Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-31
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Anendnents rating steel strings ior
musical instruments at IS per cent. ana
putting boiling cloths for milling pur-
pose at ~ psr cent. ffr.a under Mckinney
biiD were adopted.
Cownerd declared that the toriff on
Mexican cattle was a blow al the farmers
DoliiVer had received Is letter from Nor
man Gibbs, Of Mount Vernon. Mo, presi-
dent ui the short Horn Association, ASK
has = duty of 81 a head on ~ Mexican
c3il' In the name Of the cat'tcmeh OF
Tho committee amcndment permitting
itte entrance 10 works Ut art Tor eEhi-
aitiug uy public assoc itjisHa was pro-
posed hy Chairman bus'rN Waercupon
SNila talEcd about tha taltc schedule
aEsertlus mat the rats amounted 70 -
g oea,' sd yolorem 81 far as they con-
cerH,d his territory.
~ rohuttni Of Doltivcr's sector Wheeler
rad loit-r from Hon. Norman J. Cole
n."n Of 81. Louis. the first secretary OF
- 1ltaiti3re.
In the course Of thla disea Ion. stmp-
SON attempted 10 sc4r, ln1nt ON the
chairman OK the way .uI means COM
nitlec by reaans in connection WIN the
legged policy of eSclus iau tuV rd Aie1ieo
contained iu the bill. tae provision ALLOW.
Hg lumu cat On thV St g.. 3 river ~
Alaire ana s1wea in Sew l.. ~"lck T.
be- admitted free OF du,y. fhat wa@. he
sid. reciprocity Tor The houtit 'f Naiae
bat WHOM &, pEme 20 Ayasigo IS 81 Hs differ
emf. lt depended u!.u who's Ok was
Dinsjcv ,vplalned t.t this provision
VAS rln1lt essary hE :r treaty Of iN&
which t'idsA that u. lower IsIt OF the
81 Joha slVer Was tn canada, since that
.imr tuD luWher grown r. The upper part
of the St. john has tccu E9atcd ioWu The
'iFsr. et" aud re-aHasricd iHto The
Brucker. - H.. OF Aiishl1an. nounccd
ne du,y Of - on lumhcr robN ry The
lumber barons were permitted 10 ST into
tuuI1I-aId HaVe thcir lumber ~ ~
cG"ap iabor there. the .re trade
~ 's Cor aer ana prot lion fer he man
EsactErer.
INc .IG,..rocut p,r,.in,- .as ;tdopLs-I
40 another oermlttina FREQ ncoSs sc!'n-
VIC Apparatus maps and charts. rot
srodrced IN this coln,ry. imported for
educ.t ional ~ scientific purposes and not
i>r sales ait'o an aHeudmcat ircraas'iuS
Fee rates a. horses an1 mule 10 ;noSs
Of the "a - SO.
HH Pom. OF Connro,tdt, GAIA be md
t'-l to tf" lumber Business for 20 yc3rs
pa Dee gnaie1ged anyone to snow hat
t're comW.y had eyer pall q dollar OWNS
te Ire tari5 an 3umhtr.
Iaa:n.r -.-oc iaces ic-e thsa as inches
Up Ions h IRA placed ihe 3u.i4hle l'st
% 3 c.-a,, .er gross u-i'- srd - per G. l.
VuiHr 1i, and over 81 inches. % coats
.2i - p.r oult. ad NllJr0 IN.
D,ris. b"n.. Of Flor ,a. submitted an
-Hm-Nt against lowering the duty on
Tlt.H- ag.aE rom ."a cents r.e 10 40 ST. uer
t1aCsa.3d. M9h4uy rpr.rEdcd that pine
5alins 81. rs w;yhiH We reach 70 the ro1y
~satf..l llJt t'' increased il price LOr
tslr benefit oi q tsw growers.
why r1t increase tire duty ana re-
3fse the price; rhJl Is Republican
oe@ argument latcrposcd Carm3ck.
rAe duty On niea was Increased from
cents Ier pound and II per cent. sd
'oren. to : cents Ger pound on dimen-
..'-E oI" square inch or less and cents
atH;ionsI for each square inch, with "a
"x]u'vW " 50 cents per pound.
NAee.er Dem. of Alabama. read let
'.r f.1m prominent Republican, Of
fi.aeeelF IN. clar~cter .zi'.E the HlnS-
y hin IS "a saltish wicked measure"
v MliH s8ii he objected TO tha oro-
posed change OF duty on mica. THAT 81
you'd 3D. lie Tie higher grades dutiabic
go per cent.
Grc~Ecaor said experts had testified
,-at the rates dem aded exceeded 3 per
cont. Ta's completed the committee
awcudft. ATS.
Dinghy In reply to D question. ia
t4st uine-terths az the amendments
today. had been suggested by members
agd 6fered after investigation.
McHilin requested that tha COMMITTEES /
nrocyed on the consideration of the sugar
Tho clerk then resumed the reading of
tlE ht.l Wnere ne stopped on saturday.
interrupt the reading of the bill. lie pre-
sen5ed a number of protests from btu
n nous coal miners against the restora
ton Of % cents ton on coal, He de- /
clared tina. the restoration was in the in
tar7st of the anthracite coal rcol OF the /,
East.
Grosvenor. Rep. Of Ohio in reply. said
i2.t A1r. Lent remarks demonstrated Z
his iTr france He said that the sugyes- ,
ton against the 3toTation of tho dirty
cn Goal bad come not until after The bill
Ead been adopted To the House. He satd !
trc committee stiu had under ccnsidsra- |
TN tho question OF adopting proViSo !
t@Fihs ler is object the negotiation Of q
treaty With Canada for the mutual rcduc-
lion of DUTY on coal Canada now i'm ,
j. scd p duty OF % cents on our coal. Our
duty was now % cents
Llntz denied that foreign coal on tha !
1H@ntic seaboard could drive back coal
from Ihc interior.
Hopkins, Rep. OF Illinois, explained
i"at Nj Ellsworth Of Chicago. whose .
DslnC would bc mentioned IN the debate !
I@d approached him in the interest Of
reciprocity with Canada on coal. He had
advantage Gus to us. But the other mem
hers Of the committee, including GrUsve- !
Ter had been cautious about entering /
into such Arrangement without further (
investigation.
che committee then rose An attempt
W1s made 10 extend the debate an houa |
tomorrow, hut the Republicans refused to
agree TO this unless the Democrats would |
afreo 10 vote on the amendments to-
morrow The Democrats declined to ar /!
ceoed t. his condition and all ncSotia- !
ti0us fell through.
Wheeler tried TO secure consent for q /;
uiEht session, but Din5ey said it would ,
lie impossible to obtain quorum. (
at SO Z. M. the House adjourned. /