New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-06
NO AGREEMENT REACHED
TEST OF ENDURANCE IN THE SENATE
LIKELY TO-DAY.

GOOD PROGRESS WITH THE TARIFF BILL iESTER-
pAy-REprnrIcANs TO CAUCUS on TIE
REINTRopucTIoN OF THE BEET
SUGAR BOUNTY AMENDMENT
Washington. July Ex-senator Allison. In
charge OF the Tariff bill. announced shortly be-
fore the adjournment Of the Senate tonight
that as no agreement had been reached for q
final vote on the BILL he would ask the Senate
to remain In session tomorrow night at least
until the bill was reported from Committee OF
the Whole to the Senate This promises test
OF endurance unless thu opposition 70 the Oh
giyes way AIR. Alson's statement was made
after another futile effort to have time flXed
for the vote
In come respects the Senate made good prog
ress to-day, disposing Of two important amend
ments that placing q stamp tax being agreed 70
with little or no opposition and without the
formally Of vote. while the Spooner amend
ment propcsing q tariff investigation was WITH
drawn after protracted struggle. The stamp
amendment as agreed to. fixes the following
rate on bonds. etc:
Bonds. debentures CT certificates OF Indebted
ness issued after September II, 1897, by any as
ISOLATION, company or corporation on each nun
drod dollars Of face value cr fraction thereon
five cents Gnd on each original Issue, whether
on crganizatiSn or r. Organize If certificates
Of stock by any such association company or
corporation III each hundred dollars Of face
value or fraction thereof five cents. ard on al!
transfers Of shares certificates of stock IN any
association. company or corporation, on eacn
hundred dollars Of face value or fraction there
Of Two cents"
Exemptions from the stamp tex are made In
the case OF state, county ard municipal bonds
ard the stocks and bonds Of cooperative build
ing associations.
Late in the LAY several new amendments from
individual Senators were voted on. One by MIR.
Mantle of Montana reducing the internal reve-
nue. tax on distilled spirits TO 20 cents per gal
lon was defeated-2:, to IL. An amendment by
Mr. Mills. Of Texas proposing tax CT per
cent on manufactured products, the proceeds 70
go toward reducing the bonded DEBT was re-
jected-19 to SO; also an amendment by ME-
Mills granting 20 per cent reduction in duties
to those countries admitting god ana silver 10
their minis at the ratio Of IL to Yeas 70;
nays 81 on this vote. one Republican, MI
Carter voted with the Democrats. Popuiists and
Silver Republicans in the affirmative and two
Democrats Gallery ard Gray, voted with the
Republicans in the negative.
A caucus Of Republican Senators has been
called for 10 o'clock tomorrow, to consider the
advisability Of reintroduc!ng the beet-sugar
bounty amendment. The decision to call the
caucus was the result of a series Of conferences
which consumed the greater part or the DAY, Dut
which developed such divergence OF views as
70 make II evident that only in party CONFER
ence could the bounty question: pe set'eu III 4"
way TO bind all.
At one time during the day 1t appeared that
the Finance Committee would reintroduce the
beet sugar amendment in response TO the repre-
sentations of the advocates Of q bounty. The
Senators holding the view that this was the
nropcr course TO pursue based their arguments
on the ground that the last Republican Sena-
toriaI caucus had decided in favor or such
bounty This brought out the fact that there
had been comparatively few Senators at inc
caucus when the vote was taken. and that some
Of the abscntees would not agree to be bound by
its decision. The committee decided on account
az this conflict to resubmt the matter to eau
Gus. 49,, a.. ors
1t appears probable tonight that the caucus
win rescjnd the order Of the previous session dl
recting the committee to report a sugar ahenu-
ment but the sugar bounty advocates nope tha'
at the same time the Republican Senators VIII pe
Instructed TO vote for the amendment as oneleu
by Senator Allen They thus nope 20 put me
nsrty in the Senate on record as TOT tne ailelu-
roent while they avoid the responsibility for the
delay which they admit the amendment VIII &C.
The Democratic leaders still announce them-
selves as unalterably opposed TO the Doun'! plo-
vision and say that they Will deoate IL loi an
INDEFINITE length Of time in order TO prevent It's
incorporation into the bill