The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-28
Several Votes Taken and the Finance
Committee Upheld I'm Each Case
by Good Majority.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL ADOPTED
AFTER DENUNCIATION OF CLEVE-
LANDS FOREsT-REsERVE ORDER.
Democratic lingo SqueIched by the
"Czar" of the HOuse-FOraker's
Amended Pooling Bill.

WASHINGTON. May 27-The Senate
made good progress on the tariff bill to-
day. disposing of about ten pages. Several
votes were taken, the finance committee be-
ing sustained in each case by maiorities
varying from to Is. The drug schedule
was under discussion and the debate was
largely technical. Occasionally however. it
branched off to general phases of the tariff
but at no time during the day was there
q speech of more than five minutes dura-
ton.
Before taking up the tariff bill the final
conference report on the sundry civil bill
was agreed to, including the provisions
suspending until March 1 next the execu-
tive order creating extensive forest re-
serves.
The senators from States affected by the
forest order urged the rejection of the en-
tire conference report and an absolute sus-
pension Of the Presidents order Mr. Can
non, of Utah, referred to the order as bar
barous and inhuman, ana Mr.. Stewart of
Nevada, characterized it as a disgrace to
American civilization and the worst outrage
of the last half century,
Mr.. Pettigrew asserted that the order
was the result of the Ignorance of Grover
Cleveland" He said that in South Da-
kota the area included as part of the for
est reserves contained seventeen post
offices, 1900 people and fifty miles of rail-
road. He urged also that the Academy of
Science, which recommended this act
should be rebuked, and he favored the de-
feat of the sundry civil bill rather than
have the order stand.
When Mr.. Allison said this was the best
arrangement that could be made with the
House. Mr.. Tillman, of South Carolina,
anyway. They have one man running it,"
Mr.. Berry, of Arkansas, said the Missis-
sippi river item and other important fea-
lures of the bill would be jeopardized by
rejection of the report. The vote was then
taken and the final conference report was
agreed to-yeaS, %; nays, 20.
The tariff bill was taken up at O'Clock
Ftnu the formal consideration of the meas
ure by paragraphs proceeded. Mr.. Vest, of
Missouri, moved an amendment to Para
graph 10, SO as to hI the rate crude
borax at 112 cents and on refined borax at
2 cents per pound. After a brief debate the
amendment disagreed to without di-
vision. The committee substitute then
agreed to, fixing borax at cents per
pound, borates of lime or soda 4 and 8
cents, according to strength
The committee amendments refined
camphor, ground chalk Manufactured chalk
and chlorOform were agreed to.
When Paragraph 49, relating to banks,
beans and like drugs, was reached, Mr..
Aldrich moved an amendment of a cent
per pound in addition to the 10 per cent.
ad valorem provided by the bill Agreed
to-35 to Il. The vote was a party one, eX-
cept that Jones and Stewart, of Nevada,
and Pettigrew, of South Dakota, voted in
the affirmative.
Committee amendments were agreed to on
hcorice extract, chlcle, magnesla, alsarine
assistant cotton seed oil poppy seed oil,
fusel oil and peppermint oil.
Mr.. Aldrich withdrew the committee
amendment on opium prepared for smok-
ing, leaving it at So per pound. Mr.. Jones,
of Arkansas moved to amend the rate on
-, From 70
Disagreed to-yeas. "a; nays, 80. Mr.. Nc
Emery (Dem., Louisiana) and Messrs. Petit
grew, Kyle and Stewart voted with the Re-
publicans. and Mr.. Hatfield with the Dem
ocrats. In other respects the vote was on
party lines.
When varnishes were reached Mr. Vest
protested against the increase in duty, but
said it was useless to take vote against
It. Mr.. Vest again made protest on the
duties would accrue to the profits of the
Lead Trust. He moved to reduce the rate
from "a to l cent per pound and demanded
a yea and nay vote. The amendment was
rejected-years, q; nays, 35-the vote being
on party lines, except that Mr.: Pettigrew
voted with the Democrats and Messrs Can
non, Heitfeld. Jones (Nevada) and Stewart
with the Republicans.
On lead litharge Mr.. Vest moved an
amendment to reduce the duty from 212 to
liz cents, which was disagreed to without
division.
ment to increase chlorate OF potash from
2 to 21a cents. After spirited debate the
amendment was agreed to-yeas, 33; nays.
o. Messrs. Jones' Stewart and Cannon
voted with the Republicans and Harris of
Kansas, Heitfeld and Kyle with the Demo-
Gratis.
The committee amendments were agreed
TO on ochre orange mineral, red lead,
Varnishes vermillion red white lead, oxide
of zinc paints acetate of lead, caustic pot
ash and prussate of potash.
At $40 p. m Mr.. Aldrich said that in
view of the good progress made he would
ask to have the bill laid aside. Up to that
time Para praDh 63 relating to potash, had
been disposed of. The Senate held brief
executive session and then adjourned.