as his reply that Il" had
been instructed to report the bill back
with an amendn cnt providing for Il
duty of 10 per cent.
: Mr.. Mitchell, republican of Oregon,
gave notice that if the sugar bill WAS
t opened up at this session he would Of
fer an amendment rc-cnarting the Wool
schedule of 1890.
The bills placing sugar. coal anl
: iron ore on the free list were ordered
placed on the calendar.
The senate bill to push the claim Of
the United States against the estate
of Leland Stanford passed,
Washington. Aug. 20.-Less than
. fifty members were present when the
t house met. Mr. SaycrS, chairman OF
. the appropriations committee secured
: unanimous consent for the considera-
ton Of the bill appropriadng $500"
. -, -, additional force for the pOllpc-