The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-01

tam the House pIofIoioh S~ -
ciprocity treaty in statu quo.
The proposal to concur In the House
nrovision was agreed to without the for
mality of a vote.
Coal (4O5) was then taken up, Mr..
Allison submitting changes making the
duties ON bituminous coal and all coal
containing less than % per cent of fixed
carbon, and shale, 67 cents per ton OF
% bushels, so pounds to the bushel; coal
slack or culm, such as will pass through
a half inch screen, Is cents per ton;
coke 20 per cent ad valorem. The Sen
ate proviso was omitted relating to GER
tain reciprocal trade on coal
Mr.. Allen denounced the duty on coal,
declaring that it served to enrich the
coal barons and not to amelirate the
condition of the miners. lie spoke or
the shipping of Huns and Slavs to the
coal region of Pennsylvania, in fragrant
violation of the law and asserted that
the only basis for this added duty was
to reward friends and give a tribute to a
few owners of coal mines.
Mr.. Allison gave notice of new sec
| ton of the bill relating to reciprocity as
follows:
"That whenever the President Of the
| United States with a view to secure
reciprocal trade with foreign countries,
shall within the period of years from
and after the passage of TINS act, enter
into commercial treaty or treaties with
any other country or countries concern
| ing the admission into any such country
| or countries of the goods, wares ana
merchandise of the United States and
their use and disposition therein, deemed
TO be for the interests of the United
States, and in such treaty or treaties, IN
consideration of the advantages accru-
ing to the United States therefrom shall
proyide for the reduction during specl-
fed period not exceeding five years OF
the duties imposed by this act, to the ex-
tent of not more than twenty per cent
thereof upon such goods, wares, or mer-
chandise as may be designated therein
of the country or countries with which
has such treaty or treaties shall be mace
as in this section provided Tor, or shall
proyide for the transfer during sucn per-
iod from the dutiable list of this act
to the free list thereof of such goods,
wares and merchandise, being the natur-
al products of such foreign country or
countries and not of the United States
and shall provide for the retention upon
the free list of this act during speclhed
goods. wares and merchandise now IN
cluded in said free list as may be de-
signated therein; and when any such
period not exceeding five years of such
treaty shall have been duly ratified and
public proclamation made accordingly
then and there after the duties when
shall be collected by the United States
upon any of the designated goods, wares
and merchandise from the foreign coun-
try with which such treaty has Deen
made. shall. during the period provided
for. be the duties specified and PROVIDED
for in such treaty and none other"
The reciprocity amendment went over
at Mr.. Allison's request.
The vote was then taken on the coal
parag graph as changed and it was agreed
to 31-24.
One Democrat, McEnery and Messrs.
Teller and Mantle voted with the Re
publicans in the affirmative and Messrs.
KYLE and Heitfeld with the Democrats
in the negative.
Mr.. White moved a proviso to the coal
para graph allowing a drawback OF duty
ON coal brought into this country and
afterward used by American vessels IN
the coasting trade. The proviso went
over.
A number of changes were made IN
different para graphs and then the free
list was taken up.
Paragraph 400 animals, ETC., for breed
ing was amended to allow cattle which
have strayed across the Mexican border
to be brought back.
The paragraph placing cotton bagging
an ba fraa liSf won't over DV general
consent; also burlaps.
The coal and coal tar products went
over Mr.. Quay stating that it had been
agreed upon in caucus that these articles
were to go on the dutiable list.
Mineral salts was restored to the Tree
list, as in the House bill.
A new paragraph was inserted placing
Paris green and London purple on the
free list.
Paragraph 62S covering seeds on the
free list was modified to omit beet,
radish. and Spanish seeds and sugar
beet seed was restored to the free list.
In paragraph 66S, woods, beal ends was
added to the free list.
A new paragraph was added to the
free list, viz: foreign postage stamps, |
cancelled and uncancellled.
Mr.. Bacon (Ga), gave notice OF new
paragraph placing cotton ties, for balrng
cotton, cut to lengths, with or without
buckles, ON the free list. The amend
ment went over.
Quite number of the minor para
graphs Of the free list went over for fu-
ture consideration.
At 5:15 the bill was laid aside and
after an executive session. the Senate
adjourned.