The evening world., 1894-07-03
TARIFF VOTE
IS AT HAND.
Amendments from Committee
= Of the Whole All Dis.
posed OF,
D TAX PRESIDENTS SALARY.
r Are the Incomes of United
States Judges to Be
Exempt.
81 EFFORT FOR FREE WOOL.
Hill Tries Again in Vain for His
Soft Coal Amend
ment.
I EFFORT FOR FREE WOOL.
By Associated Press.)


WASHINGTON, July 3.-Before the
n bill was taken up in the Senate
morning Mr.. Harris. the floor man
Of the bill. said that If there was
hctious delay the bill could be dis
"a of before adjournment to-day. and
aled to Senators to join him in the
u to finish its consideration.
pending motion of Mr.. Mills to
hsfer "burlaps and grain bags made
such burlaps to the free list" was
rfed--c8 to II. The next excepted
endment placed duty OF 30 cents
dosen and 80 per cent. ad valorem on
lars and cuffs. The amendment fix
the rates on collars and cuffs was
reed to-43 to sail the Republicans ex-
pt five voting with the Democrats.
7Mr. Sherman moved to transfer raw
FOOL and hair Of the camel, goat, alpaca
nd other like animals from the free
fst to the dutiable list, at 30 per cent
ID valorem. After Mr.. Sherman had
loken on his motion he was followed
Mr.. Hoar Rep., MassD. who sup
ted the amendment, insisting that the
trests Of the wool grower and the
Pl manufacturer We're identical, and
New England Senators had done all
their power to ward off the blow
ected at the wool growing industry.
called on the Republican Senators
N the West to bear testimony to the
y faith Of the New England Senators
their advocacy of a duty on wool,
one by one they arose and gave the
uired evidence.
p stoe rs and feP mr Mig Hisgi Mr. P Rsp
~. entered a final word Of protest
hinst placing wool on the free list
last-named called the Senator's rep
Pusly. Mr.. Teller Rep;, col3 re
Z after some further debate
/ Meosrs. Lodge. Aldrich and
Trey in favor Of Mr., shermans amend d.
Sarty vote. Mr.. PETER voted with the
Republicans. Messrs. Kyle and Allen
were not recorded.
he proposed while the bill
was In committee, which was to place
WOOL on the dutiable list under the Nc
Rinley law classification, with the ex-
sting th rates reduced one-haif' W., s to
Mr., PETER offered another amendment.
which was also lost. putting manu-
factures Of woollens on the free list,
:
Allen and 1rby casting the only, afflrma-
tive, votes. Mr. Harris asked unanl-
nous consent that further debate on
fhe wool schedule be under the five
Gont( objected and then offered an
amendment putting wool on the duti,,
hble list at the rate of % per cent. ad
palorem. 1t was lost.
Mr. Faulkner asked that the Commit
Zee amendments on the wool schedule
ls whole be agreed to, and it was
done. the silk schedule then being taken
pp.
The committee amendments to the
FIX schedule were adopted. and then
flltering-p paper, tissue-pa-
per. &C., were raised from 80 to 30 per
eent. ad valorem.
When bituminous coal was reached
Mr.. Hill. dem. N. ", renewed his
whole. to place coal on the free list
put the Committee amendment. lacinG
duty of 70 cents ton was agreed to
U to 3. Messrs. Kyle, Allen and PETER
6opulists, and Mills and Irby voted with
Mr.. PETER moved to place all leather
Ind manufactures of leather on the free
|ist Lost without division.
u MT. Allison's motion to strike from
he free list cabinet woods was lost.
When the income tax sections We're
REACHED the amendments were adopted
Without division, except the two upon
which Mr.. McLaurin (Miss.) had de-
handed separate vote, excluding from
the operation OF the tax the salaries of
United States Judges and Of the Prest-
pent of the United States.
Mr. McLaurin attacked the two eX.
Eepted amendments on the ground tina,
Ehey were adopted on the theory that
congress- could not tax the salaries OF
Limited States Judges and the Presi.
f1ent;. In his opinion the exceptions
could not logically he predicted on the
provisions OF the Constitution against
[ths diminution OF the salaries Of such
pfhcers during their term of office. II
was plain class legislation.
! The Senate fixed the date when the
hSsi eS NV
The amendment to exempt the salar'
Pes OF the President OF the United States
fthd United States Judges from the in
GONE tax was lost-34 TO &C.
me last committee amendment to the
uuar1n bill adopted in Committee of the
nole was agreed to In the Senate a.