The herald., 1896-06-05
Senate Insists on Amendments
to House Bills
THE NUMBER OF WAR SHIPS
And Appropriations for Support Of Sec
tartan Schools
Again Sent to Conference.-The Filled Cheese
Bill Passes-Adverse Report on the
Anti.Bond Bill
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. June 4.-The senate
held one of the busiest sessions of this
congress today. Late in the day the
filled cheese bill was passed as 1T came
from the house, by vote of 81 to 13
thus completing the legislation on this
subject The measure is analogous tc
the oleomargarine law. The bill defines
filled cheese" to embrace "all sub
stances made of milk or SKINNED milk
with the admixture of butter, animal oils
or fats, vegetables or any other oils OF
compounds foreign to such milk sand
made in imitation or semblance OF
cheese"
Filled cheese manufacturers are tax
ed $400 annually; wholesale dealers, $3.50;
retail dealers. $12. In addition to these
taxes, the product itself is taxed !
cent per pound, and imported filled
cheese Is taxed cents per pound in ad-
dition to the import duty. 1t is provided
that filled cheese shall be packed by
the manufacturers in wooden packages
only, and branded with the words fill
ed cheese" in black-faced letters not less
than two inches in length. 1t is also
provided that all retail and wholesale
dealers in filled cheese shall display in q
conspicuous place in their saleSroom a
sign bearing the words Filled Cheese
Sold Here in black-faced letters not
less than six inches in length, upon a
white ground.
Several efforts to add tariff amend
ments to the bill were defeated. An
amendment by Stewart of Nevada for
q tax of l cents per pound on wool was
laid on the table-32 to IA.
An amendment by Mr.. Lindsay repeal
ing the one e-eighth differential duty on
sugar was tabled-31 to 16.
After the disposal of the cheese bill,
an animated contest occurred over Mr.
Lodges motion to take up the immi-
grafton BILL
The controversy over the number of
battleships remains open, Mr.. Quay's
motion that the senate recede from its
amendment reducing the number of
ships from four to two being defeated
II to 80.
The senate also defeated-17 to 31-a
motion by Mr.. Lodge to recede from it's
amendment relating to sectarian
schools.
An unsuccessful effort was made by
Mr.. Gear, chairman of the committee
on Pacific railroads, to have the eighth
day of the next session fixed for the
haring of the bill refunding the Pacific
railroad debt.
The joint resolution was passed for a
scientific inquiry into seal life in Beh-
ring sea.
The conference report on the naval an
preparation bill. was taken up in the
senate today. the pending question being
senate recede from the amendment re-
ducing the number of battleships from
Tour to two. German said two questions
were involved-one, was it wise to order
four battleships when defects in those
already ordered have been disclosed.
ana When the board was in session con-
s1dering improvements in construction.
tne other was as to the expediency of
this large expenditure at a time of finan-
cial stringency. Il am always in favor
OF fair increase of the navy" said Mr..
Gorman, but am unalterably opposed
condition of the treasury and Improve
ments being made in naval construc-
tion."
Quay's motion to recede from the bat
tieship reduction amendment was de-
feated-17 to 33 as follows: Yeas: Re.
publicans, Aldrich. Brown. Garter. Da-
va, dubois, Gear. Mitchell, Perkins
Fiatt. quay, Shoup Wilson; Democrats
Morgan. Observation-Disclosures. Allison
Chandler Clark, Gallinger. Hale, Nor,
rliI. Nelson, Pettigrew, Pritchard, Sher-
man, Teller. Warren Democrats. Rate
Berry, Chiffon. Cockrell, George. German.
Harris. Hill. Jones (Arkansas), Lindsay
NILS. Palmer Pasco. Pugh Smith. Vest
Villas, Walthall, White; Populists. But,
Ter. Peffer; total. 33.
The effect of this vote was to empha
size the disagreement between the house
and senate, the former insisting on four.
the latter on two battleshps. The items
OF ships and armor were committed
again to conference.
A partial conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was agreed to-
18 to 20. 1t covers the plan of estab-
fdshing Indian citizenship in Indian ter
fitory. to be executed by the Dawes com
mission.
Lodge of Massachusetts moved to re-
cede from the senate amendment on sec
appropriations to sectarian schools. but
the senate amendment gave until july
], 1893, for the change. The motion to
recede was defeated-yeas II, nays 81
as follows
Yeas-Republicans. Brown. Chandler.
Clark, Dubois, Gallinger, Lodge. Mitch
ell (Oregon). Morrill, Platt, Sewell, Tel
Ter. Warren, Wilson; Democrats. George.
Populists, Butler. Nays-Republicars
Allison, Garter, Davis. Hansbrough,
Hawley. Mcbride, Pettigrew, Sherman,
Shoup; Democrats, Bate, Berry. Chiffon
Cockrell. Faulkner. German Harris Hill
Jones (Arkansas), Lindsey. Mills Mitch
ell. Morgan, Palmer, Pasco, Pugh. Smith.
Turpie, Vest. Villas, Walthall, White.
A bill was passed granting right of way
Through the Fort Bliss military reserva-
ton to the El Paso and Northeastern
Railroad company
At the request of Morgan his resolu-
tion calling on the president for in |
formation what If any demand should be |
made in the case of the Competitor, seiz- |
ed by Spaniards, went over till tomor- !
row.
A joint resolution was reported by |
Morrill,. from the finance committee, and |
passed authorizing scientific inquiry |
into the condition of the fur seals in the |
North Pacific. The resolution appro- |
PIRATES $4,000 for the inquiry, and author |
ICES the president to detail government |
officials to conduct the inquiry
Mr.. Gear, chairman Of the Pacific rail- |
ways committe. rose to make a state |
ment as to the Union and Central Pacific |
funding bill. He said $4,000, 900 was |
due the government. and the debt would |
mature at an early date. 1t was in
cumbent on congress to take some ac-
tion to protect the interests of the gov
ernment. For this reason he moved the
funding bill. now on the calendar. be
taken up next session and made the
order of business until action
was secured.
Mr.. Morgan, who made a minority re-
port on the bill, said he favored the mo-
ton. The subject ought to be disposed
Of at the December session, as it was Of
great Importance.
Mr.. Berry of Arkansas objected to any