The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-30
THE TARIFF BILL
BEFORE SENATE
After Thirteen Long weeks II Is Taken from
Committee Of tho Whole.
PLAN TO Restrict IMMIGRATION
MIR. PETER Would Impose a Tax of
Fifty Dollars a Head Upon Every
Emigrant Who Lands on American
Soil--Various Amendments to the
Measure That Have Been Voted
Down-Prospects of a Lively Ses.
sion Monday.
WASHINGTON. D. c. june %.

1P He tariff bill, after an incubation
period of thirteen weeks in com
mittoe of the whole, was today
u taken out of committee and re
ported to the senate The bill and
amendments were ordered to be printed
and will come up for the action of the
senate on Monday next at 10 80 am.
When the bill WAS taken up today
the only section that remained TO be
acted on was the one aDrogating the
reciprocity commercial arrangements
and that section WAS modified so an to
read that nothing herein contained
shall be held to abrogate or in any way
effect such commercial reciprocal
commercial arrangements as have been
heretofore made and now exist between
the United States ana foreign countries
except where such arrangements are
inconsistent with the PROVISIONS Of this
act"
1t was agreed to without division
and then a motion by Mr.. Hale, Maine
to lay the section on the table was re -
jected, yeas "a, nays 81 The vote was
as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Allison, Chandler Cul.
lom, Davis, Dolph, Frye, Gullinger, Hale,
Hnwley, Higgins, Hoar, Mcmillan, Man
derson, Mitchell (OG) Patton, PETER, Per-
kins, Pettigrew, Proctor, Quay, Sherman,
Shoup, Teller ana Washburu-24
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bate Berry, Black
burn, Blanchard, Brice Camden, Cockrell,
Coke, Daniel, Faulkner. George, Gibson,
German, Gray Harris, irby, Jarvis, Jones
(Ark.), Kyle Lindsay, Mills, Morgan, Muir
rhy, Pasco, Pugh Ransom, Roach, Turpie,
Vest Villas, Voorhees,, Walsh and White -
"a.
Mr. PEFFER'S PROPOSAL
An amendment which was offered by
Mr.. PETER, Kansas, to impose q tax OF
fifty dollars per head on immigrants
drew out from several senator's declars.
tions in favor of laws to restrict i'm
migration and WAS laid on the table
4G to II. An amendment by Mr.. Gal
liuger, New Hampshire, that the act
shall not be operative as 10
Canada until that country shall
have entered into commercial ar
rangements that will result in a
material reduction of duties on Ameri-
can products and manufactures was
also rejected yeas 81, nays 20. An
amendment by Mr. Allison, Iowa, to
reduce the whisky bonded period
from eight to four Years. was rejected
yeas 90. nays 80. Mr.. Pettisrew,
South Dakota, offered an amendment
providing for tariff commission OF
FIVE members, but consented that il
should go over until tomorrow wher
he will offer it in the senate.
An invitation to the senate to attend
religious service at st. Matthews
church in Washington next Sunday il
memory of the murdered president oI
France was received from the secretary
Of state and accepted. and the vice
president was instructed to max,
proper arrangements therefor
CONTESTED CASE IN HOUSE.
Unexpectedly today. contested
election case was precipiLated upon tht
attention of the house and Thomas
Watson. Of Georgia. the we'll knowr
Populistic member of the Fifty-ssconC
congress. was declared not to have beer
elected 70 the Fifty-tbird congress from
the Tenth district Of that state. and j
c. c. Black was confirmed in his titlt
to the seat The case was called mp
by Pence (Populistl who stated thai
he did 80 for the purpose O
asking unanimous consent that wher
the case was considered Mr.. Weston
might be heard for nm hour in his owr
behalf He then moved that the case
be postponed until Monday Afternoon
at 2 o'clock. At first the Democrats
were inclined to vote against considera
tion Of the case at all today, but actinl
under the advice of Speaker Crisp theS
united with the Republicans and voted
to proceed with its consideration.
After all Of the parliamentary ex
pedients for delay permissible unde
the rules had been exhausted. Mr.
Black was declared elected.