The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-14
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
mill fer the Government Appro-
priation to the Exposition.
TARIFF BILL GOING RAPIDLY TROUGH
President Cleveland Ill, and the Regular
Weekly Reception Dispensed With
Work in Both Branches Con-
gress- Washington News.

WAsHISGToS, June 13.-When the tariff
bill was taken up in the Senate yester-
dav the question was on the first para
graph of the spirits and wines schedule
H" The paragraph, az passed by the
house and reported by the senate finance
Committee put a duty Of S1.s0 per proof
,aIIon on brandy and other spirits. not
specially provided for. Before the ad-
;ourument on Saturday, Mr.. Aldrjch
aad moved to increase the rate TO So
A. under existing law. The amend
uent was rejected yeas Is: nays y.
The only change made in this sched-
uIe from the finance committees fgUr-
-. was in the last paragraph. All i'm
~tatiOns of mineral waters ana artitc-
IaI mineral waters were changed from
- per cent. to 20 per cent. adj vaiorem.
The cotton manufacturers schedule
came next and the recommendations OF
finance cOmmittc. W"re all agreed u
promptly.
The rapiditv and ease with which
the schedule was disposed OF attracted
rhr attention and proYollrd the crsti-
ri,m Of Dolph Of Oregon. He expressed
Ai, surprise and arnaz"m-nt at seeing
ten pages of the bin rushed through in
thirty minutes without d single New
ENGLAND senator OPENING his mouth.
The hemp, fax and jute schedule lnet
with Il little more discussion, but the
nance committees recommendations
we're all agreed to, except that \r.
Vest moved to strike out the last phrase
IF tho schedule, putting a duty Oh
grain bags, so that they might be after.
Yards placed on the free list. This
was agreed to.
The next paragraph (27l) puts a duty
Of - per cent. on bagging for cotton
composed in part or in whole Of hemp
flax, lutte or jute buns. An amend
ment was offered by Mr.. PETER to ex
cmpt it from duty. Mr.. Vest said tina
no opposition would be offered to the
amendment by the tinance committee
The amendment was agreed to, yeas
"a, uavs, 10, and cotton bagging wa!
made exempt from duty. Then came
the paragraph on collars and cuffs
l215l. The house bill made the duty
on collars and cuffs and shirts and al
linen wearing apparel IS per cent. ac
valorem.
But the most ominiOus notice Of all
was one given by Mr.. Quay that h
would today take the floor and con
tinue the speech begun by him on tn
i4th of April and he has already deliv
cred numerous installments,
In the House.
All efforts to consider bills by a unan
imous consent in the house failed. /
resolution introduced by Mr.. Bailey O
Texas was favorably reported by TIA
committee on printing and agreed tC
authorizing the printing of 5000 cople
of a compilation of all messages, pro
CARNATIONS and inaugural addresses c
presidents of the United States trOr
1850 to 1894. inclusive also a resolutio
directing the printing Of 10000 cople
of the 18th annual report of the burea
of ethnOlOgY.
The first hour and a half in the Gus
was taken up by an effort to pass tn
bill apprOpriating 100000 OF funds
the treasury belonging to the estates
deceased cOlOred soldiers for the COZ
structiOn OF a national home for oil
abled and intirm colored people in tn
District of Columbia.
The motion by Mr.. Cannon Wa
amended by Mr.. Savers, making tt
costs of maintenance a charge upC
the revenues of the district, receive
80 affirmative votes and s. negative
whercupOn the yeas and nays were Q
dered. The vote resulted yeas lib. ma,
IOT.
On the question of passing the b
the house divided in its favor OF lO2
80.
Mr.. DeArmond suggested no quorul
The yeas and nays were ordered. We
Ia, nays 81.
No News From Commander Thomas.
Commander Thomas, of the Bennin
ton. was not heard from by the ma
department Yesterday. AS he has Sc
cablepram every day for the pa
week, naval officials presume that
important developments have Occurre
it is stated that there has been no id
IN cabinet circles of disappearing Co
mander Thomas action in grant,
asylum under the extraordinary {
cumstancrs which required his prom
action as the naval regulations ga
him no alternative in the matter. y
val officers commend the conduct
Commander Thomas in unusua
strong terms.
Passing Rapidly Along.
WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator II;
ris, democratic manager. says that
has the requisite number OF democra
Senator's. fOrty-three, on his list, w
nave agreed TO remain and make
quorum in the event that any atten
) made by the republicans u oostrt
or delay the tariff,
He saws he does not believe hat
republican managers, Aldrich, Allis'
UOar ana Sherman, are disposed to
tempt any unnecessary delay. In ia
he saws these senators have assured h
that they are disposed, after reaso'
bic debat on the fee wool and WOO,
schedules. which is now before the 5
ate, to aid in getting the bill throu
the senate speedily as possible.
If the republican-populists efforts
put wool on the duitable list, fail, VIII
is extremely likely, the wooden sch
Mo Senator Harris saws will be {