Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-20

my other measure. He had not been sent
nero, he said. in conclusion, to represent
Mr. Chambers views, but to oppose them
1n most questions.
Mr.. Chandler declared when Mr.. Allen
sat down that the question of how the Ne
oraska Senator voted was part of his bust
ness.
Mr.. Allen. he said. stated that there was
no understanding between himself and the
finance committee. Yet" said Mr.. Chand-
Ter. what has taken place on this floor to-
day cannot be mistaken here or elsewhere
fnteen minutes ago the Senator from Ne
braska arose and said he did not know how
ne would vote on this bill Now he moves
an addition TO the free list He will get 1t,
and L propose to make IL my business TO
caH the attention Of the country TO the
fact that he Is making himself substantially
& democrat. Every vote he gives Is aimed
a. New England industry. II the Senator
does not Ike that" concluded Mr.. Chandler
With a contemptuous wave OF his hand.
he can make the most Of it
MI Allen reiterated his denial of the ex-
etence OF any bargain between himself
or other populists and the members of the
nnance committee whereby he or they had
agreed TO vote for this bill. and character
lied Mr. Chambers insinuation as low and
Snruth1ul ana one that no man actuated
py nigh and lofty motives would make
Aliens Amendment Carried.
Mr.. Aliens amendment was carried-2S-
In favor OF the amendment
Mr.. Allison 0owa) called attention to the
fact that under the amendment Just adopted
al fine cabinet woods, rosewood, mahogany
&c, would come in Free and he proposed an
amendment to exclude cedar lignum vitae,
iancewood. ebony. box. grandilla, mahog-
any. rosewood. satin wood and other cabinet
woods in the form OF dressed lumber from
the operation OF the amendment" The sug-
gested amendment was accepted by Mr..
Vest and agreed to.
Mr.. Mitchell (Ore) proposed an amend
ment TO have the free list paragraphs 672-
6Si. relating TO logs. wood and lumber. go
into effect January l. 1895.
The Free List Completed.
The amendment was lost.
Then paragraph SIS. wool" the COM
promise amendment to add "slubbing.
rowing. ring and corded waste" to the
paragraph. was agreed to.but at the request
of Mr.. Sherman the final determination
of the question of whether wool should go
on the free list was postponed until the bill
should be reported to the Senate. The pro-
yiso making the paragraph go into effect
August 2, 1894. was stricken out. The con-
sheraton OF the free list was completed at
/ 30
Mr.. Jones offered an amendment to am
pity section relating to the free importa-
ton in bond of articles of foreign produc-
ton used in the construction OF vessels In
the United States for foreign account 1t
was not formally acted upon.
Mr.. AIdrfch's Criticism.
Mr.. Aldrich criticised section 9. which
permitted manufacturers to import in bond
any article which to him a raw mate
rial and. after commingling IL by manufac-
lure with any product of the United States.
TO export the joint product free of duty.
This Mr. Aldrich said. was an entirely new
departure in customs administration. 1t
lodged with the Secretary of the Treasury
vast discretionary power. The object sought
TO be achieved might be good. but IL was
doubtful whether the safeguards thrown
about this new system were sufficient. Mr..
Aldrich also thought the system proposed to
be inaugurated in this paragraph of doubt
ful expediency. II would be hard he
thought, to manufacture in bond without
fraud.
The result of the Inauguration OF this sys-
tenn on a wholesale scale would be to trans
fer to the Atlantic seaboard all American
manufa curing for export.
Mr.. Jones, in reply. cited similar pro-
visions in the Mckinley law. the operation
OF which, he said, had caused no difficulty.
At the request of Mr.. Hoar there was in
serted in the section applying to prohibition
OF obscene and immoral objects the tickets
Or advertisements OF any lottery MI
1Oar sought 10 have cocoanuts restored to
he free list. but without success
About American Tonnage.
Mr. Frye offered amendments to sections
L. - and IL. Section Il provides for 10
per cent discriminating duty on goods i'm
ported in vessels other than those owned in
the United States. Section Is prohibits i'm
port except under treaties, by vessels other
than those of the United States of the
country from which imported. Section 10
eNempts vessels of ratIOns which do not
maintain similar regulations against the
United States.
MIR Frye's amendment proposed to leave
the provisions in force except in case of
treaties to be hereafter made and for no.
tice to be given OF this to all the nations
of the earth of the intention to abrogate
these treaties. time being given for this
notice to take effect.
Mr.. Frye reviewed the history of United
States legislation intended TO discriminate
in favor Of United States tonnage. He
complained that the effect of the provisions
in these sections. which. in the present
law, as we'll the pending bill, had been
nullifed by reciprocal treaties.
Mr. Lodge suggested that British marine
Insurance companies Disseminated in in
surance rates against ships of other than
British vessels.
Mr. Frye said that all he wanted was to
discriminate against the vessels Of every
nation Of the world in favor of our own
and to give the nations a years notice.
These treaties. he said. had done us much
harm. He asserted that the Nicaragua
canal would today be built had IL not been
'or the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.