The record-union., 1894-06-19
Special to the REcoRp-UNIoy.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, June Is. - Before the
tariff bill came up the Senate passed a
joint resolution directing the Secretary OF
War to appoint commission of engi-
neers to examine and report upon the
cost of deepening the harbnrs of Superior
and Duluth.
The pulp. papers and books" sched-
ule in the tariff was considered first.
Frye offered protest against the first
paragraph, placing duty Of 10 per cent.
on mechanically ground wood pulp and
chemical wood pulp. bleached or un-
bleached. The production of wood pulp,
said Frye, employed 10000 men, turning
out product valued at S35,000,OO0 an
nually, and paying annually wages OF
S23, 100000. Under the operation of the
present duty the costs of paper had
greatly decreased and wood pulp had de-
creased in price from Al cents per pound
to II. He appealed to the other side to
make the duty specific instead of ad
valorem, and proposed an amendment to
substitute an equivalent specific rate OF
81 80 per ton on wood pulp mechanically y
ground, chemical wood pulp unbleached
80 per ton, and bleached So 90.
The amendment was rejected. 20 to %.
The rate OF shipping paper and roofing
felt was fixed at 10 per cent. Printing
paper, unsiZed and siZed suitable for
books and newspapers, 10 per cent; copy,
hltering, tissue, SenSitlZed paper, etc, 80
per cent. ian increase of D per cent. from
the House rate); parchment paper, card
hoard nh nh q a1 nh oil h11r
wholly or partly manufactured, 80 per
cent; photographic prints, II per cent;
lithographic labels, As per cent. (the
House rate is 25); paper envelopes, 20 per
cent; paper hangings, 20 per cent; blank
books, 20 per cent; books, engravings,
photographs, etchings, % per cent; play
ing cards, 10 cents per pack and so per
cent. ad valorem; manufactures of paper
not specially provided for, 20 per cent.
This completed the pulp and paper
paragraphs.
The Senate Immediately proceeded with
schedule M sundries.
Following rates were fixed without de-
bate: Hair and feather busters, 80 per
cent; brooms. 20: button-torms, 10; agate
buttons, %; pearl and shell buttons,
cent per line and 10 per cent; ivory but
tons, glass, bone and horn, 35 per cent;
shoe buttons, 20.
developed. The House bill placed coal
on the free list. The Finance Com
mittees amendment placed the duty at
40 cents per ton on bituminous coal and
slack. 15 on slack and culm and Is per
cent. ad valorem on coke. As soon as
the Clerk had read this paragraph Hill
and PETER jumped TO their feet. The
New York Senator was recognized and
he sent to the Clerks desk an amendment
r.nln iff1F1 1iy,nr ri hall -.
the free list.
Hill said to-day he reserved the right
to vote against the tariff bill, passionately
eXclaiming, God knows what the bill
will be like when it passes the Senate and
comes out of the conference. God knows
how many more eXtortions and conces-
sions will be wrung from the unwilling
hands of the committee"
The vote on Hills motion to place btu
minous coal on the free list, was ayes 7,
noes 81. Allen, Hansbrough, Hill, Irby.
Kyle, PETER and Washburn voted aye.
The Finance Committee amendment
placing a duty of 40 cents on bituminous
coal or shale and Is cents on coal or culm
that will pass through half-inch screen,
was then agreed to.
Vest proposed a series of increases oil
the duties on gloves, which was agreed to
without objection.
to without obstruction, and at 6:15 o. CLOCK
the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The Speaker.
on account of Sickness was unable TO at
tend the session of the House to-day, and
appointed Bailey of Texas Speaker pro
tenn.
The deficiency bill was reported by
Breckenridge of Kentucky. Sayers OF
Texas will have control of the bill. 1t
carries an. appropriation OF 81, $50, ,593.
The commercial travellers bill, TO per-
NIT the issue by railroads of joint inter
changeable 5,0OO-mile ticket, was passed.
The Senate bill granting right of way
to the Eastern Nebraska and Gulf Rail-
road through the Omaha and Winnebago
Indian Reservations, in the State of Ne-
braska, was passed.
The anti-option bill was then launched
upon its Congressional voyage. Mr..
Hatch opened the debate with speech
in favor of the bill.
When Mr.. Hatch's time expired, Mr..
Warner (Dem.l of New York delivered a
vigorous speech against the measure.
Mr.. Bryan of Nebraska considered that
the bill was to prevent gambling in. farm
products, and it was unjust to his con-
stituentS, who were mainly farmers, that
other men should have the right to affect
the price of their product if they had
taken the risk of rain and drought and
grasshoppers and cinch bugs. There was
no difference between the action of the
burglar who went to mans house and
robbed him of his goods and the action
of the mau who, on the stock exchange,
drove down the price of farmers pro-
ducts, and thus deprived him of SO much
to which be was justly entitled.
At 5:0S o'clock the House adjourned.