The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-06-13
ANOTHER SURPRISE BY JONES.
He Restores the Tobacco Schedule of
the House BILL


Before entering upon the discussion of
the tariff today the senate passed seven
bills, one Of them being a house bill and
the others senate bills. The house bill
grants certain lands known as the Dear
born arsenal. TO the village of Dearborn,
Mich, for public purposes. Among the
senate bills passed were the following:
Granting right-of-way through the Oma-
Ia and WinnebagO Indian reservations in
Nebraska to the Eastern Nebraska and
Gulf railroad company; granting right-of-
way through the Leech lake Indian reser-
walton in Minnesota to the Northern Min
nesota railway company.
MIR. Blackburn reported favorably a
resolution from the committee on rules
for the appointment Of a special commit
tee Of five senator's on the existing pub
lie distress, to whom should be referred
the petitions Of Morrison ]. Swift and
others, bearing upon this subject. 1t was
adopted without division.
When the senate took up consideration
Of the tariff bill Mr.. Jones asked leave
70 withdraw the compromise amendments
Of the tobacco schedule which made the
rate on leaf wrapper and unstemmed 81. so
and 1925 respectively and restore the
house amendment in which thee rates are
81 and $1.25 respectively. The move was
surprise to senators on both sides as
by agreement the compromise para graph
was adopted pro fOrma with the under
standing that the subject shall be con-
sidered later.
The other Jones amendments to the to-
baccO schedule were adopted They fixed
the rates on filler tobacco. unstemmed, at
cents per pound, stemmed at so cents
per pound, tobacco manufactured or IN
manufactured not specially provided for
at 40 cents per pound snuff at so cents
per pound, cigars, cigarettes and cheroots
at 81 per pound and % per cent. ad
ValOrem, paper cigars or cigarettes to be
subject to the rates imposed on cigars.
The next schedule was agricultural
products and provisions" All live ami
mails. not specially provided for, were
made dutiable by the bill at 20 per cent
Mr., Hale proposed TO restore the Nc
Kinley rates; horses and mules. $50 per
head: cattle, SO per head; hogs, 81
sheep. $50. Other animals 20 per cent.
ad YalOrem.
Mr.. PETER proposed an amendment to
exempt from the operation of the duty
ponies, chiefly imported from Mexico
Mr.. DOlph then proceeded TO deliver the
last instalIment of his prepared speech
begun some two months ago. He fin
isked at 2:3O after speaking about two
hours.
Mr. Hale's amendment to restore the
Mckinley duty Of $50 per head on horses
and mules. was defeated by a strict
party vote-23 to 30-Mr. PETER voting
in favor and Messrs. Allen and Kyle
against it.
Mr.. Hale offered another amendment to
substitute $40 for the 20 per cent rate
in the bill, and this being defeated, he
offered the whole live stock schedule of
the Mckinley law. This latter amend
ment met with a similar fate
Messrs. Platt, Washburn, Vest, Teller,
Lodge. and Allen participated in a de-
bate on barley, wheat, oatmeal etc. last
ing three-quarters Of an hour after the
usual time Of adjournment.
Mr.. PETER had stated that ne desired to
address the senate but did not care to
do 50 tonight. This aroused Mr.. Harris.
who declared with visible impatience.
that senator's should suffer some personal
inconvenience in order TO make some
progress with this bill. Already sixty
four days had been spent in debate upon
II and only forty-three pages had been
disposed Of
Mr.. Aldrfch said that unless the senate