The herald., 1897-06-22

The vote on the Pettigrew amendmen
was, yeas "a, nays. "a. a tie, and the vice
president declared the amendment lost
Messrs. Mantle, Pettigrew. Stewar
and Teller, Silver Republicans. vote,
in the affirmative with the Democrats.
Feathers and downs went over.
Paragraph 420 was changed, making
hair curled, for beds. and hair drawn ol
cleaned, 10 per cent.
The paragraphs on diamonds ant
other precious stones went over.
Pearls in their natural state changed
to include half pearls"
This brought the senate to the leather
paragraphs. Hides and manufactured
leather went over. All the paragraphs
down to ard including 44S were agreed to
as reported, except those on gloves,
paintings, pencils of wood or paper,
which went over.
The paragraph on plows and other ag"
ricultural implements, 20 per cent,
brought on brief contest, Vest and
White criticising the committees ac-
tion. In this connection Allison stated
that the assertion of Vest during pre-
vious debates that the American facto-
ries were selling goods abroad cheaper
than at home had been disproved, to
which statement Vest demurred, saying
his position was amply upheld.
Unexpectedly the senate was brought
to the free list, all of the customs fea-
lures of the bill having been either con-
sidered or passed over.
Morgan of Alabama was disinclined to
20 on with the free list until the passed
items in the customs portions of the bill
were acted on.
Allison explained that amendments
would be in order tomorrow to any por-
tion of the bill, and with this under
standing Morgan withdrew his objection.
The first paragraph was left blank
as to the date when the exceptions from
duty shall go into effect.
Acids and alizarm went over. A new
paragraph. 435h, was agreed to on mo-
tion of White Of California. placing anti
toxine on the free list.
Paragraph $50, relating to animals ad-
mitted free for breeding purposes, was
changed, on motion Of Chiffon of Texas
to provide that the secretary Of agricul-
ture shall certify to the secretary of the
treasury the pure breeds coming under
the free list.
JoilGS VI ltlh6lIsdS save IlotiNS VI
further amendment that animals stray
ing across the boundary may be brought
back.
Allison proposed new paragraph.
534l4. admitting free of duty fence posts.
1t went over.
Vest moved new paragraph making
free Of duty floor mattings of straw, in
Guiding what is commonly known as
Chinese mating. 1t went over.
Vegetable ivory was added to the free
list
Vest moved to add iron ore to the free
list. 1t went over at Allison's request
Stewart moved to add cyanide of po-
tassium to the free list. Postponed.
Paragraph $50, including tea, went
over.
The following additional paragraphs
of the free list went over: Articles re-
turned after being exported. 4IO;
beauxite, 4671a; coal stores of American
vessels, 504; coal tar, ETC., sos; dia-
monds and other precious stones in the
rough. 525; emery ore, $50; far,na, 522;
fence posts, 534h; fish caught on the
great lakes, sS51s; floor mattings, 5371s:
grease, 544 hides. $50; indigo, 55s; chlo-
ride of lime, 57S; manganese, 5S4; ores
COS; paintings and statuary, 6O61a; plas-
ter rock, 615; potash, 619; regalia, 6221a;
seeds, 62s: skins, 6S612; tea and tea
plants, $50; wearing apparel and per-
sonal effects of persons arriving in the
United States. 666; logs and timber, 66S.
With the foregoing exceptions and
changes the entire free list was agreed
to as reported.
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laid aside, the days work having covered
pages 135 to 100 inclusive. After a
brief executive session the senate ad-
journed
NOMINATIONS
WASHINGTON, June 21-The Presi-
dent to-day sent the following nomina-
tions to the Senate:
State-John G. Foster, of Vermont, to
be Consul-General at Halifax, N. S.;
w. B. Dickey, Louisiana, Consul at Cal
lao, Peru.
Treasury-Joseph w. Ivey, Oregon, to
be Collector of Customs District of
Alaska.
Observation-Disclosures c. Botkln, of Mon
tana. and D. B. Culberson, Texas, as
commissioners to revise and codify
u lii4iiidl anu ptHdI laws VI tHe OHlteu
States as provided for by act of Con-
gress approved June 4, 1897.
War-First Lieutenant Herbert u.
Deakney corps of engineers, as member
California debris commission.
MONTAGUE NAMED
WASHINGTON. June 21-The Presi-
dent has nominated Wifred w. Mon
tague to be postmaster at San Fran
cisco.
COMBINATIONS
WASHINGTON, June 21.--The senate
today confirmed the following nominal
tiCnc:
John G. Brady of Sltka. Alaska, to be
governor of Alaska; John U. Smith of
Portland, Ore, ard William j. Jones of
Port Townsend, Wash, to be commits
sioners in and for the district of Alaska
REACHED A CONCLUSION
WASHINGTON, June 21-The Senate
Finance Committee practically reached
a conclusion on the wool schedule of the
tariff bill, but it will not be officially
announced until tomorrow 1t was on
this account that the wool schedules
were passed over when reached in the
Senate today. The delay was due to the
absence from the city of Senator Quay,
who is opposed to the increase provided
in carpet woods. The following are the
rates which the Finance Committee in
dicated a willingness to grant
First class, 10 cents per pound; sec