The record-union., 1897-07-02

ton ties on the free list was then con-
sidered, and, after a brief explana-
ton by Mr.. Bacon, was adopted-2S to
%
Charcoal, farina and feldspar were
| struck from the free list, and coal tar
went over at the request of Quay
! The House paragraph placing on the
| free list hides and skins not specially
provided for was restored The COM
mite paragraph, 603, relating to oils
! on the free list, was agreed to as re-
| ported.
| On crude petroleum the provisc
| stands as originally reported, making
the retaliatory duty equal to the ex-
port duty.
| Cocoanut oil was taken from the free
| list and placed on the dutiable list at
| 312 cents a pound.
Paragraph 6221a. placing on the free
list regalia and gems for use by socie-
| ties, was agreed to with Slight modi-
! fications.
| Sheep dip was restored to and sodium
| struck from the free list
Crude sulphur or birthstone was
| taken from the free list and made duti-
able at 80 cents a ton.
The paragraph relating to the per-
| sonal effects of persons arriving in the
United States was modified to that the
| effects taken abroad may be brought
back without limit, while effects ac-
quired abroad and admissible free are
to be limited to 500.
A new paragraph was inserted in the
free list covering works of art, the
production of American artists tenn
porarily living abroad, and other works
of art imported for presentation pur-
poses.
The iron paragraph was further
changed. making the reference to
manganese ore as follows: Manganese
ore CONTAINING less than forty metallic
units in dry state, 81 per ton.
Teller moved an amenument fncIudine
in the free list rough lumber manu-
factured of white pine'' The Senator
criticized the course of the commit
| tee in placing white pine on the duti-
able list, thus enlarging the destruction
of pine, when it was known the s,.pply
would not last eight years.
Teller said he was for protection hut
ne would not carry it to extremes. COM
pelling every man building a hcme or
using a stick of pine to pay tribute
TO the few owners of pine. This was
not Republican doctrine which was op-
posed to the advance of prices on nee
essarles OF life. Teller declared that
the duty on pine was one Of the MANY
absolutely indefensible features of the
bin.
Gray and Mantle supported Teller's
motion. Spooner opposed it on the
ground that the duty was a fair meas
ure of protection to an extensive in
dustry of three border States. This
was not a proposition to place all kinds
OF lumber. those of Maine ard the
South and West on the free lisr. but
merely to discriminate against the
white pine of three States.
The vote proved to be very close. the
amendment being dereated-yeas 80
noes 33. 1t caused a surprising break
IN party INES on both sides Of the
chamber. -Four Republicans. Baker.
Carter, Hansbrough ami Quay. and
Mantle. Stewart, Teller and Kyle voted
with the Democrats in the Affirmative
Three Democrats, Bacon. McEnery
and Heitfeld, Populist, voted with the
Republicans in the negative. Mantle
moved to reduce the DUTY on white
pine from 81 to 81 per thousand feet.
He read from the statement of a lum-
herman that 81 rate would be pro-
hibitory, and he appealed to Demo-
cratic Senators to vote unitedly and
thus overcome this high rate.
The amendment was carried by the