The morning call., 1894-07-04

further debate on the wool schedule be
under the fVe-minute rule, but Power OBJ
jected.
Faulkner asked that the committee
amendment on the wool schedule as
whole be agreed to. and it was done. the
silk schedule then being taken up. The
committee amendments to the silk scned-
ule were adopted. and then copying paper.
hlterlng paper, tissue paper. etc., were
raised from so TO 35 per cent ad valorem.
When bitumnous coal was reached Hlll
renewed his motion made in committee OF
the whole, to place coal on the Tree lisl, out
the committee amendment placing duty of
40 cents ton was agreed to, 67 to 3.
When the income tax sections were
reached the amendments were adopted
without division, except the TWO upon
which Mclaughlin had demanded sep
arate vote. excluding from the operation OF
the tax the salaries of'the United States
,Tndges and of the President Of the United
States After debate, the amendment ex-
ennting the salaries of United States
.Indges and the President were defeated,
81 10 SO.
The amendmentito section II, repeating
the reciprocity clause OF the Mckinley
law, declaring the repeal should not be
construed TO abrogate reciprocal arrange
ments now In existence, was agreed to.
Jones then, on behalf of the committee.
proposed the amendment changing the
date on which the bill should go into ef-
feet from June so to August l. 1894.
Upon Jones motion the rate on boracic
acid was increased from to cents per
pound. on borax from to 2 cents. and on
borate of lime from 1 10 IL cents per
pound.
81 feel authorized. in behalf of the Sem
ator from California" remarked Sherman,
ito thank the committee for those in
creases." Laughter.l
The other dates in the bill were changed
to conform to the date august y upon
VIII ich the bill was to 90 into effect.
Palmer Moved to strike out the proViso
exempting fence wire from the duty i'm
posed on other wire. BY vote of 3S 10 80
the Senate restored fence wire to the
dutiable list.
When the announcement was made it so
angered Mills that ne moved to transfer all
wire, anchors, axles and anvils to the free
list. Lost-17 to 80.
An amendment offered by Allen to place
fence wire on the free list was lost-32
TO 3S.
Ransom then moved to place duty OF
% per cent on ca, which had been
placed on the free list by the committee.
"Why is it proposed to reverse the CON-
mittee's action at this stage of the game?'
persisted Hill.
"In order to raise revenue" replied Ran
som. [LaughterI
After a brief argument in support of the
amendment the vote was taken, and the
amendment, with the aid of the Republican
votes, was carried-40 to 28.
When the announcer ent was MADE Nor
gan was about to offer his antitrust
amendment Ransom asked him to pause
a moment. Il want to perfect the amend
m ent," said he, land strike mica troh the
free list" The howl of laughter that
greeted this request rather disconnected
the North Carolina Senator. and this en-
barrassment was added to by Chandler,
who rushed over into the middle aisle and
profusely congratulated him.
Mica was then stricken from the free list
without objection and Morgan offered bis
! been printed.
| Morgan's amendment was agreed to
| without division.
Allen offered an amendment to para
graph 1S2, repeating the sugar bounty, in
the shape of a proYiso continuing the
bounty in force until January 1, 1895, to
the extent of paying the growers of sugar
and maple syrup 9-10 of a cent on sugar
testing above so degrees and $40 of a cent
on sugar below so degrees. This was the
amendment of which notice was given by
Jones on behalf of the Finance Committee
Yesterday. It's presen tation caused a breeze.
Hill was on the floor demanding recogni-
tion. Harris asked him to yield to allow
him to move to lay the motion on tue table.
"lf that represents the action Of the
Finance Committee [ will yield," said
| Hill, ''but if not l want TO address the
Senate at length. After the action of the
Senate yesterday l cannot submit TO this
proviso."
81 am a member of the Finance Com
mittee." said Harris, and on my own re-
sponsibility desire to make the motion" +"
Henderson said great injustice would be
done to growers of sugar beets in the sud-
den abrogation Of the bounty proposed by
the pending bill. 1t would not only be in-
furious but dishonest.
Caffery favored the amendment. He
did not believe in bounties, but thought