The herald., 1894-06-20
SENATE PKOCEEDINas.

Various Amendments to the Tarfn bhi'
Other Business.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-In the senate
today Voorhees, reported from the finance
committee a resolution authorizing the
translation and publication of the pro-
ceedings OF the Berlin silver conference.
The resolution was adopted.
Aliens resolution directing the secre-
tary of the treasury to inform the senate
of the total number of persons engaged
in the protected industries of the United
States, whose wages are, or may be
claimed to be affected by tariff legisla-
ton, encountered opposition on the Re-
publican side. Allen said it was not
strange to him that those who claimed
every person in the United States was
affected for veal or woe by protection
should oppose the passage OF a resolu-
ton that would determine how much
falsity there was in that claim. The
resolution went over and the tariff bill
was taken up.
Borax was stricken from the free list.
The Jones amendment to paragraph
No. ALI was adopted, the effect being to
strike from the free list sweet feathers,
bindings, bands and tips when cut to
length for trimming felt or wool hats.
| Clay or earths, unwrought or unman-
ufactured, not specially provided for,
were stricken from the free list.
In the coal paragraph, "bituminous
and shale and coal slack or culm" was
stricken from the free list.
A proviso was added to the paragraph
placing eggs of birds, fish and insects on
the free list, 30 as to exclude the eggs OF
game birds, importation OF which was
prohibited, except for scientific expert
ments.
The finance committee amendments
to paragraph 485 were withdrawn, leav-
ing Chinese mating on the free list
Dates and pineapples were stricken
from the free list; cocoanuts, Brazil
nuts, cream nuts, palm nuts and palm
nut kernels were left on the free list.
Dressed fur, suitable for use only in
the manufacture of hatters' fur, was
added to the free list.
The yeas and nays were demanded by
Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Jones offered the com
mittee amendment to strike iron ore
from the free list. 1t was carried-53 to
4--Meesrs. Hill. Allen, PETER and Kyle
voting in the negative.
Lard WAS stricken from the free list.
Molaeses, testing not above 40 degrees
by the polariscope, was added to the free
| list.
Olives were stricken from the free list
and crude and manufactured opium con-
| tainlng 9 per cent or over OF morphine
was placed on the free list.
| The committee amendments placing
stained or painted window glass import
ed for the use of religious, educational
or scientific societies on the ffee list vas
agreed to.
The reciprocity provision added by
| the finance committee to paragraph 5l5,
placing agricultural implements ON the
| free list, was agreed to, as was the pro-
vision added to 596, excluding theatrical
scenery, properties and apparatus from
admission free OF duty, except where
they are to be re-exported within elk
months, bond to be deposited for the
payment OF duty in case they remain in
this country more than six months.
Mr.. Lodge moved to strike quicksilver
from the free list and restore the duty oil
10 cents per pound. Mr.. Perkins said
over $50 ZOO, COO was invested in quick
silver mines, The amendment was
adopted, % to 20. Quicksilver was
placed on the dutiable list at 7 cents
per pound on motion of MIR. Perkins,
without division.
Mr.. PETER offered an amendment to
strike salt from the free list and make
! it Gutlable at 5 cents per 100 pounds.
At this point the senate went into exec.
utive session, and a few minutes ter
| adjourned.