The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-26
SAT- DOWN ON HERMAN.
His Party Votes Against Him on the
Fruit Brandy Item,

Washington, April 25.-In the Senate to-
day an effort was made by Mr.. Sherman,
rep, of Ohio, to have action taken on the
House bill, relative to the distillation
of fruit brandy, so as to have engrafted
on it a provision for the repeal of that sec
ton of the tariff law which allows a
drawback of the tax paid on alcohol used
in the arts and in medicine That section
was put in the Wilson bill while it was
pending in the. Senate with the under
standing that ii would be thrown out in
conference, but owing to the circum-
the report of a conference committee, and
so the alcohol provision was embraced
in the present tariff act.
Mr. Sherman explained that owing to the
action of the treasury department, the
drawback was not operative, but that
claims running into the millions were be-
ing piled up, and 1t was, therefore, highly
important that the provision should be
repealed before the adjournment of con-
gress. He met, however, the combined OPP
position of senator's on his own side, only
three of whom voted with him to take up
the bill, and these votes were offset by
the opposing votes of three populists. All
Shermans motion. The result was:- Yeas,
q; nays, q, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn. Brice. Brown. Caffery, Cali
Chiffon, Cockrell, Gordon Gray, Martin
Mills. Palmer, Pasco, Ppgh, Sherman,
Teller, Vest, Walthall, and Wolcott-22
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bacon. Baker, Bur
rows, Butler. Cannon, Carter. Chandler
Clark, Cullom, Davis, Fry, Gallinger,
Gear, Hansbrough, Hawley, Lodge, Man
tie, Nelson, PETER Pettigrew, Plat, Proc
tor, Tillman, Turpie, Warren and Wilson
Only three republicans-Messrs. Allison,
Teller and Wolcott-voted with Mr.. Sher-
man. The populiSts who Voted-MessrS
Allen. Butler and Peffer-voted against the
motion. All the democrats voted for it eX-
cept Messrs. Bacon, Tillman and Turpie.
The consideration of the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill was then proceeded with
The Senate made very brief work of the
bill, having taken only two days in dispos-
ing of 1t. When il passed the House 1t car
ried appropriations aggregating $50 900, 900
The Senate appropriations committee re-
ried appropriations aggregating $50 100000
largely made up of sums necessary to car
~ on work on public buildings and river
and hanbor improvements and the United
States courts for the whole twelve months
OF the year instead of for six or nine
months And the Senate itself, besides
carrying out the recommended lions of the
committee, added items amounting to some
81 O00, 600 more, so that the bill as ii passed
to-day appropriateS in round figures $751;
100000. There was very little friction in
the consideration of the bill.
Among the amendments adopted were
In Increasing the limit of cost of the public
building at Savannah, Ga, from 100000
to 100000.
building at Fortress Monroe. Va,
Appropriating s2,05S for purchase of ad-
ditional land for the military cemetery
at Key West, Fla.
Appropriating $150,O0O for a revenue cut
ter for the Gulf of Mexico.
The PETER bond resolution was then
taken up, and went over till Monday as
the unfinished business.
An inquiry was made by Mr.. Chandler,
rep, of New Hampshire, as to the minor
itv report Of the committee on privileges
and elections in relation 10 election frauds
and outrages in Alabama. The delay
was stated TO have been caused by the
sickness and absence OF Mr.. Morgan. A
statement was made by Mr.. Allen that II
the forty republican senators would vote
FOR the proposed inquiry the votes OF the
populists senators would sustain them,
and the Investigation would be made.
At $40 O'Clock the Senate adjourned
until tomorrow.
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