The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-01
The Hawaiian Treaty Provision APP
proved by the Senate With
out a Vote.
Duty Fixed Coal, and Other Troublesome Features
Finally Disposed of-New Section Covering
Reciprocity Offered by rlr. Allison
Turpie Scores the Measure.

an inheritance tax was urged by the
minority in good faith as a means of
raising revenue. 1t proposed but a
small contribution for the support Of
the government, under which the pres
ent benefcent rules of descent prevail
ed. 1t afforded means of reaching the
vast accumulations of wealth in the
hands of trusts and individuals, which
in time must be touched by death and
distributed through the channels of in
heritance.
Mr.. Turpie spoke about two hours
and received close attention owing to
the pictureSqueSneSS of his utteranceS.
He closed with reference to the sill
Yer question asserting that there was
no more right to abandon the free
coinage of silver than to abandon the
free coinage Of gold.
When the Hawaiian treaty provisions
were taken up. Mr. Allison stated that
it had been determined to retain the
house proViso to paragraph 206, relat-
ing to sugar as follows:
Provided, That nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to abrogate or in
any manner impair or affect the provisions Of
the treaty of commercial reciprocity conclud-
ed between the United States and the king
of the Hawaiian islands JAM 30 1875, or the
provisions OF any act of congress heretofore
passed for the execution of the same.
The proposal to concur in the house
provision was then agreed to without
the formality of vote.
Coal was then taken up, Mr.AlliSon
submitting changes making the duties
on bituminous coal and all coal con-
taing less than Is per cent of fixed
carbon and shale, 67 cents per ton of
28 bushels, so pounds to the bushel:
local sack or culm, such as will pass
through a half-inch screen, Is Gems per
ton; coke, 20 per cent ad valorem. The
senate proviso was omitted relating to
certain reciprocal trade on coal.
Mr.. Allison gave notice of a new sec
tion Of the bill relating to reciprocity
as follows:
Section 3.-That whenever the president Of
the United States, with view to secure reci-
procal trade with foreign countries, shall,
within the period of years from and after the
passage of this act, enter into commercial
treaty or treaties with any other country, or
countries, concerning the admission into any
such country, or countries, of the goods,
wares and merchandise of the United States,
and their use and disposition therein, deemed
to be for the interests of the United States,
and in such treaty or treaties, in consdera-
ton of the advantages accruing to the United
States therefrom, shall provide for the reduc-
ton during specified period, not exceeding
hive years, of the duties imposed by this act,
to the extent of not more than 90 per cent
thereof, upon such goods, wares merchan-
disc as may be designated therein; that the
y,
or treaties shall be made. as in this section
provided for or shall provide for the trans
fer during the period from the dutiable list
of this act to the free list thereof of such
goods, wares and merchandise, being the
natural products of such foreign country or
countries, and not of the United States and
shall provide for the retention upon the free
list OF this act during specified period, not
exceeding five years, of such goods, wares
and merchandise now included in said free
list as may be designated therein; and when
any such treaty shall have been duly ratified
and public proclamation made accordingly
then and thereafter, the duties which shall be
collected by the United States upon any of
the designated goods, wares and merchandise
from the foreign country with which such
treaty has been made shall, during the period
provided for be the duties specified and pro-
vided for in such treaty, and none other.
The reciprocity amendment went over
at Mr. Allison's request The vote was
then taken on the coal paragraph as
changed and it was agreed to, 31-24.
One Democrat, McEnery, and Messrs.
Teller and Mantle voted with the Re
publicans in the affirmative and Messrs
Kyle and Heitfeld with the Demo-
Gratis in the negative.
Mr. White moved a proviso to the
coal paragraph allowing a drowback
of duty ON coal brought into the coun-
try and afterward used by American
vessels in the coasting trade. The
proviso went over.
Mr. Bacon Ga) gave notice of a
new paragraph placing cotton ties for
baling cotton, cut to lengths with or
without buckles, on the free list, The
amendment went over. Quite a num-
Der of the minor paragraphs of the free
list went over for future considera-
ton. AT 6:15 p. m. the bill was laid
aside, and after an executive session
the senate adjourned.