Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-08-18

A small number of senators were pres ent this morning when the senate was called to order. A messenger from the house announced that the house had passed the bills placing sugar, coal, iron ore and barbed wire on the free list, and calling for senate conference.
 Hill gave notice of an amendment, re- pesling all the income taxes. The bills come up tomorrow.
 l WASHINGTON, Aug. A. - Senator White, of California, is the only Pacific slope senator who. voted for ratification of the Chinese treaty.
 GEIDGEvILLE, Del, Aug. 1i.-It is rumored here that sail boat was cap sized in the bay and 9 people drowned, but the rumor has not been verified.
 SAN JOSE, Cal, Aug. IA. Three | Chinese raided Japanese house of i'll fame this morning and robbed the inmates S340, coin, four watches and gold rings.
 | WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-It is not | thought possible to pass the free coal, | iron ore and barbed wire bills through | the senate though free sugar would ! probably pass If a direct vote was | taken.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 14-The Western Union Telegraph Company has received dispatch dated Shanghai, August IA. which states that Corea is completely cut off from all telegraphio communica- ton, and there is no prospect of it's restoration.
 KEARNEY, Neb., Aug. 14.-B. c. Chase, <Nf lolf orn &%<4 Windsor hotel, last evening, by cutting his throat with a sheath knife. He was here looking for ranch and was apparently in good health and circum- stances. young woman arrived Satur- day whom he registered as his wife. The coroners inquest which is now taking place, behind closed doors, may bring some startling facts to light.
 WASHINGTON, August 13, 2 D. m.- Free coal, free Iron and free barbed wire passed.
 WASHINGTON, August 13.-When the house met. five minutes after the demo- cratic caucus adjourned, the members were standing about in excited groups, discussing the resolution. The house then resolved, after they had adopted the resolution, to present for considera- tlon without reference to a committee. separate bills placing upon the free list sugar in all its forms, coal, iron ore. and barbed wire, and each of said bills. when presented, were to be allowed fifteen minutes debate.
 The debates then commenced upon each of the articles named, and when the house adjourned, sugar. iron ore and barbed wire had been placed on the free list.
 The house will not meet again until Wednesday.
 MIR. WILSON'S STATEMENT.
 WASHINGTON, August 13.-Chairman Wilson, author of the Wilson blIl, prepared for the Associated Press, at the close of the caucus, the follow ing statement of his views on the tariff situation:
 "I cannot see why we failed to do anything We could to bring about bet ter result When I have done the best according to my capacity and judgment, 1 must fall back on the consciousness of duty done. The difficulty, which the country must recognize, is that on the tariff question we did not have demo- cratic senate, and what ever has been gained has been wrested from a protec- tive body. have been willing to take any, even the most desperate, chances that gave the least hope of success in getting rid of the most objectionable senate amendments, and would have fought to the fourth of March if I had any ground to stand upon and any fol- lowing to sustain me-"
 THE SENATE BILL.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. Representative McMillan, one of the democratic house conferees, said in reference to the effect of the tariff bill which would be enacted as result of today's action, that while the house bill was better measure in his judgment than the bill as amended by the senate, it is wonderful improve ment on the Mckinley law. It gives free wool, free lumber, free hemp, flax and iute, and reduces largely the mani fold goods into which these materials enter. There is considerable reduction in all schedules, and the average on all will be about 2S per cent as against 70 per cent under the present law. The right of the president to impose taxes without act of congress is taken away and given back to congress, to whom it belongs and from which it was wrested by the Mckinley law. Concerning the sugar duty, there is much less benefit given to the manufacturer than by the Mckinley law. The system known as the income tax is retained in the bill By this 1t is proposed to tax that what people have in excess of their needs rath- CT than to tax what they need and have not got.
 CRIsP'S RESOLUTION.
 WASHINGTON, August 13.-The resolu- tion of Speaker Crisp as adopted in the house today, is as follows:
 Resolved, That it is the sense of this caucus that the order heretofore made requiring conference with the senate on the dis8greeing votes of the two houses on house bill No. ASA be rescinded; that the conferees heretofore appointed by the house be discharged from further duty in that behalf, and that the house recede from its disagreement to the sen- ate amendments to said bill and agree to the same.
 Resolved further, That the house shall at once proceed to the considera- tion of the separate bills placing the following articles on the free list, viz Sugar in all it's forms, iron ore, coal and | barbed wire. The committee on rules is required to report an order providing for | the prompt consideration of such motion | and bills"
 This was adopted by an overwhelm- ing vote, the nays being almost insig- | nificant
 Representative Tucker, of Virginia, then offered resolution thanking and ! commenting the house conferees for their loyal service. This was adopted with shout of approval and the caucus adjourned.
 RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT, Aug. 15.-The interest in yacht racing is declining. Single yachts sailed over the course alone in both races this morning.
 FREsRwATER, Isle of Wight, August 15.-The Match between the Vigiiant and Brittania was postponed indefinitely