The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-03
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, July 2-The senate began
formal consideration of the tariff Uiil
amended in committee of the whole in the
senate today and when a recsss was had
tonight much progress had been made.
The sugar schedule, which ovcrshadOwed
in importance the other schedules being
considered. the pivot upon which the fate
of this measure depended, went through
the trying ordeal and escaped with only
Que amendment. That amendment made
the repeal OF the sugar bounty and the
sugar schedule go into effect Immediately
on the passage of the bill instead OF Jan. l,
'95. The adoption of this amendment sig
nalizsd the first victory won by Senator
Hill In addition TO the Republican votes
in favor of it four Democrats, Messrs. Coke,
George, Irby aud Pugh, and MIR. PETER
(PopulIst) joined Mr.. Hill. The vote was
IS to 81
An amendment was offered by Ar. Jones
(Which he said had the approval OF the
secretary of the treasury, TO relieve sugar
imports from the additional One.teEth OF a
cent from eXport-boUntv-giving countries
with the production of proof that such
boupties has not been received, was agreed
to without division.
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) gave notice of COM
mittee amendment which would be offered
tomorrow in the shape OF n proviso to b..
added to section Isl, repeating the bounty
proviso of the Mckinley law AMI to con-
tinue iu force the bounty until January l,
1886, to the extent OF niue-tenths of a cent
on sugar testing 80 degrees by the polar
iscope and eight tsnths on sugars testing
not less than 50 degrees.
Mr. PETER moved TO strike out the sugar
schedule and place all sugars ON the free
list 1t was lost-33 to 80.
The final vote was then taken on the
adoption OF the sugar schedule and 1t WAS
agreed to-3S TO "a.
Messrs Allen and Quay voted for the
final adoption of the schedule; MessTs.
Hill, Irby, Kyle and PETER against II.
Otherwise il was strict party vote. Mr..
Stewart of Nevada, did not vote.
This disposed OF the sugar schedule.
Ga mot on OF Mr.. White an amendment
TO the still-wine paragraph was adopted
providing that the percentage OF alcohol
10 all wine and fruit juices should De de
termiued according To regulations pre-
scribed by the secretary Of the treasury.
By a vote OF 81 TO 81 the committee
amendment striking cotton bsggiDg from
the dutiRbis list sod transferring 1t to the
free list was agreed to.
Various other amendments &C the tariff
schedules were agreed 70. Among them
were: Changing the rate OF bottles hold
ing more tnal one plat 20 z. cent
per pound. aud on viais holding
cents; on cast polished plate glass
not exceeding "a by 81 inches from
20 20 - cents Fer square foot All the
amendments adopted in committee Ot the
whole were agreed 10. The iron ore
amendment on which a special vote had
been reserved was adopted, IS 70 ,.
Sir. Mills moved 70 transfer bGrlsps. az
well as bags for grain made from buiap p.
from tue dut!abis list, thus puttinz it "a
the same category with cotton bsgEinZ.
This gave Mr.. Chan iler a chance 70 dsiiy-
eT satir!csl remsrS about Mr.. Mills
great rally Tor free trade towards tbs end
OF the BIZ after Eet;!n: dutiab,s coal and
dut.Nble everything else Before vote
was taken on NJ Mills motion. Mr. Har-
r., at 80 o'clock. moved shat the sess. "a
take = recess uatu 20 O'csock tomorrow.
he motion vas agreed u.