Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-21
TIE FOUR HOUSE BILLS Reported Back From Committee
 With Changes, FREE SUGAR KNOCKED OUT A Glaring Blunder in the Barbed Wire Bill--Short House
 Session.
FREE SUGAR KNOCKED OUT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Mr. Harris the acting chairman of the finance committee, carried out today the promise which he made to the senate last week, that the four house bills 10 place on the free list sugar. coal, iron ore and barbed wire would be reported back from the committee if they were referred to it. They vera all reported back, all but one, in forms very different from those in which the house had prepared them. The free sugar bill no longer pro- vded for free sugar, but for an ad valorem duty of 40 per cent on all sugars aud for a pecifc duty of 2 cents gallon on molasses testing above 40 and not above 56 degrees; i; and of cents on molasses above 56 degrees, emitting all reference 10 differentials.
 The free coal bill came back with pro- vision for a duty on all coal imported from countries that levied an import duty on American coal.
 The free iron ore bill was the only one that came back in it's original shape. As to the barbed wire bill, the exposure of blundering on the part of the house was amazing. It appeared that the house of representatives in it's precipitancy had not, as it intended to do, placed barbed wire on the free list at all, but had, on the con- trary, made the materials out of which it is man ufactured free, thus giving all the benefits of legislation to the man nufacturers of barbed wire and none of them to the farmers of the United States. That view of the case was put very strongly by two of the republican mem bers-Messrs. Allison and Aldrich-and was admitted by MT. Harris. The bill was therefore reported back with substitute placing on the free list barbed fence wire and wire rods of iron or steel for it's manufacture. All the bills were placed on the calendar.
 Although there was no actual quorum present, but only thirty eight senators answering, several bills were passed; among them the senate bill reported from the judiciary committee by Mir. Hill for the prompt prosecution and speedy determina- tion of the claim of the United States against the estate of the late Leland Stan ford (arising out of the Pacific railroad in- debtedness); also house bill to amend the sion in the northern judicial district of Georgia.
 ! After brief executive session, the senate at l 40 o'clock adjourned.
 IN THE HOUSE.
 : The house was in session but fifty min. utes today and in that time transacted but lii tie bnsiness.of importance. A bill was passed appropriating S9000 for additional clerical force in the bureau of internal rev. en ue and $5000 for the expenses of the com mission to determine the amount of the claim of the Venezuelan Steam Transporta-
  zuela. The question was asked of MT. Savers if the 5000 appropriation was made necessary by the operation of the proposed income tax, and he answered that it was pro obable, but he did not know. A bill was also passed to incorporate the Society of American Florists.
 MT. Tarsney's bill to amend the lead ore i schedule as agreed upon by the committee . on ways and means was reported and placed on the calendar.
 Mir. MeCreary endeavored to secure con- sideration for the substitute for MT. Bou- stelle's resolution recognizing the Hawaiian republic, reported from the committee on foreign affairs, but MT. Payne objected on the ground that the minority members of the committee not present today desired to discuss the matter.
 In response to MT. McCreary's sugges- tion that there should be no further delay, MT. Payne said the committee had waited so long before reporting the resolution that nothing would suffer by postponing action day or two longer.
 message from the president was re- ceived, announcing the signing of the sum dry civil appropriation bill.
 At F: :50 C, clock the house adiourned