The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-11
READY TO BE SIGNED
SENATE BILL TO SUPPRESS TRAFFIC.
IN OBSCENE ARTICLES.
Measure That Provides Severe Penal
and Wooden Manufacturers.

| press companies, and it has gone TO the
| President for his signature. 1t is entitled:
AN act to prevent the carrying of obscene
| literature and articles designed for indecent
| and immoral use from one State or Terri
| tory into another State or Territory" and
| is follows:
BE it enacted, ETC., that it shall be UNI
lawful for any person 10 deposit with any
for carriage from one State or Territory OF
| the United States or the District OF Co
the United States or the District of Column
| bia, any obscene. lewd or lascivious book,
pamphlet, picture. paper, letter, writing
| or any article thing designed or In
| tended for the prevention of conception or
procuring OF abortion, or any written or
advertisement or notice of any kind giving
| information. directly or indirectly, where,
| how or of whom, or by what means any
| of the hereinbefore mentioned articles. mat
tiers or things may be obtained or made;
and any person who shall knowingly de-
! express company or other common carrier
| for carriage from one State or Territory OF
the United states or the District OF Co s I'M
| United States or the District of Columbia.
| or who shall take from such express COM
| pany or other common carrier with intent
| to sell, distribute or circulate any matter or
| thing herein forbidden to be deposited for
| carriage, shall for each offense. on convic-
or Imprisoned at hard labor not more than
fve years, or both. at the discretion Oh the
| court.
| The Republican tariff makers spent an
| other day considering the schedule of man.
| ufactures of iron and steel. Nails and cut
lery were the divisions of the schedule
which engaged their attention, but no def
mite rates on these articles were fixed The
committee decided tentatively to put the
L Of tl,a
Mckinley rates, and to make it specific.
| Even the Wilson rates on nails are, in the
minds of the committee practically pro-
hibitory,. and a majority of the Republicans
| expressed the opinion that nails can be
made so cheaply in the Eastern States that
however, on account of foreign competition,
| seemed to need protection, and the rate OF
| duty agreed on If maintained. will be for
| the benefit of the coast. No definite duties
| on cutlery were discussed but it was de-
| cided to make a Reconsideration of that di
vision of the schedule and fix specific rates
| which will be materially higher than the
| present aid valorem duties on cutlery.
| Representatives of the National Associa-
| ton of Wooden Manufacturers and the
| Manufacturers Club of Philadelphia to-day
| had a conference with the wool-growers'
| committee appointed by the National Asso-
| citation yesterday. The conference de-
voted to general discussion Of the pro-
| posed wool and wooden schedules The
| wool growers assert that although the in
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ers are in a measure antagonistic. they are
| willing that the manufacturers shall get
| as high rate on their goods as possible,
but they insist that the. interest of the
| growers shall receive proper recognition.
| In other words, they will see to it that the
manufacturers do not get high tariff on
| their goods and also secure too low rate
on the raw materials.
| Tonight there was a conference between
| growers at which the former submitted as
a basis for united action of the allied inter-
| ests the following as proper rates under the
| tariff bill now in course of preparation, ac-
| cording TO the classification made by the
| Mckinley law: First-class wool valued at
less than 16 cents per pound, cents per
| pound; valued at 16 cents or over 10 cents
per pound. double duty If washed and
| triple if secured. On woods of the second
| class. valued at less than is cents, cents
| per pound: over l6 cents per pound. II cents
] per pound. The manufacturers announce
themselves as willing to support these rates
| in behalf of the interests represented by the
| woolgrowers. They, however. were not sat
| isfactory to the growers, and after a brief
| discussion over the contested points in
| volved the conference adjourned without
| having accomplished anything. Thereupon
| the Woolgrowers' Association assembled for
| done in view of the existing state of affairs.
| After a long session the special committee
of seven heretofore appointed was author
| lied to submit tomorrow to the manufac
| turers another schedule of rates stated by
| some of the growers to be an ultimatum
| somewhat modifying the demands oringin-
ally submitted by the growers for incorpor-
| alton into the new tariff bill. These modi-
| fications are for slightly less rates of duty
| they felt they could for the sake of har-
mony and which they hope the manufac-
turers will support. The association refused
| to make the rates public before they are
submitted to the manufacturers.
There is possibility that two reports
| may be made to the House on the Watson
Black election contest from Georgia when
| ,l,-
before the House. Mr.. Bartlett Dem,
| Georgia) is preparing the majority report
| which was agreed upon at the last meet
| ing of the elections committee. which de-
| clareS that Mr.. Black is entitled to the
| seat a conclusion which was reached by
the committee unanimously. This report
| will be submitted to the other members of
| the committee before 1T is presented to the
| House. 1t is possible that some of the
| Republican members may not indorse the
| view of the special election and the meth
| DDS incidental thereto which have led to
the contest If this should be the case
| there may be another report. which. while
| declaring that Black is entitled to the seat,
| takes exception to certain parts of Mr..
| Bartlett's views. The case may be brought
| before the House this week
| The Senate committee on foreign rela-
| tions agreed to-day to report favorably
| Senator Frye's amendment to the suiidry
| civil appropriation bill appropriating $l00. 900
| for the Improvement of Pearl harbor,
| Sandwich islands.
| The postoffice appropriation bill for the
| fiscal year beginning July l. 1897, was COM
| pleted to-day by the House committee on
postoffices and post roads. 1t carries s95,6l1,-
| III. or s., 04O $50 more than for the current
| year and 81, 1903. 697 less than the estimate
| of the postmaster general There is an in
| crease in the allowance for the free delivery
| service, which is $l2,5950G0 in this bill. The
| increase for letter carriers in offices which
| have recently been raised TO the free de-
| livery classified is $4,000. The postmaster
| general is authorized to use any of the un-
| expended balance for the current fiscal year
| of the appropriation for special facilities on
| trunk lines for other purposes. A provision
| is included that the marine free delivery
| service at Detroit shall be performed by
| the of rowboatS. and not by the en-
| ployment of a steam launch or boats. a
| proposition was made to reduce the appro-
| priation for special mail facilities on trunk
| lines from Boston by way of New York
| leans TO S67 600, but the attempt failed and
| the committee voted TO retain the present
/ allowance of $96,6l4 for this service.
| Best Thin ArmOr in the World.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 1e.-The Navy De-
partment is securing a constant improve
ment in the quality of it's armor plate. A
test made at Indian Head yesterday demon
| strated that it now possesses the best thin
| armor at least in the whole world A four
| inch plate representing some OF the side