St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-29
Bl0CkADING THE TARIFF.
YKE BAY STATE SENATOR STARTS TIVE
FaiBUSLEA
HR Is SOON sauEIcnED.
Hill Proposes Various Amend.
menta to the Tariff Bill and Is
Voted Down With Regularity
Tax on Distilled spirits Fixed
at $f.1O Per Gallon, and the
Bonded Period Runs 3 Years

WAsHINaroN. June 28.--Mr. Hoar
started series OF flibuster inaneuvers
today in the senate, which seemed to
indicate that It might be thu purpose OF
Republicans to use tie Joint resolution
passed by the house yesterday. to con-
tinue for thirty days after June 50
the appropriations Of the present fiscal
year, to blockade the tariff bill.
Fhe resolution must be passed
before July l, when all annual appro-
priatioAs cease. AS soon as the senate
met. Mr.. Hoar made the point OF no
quorum, and as there were only seven.
senators present. twenty minutes were
spent awaiting the appearances OF a
sufficient number to allow business to
20 on. Mr.. Cockrefi, chairman of the
appropriations committee. then renewed
his motion Of last night to refer the
resolution to his committee. Mr.. Hear
superseded this molten with one that
took preference, moving to refer with
Instructions to report back al amend.
ment to the sundry civil bill as it passed
the house, MIR. Hear consumed the re-
maiiIder of the morning session until
1880. He protested against keeping the
tariff bill before the senate to the ex-
elusion of all other Ie9isla.ion, and said
that when the majority asked the mi
nerlty to continue existing apprepria-
tons in order to
PRESS 4 BEL
TINT the minority believed to be
injurious, they asked too much
When tlIe hour Of 1880 arrived, the
question Of disposal Of ths resolution
gave way to the tariff BILL The pend
ing amendment was that of Mr.. Hilf 10
limit tiIe time to the period between
March 1 and Aug. of each year when
the books OF corporations shoald he open
to inspection Upon this there en-
sued proiraesed discussion. Messrs.
Chandler. Teller. Henderson and Al
iison participating. Three Democrats,
Hill, Murphy and Smith, voted fur
Hills motion to striks out the income
tax section, and MePh erson was paired
for it. OF the Republicans. six. Hans
brou9h. Mitchell ORR Pettigrew,
Power, Shoup and Teller, voted against
the motion. and Dubois was so paired.
The Populisrs all voted against the
motion. ,~.s
The tax on playing cards was fixed at
two cents pei, pack. =
When section 81, relating to the tax
on distilled spirits. was reached MIR.
Platt moved to exempt spirits used i'll
arts and manufactures from the opera
ton of the internal revenue tax. Lost.
Section IS, which advances the tax on
distilled spirits from 80 cents to 81. 10 a
gallon, was discussed at considerable
/ length.
MR. PEPPER OFFERED
an amendment to fix the tax on beer at
S1.5U barrel. Lest.
Mr.. AIdrich moved to make the In
crease I'd whisky tax SO into effect i'm
mediately Oh the passage OF the bill.
Adopted.
MIR. PETER moved to decrease the
bonded period. from eight to three
years; lost.
Mr.. Perkins proposed an amendment
providing special bonded warehouses
for fruit brandies; lost. - a. =
Mr.. Allison proposed an amendment
to levy All additional tax OF five cents
per gallon in addition to the 81. 10 On all
distilled spirits remaining In bond more
than four years; lost
Mr.. Hill voted with the Republicans.
The committee amendment, fixing the
tax at 81. 10 per gallon and extending the
bonded period to eight years. was then
agreed to without division. MT. AID
rich moved to double the special tax i'm
posed on dealers in distilled spirits.
Lost.
Mr.. Daniel offered an amendment to
repeal the section of existing law pro-
viding that every farmer or planter
selling leaf tobacco shall make state
ment verified by oath as to the amount
of his sales. and make his refusal to do
SO a misdeneanor punishable by fne
| of $500. Agreed to.
Section los. the last but one Of the
bill. providing for the repeal Of the
reciprocity provisions Of the Mckinley
| bill and the abrogation of all agree-
ments under it, was reached just before
O'Clock. Mr.. Hale moved to strike 1t
out. AS this motion would bring up
the whole question Of reciprocity. it
could not be disposed of tonight. and the
senate thereupon at O'Clock adjourned.