The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-03

WASHINGTON, July 2-Numorous
amendments to the tariff schedules wore
agreed to in the senate to-day. Among
them were:
Changing the rate on bottles holding
! moro than one pint 90 poe pound, aud
on vials not holding more than one pint
to lgc; on cast polished plate glass not
exceeding 24x6O inches, from 20 TO 22ic
per square foot
All tho amOndmonts adopted in the
committee OF tho whole wero agreed to.
The iron ore amendment on which a
speciul vote had boon reserved was
adopted, SIS to ). Tho Hill proposition,
to make tho repeal OF tho augar bounty
take immediate effect insteado OF January
l, 1895. was adopted, So to 90.
Tho adoption OF Mr.. Hills amend
mcnt was defeat for tho finance com.
mitteo. Tho Democrats voting for the
amendment wero Coke, George. Hill
1rby, Pugh. OF tho Populists AL len and
Kyle voted against Hills motion.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Man
derson maklngth dato at which repeal
Of tho augar bounty should 60 into Of.
feet January l, 1895, Was'lost, 81 to IS,
strict party vote. Other amendments
to this schedule wero Also voted down.
An amendment offered BY Mr.. Kyle
to mako tho sugar schedule go into
effect on tho passage Of tho act was
agreed to without division, also an
amendment offered by Mr.. Jones,
(which he said Lad tho approval Of the
secretary Of tho tro0sury) TO reliove
sugar imports from tho additional one
tenths OF a cont from export bounty
given countries upon tho production Of
proof that such bounty has not been
received.
Mr.. Lodge offered the original senate
schedule Of graded specific rates. 1t was
lost, 27-i4.
Mr. Pettigrow, Rop. S. d. moved to
strike out the provision 10 continue the
Hawaiian treaty In force II cost the
peoplo Of the United States 81, 100000
annually, b. claimed, with no reciprocal
benefit 10 thcm.
HUSTLER IN THE CHAIR
Aftor debate Mr.. Harris got tho floor
and moved TO lay the amendment on
tho table. Mr.. Hoar attempted by
motion to indefinitely postpone to pre-
vent Mr.. Harris from cutting of debate,
but Mr.. Jarvis, tho new senator from
North Carolina, who was in tho chair,
lnI with a uwkff-
nesH aud frmnoss that fairIy took tho
breath away from the senate, and in
about minute motion to adjourn and
an appeal from q decision Of the chair
wero pending.
A parliamentary wrangle was brew.
ing when Mr.. Harris relonted, with
drew his motion and allowed tho debate
to proceed.
Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. Dolph both op-
posed tho amendment.
II was lost, II ayes, 81 nays.
Those who voted in favor Of 1t wore:
Allen, Blanchard, CafEery, George,
IIansbrough, Hill, Irby, Manderson,
Mills, Pettigrew, Power-ll.
Mr.. Pettigrew then moved to strike
out tho provision specifically continu-
tuD LEgULl III lOEGUt uuu ullOH khO
determination OF tho question OF its
abrogation to bO decided later; lost, Il
to 81.
Mr.. Jones (ArkanIas), gave notlce Of
committee amendment which wi II be
offered and acted on tomorrow in the
shape Of o proviso OF tho Mckinley
laws, and to continue in force the
bounty until January /. 1895, to the ex-
tent Of 9.lO Of cent on sugar testing
90 degrees by tho polariscope, and
eight-tenths on sugars testing not less
than 50 degrcos.
SUGAR TRUST VICTORIOUS
Mr.. Allen at this iuncturo offered his
substitute for the sugar schedule
making sugar below SOdegrees dutiablo
at one cent per pound, between 50 and
30 degrees, ono-tenth Of cent addi-
tional for every degree above so; two
cents on molasses below SO and four
above &c. Tho substitute also abro-
gated the Hawaiian treaty and contin.
uod the bounty in force until January
l, 1895 at 3 and 64.l00ths cents per
pound. Mr.. Alon's substitute would
eliminate tho vicious features OF tho
sugar schedule lit would make the duty
specific in tho interest Of the sugar