The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-30
Reciprocity Features of the Mckinley
Law Repealed and Few Minor
Amendments Agreed To.
ANDREW STEFFEN MIsLED
He Was Not Granted a Hearing
by the Finance Committee.
Voorhees, Telegram to the indianapolis.
tan Was without Authority-Crisp
Proud of the Houses Record.

WASHINGTON. June 2S.-At the opening
Of the Senate to-day the joint resolution
appointing Charles NJ. Anderson. OF
Greenville. o.. Sidney C. Cooke. OF Her
rington, Kan. and A. l.. Pearson. OF Pitts
burg. members of the board OF managers
of the National Home for Disabled Vol
unteers. was passed.
Mr.. Sherman's resolution OF yesterday d.
recting the committee on interstate COM
merce to inquire into the advisability OF
regulating by law the use OF sleeping and
parlor cars was also adopted.
The joint resolution continuing the an
nual appropriations thirty days after June
30 was adopted.
The tariff bill was taken up and Mr..
Vest moved an amendment repeating the
reciprocity features Of the Mckinley bill.
Agreed to.
Senator PETER offered as a new section
the amendment levying a tax OF 80 cents
per head on all aliens landing in the United
States to engage in industrial occupations.
Tablets TO IL.
Mr.. Jones then asked unanimous con-
sent TO make a number OF amendments
overlooked as the bill was being consd-
cred. The amendments were agreed to as
fast as read. Most OF them were verbal
or very unimportant
The duty on silk paragraph 290 partial
iy manufactured from cocoons was fixed
at 20 per cent; thrown or spun silk. 80 per
cent; velvets, chenilles and other pile
fabrics, $50 per square yard; plush. 81 per
square yard.
The reciprocity proviso relating 10 the
duty on petroleum was changed so as TO
make the duty TO be levied against Pc
troleum imported from countries imposing
a duty on American petroleum 40 per oen,.
Section OF the internal revenue was
amended so as 10 prohibit liquors made or
sugars and molasses being entered in
bonded warehouses.
The duty on precious stones, cut but not
set. was fixed at 25 per cent. II set. 30;
uncut precious stones, 10 per cent
The tariff bill was reported 10 the Sem
ate at 5:45. Mr.. Henderson moved TO ad-
Journ until Monday. This motion was lost
which followed the motion was agreed TO.
and at 6:l0 the Senate adjourned until
Monday.
blanchard Making Trouble.
WASHINGTON, June %. Senator
Blanchard. il is understood. is making con-
siderable trouble for the finance committee
by his protests against the proposed
changes in the sugar schedule. The
Louisiana Senator is holding out especially
for the continuation or the bounty for the
present year. He also calls attention 10
the fact that the finance committee has
backed out of its original proposition to
abrogate the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty
which permits the sugar product OF that
country TO enter free, and Is reported
saying that the sugar producers OF bis
State would be greatly injured by the sud-
den reduction of the bounty proposed by
the committee. He has put forth the claim
that the proposed change is ia violation OF
the Democratic caucus agreement, and in
timated in very plain language that IL the
changes are made as proposed the bill
will not receive his support. Mr.. Blanch-
ard has appealed TO his colleague, Senator
Caffery, to join him I'm making a deter
mined fight against the proposed changes.
but il is understood that Mr.. Caffery. while
displeased with the changes. does not feel
disposed to go TO the same length that Mr..
Blanchard has TO preserve the present
sugar schedule in the act.
Proposed Amendments.
WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator Hill
to-day gave notice of an amendment to the
income-tax feature of the tariff bill by
adding at the end of Section 50 the follow
inc hot oil ~