The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-03
NOW BEFORE THE
SENATE PROPER
After Fourteen Weeks Tariff Bill Emer6GS from
Committees Incubator.
SENATOR HILL SCORES A VICTORY
He Succeeds in Securing Majority
of Three on the Repeal Of the Sugar
Bounty-The Hawaiian Treaty Bobs
Up Serenely-RaiIroad Strikes Are
Considered and Proposition Deal
ing with the Question Is Offered.
WASHINGTON, July Q

WASHINGTON, July 2
000ITH today = session the tariff bill
lUAUI entered upon the fourteenth
VIM week Of it's consideration in
wv the senate, and at tho same
time struck new phase Of parliament
tary procedure. Up to thiss time the
bill has bean pending in committee OF
the whole where bills receive their
first dressing, but now it is before the
senate proper.
AT 10. 30 ~ IN the bill was taken up,
and various propositions were made
and discussed In an informal way rs to
the mode of procedure Ultimately it
was agreed that the amendments to
which there was no special objection
should be voted on in bulk. Then
senators indicated amendments on
which they desired special votes Mr..
Sherman, Ohio, asked that the entire
wool and woolen schedule bs reserved,
aud Mr.. McLsurin, Miss. demanded
separate vote on the amendment exclud-
ing the salaries of the president and
United States Judges from the income
tax, Separate votes were demanded
by Mr.. Hale, Me. on the lumber
schedule. by Mr. Kyle. South Dakota.
on the sugar schedule. by Mr. CALM
ger. New Hampshire, as to hay, by Mr..
Chandler, New Hampshire, as to date
when the bill is to 60 into effect; also
as to borux, lead, iron ore, barbed wire,
lead ore, rice, brandy and spirits, wine,
silk and silk goods, the income tax and
reciprocity.
Amendment inserting as new para
graph QOOD the following: Iron ore
including manganiterous iron ore, also
the dross or residum from burnt pyrites,
40 cents per ton" This amendment
was sntagonized by Mr.. Hill, New
York. but it was agreed to-yeas 5S,
nays 5-the negative votes being those
Of Senators Allen, Hill, Irby, Kyle and
PETER.
SUGAR SCHEDULE STRUGGLE
The longest and closest struggle OF
the day WAS over the sugar schedule,
and Mr.. Hill WAS the only senator who
scored signal victory over the finance
committee on that field OF action. He
offered an amendment. which was car
ried by majority Of 3, making the re
peal sugar bounty take place on the
passage or the net instead of on the first
Of January 1895 The vote was az fol-
lows:
Yess-Aldrich, Allison, Chandler, Coke,
Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph, Dubois
Frye, Gallinger, George, Hale, Hawley,
Hill, Hoar, lrby, Jones, Of Nevada, Lodge
Mcmillan, Manderson, Mitchell, of Ore
gon, Patton, PETER, Perkins, Pettigrew
Platt, Power, Pugh, Quay, Sherman,
Shoup, Squire. Teller, Washburn-35.
Nays-Allen, Bate. Blackburn, Blauch-
ard, Caffrey, Camden, Cockrell, Faulkner
tiib.on, Gordon, German, Harris, Hunton,
Jarvis, Jones, of Arkansas, Kyle Lindsay
McLaurin, Martin, Mills, Morgan, Murphy,
PaSco, Ransom, Roach, Smith, Turpie
Vest, Villas, Voorhees,, Walsh, Whites 81
Various efforts were made by Seua-
.or Msrdtrson Nrb. to have the sngar
bounty continued in force until 1900
with an annual reduction of % per
cent, or until 1895 with an annual re-
duction of one-tsnth. He WAS out
voted, however. on all his propositions,
and, as the paragraph now stands, the
sugar bounty will stand absolutely re-
pealed with the passage Of the act
An amendment WAS offered by Mr.
Pettigrew Is. Dak.) to abrogate the
Hawaiian treaty, and after a long dis
cusslon it was defeated-yeas, II nays,
81. Finally the sugar schedule was
agreed to as amended. 1t fixes u duty
of 40 per cent. ad valorem on all gu
gars. with additional of one-eighth OF
cent pound on sugars above No. 1G,
Dutch standard. aud of one tenth cent
pound on sugar imported from coun-
tries that pay an export duty, and il
goes into effect on the passage of the
bill.
ECHoES OF THE STRIKE.
The railroad troubles in the west had
their cho In tho senate this morning
in the shape Of two resolutons-one by
Mr. Kyle and the other by Mr. Cali
Mr. Call proposes u special committee
of five senators to itqnire and report
the cause OF the exlstlng strike, aud
Mr. Kyle proposes law fcrbidding the
issue OF any warrant or other process,
civil or criminal. by any United States
court or commissioner for alleged OBJ
struction of trains, except the move
ement Of the mails is interfered
with. Both propositions went over till
tomorrow
Without adjourning. at 7.25 the sen =
ate took Il recess until 10 u. IN. tomor =
row.