Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-04
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 which was only increased when MT. Chandler crossed the aisle, invaded the ranks of his political enemies and grasped MT. Ransom by the hand and congratu- lated him upon his victory for the mica industry of North Carolina and New Hampshire.
 MT. Morgan ffsred an amendment to come in as five additional sections at the end of the bill, aimed at the trusts, combi- nations aud conspiracies in restraint of trade and commerce, or to increase the market price of imported articles. He made speech in explanation and defense of the amendment, which would have the effect, he said, of repressing ''those trusts in all their multiplied hideousness,
 The amendment was agreed to without division. The first section of it is as fol- lows:
 Section 75. That every combination, conspiracy, trust, ig e or ortract Is hereby declared to Dc contrary to public policy, illegal and void when the same Is made by or between two more persons or corporations, either of whom is engaged in importing any article from any foreign country into the United States, and when such combination, conspiracy, trust, agreement or contract is intended to oper- ate in restraint of lawful trade or free competition in lawful trade or commerce, or to increase the market price in any part of the United States of any article O" arti- cles imported, or intended to be imported into the United Stites, or of auy manu- facture into which such imported ticle Is intended to enter. Every person who is or shall hereafter be engaged in the importation of goods or any commodity from any foreign country in violation of tn is section of this act, or who shall combine or conspire with another to violate the same is guilty of misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof ln any court of the United States, such person shall be fined in sum not less than $1O0 and not exceeding s500), and shall be fur ther punished by Imprisonment in the di5- cretion of the court, for a term not less than three months nor exceeding twelve months.
 MT. Allen then offered the amendment to the sugar schedule, of which Mir. Jones gave notice yesterday. but which he did not at any time today offer in the senate.
 The amendment in full is as follows:
 Provided, however, that the bounty pro vided in said act shall stand unrepealed to the extent that there shall be paid to the producer of.sugar from beats, sorghum or sugar cane grown in the United States ln the year 1894, or from maple sap produced in the United States during the year lo9l until license for 1894 and subject to the limitations now imposed by law on all su- gars testing not less than 90 degrees by the polariscope, 9-10 of cent per pound, and upon such sugar testing less than 90 de- grees by the polariscope and not less than 80 degrees, 1-10 0 per cent.
 MT. Jones asked Mir. Allen to withdraw, but he declined. It was then laid on the table on motion of Mr. Harris-yeas 50, nays p.
 At 8:45 p. m. suggestion was made by MT. Dolph that the senate should either dispose of the bill quickly or let it go over till Thursday.
 He should "hate to see the national day desecrated by the passage of such bill.'
 ''Nothing could be so painful to me- Mir. Harris remarked satirically, 'as to give the slightest shadow of pain to the senator from OrpD0n hut I think that the bill ahOulQ be disposed of before the senate adjourns, and l hope that every senator will stay here un- til it is disposed of."
 These amendments were agreed to: ln- creasing the duty on files (paragraph l41) from 30 cents per dozen to 35 cents; making the duty on type metal (171) 4 cents per pound on the lead contained therein and 15 per cent on new types; reducing the duty on cleaned rice 193) from ceut per pound to S-10 of cent.
 MT. Pettigrew offered an amendment pro- vidiug for a tariff commission, which was rejected-yeas 30, nays 38.
 An amendment was adopted to one of the income tax sections, on motion of MT. Hill and approved by MT. Vest, providing that all state, county, municipal and town taxes paid by corporations shall be in- cluded in their operating and business ex- penses.
 At 10 p. m. there was an immense con- course of spectators in the galleries, most of them ladies and all waving fans indus triously. for the atmosphere of the cham Der was hot and sweltering. The senators evinced great impatience at the unneces- sary delay occasioned by the offering of amendments which had no show of being adopted, which occupied time in taking the yeas and nays.
 There was much excitement as to the result of the finale and rumor prevailed that the bill would be beaten. The chair man of the house committee of ways and means--Mr. Wilson-snd Representatives McMillin and Springer were interested spectators of the proceedings and eager watchers for U Q last struggle.
 p. m. the bill was read the third time, and then MT. Smith of New Jersey rose and addressed the senate in setspeech against the 'socialistic income tax, D as he characterized it, but he said he should vote for the pending bill because he is demo- crat.
 MT. Hill declared his continued antagon- ism to the bill as rag baby production, crazy quilt combination, splendid noth- ing.
 The close of his speech was applauded. The calling of the roll on the final passage vote resulted yeas 39, nays 34.
 MT. Caffsry voted no and after the vote had been completed made brief explana- tion as to why he had done so, then changed his vote to one p in faSor S; of the plIl Blanchard, who was denied the privilege of explaining his vote on an objection, contented himself with simple "yea." MT. Hill was the only democrat to vote against bill.
 Populists Allen and Kyle both voted for it, aud Peffer against it..
 Following is the vote:
 Yeas-Messrs. Allen. Bate, Berry, Black burn, Blanchard, Csffery, Call, Cockrell, Coke, Daniel, Faulkner, George, Gibson, German, Gray, Harris, Hunton, Irby, Jarvis, Jones of Arkansas, Kyle, Lindsay, McLaurin, Martin, Mills, Mitchell of Wis