The record-union., 1897-07-04

WASHINGTON, July The tariff
bill has gone over until Monday, and all
effort to fix the time for a final vote in
the Senate has proved futile When the
Senate met to-day there was some hope
that the final vote would be reached to-
night, but this was speedily dispelled
by the storm occasoned when Allison
reported new amendment from the
Finance Committee, giving a bounty
of IA cents a pound on beet sugar
from beets grown in the United States.
Jones of Arkansas, speaking for the
minority, soon took occasion to say
that no vote could be reached on the
bill in the near future, in view of this
bounty amendment. He estimated also
that the debate would be very protract-
ed from this time forward. Teller of
Colorado supplemented this view, say
ing that the appearance of such an
amendment at the last moment looked
as though the Republicans were trying
to delay the passage of their own bill.
AS it had become apparent that the
bounty provision might cause serious
delays Thurston of Nebraska, one of
the prime movers, arose and in impres
sive tones withdrew the amendment,
saying his action was inspired by pa
triOtic motives and for the purpose of
removing all obstacles to the passage
of the bill. His colleague, Mr.. Allen,
Immediately renewed the bounty prop
osftion, so that the complication was
the same as before.
Late in the day Allison sought to
have a time fixed for the vote, but the
bounty amendment stood in the way,
and all appeals to Jones were in vain.
Allison finally gave notice that he
would expect to pass the bill Monday or
Tuesday.
During the day the bill was brought
TO a practical state of completion, the
only remaining items being the new
provisions submitted by the committee
and individual Senators. Besides the
bounty amendment, Allison proposed
late in the day an amendment for
stamping bonds, etc, which went over
until Monday. Among the features
disposed of to-day were the antitrust
sections, the provisions of the wilson
Act on that subject being re-enacted.
Mills Dem) of Texas brought forward
a new amendment for a tax of twenty
cents a pack on playing cards, which
was agreed to by unanimous vote amid
much amusement and surprise, as Mills
had not expected this result. All the
administrative sections of the bill and
that repeating the Wilson Act were dis
posed of during the day and the para
graph proposing a tax on beer was
withdrawn by the committee.
The Senate adjourned until Monday,
no effort being made to observe the ma
tional holiday.
House Section II was also restored,
providing that no goods shall be i'm
ported unless in cases provided for by
treaty, except in vessels of the United
States or in such vessels belonging to
citizens of the country producing such
goods The House section was restored,
providing a discriminating duty of 1O
per cent. ad valorem in addition to the
duties of the Act on goods imported in
vessels not of the United States.
The following section, making the re-
strictions of Section II apply to coun-
tries maintaining similar restrictions
against American vessels was restored.
House Sections IA and 40 relating to
the importation of meat cattle, were
restored. and House Section 21, relat-
ing to drawbacks on goods brought
| back to the United States after being
exported
new section, 211A. was inserted CIV
ing a drawback on duty on machinery
| and instruments reimported, having
been sent abroad.
House section % was restored, relat-
ing to the importation of goods taken
from sunken vessels.
House section % was agreed to, pro-
viding for the designation of certain
smelling works as bonded warehouses.
House section "A was restored, provid-
ing partial drawback duty on articles
imported and then manufactured in the
United States and exported
A provision relating to lead ores was
inserted in section %, providing that
in respect to such ores, the refined
metal shall be exported or the duty
paid within six months from the date
of the receipt of the ore
House section y, (renumbered 12),
was agreed to, prohibiting the entry OF
all convict merchandise.
Alter a contest the committee resolu-
tion 13 was adopted providing that
goods in hand when the Act goes into
| effect shall pay no other duty than
If the same We're adopted after the
Act goes into effect.
Section 26 (renumbered 14). repeating
those portions of the law of 1894 in
consistent with this bill. was agreed
to, with a proviso offered by Allison
continuing in force sections 73 and 76
inclusive, of the law of 1894, known as
| the antitrust sections.
The House retroactive clause. section
%. was struck out.
This brought the Senate to the end of
the bill and its first reading throughout
had been actually completed. There
| was quite controversy over an effort
to readjust the duty on manganese iron
ore, which article the House placed on
| the free list. Bacon moved to fix a
duty of 81 per ton, but withdrew the
| motion on the assurance that the en-
tire subject would be considered in con-
| ference
The Finance Committee substitute for
| the House provision in regard to coal
| tar was agreed to. The amendmen,
| leaves the article on the free list.
. After defeating an attempt by Stew