The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04


from sunke1 vessels.
House section % was agreed to, Pre-
vidinS for the designation of certain
smelling works as bonded warehouses
House section "a was restored. pro
viding partial drawback of duty on ar
ucles imported and then manufacture,
in the United States and exported.
LEAD ORES.
A provision relating to lead ores wa:
inserted in section % providing that il
respect TO such ores the refined meta
slaiI be exported or the duty PAID
within six months from the date of ths
receipt CT the ore.
House section % (renumbered 12) was
agreed TO, prohibiting the entry of al
convict merchandise.
After a contest the committee reso-
, luton No. 10 was adopted, providing
that goods in hand when the act goes
into effect shall pay no other duty
than if the same were imported after
the act gees into effect.
Section rs remembered u, repeating
those portions of the law of 1894 incon-
sistent with this bill. was agreed TO
with proviso offered by Mr.. Allison
! continuing in force sections 10 to rs in
elusive of the law of 1884, known as
the antitrust sections.
The house retroactive clause (section
ziB was struck OUT
END OF THE BILL.
This brought the senate to the end
OF the II, and its fist reading through
ont had been actually completed. There
was quite a controversy over an effort
TO Ieadjust the duty on manganese ore.
which article the house placed on the
free list.
Mr. Bacon moved to fix a duty of 81
80. =
assurance thatthe entire subject would
be considered in conference.
The finance committees substitute for
the house provision in reference to coal
tar was agreed TO. The amendment
leaves the article on the free list.
After defeating an attempt by Mr.
Stewart OF Nevada. TO reopen the clause
as to cyanide Of potassium, Mt. Allison
presented the new amendment propos-
ing stamp taxes on bonds, debentures,
certificates of stock, etc. 1t was very
voluminous, and Mr.. Allison explained
by saying that While formidable in
appearance, it was simply providing a
stamp tax of 5 cents on every 800 of
debentures. etc, and cents on every
500 Of transfer stock. etc. He modi-
fled this so as to except building asso-
citation stocks and bonds, and allowed
the amendment to go over.
This brought the senate again face
to face with the pending beet sugar !
bount-- amendment.
Mr.. Jones favored the withdrawal of /
the sugar bounty amendment. After /
the first reading of the bill had been |
Mr.. Jones announced that
sugar bounties, the senate would be in
session a good long time 1t could
not be passed without the fullest dis
cusson. The dog days were here and
The weather was intensely hot. There
lore he thought it we'll to give up the
sarly daily meetings of the session, re-
;uming the u o'clock session. and he
hought it desirable that the senate
low adjourn.
Mr.. Allison responded that he
bought the bill was TO be passed to-
JONES SURPRISED.
In surprised tones, Mr.. Jones an
weTed that such an idea was prepos-
erous With this bounty question
,rought in, could il be possible to ex-
,ect the passage Of the bill this week
= next week. or the week after next?
lie was absolutely astoniehed, he said.
0 have this proposition brought in at
he last moment. He again expressed
one that - o'clock sessions and ad- l
Ournment for today would be agreed I
Mr.. Thurston of Nebraska, who had !
cen ccaferring with Mr.. Allison, took g
he floor He spoke of the part he had a
AIKEN in urging this beet sugar bounty
nd his earnest wish that it be incor-
grated in the bill. L
But I recognize he continued, t
that the people of this country are de- o
landing the immediate passage of this Y
riff bill. They are impatient that the I
ties of duties shall be so permanently d
established that the calculations of n
1siness can be made. AS one of the /:
rime movers of this proposition. re a
ctantly, in the discharge of what L t.
elieve to be a patriotic duty, yield to g
lie threat of the other side of this c
lamber to proIong this debate in G
.finitely and that the wheels of in s.
lstry may begin to revolve, that the fl
noke of the chimneys may arise, that
e spindles may begin to sing, with
aw this amendment"
AwE-LIKE SILENCE.
Mr.. Thurston's announcement was N
ade with impressive effect and was
ceived with awe-like silence by SEN
ors and spectators.
Mr.. Alien (Neb.), the colleague OF II
r. Thurston, took the floor and said in
had not been present when the III
reats of filibustering had been made. III
-Ilere were no ltlIedlS VI iillDuStCA- -.
2" interjected Mr.. Pettus (Ala.) q. a.
Il there had been such threats, Mr.. -
len said, he thought he might take ~
nd for a few weeks or a few months. ~ ~
. earnestly supported the bounty -
d said he regarded it as cowardly to ..
andon it. -,
If my colleague withdraws it, then ~
will renew it, continued Mr.. Allen. ~ ~
,Ir. Allison said that in view of what -. 10
l,nc n Ia
braska senator (Thurston) had said.
1t it was not best to introduce any "a
astion which might prolong the de- el
.e. He asked leave, therefore, to O.
.ndraw the bounty amendment ~ ~
IT. Allen again proposed the same 81 oL
endment. ~ ~
ton This had the effect of cutting =
debate, and as Mr.. Allen showed WI
dence of displeasure, Mr.. Jones M IN.
hdrew his motion to table. ny
Ir. KYLE of South Dakota spoke In ed
or of the bounty. after which the 10
ject went over temporarily. ne
TAX ON CARDS.
beet sugar amendment pending, an OF
endment was unanimously adopted IoI
motion of Mr. Mills of Texas, taxing ne
wing cards 20 cents per pack. Wo
II. Lindsays amendment to the re- me
-ocity clause, asking the president WI
no,,ira INFO the exclusion Of Amer ant
, tobacco from France and Spain. the
agreed 70 spi
r. White moved a new paragraph. ma
ling a duty on incandescent electric is
ps at So per cent ad valorem. TOT
eed to.
being 4:30 p. m. Mr.. Jones urged NJ
Allison to consent to an adjourn u.
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