The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-04
TARIFF BILL PASSED BY SENATE.
Five Votes to Spare on Its Final
Passage Last Night.
Hill the Only Democrat Who Voted
Against 1.-THE Income Tax Goes
Through With tho Rest and the
the President and United States Judges
Finally Kejected-Many Amendments
Accepted, but More Thrown Out.


terday's executive session by virtue OF
the recess taken last night. That
obviated all the delays incident to the
formalities of regular opening of a
new day
The tariff bill was taken up at once
and action on the amendments OF the
committee of the whole occupied the
whole Of to-days session. First came
the motion made by Mills Monday eve
ming to place burlaps and grain bags
made therefrom on the free list. 1t was
carried by vote of % to II.
Next came the famous collars and
cuffs" amendment, fixing the duty on
those articles at 30 cents per dozen and
80 per cent ad valorem and on shirts at
SO per cent. equivalent, according to u
statement made by Chandler, to an ad
valorem rate of from 80 to 1875 per cent
That amendment was agreed to after a
couple of satirical speeches directed
against the junior Senator from New
York (Murphy) by vote of 40 to S.
Then the great wool schedule came up
for action, Sherman Offering an amend
ment to place wool on the dutiable list
at 80 per cent ad.valorem. The longest
discussion OF the day took place on this
proposition appeals being made by Re-
publican Senators to Democratic Sena.
tors from the wool producing states to
supply even two votes for the amend
mont, which would be enough, with the
populist votes, to carry it.
But these appeals fell on deaf ears.
There was not single desertion from
lyc hn
OF wool The two Populist Senators,
who usually voteswith the Democrats,
Allen and Kyle, did not vote; and the
amendment was defeated: yeas, 80;
nays. 81. And so wool remains on the
free list
The committee amendment placing
bituminouS coal ON the dutiable lisa at
40 cents n ton and coal slack at Is cen -
Was agreed TO by Vose of AZ to g. Tho
six were Allen, Hill, Irby, Kyle, Mills
and PETER. All tha committee amend
ments to the leather schedule we're
agreed to; also all the amendments
under the title of miscellaneous Manu-.
features"
The next reserved amendment was
paragraph SIS, as TO paintings on the
free list. Allen then moved to strike
out the paragraph and to substitute for
to duty on paintings. 1t was contended,
however, that the motion was not in
order, the rule under which the Senate
WAS acting being that all the committee
amendments should first be disposed of,
after which every line of the bill would
be open to amen1 ment. That view was
sustained by the chair, and the com
mlttee amendments were agreed to.
The committee Amendments, which had
been originally offered by Hill, exempt
ing the salaries Of the President OF tho
United States and OF the judges OF the
United States from tho income tax was
rejected after brief struggle by vote
OF yeas, "a; nays, &C. Ten Democrats
having voted for it and six Republicans
and three Populists against it.
All the other reserved amendments
up to the close of tho bill were agreed to
without opposition
The date as to when the bill should
go into effect was, on motion Of Jones,
Of Arkansas. fixed at August 1, 1894,
with the understanding that if neces--
sary later date can be fixed here
after. Barbed wire was a subject of
some dispute.
An amendment had been agreed to in
committee Of the whole that barbed wire
fencing should be admitted free OF duty.
This amendment was rejected, and one
offered by Allen Pop, Neb.l to place
wire for fencing" on tho free list was
also reJected-yeas 80, nays IS; and so
wire romans on the dutisble list at
rates according to guage.
Mica was taken off the FREQ list and
put on the dutiable list ut 20 per cent.
sd vslorem, upon motion OF Ransom
Ransom's amendment prevailed by a
vote OF 40 yeas and % nays. Some at.
tempt WAS had on the floor by the per-
sonal appeal Of Mr.. Ransom to Sena-
tors to support his amendment. His
three minute speech in favor of his pro-
position was the only one he has made
on the tariff question and after no had
concluded Senators gathered around
him and promised support. After the
vote Ransom interrupted Morgan for
the purpose Of. as he said, com pleting
his amendment, which he proceeded to
do by moving to strike mica from the
free list, where 1t had been placed by
the committee. This was agreed to
amid much talk, which was only in
creased when Chandler crossed the
aisle and invaded the ranks OF his
political enemy and grasping Ransom
by the hand congratulated him upon
his victory for the mica industry OF
North Carolina and New Hampshire.
Morgan offered an amendment to
come in as five additional sections at
the end of the BILL aimed at trusts,
commissions anu conspiracies In re-
straint Of trade and commerce, or to in
crease thu market prce OF imported
articles. He made speech in explsna
ton and defense OF the amendment,
which would have the effect, he said,
OF REFRESHING "those trusts in all their
multiplied hideousness." The amend
ment was agreed to without division.
Allen then offered the amendment to