The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-20
FREE LIST OF THE BILL IN HAND
Iron Ore to be Left on the Duti.
able List.
The Paragraph on Books, Engravings
Etc. Modified by Mutual Consent.
The Finance Committee Mot a Defeat
on the quicksilver Sohedule-salt
Reached When the Bill Was Dropped
for the Day.


there Is no further desire on the part OF
Quay to delay progress on the tariff bill
in the Senate was indicated by his
making motion this morning to dis
pense with the reading OF yesterdays
journal
When the tariff bill came up at 1890
Sherman called attention to q discrep.
ancy between some of the paragraphs,
which were finally corrected.
Allison moved to 20 back to paragraph
100 (making the duty on buckwheat,
corn, etc, Is per cent. ad valorem) and
to strike out the proviso that those
prod ucts shall be admitted free OF duty
from any country which imposes no i'm.
port duty on tie like product when ex-
ported from tho United States.
Jones agreed to Allison's motion and
the proviso was struck out. A new par.
agraph u9SH) was also inserted on mo-
tion OF Allison: Eggs, 3 cents q dozen"
at IL o'clock the free list was taken
up NO action WAS taken on the para
graph as to when it is to take effect,
that question being left open. The par
agraph embracing beef. mutton, pork,
bacon and hams was stricken from the
free list, and they became dutiable at 30
per cent. upon PETERS motion.
Paragraph ITO Books, engravings,
etc. }, was found to be unsatisfactory to
both sides aud was by mutual consent
modified so as to admit froe of duty
books, engravings, photographs, bound
or unbound), etchings, maps and charts,
which shall have boon printed more
than twenty years at the date OF impor-
tation;all photographic charts and scien-
tiic books and periodicals devoted to
original scientific research, public atoms
issued for their subscribers by scientific
and literary associations or academies,
or publications of individuals for gratu-
itous private calculations, and public
documents published by foreign govern
ments.
The cal paragraph t44) WAS amended
by striking out "bituminous a ID sha,e"
and by making tho paragraph read
"Anthrsc.te coal and coal stores Of
American vessels, but mona shall be
unloaded."
Paragraph SIS, placing iron ore on the
free list, was, on motion Of Jones, struck
out-yeas 43, nays 4-leaving iron ore
on the dutiable list The negative votes
were given by the three Populists, Allen,
Kyle and PETER, and by Hill.
Paragraph SIS paintings and statuary
not otherwise provided for) having been
reached. Allon Pop, Neb.) moved to
substitute for it paragraph 465 of the
existing law, placing duty OF Is per
cent. on paintings and ststuary. Con-
siderable debate followed this PROPOSE
ton, but when vote was reached ii
was rejected-yeas Is. nays &c.
Lodge, of Massachusetts. moved to
strike quicksilver from the free list
and, after debate, the motion was
agreed to. Yeas, %; nays, 20. This
was the first instance in which the
finance committee mot defeat Two
Democratic Senators (Hill and Morgan)
and the four Populists (Ailen, Kyle,
Peffer and Stewart) voted for the mo.
ton to strike out. White Dem, CALI
was paired with Wolcott (Rep Colo.)
The result caused some excitenent on
the floor and in the galleries and there
was even slight effor. at applause.
Then, on motion of Perkins, quicksilver
was placed on the dutiable list a cents
q pound
few moro paragraphs on the free list
we're disposed Of and when salt was
reached (60s) the bill was laid ABIDE,
and the Senate after o short executive
session, st 6:15 adjourned until to NOR
row at 10 a. N.