The evening world., 1894-06-19
The FREE LIST CUT.
Apples and Coil Taken OF "A
Discussion on Books.
Mr.. Lodge Tries TO Restore The Nc
Kinley Dnty on Mattings.
Senate Gets Through Quite a Variety
Of Items To- Day.
my Associated Press)


WASHINGTON, June l9.-When the
Tariff bill was taken up to-day the
Senate, at the request of Mr.. Lodge
utep., Mass.). went back to paragraph
S56, fixing the duty on mating and
mats made of cocoa fibre or rattan at
20 per cent. He offered an amendment
to restore the Mckinley rates az cents
per square yard on mating and S cents
square foot on mats, equivalent to II
and ~ per cent, respectively
Mr.. Lodge argued that owing to the
low cost OF production of this mating
In India this reduction would ex;inyuish
tho American industry. The amendment
was lost-25 10 3.
At this point several modincat tions
proposed by Republican Senators to diff
fcrcnt paragraphs of the bill were pro-
posed and accepted by Mr.. Jones on be-
half of the Finance Committee and the
Democratic side of the Senate.
Upon the suggestion OF Mr.. Sherman
CRep., o. the duty on ink and ink pow
ders was increased to 25 per cent. to
make 1t conform to the rate on pigments
At the request of Mr.. Allison (Rep.,
Ia.) the Finance Committee agreed to
strike out from paragraph 1870 the reci-
procity provision admitting buckwheat,
corn, cornmeal. oats, rye, rye -four.
wheat and wheat flour free OF duty from
such countries as impose no import duty
on such products exported from thu
United States.
The Finance Committee also agreed.
at hr. Alisons request to place eggs
on the dutiable list at three cents per
dozen.
At the request OF Mr.. Gallinger Rep..
n. Ho the Senate went to parag raph
prints" and Mr.. JONES offered an amend
mcnt, which was agreed to, grading the
duty on photographic prints from q to
% cents per pound. according to thick
The rate on parchment papers and sur
"a coated papers and manufactures
thereof. cardboards and photograph and
in iau.osrapn albums go per cent? was al
Mr.. Chandler congratulated Mcssrs.
Jones and Vest on the preparation of a
SGiea.ifiG 1rini. ana GGlafsGaiop ithosrHPhc
Sraphing Industry should thank Mr..
NlurTphy. of New York. and Mr.. Smith,
OF New Jersey. for the protective classi-
Mir Jones offered an ma amendment to
brushes and feather busters from %
per per cent G to to s. per cent. and to add at
punched or prepared In any manner,
l.22 per cent. al yalorem."
This was agreed to, as was another
classification OF gloves, SO as to make
ladies' and chIdren's gloves of, sheep
origin, with exterior grain surface re-
moved, not over II inches in length, du.
over Il inches, s2.75 per dozen pairs.
The free list was then taken in. Am
beroid was added to The free list. salts
ate bill, were stricken from the free
list. The Finance Committee amend.
ment permitting the free entry OF cat.
tie, sheep or other domestic animals
across the boundary or been driver
across for pasturage. met some oppo
sition from Mr.. Allison, who contendet
that it would practically permit fire,
exchange of animals between the United
States and Mexico.
Mr.. Jones explained that the provision
was intended only to apply to Mexican
borders, where 1t was sometimes impos
sible to prevent animals from strayinl
across the border. and where II wa!
| sometimes absolutely necessary in tim,
| of drought to drive stock across III,
| Rio Grande for pasturage.
The amendment had been submitted t.
the Secretary of the Treasury by Mr.
Coke. 1t was agreed to.
| Apples, green. dried, &C, heretofor
placed on the dutiable list. were stricken
from the. free list.
| The Committee amendment strikini
from the free list beef, mutton and pork
which have been placed on the dutiabl
list at 20 per cent. was agreed to.
bacon and hams" The effect OF tn
amendment would be to make bacol
and hams dutiable at 20 per cent.
Mr.. Vest said there was no objection
to II, as there were but $4,000 worth o
Westphalia hams imported, while ~,
O0o,OoO pounds of bacon and hams wer
| exported. The amendment was agree
to without objection.
The Jones amendment. adding manil
| twire to the paragraph placing binding
twine on the free list. was agreed TO,
| Bone char, heretofore transferred to tn
dutiable list, was stricken from the frc
| list.
Paragraph 40 of the free list, relatin
to books twenty years old, or scientin
publications. was amended by addin
public documents issued by foreig
| Governments"
MIR. Quay (Rep., Pa moved to amen
this paragraph so as to strike gu
books and periodicals devoted exclu
siyoly to original scientific research an
publications issued for their subscriber
by scientific and literary associations o
academies" Mr.. Quay said he offcre
the amendment at the request o
! Typographical Union No. =, OF Philadel
phia.
Mr.. Vest said this clause was intende
to apply only to books devoted I
Original scientific research" and wa
| In tnt interest OF llt U
| science and learning,
After some discussion an amendmen
was adopted providing that publication
for private circulation, admitted free
must be circulated gratu!tously. TIL
word Exclusively" was stricken out. a
describing books and periodicals devote
to original scientific research.
Mr.. Quay moved to strike out book
ana pamphlets printed exclusively 4
lenguages other than, English" Tn
lprintinG of German books In this countr,
Mr.. Quay contended, was an lmportan
industry. The motion was lost.
BoraX was stricken from the free list
The Jones amendment to paragraph Al
was adopted, the effect being TO strik
lfrom the free list sweat feathers, bind
lings, bands and tips when cut TO lengt
for trimming felt hats or wool hats.
, Bristles were qualified as crude. nc
sorted, punched or prepared. Campho
was qualified as crude.
"Clays or earths unwrought or unmanu
lfaotured. not specially provided for" wa
lstricken from the free list.
In the coil paragraph, 'bitumlncus an