Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-19
The Discussion of the Tariff Bill
Has Reached That Stage.
S0ME CHANGES ARE MADE
Debate Over the Matter Of For
eign Scientific Publications.
AMEN DMENTS ADOPTED

ton and publication of the proceedings Of
the recent Berlin silver conference. The
proceedings Of the conference, he said, had
been in this country less than forty-eight
hours. The resolution was adopted.
Some routine business was transacted
and several unobjectionable bills were pass
ed by unanimous consent, including a bill
to ratify an agreement with the Yankton
tribe Of Sioux or Dakota Indians in South
Dakota, bill granting a pension to Lucy
Brown. dependent foster mother. and a bill
to provide for the punishment OF certain
postal frauds in the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Aliens resolution directing the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to inform the Senate
as to the total number OF persons engaged
in protected industries in the Cnited States.
whose wages are or may be claimed to be
affected by tariff legislation encountered op-
position on the republican side, as It had on
several previous days. Mr.. Allen said that
II was not strange to him that those who
claimed that every person in the United
States was affected for veal or woe by pro-
lection should not desire the passage OF a
resolution that would determine how much
falsity there was In that claim. The reso-
luton went over, and, st 1890, the tariff
bill was taken up.
Mr.. Lodges Mating Amendment Lost.
At the request Of Mr.. Lodge CAass) the
Senate went back to paragraph 1885, fixing
the duty on mating and mats made Of
cocoa fiber or rattan at 20 per cent. He
offered an amendment to restore the Nc
kinley rates Q2 cents per square yard on
mating and cents a square foot on mats,
equivalent to II and AZ per cent, respect
ively). Mr.. Lodge argued that owing to the
low cost Of production OF this mating In
India this reduction would extinguish the
American industry.
The amendment was lost-25-3 At this
point several notifications proposed by re-
publican Senators 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.
Several Changes Made.
Upon the suggestion Of Mr.. Sherman
Ohio) the duty on ink and ink powders
was increased to % per cent to make II
conform to the rate on pigments. At the
request of Mr.. Allison Qowa) the finance
committee agreed to strike out from para
graph 100 the reciprocity provision admit
ting buckwheat. corn. corn meal, oats.
rye. rye four. wheat and wheat -four free of
duty from such countries as impose no
import duty on such products exIn&tjd
from the uuitsS States The finance eqrft
three cents per dozen. At the request OF
Mr.. Gallinger (N. HI the Senate went back
| to paragraph sos. parchment papers and
lithograph prints" and. Mr.. Jones offered
an amendment, which was agreed 10. grad
ing the duty on lithographic prints from
81 to - cents per pound. according to the
thickness.
The rate on parchment papers and sur
face Grated papers and manufactures there
Of cardboards and photograph and auto
graph albums 0O per cent? was allowed to
stand, several amendments of Mr.. Gal
linger looking to an increase Of the rate
being rejected.
MIR. Chandler congratulated Messrs. Jones
and Vest on the preparation of a scientific
timated that the hthographing industry
should thank Mr.. Murphy of New York
and Mr.. Smith of New Jersey for the pro-
tective classification In this paragraph.
Mr.. Jones Offered an amendment to in
crease the duty on hair pencils brushes
end feather busters from 30 per cent to
35 per cent, and to add at the end of the
paragraph. "bristles punched or prepared
in any manner, Z IL per cent ad valorem."
This was agreed TO. as was another
amendment offered by him, changing the
classification of gloves. SO as to make
ladies' and children's gloves of sheep ORR
gin, with exterior grain surface removed,
not over IL inches in length, dutiable at the
rate Of 81. % per dozen pairs; over Ii inches.
81. .i3 per dozen pairs.
The Free List.
The free list was then taken up. AmberoId
was added to the free list. Salts Of am
monia. made dutiable in the Senate bill.
was stricken from the free list. The
finance committee amendment permitting
the free entry of cattle. sheep or other do
mestic animals and their Increases which
have strayed across the boundary or been
driven across for pasturage met some op-
position from Mr.. Allison, who contended
that II would practically permit free ex-
change of animals between the United
States and Mexico. Mr.. Jones explained
that the provision was intended only TO
apply to Mexican borders. where II was
sometimes impossible to prevent animals
from straying across the border and where
II was sometimes absolutely necessary in
time OF drought to drive stock across the
Rio Grande for pasturage. The amendment
had been submitted to the Secretary of the
Treasury by Mr. Coke. II was agreed to-
Apples. green, dried &c, heretofore placed
on the dutiable list. were stricken from the
free list
In paragraph 392 the committee amend
ment striking out beef, mutton and pork
placed on the dutiable list at ~ per cent
was agreed to.
bacon and Hams Taxed.
Mr.. PETER moved to also strike out bacon
and hams'' The effect Of the amendment
would be to make bacon and hams dutiable
at ~ per cent.
Mr.. Vest said there was no objection 20 it.
as there were but $4,000 worth Of West
phalia hams imported. while $1,000, ,OOO
pounds of bacon and hams were exported
The amendment was agreed to without OBJ
lection.
The Jones amendment adding MANILA
twine to the paragraph placing binding twine
on the free list was agreed to. Bone char
paragraph 4U9), transferred to the dutiable
list. was stricken out.
Paragraph 40 of the free list was amend
er by adding public documents issued by
for eign governments"
Mr.. Quay of Pennsylvania moved to amend
this paragraph to strike out books
and periodicals devoted exclusively to orig
inal scientific research and publications is
sued for their subscribers by scientific and
literary associations or academies"
Mr.. Quay said he offered the amendment
at the request of Typographical Unioh. No.
., of Philadelphia.
Mr. Vest said this clause was intended to
apply only to books devoted to Original
scientific research and was in the interest
of the advancement of science and learning
Mr. Hoar criticised the language Of the
paragraph faulty, and suggested that
II would cause difficulty at the custom
house. especially If construed by democrats,
whose ignorance. he intimated sarcastical-
ly, might lead them to make terrific blum
ders In determining what were scientific
works.
The Amendment Loaf.
Mr.. Lodge protested against the discrimi.