The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-09
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ment, whieh would be enough, with tia
popuist votes, to carry it.
Free WOOL 1t Is.


Free Wool 1t Is.
But these appeals fell on Geaf ears. There
was not q single desertio' from the demo-
cratic ranks the question of wool. The
two popuIst senators who usually act with
the Observation-Disclosures. Allen and Kyle-did
not vote, and the amendment was defea ted
yeas, 80; nays 81. And so wool remains on
the free list.
Hills Amendment Defeated.
The committee ameadmenS which had
been originally offered by Mr.. Hill, ez-
en- Dt:ng the salaries of the president OF
the United States and CT the judges Of United
States courts from the income tax, was re-
jected, after brief struggle, by vote Of.
yeas, 81; nays, 3G-ten democrats haTine;
voted for it and six republicang and three
popust against it.
70 Go in Eject August ist.
The date when the bill is to 20 into
effect was, on motion of Mr. Jones, fixed
at August ], 1884, with the understanding;
that if necessary, d later date can be fixed
hereafter.
Barbed wire was a subject Of some dis
puta. An amendment had been agreed TO
in the committee Of the whole, that barbed
wire for fencing sEouh be admitted free
Of duty. This amendment was rejected;
and ore offered by MIR. Allen, popuiist, Of
Nebraska, to place wire for fencing on
the free list. was also rejected-yeas 81;
dutiable list, at rates according TO gauge.
Mica was taken Off the free list and put
on the dutiai)ia list at 20 per cent ed va
loren, upon motion Of Alr. Ransom.
Ransom and HIS Mica.
Mr. Rans0m's amendment prevailed by
a vote Of 70 yeas to Is nays. Some amuse-
ment was had on the floor by the personal
appeal Of Mr.. Ransom TO senators 70 sup
port his amendment His three-n.nutes'
T,El, ocSi~
only one he has made on the tariff ques-
ton, and. after he had concluded, senators
gathered about him and promised him sup
pert.
After the vote, Mr. Ransom interrupted
Mr.. Morgan for the purpose Of, as he said,
Of completing his amendment" which be
proceeded to DO by moving 70 strike mica
from the free list, where it had been placed
by the committee.
This was agreed to amid much laughter,
which was only increased when Mr. Chanei-
Ter crossed the aisle, invaded the ranks of
his political enemies and grasped Mr.. RAN
som by the nand and c0ngTat ulated him
upon his victory for the mica industry OF
North Carolina and New Hampshire.
Worgan's Antitrust Amendment.
Mir Morgan offered an amendment to
come in as five additional sections at the
end of the bill, aimed OF the trusts, comb
nations and corspracies in restraint or
trade and commerce, OF 10 liicic StSC tiiG
market price of imported articles tie
made d spaech in explanation aud defense
Of the amendment, which would nave the
erect h. said, Of depressing those trusts
in all their niGaoUsnesa.
The amendment was agreed TO %itnous
division. The first section Of it Is as
follows:
section Is. THAT every cornbination con-
sDiTacv trust. agreement G. contract IS
hereby declared 10 DE contrary u pubic
policy, Illegal and void, when TIE same IS
made By or between t"o or more persons
or corporations, either Of whom is engaged
in importing any article from any foreign
country into the United States; and Wheh
such combination, conspiracy, crust, agree
znenc OF contract j. intended to operate N
restraint OF lawful trade or free compet'-
ton in lawful trade or commerce, or %
increase the market price in any part Of
the United States o. any article or articles
imported or intended TO be mp orted mo
the United States, or of any manufacture
into which such imported article IS intended
to enter, every person who IS or ahall he1e
after be enga eed in the importation OF gCoiS
or any commodity from any fcFe.sn coth-
try in violation OF this section of this act,
or who shall combine or cons2re Win
another to violate the same, is guilty OK
a misc enleanor ana on conviction thefe0f
in any court Of the United States, such
person shall be fined in a sum no not aes5 3
than 500 ana not exceeding 92'JJo an t
shall be further punished by imprsonfneht'
in the discretion Of tie court, Tor a terra
not less than three months, nor eAceuoIiis
twelve months"
Aliens Sugar Amendment.
My Allen then offered The alnendment
to the sugar schedule Of which Jones gave
notice yesterday, but which ne d2d nor u, ~
any time today o9st II ne @f'lalo' Ing
"Provided however. t!iat the octHtY
provided Tor in saI0 Act S"ajl Sti'II ~ e.
paid to the producer OF sugar rom r Dettt@s
sorghum or sugar cane grown in the | nitc0
States IN the year 1854 or ttofl mapiS S3tp
produced in the United states during the
wear 1854 under license Of 1857, ana SUBJECT
TO he limitations now imposed hy taW On
all SUGARS testing not less than 80 degrees
nv fna 1l0lai.isco,ge nine-tenths OF per cent
Dnr FOUND and upon such sugar testing
less than 50 degrees by the polariscope, and
not less than So degrees elght-tellthS OF
per cent per pound"
Mr. Jones asl-ed Mr. Allen to Withdraw
but he declined. 1t was then laid on me
table on motion of AIc. HarFis-yeas, 90:
At 8 O'clock 8 motion was made by Mr..
D0lnh that the senate should either dis
pose of the bill quickly or let it so over
ill Thursday lie should hate TO see the
national day desecrated by the passage
An amendment was adopted to one Of the
income tax sections, on motion Of Mr.. 5i!
approved by Mr.. Vest. ,proVfdins that al
state. county, municipal and town taxes
paid by corporations SHAH be included in
their operating and business expenses.
Al 10 o'clock y. m the bill read the
third time and then MIR. Smith democrat,
OF New Jersey, rose and addressed the sem
ate in a set speech against the ''GOciallstic
income tax as he characterized it. but
he sand he should vote for the pending bin,
because he is democrat.
Passed by Five Majority.
Mr.. Hill declared his continued antago-
nisrn to the bill, characterizing 1t
as ragbag production, crazy
quilt production, a splendid nothing.
The close of his speech was applauded.
The calling Of the roll the final pas
sage of the tariff bill began al 1925 o'clock
and the vote resulted-yeas, 80; nays. "a.
Mr.. Gallery voted no, and after the vote
had been completed made d brief explana-
ton as to why he had done so, and them
changed his vote to one in favor of the
bill
Mr.. Irby voted for the bill, and Mr..
Blanchard who was denied the privilege
of explaining his vote, on objection, con-
tented. himself with g simple yea"
Mir. Hill was the only democrat to vote
The popuiists-Messrs. Allen and Kyle
both voted for it. and Mr.. PETER against it.
The following is the vote:
Yeas Messrs. Allen, Bate Berry,
Blackburn, Blanchard Caffery, Cal,
ner, George. Gibson, German, Gray, Harris
IInnton Trby Jarvis, Jones OF Arkansas.