The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-28
The Proceedings.

Washington, May 27.-Only the front
rows of the galleries were occupied
when the session opened today.
The final conference report on the
sundry civil bill was taken uD, an
agreement having been made to vote
at D. m.
The main question involved in the
conference report related TO the sus-
pension until March l next of Presi-
dent Cleveland's proclamation embrace
ing large areas as forest reservations,
making Immediately available the sum
OF 81. $50, 333 for contract work on MIS-
sissippi river, and $4,000 for the I'M
provement of Pearl harbor, Hawaii
The question of forest reserves Was
discussed at length. Senators from the
states affected by the forest order urg-
ed the rejection of the entire confer
ence report and absolute suspension of
the presidents order.
Mr.. Cannon of Utah referred to the
order as barbarous and inhuman.
Mr.. Stewart of Nevada characterized
| it as a disgrace TO civilization and
the worst outrage Of the last half CEN
| tury."
! Mr.. Pettigrew asserted the order was
| the result of the Ignorance of Grover
Cleveland" He said in South Dakota
the area included as part of the forest
reserve contained 16 postoffices, 5000
people and so miles of railroad. He
urged also that the academy OF science
which recommended this act, should be
rebuked, and favored the defeat of the
sundry civil bill rather than have the
order stand.
When Allison said this was the best
| arrangement that could be made with
the house, Tillman CALCULATED: 'Oh,
they have no house over there any
way. They have one man running it,"
Mr.. Berry of Arkansas said the Mis-
sissippi river item and other important
features of the bill would be ieo9ar-
died by the rejection of the report. A
vote was taken and the final conference
report agreed TO as follows:
1eas-Aldrich. Allison. Bate, CAT
ferry, Chandler, Cuilom, Deboe,
Fairbanks, Faulkner. Gear. Gray.
Hanna. Hansbrough, Hawley, Kenny.
Lindsay. McEnery. Morgan. Pascoe
feiFIrs, lct.us PlatJ (Conn.), Plat
IN. ". Pritcnard, Proctor, Quay,
Spooner, TurDie. Vest, Walthall, We'll
lington, We-more-22.
Nays-Bacon, Butler, Cannon, Car
ter. Clark, Clay. Davis. Foraker,
Frye, Harris (Kan.), Jones (Ark.),
jones (Nev), Kyle. Mcmillan, Mallory.
Mantle PettigreW, Rawlins, Roach,
Snoup, Stewart, Tillman. White. VII
son-25.
THE TARIFF BILL.
Inc tdrln bill was taken up at
O'Clock and the formal consideration
of the measure by paragraphs pro-
ceedsd. Vest moved an amendment
to paragraph TO- so as to fix the rate
on crude DordX at IL cents; refined
borax, cents a pound. After a brief
debate the amendment was disagreed
to- without division. The committee
substitute was then agreed to, fixing
borax at cents a pound and soda at
cents and cents, according to
strength.
The committee amendments on re-
fined camrhor. ground chalk, manu-
factured chalk and chloroform were
agreed to.
Mr. Vest remarked that the chalk
item showed another raise above Nc
Kinlev rates.
When paragraph 10. relating 10 barks. !
beans and like drugs, was reached, Mr.. |
Aldrich moved an amendment of nc. /
per pound in addition to the 10 per cent /
ad valorem provided by the bill. Mr.. /
Aldrioh said the foreigners were Sc
curing the trade on these poorer classes /
Of drugs under the present arrange /
ment.
Mr. Vest questioned this, saying the /
controlled the market and |
exported 100000 last year. He de- I
manded roll call. on which the Aldrich 7
amendment was agreed to, 50 TO y.
The vote was party one, except !
that Jones and Stewart of Nevada and /
Pettigrew of South Dakota voted in I
the affirmative.
Committee amendments were agreed
to in licorice extracts. chicole, mag
nesia, alizarine assistant, cotton seed
oil. poppy seed oil, fused oil and pep
per1nint Oil
Mr.. Aldrich withdrew the committee
amendment on opium prepared for
leaving it at IS per pound.
Mr.. Jones CT Arkansas resisted the
ether features Of the opium paragra phi,
saying great increases had been made
on a drug of universal use. He moved
to amend the rate on morDhia from 81
to 80 cents per ounce, and said he would
later move to place crude and unnanu-
featured opium on the free list.
Mr.. Jones amendment was disagreed
to, yeas "a, nays 80.
When varnishes were reached, Mr..
Vest protested against the increase in
the duty, but said IT was useless to
take a vote gainst it.
Mr.. Vest again made a protest on the
white lead paragraph, saying the in
creased duties would accrue to the
profits of the lead trust. He moved TO
'educe the rate from "a to 1i5c. per
pound. and demanded a yea and nay
tote.
The amendment was rejected-yeas,
z, nays, -35-the vote being on party
ines, except that Mr.. Pettigrew voted
With the Democrats and Messrs. Can
ION, Heitfeld, Jones (Nev.), and Stew
Lrt with the Republicans.