The morning news., 1894-06-20
FREE LIST OF THE TARIFF.
Several Notifications Made by th.
Senate so Far.

Certain Meats Taken From the List
and Made Dutiable-M Notifications
Made as to Books, EnEravings and
Photographs -Bituminous and Shale
Coal Stricken out-Paintings ana
statuary to Come in Free.
Washington June 19.-Thc fact that
there is no further desire on the part OF
Mr.. Quay, rep, of Pennsylvania, to delay
progress on the tariff in the Senate, was
indicated by his making a motion this
morning to dispense with the reading OF
yesterdays journal.
When the tariff bill came up at 1890
O'Clock, Mr.. Sherman called attention To
a discrepancy between paragraphs 81 and
49,, Paragraph 81 makes the duty on ink
and ink powders and printers lux 20 per
cent, and paragraph As makes the duty on
the pigments from which the ink is made
25 per cent.
Mr.. Vest recognized the Discrepancy,
aud agreed TO have the duty on ink made
p per cent, and that was DONE
Mr.. Allison rep Of Iowa, moved TO 80
back to paragraph 1870, making the duty
on buckwheat corn, etc, 10 per cent. ad
valorem, and to strike out the provision
that those products shall be admitted
free of duty from any country which in-
poses no import duty on the like product
when exported from the United States
Mr.. Jones agreed to Mr.. Allisons mo-
tion, and the provision was struck out.
A new paragraph (lgS) was also inserted
on motion of Mr.. Allison, Eggs, 3 centsa
dozen"
Paragraph 30s, as to parchment papers,
which was reserved yesterday at the re-
quest of Mr.. Gallinger, was then taken up.
MIR. Jones moved to strike out the para
graph aud TO insert a new paragraph
making the duties on parchment papers
10 per cent ad. valorem, and on litho-
graphic and Photographic prints 40 3O 10.
s, = and cents a pound, in proportion to
weight, size and thickness. This was
agreed TO.
TIRE FREE LIST TAKEN UP.
At 10 o'clock the free list was taken up.
NO action was taken on the paragraph as
10 when it is TO take effect, that question
being left open
The paragraph embracing beef, mutton.
pork, bacon and hams was stricken from
the free list and they became dutiable at
20 per cent. upon MIR. PETERS motion.
Paragraph 40 (books, engravings, etc.l
was found TO be unsatisfactory to both
sides of the Senate, and was by mutual
consent modified so as TO admit free of
duty books, engravings, photographs,
bound or unbound etchings, maps and
IHdIbo which budll nave Deen printed
more than twenty years at the date of inf-
porting; all photographic charts and
scientific books and periodicals devoted to
original scientific research, publications
issued for their subscribers by scientific
and literary associations or academies, or
publications Of individuals for gratuitous
private circulation, and public documents
published by foreign governments.
THE COAL PARAGRAPH.
The coal paragraph, AL, was amended
by striking out "bituminous and shale''
and by making the paragraph read "an-
thracite coal and coal stores of American
vessels but none shall be unloaded.D y
Paragraph 5lS, placing iron ore on the
free list, was, on motion of Mr.. Jones,
struck out-yeas A., nays A. leaving iron
ore on the dutiab,e list. The negauve.votes
were given by the three populists, Messrs.
Allen, Kyle and PETER, and by MIR. Hill.
Paragraph O75, paintings and statuary,
not otherwise provided for. had been
reached; MIR. Allen, pop, Of Nebraska,
moved to substitute for it paragraph 4S5
of the existing law, placing a duty of l5
per cent. on painting and statuary.
Considerable debate followed this prop
osition bnt when vote was reached it
was reiec Cd yeas Is, nays 36. So paint
ing and stataary rcmain on the free list
Tie following IS the vote in detail
Yeas Measrs alien Carey. Chandler
Dnvis. DUBOIS Gulhngcr George Hawlev,
Kyle PETER, Perkins Power, Proctor, Shoup
and Teller 10.
Nays Messrs Aldrich Bate, Berry Brice,
Gallery, Cullen, Daniel. Faulkner Frye, Gorl
don, German, Gray, Hale, Harris, Higgins,
Hoar, Jones OF Arkansas, Lindsay, Lodge,
Mitchell OF Wisconsin Morgan, Murphy,
Palmer. Pasco Patton, Pugh Quay. Roach,
Smith, Squire. Turpie Vest, voorhees,, Walsh,
Washburf and White SO.
QUICKSILVER.
Mr. Lodge Of Massachusetts moved to
strike quicksilver from the free list, and
after debate the motion was agreed to-
yeas 20, nays 90 This was the first
instance in which the finance committee
met a defeat.
Two democratic senator's, Messrs. Hill
and Morgan, and the four populists,
Messrs Allen, Kyle, PETER and Stewart,
voted for the motion 10 strike out. Mr..
White, dem, Of California, was paired
with Mr.. Wolcott.
The result caused some excitement on
the floor and in the galleries, and there
was even a slight effort at applause
Then, on motion OF Mr. Perkins, quick
silver was placed on the dutiable list att
cents a pound A few more paragraphs
on the free list were disposed Of, and
when salt was reached paragraph 60Sy
the bill was laid aside, and the Senate,
after a short executive session, at 6:25
O'Clock, adjourned until tomorrow at 10
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