The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-06-20
D0INGS IN CONGRESS.
The Senate Gets Down to Work on
Remaining Schedules of the
Tariff Bill.

After some desultory discussion
on unimportant matters, the Sen
ate, on yesterday, resumed consid-
| Grafton of the tariff bill,
The resolution of Senator AL
lens, directing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to inform the Senate as
to the total number of persons en-
gagged in protected industries in the
United States whose wages are or
may be claimed to be affected by
the tariff legislation, met with de
cided opposition from the Republi-
cans, and was forced to go over to
another day,
At the request Of Mr. Lodge, the
Senate went back to paragraph
326, fixing the duty on mating and
mats made of coca fibre or rattan
at 20 per cent, He offered an
amendment to restore the Mckinley
rate II cents per square yard on
mating and s per cent square
foot on mats, equivalent to Il and
AZ per cent respectively, The
amendment was loSt-25 to 3.
At this point several modifca-
tions proposed by Republican Sena-
tors to different paragraphs of the
bill were proposed and accepted by
Mr.. Jones, on behalf of the Finance
committee, and the Democratic
side of the Senate. Upon the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Sherman the duty
on ink and ink powders was
increased to % per cent to make
it conform to the rate on pigments.
The free list was next taken up.
Ambroid was added to the free list.
Salts of ammonia made dutiable in
the Senate bill we're stricken from
the free list. The finance commit
tee amendment permitting the free
entry of cattle and sheep or other
domestic animals, and their increase
which have strayed across the bOun-
Diary or been driven across for pas
turage was agreed to. Mr., Jones
explained that the provision was
intended only to apply to Mexican
borders, where it was sometimes
impossible to prevent animals from
straying across the border,
Molasses testing not above 40 de.
grees by the polariscope was added
to the free list Nickle, niCllle OK
ide and its alloys were stricken from
the free list and crude and unman-
ufactured opium containing 8 per
cent and over of morphia was plac-
ed on the free list. Mr.. Allen NOV
ed to strike out paragraph 575 plac-
ing paintings, drawings, and stat
uary on the free list and to restore
them to the dutiable list at the
present rates, 10 per cent, He sup
ported his amendment in a speech
in which he vigorously opposed the
importation free of duty of works
of art, After some remarks in fav-
or of the amendment by Messrs.
George, Kyle and Proctor, the vote
was taken and the amendment was
lost, 10 to 36,
The committee amendments
placing stained or painted window
glass imported for the use of relig-
ious, educational or scientific socie-
ties on the free list was agreed to.
The reciprocity provision added by
the Finance committee to para
graph 515, placing agricultural i'm.
plements on the free list was
agreed to, as was heprovision add
ed to 595 excluding theatrical
scenery, properties and appare
from admission free of duty except
where they are to be re-exported
within six months, bond to be de.
posted for the payment Of duty in
case they remain in this country
more than six months. After plac
ing quicksilver on the dutiable list
at cents per pound, the Senate
went into executive session, and Z
few moments later, the hour being
$50 D. M, adjourned