The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-04
WILSON BILL
PASSES SENATE
On The Eye Of tho Ever Glorious 1t Sails Sc.
Tenely Through.
struggle over The WOOL CLAUSE
After Long Seige the Famous Tariff
Measure Is Passed the Senate-Mr.
Hill the Only Opposing Democrat.
All of the Income Tax Features Go
in Spite of Opposition from New
York's Senator-The President to
Be Taxed.
WASHINGTON, July 3.
01He tariff bill has been passed and
the senate has adjourned until

the senate has adjourned until
Friday. The entire Democratic
u wing, with the exception OF Sen.
ator Hill, voted FOR the reconstructed
measure. They were joined by the
Populists.
The senate reassembled at 10 am.
and continued its session Of Monday,
under the order of recess made last
evening. After some executive com
munications and house bills were pre-
sented by the vice president and apprO.
priately referred, Mr.. Harris (renn. J,
the parliamentary director Of the
tariff bill, remarked that the ques
tions still remaining open IN that bill
were more numerous than, though
perhaps not SO important az, those
which bad been disposed of yesterday.
He therefore hoped that senators
would consent aud resolve to dispose
OF the bill by adjournment today, so
that the senate might have holiday
tomorrow
Tie Republicans offered no opposi-
tion to the taking Of vote todsy, but
opposed sitting tomorrow if vote
should not be arrived at today The
bill was then taken up and first came
the motion made by Mr. Mills TEX. J
on MONDAY evening to place barley and
grains bags made therefor on the free
list. 1t was carried by vote q to II.
SOLID on WOOL.
Then the great wool schedule came
up for action. Mr.. Sherman (Ohio) Of.
fered an amendment to place wool on
the dutiable list at 30 per cent. ad
val prem, The longest discussion of the
day took place on this proposition
appeals being made by Republican
senator's to Democratic senators
from the wool producing states to
supply even two votes for the amend.
ment, which would be enough with
the Populist vote to carry 1t. But
these appeals fell on deaf ears. There
was not q single desertion from the
Democratic ranks on the question of
wool. The two Populist senators
who usually act with the Democrats
Messrs. Allen ana Kyle-iid not vote,
and the amendment was defeated
yeas 80, nays 81, The vote was as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Carey,
Chandler, Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph,
Dubois, FRYE, Gallnger, Hale, Hausbrough
Hawley, Higgins Hoar, Jones, of Nevada,
Lodge, Manderson, Mitchell of Oregon.
Patten, PETER, Perkins, Platt, Power
Proctor. Quay, sherman, Shoup, Stewart
Teller. Washburn-S2.
Nays-Messrs. Bates, Blackburn, CAT
frey, Call Cockrell, Coke, Faulkner
George, Gibson, Gordon, German, Gray,
Harris, Hill. Huuton, Irby, Jones, of Ar.
kansas, Lindsay, NlCLauriu, McPhersoa.
Martin, Mills, Mitchell, OF Wisconsin.
Morgan, Murphy, Palmer, Pasco, Pugh,
Ransom, Roach, Smith. Turpie, Vest,
Villas Voorhees,, Walsh, WhiJe-37.
And SO wool remains on the free list
COAL on DUTIABLE LIST,
When the paragraph putting a duty
Of 40 cents ton on coal was reached
MIR. Hill called for separate vote on
the item. He said he did not propose
to detain the senate by speech, az his
views were known. He wanted coal on
| the free list.
The committee amendment WAS
agreed to-yeas 81, nays 6, and bitumi-
nous coal aud shale coal are on the
du,isble list at 40 cents Il ton, ard such
coal slack as will pass through n half
inch screen at 10 cents ton. The six
senators who voted no were Messrs
Allen, Hill. Irby. Kyle, Mills anu
| PETER.
The COMMITTEES amendment which
bad been originally offered by Mr..
| Hill. eXempting the salaries of the
president OF the United States and the
judges of the United States from the
income tax was rejected after brief
struggle by - vote Of yeas, 81; nays, 80
Ten Democrats having voted for it and
six Republicans aud three Populists
against it.
The date for the bill to go into effect
was fixed as the first of August, 1884,
subject to further postponement il
necessary. Barbed wire was subject
OF some dispute An amendment mad
been agreed to in committee Of the
whole that barbed wire for fencing
should be admitted free of duty. This
amendment WAS rel cted and one Of
fered by Mr.. Allen (Nebl to place
wire for fencing" on the free list was
also rejected. Yeas, 32; nays SO. Aud
so wire remains on the dutiaUle list at
rates according to gauge.
Mica was taken Oft the free list and
put on the dutiaOle list vt 20 psr cent.
ad valorem
A SHOT AT TRUSTS.
Mr., Morgan. Alabama, offered nh
amendment to come in Ms five addition
al sections at the end of the BILL aimed
at trusts, combinations and cOnspiru
cies In restraint Of trade and commerce
or to increase the market price of i'm.
ported articles. After discussion the,
amendment was agreed to without di.
vision.
Mr. Allen then offered the amend
ment to the sugar schedule of which
Mr. Jones. of Arkansas. gave notice
yesterday, The amendment was laid
on the table. Mr. Allen then moved
to strike paragraph 575-paintings in
oil or water eolors. engravings, statu-
ary, ETC., from the free list and to
make such works Of art duiiaOle as
under existing law 10 per cent Re.
jected,
At s. As p. m. suggestion was made
by Mr.. Dolph (Oregon) that the senate
should either dispose of the bill quickly
or let II 90 over till Thursday. He
should "hate to see the national day