Evening journal., 1897-07-01
FINAL VOTE IS NEAR.
Two More Important Tariff Pro-
visions Are Completed
HAWAII TREATY CLAUSE AGREED TO.
A General Understanding That Saturday
Is the Day Fixed For Taking the
vote--senator Turpie Wants
Tax on Inhcritancos.

Washington. July LAS a result OF
rapid work on the tari9 bill, the close
Of the long debate in the senate and
the final vote on the bill Is felt to be
very near at hand.
Two Of the most important provisions
those relating to the Hawaiian treaty
Of reciprocity and the duty on coal
have now been perfected. while another
source of much cOnfiict-the reciprocity
section-was matured by the finance
committee and presented to the sem
ate
Aside from these larger items. a great
many minor ones which have caused
more or less conflict were disposed OF.
The Hawaiian provision Of the house
bill was restored after brief debate and
without the fOrmallty of a vote This
has the effect OF leaving the Hawaiian
treaty of reciprocity in full force and
effect.
Mr., Turpie of Indiana spoke in sup
port OF the amendment for a 2 per cent
tax on inheritances. His speech was
notable for its picturesque metaphors
and the virulenoe of his denunciation
Of the pending bill
Senator Chandler has added a pro-
vision to his amendment TO the tariff
bill relating to railroad pools. a provi-
sion prohibiting the issuance Of free
passes as follows:
The giving by one person as officer
agent or representative Of any common
carrier Of any free pass or any free
transportation not expressly authorized
by section % Of the interstate commerce
act shall be deemed an unlawful dis
elimination and a misdemeanor and
punished accordingly"
He has presented the amendment in
fits amended form.
Senators say rather confidently that
a vote can be reached on the tariff bill
Saturday They say that nothing would
be gained by having the final vote taxi
en- before that day, as the bill cannot
be sent to the house before Monday
and into conference before Wednesday.
Prominent Republican senators say
that there Is a general understanding,
| though not definite, that the bill will
reach a final vote Saturday but the
! Democrats have entered into no agree
ment. nor do they feel under any re-
strictions by any implied understand
ing. Occasion, they say, may arise
which will induce them TO debate some
paragraphs longer than they now an
ticipate.
Some Combinations.
The following nominations have beer
confirmed: Jshn Russell Young Of Penn
sylvania to be librarian Of congress
Bernard r. Green of the District Of Co
lumbia 10 be superintendent OF the Ii
braTy building and grounds; George "A
Black OF Fair Haven, Wash; Thomas A
Davis Of Malad, Ida. and William RyaI
of Rathdrum, Ida, to be commission
ers to examine and classify lands with
in the land grant limits Of the Northern
Pacific Railway company In the CRu
d'Alene land district in Idaho; John j
Bray Of North Dakota to be consul gen
eral at Melbourne; Church Howe Of Ne
braska to be consul general at Apia AM
Nukualofa, Tonga; Hugo Donzelmani
of Wyoming, consul at Prague. BO
hemia; +. l.. Denny, captain and assist
ant quartermaster United States ma
rine corps. TO be quartermaster Of salt
corps with the rank Of major; Charlie
L. McCawley to be assistant quarter
master in the marine corps with tn
rank of captain. also other minor pro
motions in the navy.