The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-20
REDUCING THE FREE LIST
THKsRN4TE Votes 4 Duly On Sh'-
ERAL ARTICLES
,yh,c, wsre Left Uniaxsd by the House
Coal aud Iron ore Among
Commi.tce's First Defeat

v,.SxttNcTON. June 19.-The fact that
,here Is no further desire ON the part ol
Mr.. QUAY 10 delay progress on the tIih
mi a. the Senate was indicated by his
,Dol,,rp motion this morning 10 dis
pense with the reading Of yesterdays
journal
when the tariff bin came UP at 1880
Mr.. sherman called attention to dis
crcpancy between paragraphs q and 4S.
Paragraph p makes the duty on ink and
ink powders and printers ink % per cent,
and As makes the duty ON the pigments
from which the ink is made 25 per cent.
Mr.. Vest recognized the discrepancy, ana
agreed to have the duty on ink made -
per cent, and that was done.
ALLlsoss MOTION AoB I'd To.
Mir. Allison moved To so back/to para
graph - making the duty on DuckWneat,
corn, etc, 10 per cent. ad Vaiorem), anu
10 strike out the proviso that those
products shall be admitted free OF uuty
from any country which imposes no lin-
port duty on the like product when tA-
ported from the United States
Mr.. Jones agreed TO Mr.. Allison mo-
ton, and the provso was struck out, fl,
A new paragraph Q9S ~ was also IN
serted on motion Of Mr.. Allison. LEES
8 cents a Dozen and paragraph oJo, az
10 parchment pap,rs which was TtseINcu T
I
was then taken up. Mr.. Jones moved 10
strike out the par igraph ana 10 insert
new paragraph IlaKins the Quuts Ol
parchment papers per cent al NaIol clil,
and on lithOgrapiic and pnOlOBIdphlc
prints ~. 80. -. 8. 6 and cents a pound
In proportion TO weight, size ana lh4cA-
nese.
Agreed to.
IHE FREE LIST
At y o'clock the free list was taken
UP. No action was taken on the para
graph as to when the bill is 10 take
effect. that question being left open
The paragraph embracing beef mutton
pork, bacon and hams was stricken rom
the free list, and they became duuaD'e
at 20 per cent. upon Mr.. PETERS motion.
Paragraph 40 (books, engraVngs, etc.J
was found to be unsatisfactory 10 hoth
sides Of the Senate and was, by mutual
consent. modified so as to admit IIee ,a,,S5 05
duty books, engravings, photographs
(bOund or unbOund), etchings, maps anu
charts. which shall have been priIleS
more than twenty years al the uatc Oi
Importation, all photographic charts anu
scientic books and periodicals deXoteq1 10
oiiGinal scientific research, publcalons
issued for their subscribers by scienunc
and literary associations or academies
or qualifications of individuals for gratui-
tous private circulation, ard pubic docu1,
ments published by foreign governments
THE COAL AND IRON PARAGRAPHS.
The coal paragraph G4D was AMENDED.
by striking out "bituminous ana shale'
and by making the paragraph read an
fhracite coal and coal stores Of Ameri-
can vessels but none shall be unlOadeu.
Paragraph 518, placing iron ore on the
free list, was, on motion OF MT JQnes 3
struck out-yeas, 43; nays, 4-leaVing IRON
ore on the dutlabe list. The negative
votes were given by the three Popullsts,
Messrs Allen, Kyle and PETER ana by
Paragraph 5s5. painting and statues, not
having been otherwise provided Tor, nav
ing been reached. Mr.. Allen moved 10
substitute for It paragraph 46S OF the eX-
isting law, placing duty OF 10 per
cent. on paintings or statuary.
Considerable debate followed thiS propo-
stion, but when a vote was reached II
was rejected-yeas, Is, nays, 36. SO paint
ings and statuary remain on the free list.
The following is the vote in detail:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Carey Chandler,
Davis, Dubois, Gaiiinger George' Hawiey'
KYLE PETER Perkins, Power, Proctor,
Shoup and Teller-l5
Nays-Aiessrs. Aldrich. Bate. Berry,
Brice, Caffery, Cullom, Daniel Faulkner,
Frye, Gordon, German, Gray, Haze. Har-
ris Higgins, Hoar, Jones (Ark) Lindsay
Lodge Mitchell (Wis), Morgan, Murphy
Palmer Pasco. Patton. Pugh, Quay
Roach, Smith, Squire. Turpie, Vest. Noor-
hees, Walsh, Washburn and Whites
THK COMMITTEES FIRST DEFEAT.
Mr.. Lodge, OF Massachusetts. moved 10
strike quicksilver from the free list. and
after debate the motion was agreed to-
yeas, 80; nays. 20. This was the first
instance in which the Finance Committee
met a defeat Two Democratic senators
OHll and Morgan) and the four POpulists
(Allen Kyle. PETER and stewart voted
for the motion to strike out Mr. White
Dem. Cali was paired with WolcOtt
Rep.. COLI.
The result caused some excitement on
the floor and in the galleries, and there
was even slight effort at applause.
Then, on a motion Of Mr.. Perkins, quick
silver was placed on the dutiable list at
&c. a pound.
A few more paragraphs on the free list
were disposed of, and when salt was
reached (608), the bill was laid aside and
the Senate after a short executive ses-
sion, at 6.25, adjourned.