The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-17
IN THE SENATE



20 cents per gallon. Galiinger announced
that he was able to give the history Of
American legislation on the tariff since
the landing Of the Pilgrim Fathers. he
read from manuscript until .. m. when,
saving he had brought the story down TO
1876, he gave way to Dubois, who deiiv-
of protection and bi-metallism. That por-
tion Of Dubois speech demanding imme-
diate action upon the pending bill. either
its passage or its defeat. - the quickest
means Of restoring, at least temporarily.
commercial prosperity created some SEN
sation. - indicating the position Of the
far Western senator's 1t did not precipi-
tate controversy, however.
The Jones amendment, making the rate
Of duty on faxsecd oil % cents per gallon.
was then agreed TO.
The rate on olive oil, reduced in the
original senate biilto Is cents. was restored
to IS cents per gallon, the house rate. and
the house rate on peppermint oil, Is per
cent, was also restored. Perkins thanked
Jones for restoring the duty on olive oil.
In the next paragraph. opium extracts
for medicinal purposes. the house rate wss
IS per cent The senate amendment made
it 20 per cent. The latter Was adopted,
too.
The next Jones amendment was to place
crude opium. not adulterated. containing
Q per cent. and over Of morphia. dutiabls
1t 81 per pound in the house bill. on the
free list.
Palmer demanded an explanation. He
said he would like to see this damnable
drug absolutely excluded.
Jones replied that this was unmanu-
factured opium, designed for manufacture
for medicinal purposes. The duty on
smoking opium was placed at So
Sherman criticised the reduction Of the
duty on opium prepared for smoking from
$i2 to $6 per pound. He agreed with Mr..
Palmer that this drug should b proh,b-
tied. and would vote for any high rate.
Mitchell, OF Oregon. declared that to
prevent smuggling the duty should be
either reduced or it, importation abso-
lutsly prohibited.
Vest said the duty had been reduced at
the suggestion of the treasury department.
The oificiais along the Pacific coast all be-
llevsd reduction of duty, by reducing the
premium on smuggling, would tend to
break up the practice and would furnish
the government larger revenue. With
such . coast line it was impossible to pre-.
vent smuggling OF the stun.
White testified TO the impossibiiity OF
collecting the duty on opium as long ~ II
remained at $i2 Smuggling had become
% common that opium was offered for sale
on the streets Of San Francisco for about
SO pound when the duty Was $12.
The amendment to transfer crude opium
In the free list was agreed to.
Sherman then moved TO increase tho
duty on smoking opium from IS to $40
pound. Lost. 20 to 81 Adjourned.
In the Hoasc.
wAsHIseros CrrY, May lG.-The house
today passed the bill for valuation Of
affidsvits made before United States COM
missioners in all land entries. Springer
gave notice that early next week he will
call up the bill to remit the 10 per cent
tax ON state bank circulation.
The house went into committee Of the
whole on the agricultural appropriation
bill. Marsh severely denounced the prac-
tics OF the agricultural department. Of col
lectlnR and publishing statistics OF crops
upon which speculators were enabled to
manipulate the grain and cotton market.
Wilson offered IN amendment appro-
priating $50 10 enable the secretary Of
agriculture to continue experiments in tho
production Of hemp and tiax in the state
of Washington. Agreed to.
Coffssn offered an amendment, which
was adopted. including the sheep scale
With pieuro-pneumonia. tuberculosis and
other diseases of animals. which the secre-
tary il suthorized to investigate.
Hainer proposed N amendment direct
ing the president 70 enter into correspond
ence with the authorities Of Great Britain
for the abrogation or modification OF the
Law which requires cattle imported into
Great Britain from this country to be
slaughtered as the port OF entry and pre-
vent them from bsing carried 70 other
parts of the kingdom: agreed to.
Picker offered IN amendment increas-
ing the appropriation for the purchase.
propagation and distribution Of seed from
$500 to SIG. coo; agreed to. An amend
mens vas agreed 70 providing thst after
May the secretary OF agriculture should
distribute oil the seeds On hand, giving
preference 20 those persons whose names
and addresses have been furnished by
senators and representatives in congress.
and who have not before during the same
season hssn supplied by the department.
At S O'Clock the committee and the house
adjourned.
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