Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-30
THE END AT LAST.
Compilation Of the Tariff Bill Schedules
in the Senate.
RECIPROCITY DONE FOB
Previous Question On tho wstson-Blsck
Contcsted-Election Case In the House
Congressional Minor-ities.


dispensed with. the House joint resolution
extending for thirty days the appropria-
tions for the support OF the government
was taken up. and. In the absence OF MT
Hoar, who had interposed objections on
Wednesday and Thursday. was referred
to the Committee on Appropriations, aud
without moments delay was reported
back by Mr.. Cockrell. chairman of the
committee, read, and, without any objec-
ton, passed.
~ resolution offered yesterday by Mt.
Sherman. directing an inquiry into the
charges for the use OF seats. berths, and
sections In Pullman sleeping and parlor.
cars. was laid before the Senate ana
agreed to.
the units of electrical measure was taken
from the calendar and passed, with some
verbal amendments.
At 1880 the tariff bill was taken up, the
question being on section lo4, abrogating
the reciprocity treaties.
Mr.. Hale moved to strike out the gee
ton, but yielded TO Mr.. Vest TO modify
Il on the part OF the Finance Committee,
which he did by inserting proviso that
nothing contained in the section should
be held to sbrogate such reciprocity or
commercial arrangements between the
United states and foreign countries, ex-
cept where such arrangements are incon-
sstent with the provisions OF the act.
The decision on this question was tenn
porarily suspended in order to permit
Mr.. Hoar 10 offer an amendment TO
section 81, which would allow alcohol
used in the arts and manufactures 10 be
free of tax, under rules to be prescribed
by the Secretary OF the Treasury. and
under a promise that II found to be i'm
practicable he would afterwards vote
with the committee to reject II. The
amendment was agreed to, with the con-
sent OF the Finance Committee.
The discussion as to the abrogation Of
reciprocity arrangements was resumed.
and was participated in by Messrs. ALI
son and Sherman In opposition to the
section, and by Mr.. Vest In defence and
explanation OF II. one of the points made
by him was that the absolute repeal OF
section OF the Mckinley act was to
take away from the President In the
future all the authority which he pos
sessed under that section.
Mr. Higgins: Is il the Senator's pro-
position that in the future the power
to make reciprocal conventions Will be
left to the treaty-making power-the
President and the Senate-and taken from
the President alone?
Mr.. Vest: That is the object.
Mr.. Vests modification was agreed to
without division.
Mr. Hale moved to strike out the whole
section, and the motion was rejected
yeas, "a: nays, 3i-as follows:
MI
lom, Davis, Dolph, Frye, Galllnger, Hale,
Hawley. Higgins. Hoar, Mcmillan, Man
derson. Mitchell OF Oregon. Patton. PET
fer. Perkins, Pettigrew. Proctor Quay
Sherman, Shoup. Teller. and Wash
burma.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bate. Berry, Black
burn. Blanchard. Brice, Camden, Cock
rell. Coke, Daniel, Faulkner. George, Glib
son, German, Gray. Harris. Irby, Jarvis
Jones of Arkansas, Kyle. Lindsay. Mills
Morgan, Murphy, Pasco. Pugh, Ransom
Roach, Turpie. Vest, Villas, voorhees,
Walsh, and Whte-3i.
Section 1o4 now repeats the third section
OF the Mckinley act. and provides tha
nothing herein contained shall be held
to abrogate or in any way affect such
reciprocal commercial arrangements as
have been heretofore made and now exist
between the United States and foreign
countries, except where such ARRANGE
ments are inconsistent with the provisions
of this act.
CARNOT SERVICE.
A communication from the Secretary OF
State informing the Senate. at the re-
quest of the French Ambassador, that a
religious service in memory of the late
President of the French republic would
be held at st. Matthew's church. Wash
ington, next Sunday at Il NJ, was laid
before the Senate. and IL was resolved. OF
motion OF Mr.. Hoar, that the Senate shall
attend such religious service.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the tariff bill, and Mr.. PETER moved
to insert an additional section, levying a
duty OF $50 on every foreigner coming by
steam or sail vessel to any port within th'
United States and on any alien immi-
grant crossing the border line between the
United States and contiguous nations.
Mr. Plat suggested the Insertion of the
words, ITO engage in any Industrial occu-
tion." and Mr. PETER accepted the sug-
gestion, saying that the idca was exactly
right and In accordance with his own
idea.
Mr.. Harris rose to move TO lay Mr..
PETERS amendment on the table. but in
stead he moved 10 lay the Senator from
Kansas on the table. Mr.. PETER gazed
over at Mr.. Harris with an air OF mingled
wonder and reproach, and the galleries
broke out into laughter. in which sena-
tors Joined.
The Vice-President. however, put the
question In the correct form. and the
motion to lay Mr.. PETERS amendment on
the table was carried-yeas, IS: nays, H.
The negative votes were given by Messrs.
Gallinger, Higgins Hoar Mitchell Of Ore
gon. Patton, PETER. Perkins. Pettigrew,
Plat, Proctor. Shoup. and Squire.
The last session OF the bill Gepealing all
laws and parts OF laws inconsistent with
IT. was then agreed t0-thus finishing the
bill In Committee OF the Whole, except as
to matters that had been reserved.
Mr. Allison moved to amend section s,
one OF the whiskey sections. by reducing
the bonded period from eight years to
four years. Rejected-yeas %. nays S6-
as follows:
Ayes--Messrs. Allison. Berry. Carey
Cullom, Davis. Dixon. Dolph, Frye, Gal
linger, George. Hale. Hansbrough. Haw-
ley. Higgins. Hoar. Irby, Mcmillan, Pat
ton, PETER. Plat. Proctor. Sherman. and
Washburn-3
Nays-Messrs. Bate, Blanchard. Cock.
rell Coke, Daniel, Faulkner Gibson, Cor
man, Harris, Hunton. Jarvis, Jones OF
Arkansas, Kyle. Lindsay. McLaurin, Mar.
tin, Mills. Mitchell Of Oregon. Mitchell OF
Wisconsin, Morgan. Murphy. Palmer
Pasco. Pugh. Quay, Ransom. Shoup
Squire. Stewart. Teller, Turpie. Vest. vi
las, Voorhees,. Walsh, and White-36.
A large number OF amendments were
offered by Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, on
behalf OF the Finance Committee. many
OF them merely formal, and none OF them
important enough 10 meet any opposition
All were agreed to.
All the committee amendments having
been disposed OF. Mr.. Hoar appealed &C
the Finance Committee TO admit para
graph putting duty of 10 per cent. &C
valorem on sea-moss or Iceland moss. He
asked 1t In the interest OF few merito'
rious and hard-working men on the coast
OF Massachusetts, Mr.. Harris Joined IN
the appeal and Mr.. Jones. on behalf OF
the Finance Committee. said that h
could not resist the united appeal. Tit
paragraph was. therefore. inserted.
Many. other amendments were sug
gested by various senators. but they wen
over, to be offered In the Senate. Th'
bill was then reported from the Com
mittee OF the Whole to the Senate. and 4
was ordered that the bill and amend
ments be printed.
A suggestion having been made Of al
adjournment till Monday In order to Civ
time for the printing OF the bill an'
amendments, Mr.. Harris protested agains