St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-21
FREE LIST COMPLETED.
SENATE MAKES RAPID PROGRESS ON
THE TARIFF.
NO DEBATE ON SUGAR OR WOOL

trative Feature Stricken Out
Lumber on the Free List-In.
come Tax Fight Opens To-
day.
WASHINGTON. June 2O.-Very rapid
progress was made on the tariff bill to-
day. The income tax on page ITO had
been reached when the senate ad-
journed. Only siXty-one pages of the
bill, the income tax and internal revenue
features remain undisposed of. and the
end OF the long debate seems close at
hand. The remaining features of the
free list were completed today without
friction. both sugar and wool, the great
controversial items, contrary to eX-
pectatlon. not giving rise to debate. A
yea and nay vote was demanded on
striking sugar from the free list. while
the final struggle on free wool was post
poned until the bill should be reported
TO the senate. The administrative
features OF the bill SECTIONS % to As in
clusive) were stricken out. as Mr. Jones
explained, in order to facilitate the
passage OF the bill. If il was deemed
advisable later to enact the proposed
administrative sections it could be done
In separate bill. he added Mr.. Alli-
son intimated that it was the wish of the
secretary of the treasury to place the
new tariff i'll force under the operation
OF the present administrative law, and
II defects were found 10 correct them
later on. The contest over the
INCOME TAX,
which promises to be extremely inter-
estlng. If not sensational, will begin to-
morrow. 1t is the general expectation
that it will occupy at least two days.
MIR. PETER addressed the senate
briefly at the opening of today's session
in support of his resolution instructing
the committee on postoffices and post
roads to report back postal savings
bank bill.
MIR. Manderson said he had introduced
a postal savings bill, based on the Eng
lsh system. but he did not favor the
paternaslstic scheme of Mr.. PETER. which
contemplated making the government
the banker of the people and the COM
plete extinction Of private financial in
BtitutionS.
No action was taken Oh the resolu-
lion.
resolution offered by Mr.. Cullom,
instructing the commissioner of pen
slons to report to the senate what por-
ton of the annual appropriations for
pension Will remain uneXpended at the
end of the fiscal year ending June 80,
1904 RI
Mr.. Sherman presented a joint reso-
luton passed by the Ohio legislature
relating to the celebration of the one
hundredth anniversary of the victory of
Gen. Anthony Wayne at Fallen Timber
Aug. Z, 1874, which marked the conquest
Of the Indian nation. 1t was appro-
prlately referred.
After sOme bills of local interest had
passed, the tariff bill was laid before
the senate. The consideration of the
free list was resumed, the pending
question being Mr.. Peffer:s amendment
to strike salt from
THE FREE LIST
and place 1t on the dutiable list at five
cents per hundred pounds.
The present duty ON salt is eight
cents.
Mr. PETER explained that. personally,
he favored free salt. but that his con-
stituents interested in salt manufact-
ures believed they would be injuriously
affected bv placing salt on the free list.
A rather sensational episode occurred
at II 80 III the SeRate. Senator Allen.
OF Nebraska. moved to put ali lumber
on the free list. Senator Chandler
charged that the Nebraska senator had
made bargain with the Democratic
side to obtain it. In explaining his vote
Oh sugar tile announcement that he had
not yet made up his mind how to vote
on the bill was threat, and. getting
this amendment adopted, he was COM
pleting bargain. Allen retorted that
his vote and action was none of Mr..
Chandler's business. Chandler said he
proposed to make it his business. MIR.
Allen subsequently obtained the floor
and replied 10 Mr.. Chandier's remarks.
He claimed that he (Allen) was not to
be deferred from his purpose by men,
Der who put himself in the attitude of a
Daboon on every possible occasion.
The amendment was lost, "a to SO.
The hnance committee amendment
restricting free entry of raw silk to
such as is not manufactured in any
way, was agreed to. When Paragraph
Gal, sugars" was reached, it was ex-
pected that some debate would occur,
but
NONE TOOK PLACE.
Mr.. Aldrich merely demanded a yea
and nay vote OIL the finance committee
amendment to strike this paragraph
from the free list, where it was placed
by the house. The committee amend.
ment carried by 1922. the Republicans,
excepting Quay. voting solidly against
and the Democrats for it. Mr.. PETER
(Pop.. Kan.) voted with the Republicans,
and Messrs. Kyle and Allen (Pops.
with the Democrats. The detailed vote
was as follows:
YEAS-3a