The Portland daily press., 1894-06-09
MILK CHEESE AND EGGS.
The Senate DevOtes Much Time to Them.


Washington, June S.-The Senate resumed
the consideration of the tariff bill. Para
graph 1871, relating. to barley and barley
pearled, patent or hulled, 25 per cent ad
valorem, barley malt 35 per cent ad valorem,
andsthe amendment of the finance commit
tee to increase those rates to IS and 40 was
taken up. After some remarks, the COM
mittees' amendment was agreed to.
Paragraph 1872 related to rice. The bill as
it passed the House and as reported from
the finance committee made the duty on
cleaned rice IL cents, on uncleaned
cent. Mr.. Jones, Democrat of Arkansas.
who had. on behal of the finance committee
offered the amendment reducing the rate on
uncleaned rice to 3-4 cent pound withdrew
the amendment which was renewed by Mr..
Allison. The amendment was rejected.
provision as applied to wheat, oats, etc,
admitting it free of duty from countries
who do not impose duty on rice from the
ponS al6sa states atis Adter some discussion Mr.
A colloquy took place between Mr.. Hale
and Mr.. Mills, and between Mr.. Hoar and
Mr.. Mills for the remainder of the day s
session. 1t was constant interchange of
political and personal attacks between
Senators on opposite sides of the chamber.
The rice paragraph was agreed to, then
therefor. The House bill to fix the duty at
cents pound and the finance committee
agreed to leave it at that. Mr.. Pettigrew
moved to make it six cents a pound. The
Cheese in the next paragraph was changed
from rs per cent ad valorem to cents a
pound. Mr.. Jones had reported the amend.
ment to insert as a new paragraph, ''milk
cents gallon,' but withdrew it.
Paragraphs on milk and beans were agreed
upon Mr.. Jones withdrawing the proposed
amendment ih and quitting duties On broom
moved to put eggs on the dutiable list at 8
cents per dozen. The amendment was re-
jected and the Senate adjourned.
Evening Session of the House.
Washington, June Sin the House today,
the consideration of the Indian appropria-
tion bill was proceeded with. The discussion
continued until 4.50. when the House took
a, recess unit! eight. At the evening session
the House drifted into discussion of the
need of a general bill to pension the widows
of the soldiers of the war, who had married
and subsequently been again widowed. Mr..
Skillings, Democrat, said such bill was
committee had instructed the sub
committee to draft a bill to pension all
widows of soldiers, sailors. marines, in
Indian and Mexican wars at Sl2 month,
provided they reached the age of g.. After
the oonsidera tion of the private pension bill
the house adjourned.
The appointment Confirmed.
Washington, June 8.-The Senate confirms
the nomination of Charles W. Shepheard
of Massachusetts,, as consul to Calais,
France.
Yesterday in the Senate.
Washington, June SIN the Senate today
the Hoar resolution as to relinguishing the
government claim against the Stanford
estate was, after discussion, laid on the
table, yeas 21, nays 10.
Mr.. PETER opposed the resolution as pre-
mature action.
Mr. Allen moved to lay the resolution on
the table and that motion was agreed to.
The tariff bill was taken up and Mr.. Cullon
of Illinois, delivered a speech against the
bill.
The Pension List.
Washington, June s.-The following Maine
pensions have been granted today:
Original-George p Moody, Gray
Increase-A1bert Frost. Dexter.
Reissue-John W. Conant deceased, West
brook.
Original Widows, etc.-Euniee H. Morrill,,
Dry Mills.
Helen NJ. Childs, South Paris.
Protected by Stars and Stripes.
Washington, June S-The Navy De-
partment had a cablegram that General
EZeta, vice president, and brother OF
the President of San Salvador, is Oh
board the cruiser Bennington, where he
was granted an asylum. He arrived on
the coast badly wounded. Commander
Thomas decided, with the approval OF
the department, to save him from the
rebels, who would have killed him.
1t is not thought General Ezeta will
live. Several other generals accompa-
nying the vice president were also grant
ed an asylum, and as9soon as the Ben
night on can safely leave La Liberia d
she will take the party to Panama