The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-11
THE SESSION IN DETAIL.
Closing Day I'm the senate One of Ex-
element.

the senate session today, that the final
vote on the tariff bill should be reached
during the day If there were no factious
obstruction. Mr.. Aldrich virtually
pledged republicans to permit the bill to
make progress. The amendments TO the
paragraphs on burlaps. etc. and collars
and cuffs were quickly adopted.
Mr.. sherman moved for the transfer Of
raw wool and hair Of the camel and goat
TO the free list. Lost, 80 to 81.
The amendments offered by Mr..
PETER were rejected. The first was to
place wool on the dutiable list under the
Mckinley classifcations. with the existing
rates reduced one-half. The other was
to put manufactures of wool on the free
list
Mr.. Harris asked unanimous consent
that further debate on the wool schedule
be under the five-minute rule, but Mr..
Power objected.
Mr. Power then offered an amendment
putting wool on the dutiable list at the
rate of % per cent. ad valOrem-lost.
Mr.. Faulkner asked that the committee
amendments on the wool schedule as a
whole be agreed to and il was done, the
silk schedule then being taken up. The
committee amendments to the silk
schedule were adopted and then copying
paper, filtering paper. tissue paper, etc.
were raised from 80 to 35 per cent. ad
valOrem.
When bituminous coal was reached Mr..
Hill renewed his motion, made in the COM
mittee Of the whole. TO place coal on the
free list, but the committee amendment
placing a duty of 40 cents a ton was
agreed to, 81 to o. Messrs. Kyle, Allen and
PETER, populists. and Mills and Irby
voted with Mr.. Hill
When the income tax sections We're
reached the amendments were adopted
without division except the two upon
which Mr. McLaurin had demanded a
separate vote excluding from the opera
ton Of the tax the salaries Of United
States judges and of the president Of the
United States.
Mr.. McLaurin attacked the two ex-
cepted amendments on the ground that
they We're adopted on the theory that
congress could rot tax the salaries of
United States judges and the president.
In his opinion the exemptions could not
logically be predicated on the provision
Of the constitution against the diminution
Of the salaries Of such officers during their
term of office II was plain class legis-
lation.
Mr.. Pfeffer took the same view of the
case that Mr. McI.aurin did.
Mr.. Hill opposed Mr.. McLaurin's posi-
ton. He maintained that TO levy an in
come tax against the salaries of the
united states Judges and the president
was in cOntraVentiOn of the constitution.
The bill exempted the salaries Of state,
county and municipal officers. These two
provisions We're the only two in the bill
he was disposed to approve.
Mr.. Hoar supported the amendment
Salaries Not Exempt.
After some further debate the amend
ments exempting the salaries Of United
States judges and the president were de-
feated-S4 10 Sc. The vote in detail was
as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich. Allison, Brice, Carter,
Cullom. Davis. Dixon. Dolph, Dubois,
Gray. Hale. Hansbrough, Hawley, Hig-
gins, Hill, Lodge, McNillen, Mitchell
(Or.), Morgan. Palmer. Pasco. Patton,
Perkins, Platte. Power. Pugh, Quay,
Ransom, Roach, Sherman, Squire, Teller.
Villas, Washburn-34
Nays-Allen. Bate, Berry, Blackburn,
Blanchard. Gallery. Chandler, Cockrell,
Coke Faulkner. Frye, Gallinger, George.
Gibson, German, Harris, Hunton. Irby
Jarvis. Jones (Ark), Kyle. Lindsay. Nc
Laurin, Henderson, Martin. Mitchell
CWis), Murphy, PETER, Pettigrew, Shoup,
Smith, Turpie, Vest, Voorhees,, Walsh,
Whites.
The amendment to sec. Il repeating the
reciprocity clause of the Mckinley bill,
uttAdIll6 lildL the iGAgCii llttl lOl DEGll
construed to abrogate reciprocal arrange
ments now in existence was agreed to.
This was the last of the amendments
adopted in committee of the whole. Mr..
Jones, then, on behalf of the committee,
proposed the amendment changing the
date on which the bill should go into
effect from June 30 to Aug. 1, 1894.
This amendment is only tentative Is
it not?" suggested Mr.. Allison.
1T is intended to fix the date later. If
the date is to be settled now, it should
certainly be later than Aug. l."
1T is the intention 10 fix the date
later" agreed Mr.. Jones.
Upon Mr.. Jones's motion the rate OF
boracic acid was then increased from 2
cents to cents per pound; on bOraX
from l cent TO ? cents; on borate lime
from ! cent to - cents per pound.
Il feel authorized in behalf of the SEN
ator from California" remarked Mr.
Sherman. ito thank the committee for
these increases. Uaughter)
The other dates in the bill were
changed TO conform to the date aug. ID
upon which the bill was to go into effect
Mr.. Allen then moved to insert as a
new paragraph of the free list fencing
wire which was stricken from the
dutiable list in committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Palmer opposed the amendment.
He thought it unjust to place all the
materials used in the manufacture Of
fence wire on the dutiable list and then
put the finished product on the free
list
''Did you say the price on fence wire
has fallen under the influence Of the
protective TARIFF" inquired Mr.. Chandler.
II did not say that"
What did you say?"
"Never mind" replied Mr.. Palmer. 81
am in the condition Mr.. Lincoln told me
he was once in on campaigning tour.
Some one in the audience asked him a
question He made no reply Why don't
you answer him. said some one. L am
after votes, replied Mr.. Lincoln, and
that mans vote is as good as any other
mans / am after votes in this PROPOSE
ton" said Mr.. Palmer, making the appli-
cation Of the story, land l want the vote
Of the senator from New Hampshire"
You will get it, said Mr.. Chandler.
amid laughter
Fence Wire Made DutiabIe.
Mr. Palmer moved to strike out the
proviso exempting fence wire from the
duty imposed on other wire. This took
precedence of Mr.. Aliens motion.
After debate the vote being taken
upon it, the senate reversed its action
and in vote Of 3S to 30 restored fence
wire to the dutiable list. Eight demo-
Brice, German, Hill, Pal
ner. Murphy. Blanchard, Caffery and
Smith voted yea.
When the announcement was made
/ so angered Mr.. Mills that he moved TO
transfer all wire, anchor, axles and an
wills to the free list. 1t was lost-17 TO
r. The vote then required on Mr..
Aliens amendment to place fence wire
on the free list. 1t was lost-32 to Is