Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-14

today the New York and New Jersey
bridge bill from the house passed it
! with amendments which the house
will probably accept On motion of
/ Power, of Montana, the bill authoriz-
ing the Missouri River Power COM
| pany to build dam across the Mis-
| souri, river passed.
Consideration of the tariff bill at the
sugar schedule was resumed. Higgins
! opened the debate with q general as
sault on the sugar schedule, and argu-
ment in favor of continuing the bounty
provisions of the Mckinley law.
Voting on the sugar schedule began
! at l p. IN. The first vote was on the
Jones amendment, fixing the date
when the sugar schedule shall go into
effect and the sugar bounty be termin-
ated as January /, 1895. 1t resulted,
yeas 40, nays 81, so the amendment
was adopted. Hill did not vote. PEI
fer voted with the republicans. Allen
and Kyle voted with the democrats.
Brice and Villas withdrew their votes,
being paired with Wolcott and
Mitchell, of Oregon.
The next vote was ON the amend
ment offered by Henderson, proyid-
ing for the retention of the bounty pro-
vision Of the Mckinley law. 1t was
defeated, 81 to 40. Hill voted no, as
did Allen and Kyle. PETER voted with
the republicans.
Henderson next proposed an amend
ment decreasing the bounty one tenth
Of cent each year till tie time fixed
in the Mckinley law for total expira
ton. Defeated "a to 81, Allen and
Kyle voting with the republicans.
Hill did not vote, Henderson then Of
fered an amendment applying the
bounty to beet and sorghum sugar
only, defeated, 81 to 30, Allen and
Kyle going back to the democrats.
Henderson offered another amend
ment combining the bounty to sorghum
and beet sugar, and after 1895 reduc-
ing it to one cent per pound; defeated,
"a to 81, Allen and Kyle voting yea.
Allison offered an amendment to
add at the end Of the paragraph q
proviso that the bounty shall be
eghttcnths Of cent for sugar pro-
duced in the United States in 1894;
depeated. 30 to 40,
Racine BARRIERS have patched up their
differences and the threatened war will
not take place.
Washington, June when the tar
if bill was taken up in the senate yes
terday Mr.. Jones asked leave to with
draw the compromise amendment of
the tobacco schedule which made the
rate on leaf wrapper and unstemmed
$1.5O and 1925 respectively and restore
the house amendment, In which the
rates are 81 and $l.25.
The move was a surprise to senators
on both sides and by agreement the
compromise paragraph was adopted
pro forma, with the understanding
that the subject snail be considered
later. The other Jones amendments
to the tobacco schedule were then
adopted, and the senate passed to the
schedule of agricultural products and
provisions.
A long discussion on the progress Of
the bin was precipitat@d by Mr.. Mills
al
Washington, June THE Cox
amendment for the total repeal of tn
10 per cent. tax on state banks WAS
defeated IN the house yesterday by l02
to TO. A viva voce vote on the Draw
ley bill was then taken and the bin
also defeated.
.l,i, A. Inn I A.
brakes were taken off in the senate to-
day and more progress was made with
the tariff bin than during any previous
three weeks of the consideration of the
wines, cotton and flax jutc and hemp,
measure. Three schedules, spirits and
manufactures from paragraph 23I to
2T7 inclusive. comprising nineteen
pages of the bill, were disposed of.
The entire cotton schedule, ten pages
of the bill, was finished in Thirty min
utos. The republicans made no oppo-
Sition to the amendments proposed to
this schedule, maintaining that IL"
rates, though reduced, were so ar
ranged rs to make the cotton schedule
the most scientific ever prepared.
BaSS nl1up OF burlup lot gram anu
cotton bagging We're placed on the free
list The collar and cuff paragraph
provides for duty of 30 cents per
dozen pieces and 80 per cent. I'D valo-
rom. White shirts and other articles
composed wholly or in part of linen
carry duty of % per cent. This para
graph provoked considerable discus
sion and more or less amusement.
There was AN air of languid listless-
ness apparent in the house, and it was
evident that the members We're not
in working humor. The day was
claimed by Mr.. Heard, chairman of
the committee on the District of Co
lumba, but, while several bills We're
considered, no action was reached on
any Of them on account of Il lack of Il
quorum.
A SLIGHT CHINESE MISTAKE.
Tho ,nnntbly hills IF tho Wn shinpton