The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-03
IN THE SENATE.
The Sugar Trusts Schedule Adopted
With Only Slight Changes.

The Sugar Trusts Schedule Adopted
With only Slight Changes.
WASHINGTON CRY, July I'm the sem
ate Call offered a joint resolution appoint
ing a committee of five OF the house
and senate to inquire into the cause
of the existing Pullman strike,
and the justice of the demands
of the men, and to report by bill or other
wise. Kyle offered the resolution Endorsed
by President Debs. of the American Rail-
way Union, and General Secretary Hayes,
of the knights of Labor, which has been
published, looking 10 protection of strikers
from Federal interference except to insure
the transportation of mails and declaring
the detachment of Pullman or other par
Tor or sleeping cars from train shall not
constitute an offense against the United
States. Both resolutions went over under
the rule.
The tariff bill was taken up and the fol-
lowing amendments agreed TO:
Changing the rate on bottles holding
more than a pint TO Il cents a
pound; on vials holding not more
than one pint rs cents; east polished
plate glass. not exceeding 24x60 inches.
from 20 TO 2211 cents square foot. All
the amendments that were adopted in CON-
mittee of the whole, were agreed to. The
iron ore amendment was adopted.
The proposition to make repeal of sugar
bounty take effect Immediately instead of
in 1895 was adopted. So TO 81.
Hansbrough presented an amendment
providing for free coinage of American
silver at 16 to 2, and that a duty be placed
on imported silver equal TO the difference
between the London value and the face
value in this country. The amendment
was defeated.
An amendment offered by KYLE to make
the sugar schedule go into effect on the
passage of the act was agreed to without
division, also an amendment offered by
Jones' which he said had the approval of
the secretary of the treasury, to relieve
sugar imports from the additional LILO of
cent when exported from bounty-giving
countries, upon the production of proof
that such bounties had not been received.
Jones of Arkansas gave notice of an
amendment which would be presented to-
morrow in the shape of q proviso to be
added to section les. repeating the
bounty proviso of the Mckinley law and
to continue in force the bounty until
January !. 1895, to the extent of 9-l0 of
cent on sugar testing 80 degrees by the
potarlScOpe ana 5-IU OF cent on sugar
testing not less than 80 degrees.
PETER moved to strike out the sugar
schedule and place sugars on the free list
Lost. SO TO 80.
The final vote was taken on the adop-
ton Of the sugar schedule and IL was
agreed TO. 80 to 81. Allen and Quay voted
for the final adoption of the schedule, and
Hill, Irby, Kyle and PETER against it.
Otherwise 1t was strictly party vote
Stewart Of Nevada did not vote. This dis
posed of the sugar schedule.
On motion of White an amendment to
the still wine paragraph was adopted,
providing that the per cent. of alcohol on
all wine and fruit Juices should be deter
mined according to regulations prescribed
by the secretary of the treasury.
BY vote of 81 to II the committee
amendment striking cotton bagging from
the dutiable list and transferring it to the
free list was agreed to- Mills moved to
transfer burlaps, as we'll rs bags for grain
made from burlaps. from the dutiable list,
thus putting il in the same category with
cotton bagging. This gave Chandler a
chance TO deliver a remark about Mr..
Mills great rally for free trade toward
the end of the bill after getting dutiable
coal and dutiable everything.