Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-21
j. N ms SENATE.
Dsneerais Finish t.s Free List and Nave
nearly Finished Al Business Prospects,.

WASHINGTON, June 2O.-In the Senate.
the tariff bill WAS taken up.- In parsgtaPn
GAS proyiso was added that upon SUI
phuric acid imported from any country
which imposes duty upon suipnuric aclu
exported from the United States, the pres
ent rate of duty be levied. Paragraph 6o9
admitting free wearing apparel and other
personal effects (not meichandlse) OF per-
sons arriving in the United States, mot
residents thereof" was amended by striking
ont the last three words and the succeeding
paragraph appl, ing to such property owned
by residents of the United States was struck
out.
Hale moved to strike out para graphs 64I
to 6s3, placing lumber in various forms on
the free list, but the moation was defeated ::
yeas, 10; nays, 81. After an exchanged of
personalities between Chandler and Allen,
the Allen amendment was agreed to max
ing paragraph 616 read: Sawed boards,
planks, deals, other lumber, rough or DRESS
by vote of yeas, %; nays, Il. Allison
moved to add to Paragraph GIG, as amended,
the words, s., except boards, planks, deals,
other lumber cedar, lignum vitae, lance
wood, and all other cabinet woods. Jones
assented to the amendment and it was
agreed to.
Paragraph 6S5, placing raw wool ON the
free list, was amended to read: "All wool
of sheep, hair of camel, alpaca, and other
like animals, all wool and hair on skin, noils,
yarn waste, card waste, bur waste, Stub
bling waste, rowing waste, ring waste and all
waste or rags composed wholly or part Of
wool" The proviso at the end of the
paragraph as to when it should take effect,
was struck out.
The amendment proposed by the finance
committee to strike out of paragraph CSC
'(works of arD, the words Including
stained or painted window glass or stained
or painted glass windows" was withdrawn
and these words retained.
At l.3O the free list part of the bill was
completed. No important change was made
in the succeeding fections to u but for
section Jones offered q substitute which
went over for further consideration. 1t re-
fers to the admission, flee of duty, of arti-
cles used in the building and repair of YES
sells. When sections II, Is and Is were
read Frye moved to amend them. Section
IA provides for an additional discriminating
duty of 10 per cent. on goods imported
in other than American vessels, except
where there are existing treaties to the con-
trary. His amendment was to add these
words: "Until after January /, 1896; no.
tce of this provision to be given all nations
before December 81 next" His amend
ment to section Is (Which provides for the
forfeiture for violation of section 14) was
to add to the words: crowded for by
treaty." the words Hereafter made and
ratified Section l6 provides that the pre-
ceding section shall not apply to merchan
disc imported in vessels of foreign nations
which does not maintain similar regulation
against vessels of the United States, ant
Frye's amendment was to add to that sec
ton the words Until after January /
1896; notice of this provision to be given al
nations before December, 81, 1894
Frye explained that the purpose and eff
| feet of his amendment was to restore thu
American merchant marine to the position
it occupie in 1910; when it carried SO pei
cent. of the imports and exports of thu
country, whereas it now carried IL pei
cent. He wanted to discriminate agains
all nations in favor of American ships ant
give them notice year in advance that the
| United States intended to do it. After die
| cussion Frye's amendment was defeated b,
vive voce vote.
Jones moved to strike out sections 90 tc
40, inclusive. The motion was agreed to
The paragraph in section SO for an interna
revenue tax of 81 a thousand on cigarette.
was, on motion Of Jones, struck out of the
bill. After an executive session, the Sen.
ate adjourned.