The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-21
SUGAR|NG OFF
POPCUN BILLS
Three Tariff Bills Of The Lower Branch Are
UlreCOSn'Zlble
iron ORE BILL ALONE ESCAPES
The Senate Finance Committee Re-
ports Back Free Sugar Bill Amend
ed So as to Provide Duty of Forty
Per Cent. on All Sugars-The Free
Coal Bill Was Also Amended in Sim
liar Manner-Brief Session in the
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.

WASHINGTON Aug 20
~ ENATOR HARRIS Dsm., Tenn. y
" the acting chairman of the fin
mn ance COMMITTEES. carried out
" today the promise which he
made to the senate last week, that the
four bills 10 place on the free list.
would be reported back from the COM
mittee if they, we're referred to it.
They were all reported back, but all
but one, in form very different from
those in which the house had passed
them, The free sugar bill no longer
provided for free sugar but for an ad
valorem duty of 40 per cent. on all
sugars. and for specified duty of 2
cents = gallon on molasses testing
above 40 and not above 56 degrees, and
Of 40 cents on molasses above So de-
grees-omitting all reference TO differ
entails. The free coal bill came back
with Il provision for duty Oh all i'm.
ported from countries that levied an
import duty on Am .rican coal. The
free iron ore bill WIS the only one that
come back in its original shape.
As to the bsrbed wire bill! the ex-
posure of laundering on the part of
the house was amazing. 1t appeared
that the house Of representatives in the
precipitancy had not las intended to do)
placed barbed wire ON the free list at
all, but had on the contrary. made the
materials out of which it is IN lnufact.
ured free-thus giving all the benefits
of the legislation to the manufacturers
OF bnrbsd wire, and none of them to
the farmers of the United States.
BILL REPORTED BACK.
That state of the case was put very
strongly by two of the Republican mem.
bers OF the finance coinmittee-Sena
tors Allison, of Iowa; and Aldricb, of
Rhode Island-and was admitted by
Senator Harris, The bill was there
fore reported back with substitute
placing on the free list barbed fence
wire and wire rods Of iron or steel for
its manufacture. All the bills were
placed on the calendar.
Although there was no actual
quorum present, only 35 senators (fvs
lrss)-sevsral bills were passed, among
them the senate bill reported from the
Judiciary committee by Senator Hill.
Dem, N. W FOR the prompt prosecu-
tion and speedy determination Of the
claim of the United States against the
estate Of the late Leland Stanford (4ris.
ing out of the Pacific railroad indebted
ness.
HOUSE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The house was in session but fifty
minutes today, and in that time trans
acted but little business OF importance.
A bill was passed approprialing so. 600
for additional clerical force in the
bureau OF internal revenue, and 81, 600
for the expens.s Of the committee to
determins the amount of the claim of
the Venzuels Steam Transportation
company. of New. York. against Venzu-
ell, The question was asked Of Chair
man Sayres if the 50, 900 appropriation
was made necessary by the operation
OF the proposed income tux, and he
answered that it was probable; but he
did not certainly know.
A bill was also passed to incorporate
the Society of American Florists; also
joint resolution directing the sccre-
tary of war to return TO Massachusetts is
the fl lg of the Fifteenth Nineteenth.
Twenty-third and Fifiy-cighth regi-
meuts of Massachusetts volunteers.
Mr.. McCreary Dem, KY endeav-
cred to secure consideration for the
substitute for Mr.. Boutells's resolution
recognizing the Hawaiian republic, re-
| nor ted from the committee ON foreign
affairs; but Mr.. Payne (Rep, N W
objected on the ground that minority
memb bers Of the committee not present
today desire to discuss the matter.
A message from the president was
received announcing the signing Of the
sundry bill, and at II so the house ad-
journed.