The record-union., 1897-05-28
The Senate DispOses Of About Ten Pages
Of the New Measure.
Finance Committee Sustained on Eacn
Vote Taken.
The Final Report on the Sundry CiVh
Bill Agreed to, Including the Pro-
vision Suspending Until Marcn
Next. the Order of President
Cleveland Creating Extensive For-
est Reservations.


est Reservations.
WASHINGTON. May 27.-The Sem
ate made good progress on the tarl1
bill to-day. disposing of about ten
pages. Several votes were TAKEN the
Finance Committee being sustained III
each case by majorities varying from
& to 10. The drug schedule was uhder
discussion, and the debate was largely
technical. Occasionally, however, IL
branched off to general phases OF the
tariff. although at no time during the
dav was there a speech OF more thaii
five minutes duration
ONLY the front rows Of the galleries
We're occupied when the session opened
to-day The final conference report
on the sundry civil bill was taken up,
an agreement having been made to vote
at n. M. The main questions involved
in the conference report related to the
suspension until March next of Presl-
dent Cleveland's proclamation embrace
ing large areas as forest reserves, max
ing Immediately available S2,933,3.3
for contract work on the Mississippi
of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
The question Of the forest reserves
was discussed at length Senators
from the States affected by the forest
order urged the rejection of the entire
conference report and the absolute sus-
pension Of the Presidents order
Cannon of Utah referred to the order
as barbarous and inhuman.
Stewart of Nevada characterized II
as a disgrace to American civilization
and the worst outrage of the last half
century"
Pettigrew asserted that the order was
the result of the Ignorance OF Grover
Cleveland He said in South Dakota
the area included as part Of the TOR
est reserve contained seventeen Post
Offices. 1900 people and fifty miles OF
railroad. He urged also that the
Academy of Sciences, which recon-
mended this Act, should be rebuked
and favored the defeat Of the sundry
civil bill rather than have the order
stand.
When Allison said this was the best
arrangement that could be made with
the House, Tillman calculated, "Oh,
they have no House over there, any
way They have one man running 1t.
Barry of Arkansas said the Missis-
sippi River item and other important
features of the bill would be leopard
lied by the rejection of the report.
A vote was taken and the final con-
ference report agreed to, as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich. Allison, Bate, Caffery,
Chandler. Cullom, Deboe, Fairbanks,
Faulkner, Gear, Gray, Hanna, Hans
brough, Kenny, Lindsay, McEnery,
Morgan, Pascoe, Perkins, Pettus, Platt
of Connecticut, Platt of New York,
Pritchard, Proctor. Quay, Spooner,
Turpie, Vest, WalthalL Wellington,
Wetmore-32.
Nays-Bacon, Butler, Cannon, Carter,
Clark, Clay, Davis. Foraker, Frye, Har-
ris of Kansas. Heitfeld, Jones of Ar
kansas, Jones of Nevada, Kyle, Nc
MILAN, Mallory, Mantle, Pettigrew,
Rawlins, Roach, Shoup, Stewart, Till
man. White, Wilson-25.
The tariff bill was taken up at
O'Clock and formal consideration of the
measure by paragraphs proceeded. Vest
moved an amendment to paragraph III
so as to fix the rate on crude borax
a. 11b cents, and refined borax at :
cents a pound. After a brief debate
the amendment was disagreed to with
out division The committee substitute
was then agreed to, fixing boraX at
3 cents a pound, and borates of lime OF
soda at cents and 3 cents, according
to strength.
The committee amendments on re-
fined camphor, ground chalk. manu-
factured chalk and chloroform were
agreed to.
Mr. Vest remarked that the chalk
item showed another raise above Nc
Kinley rates.
When paragraph 19 relating to
barks, beans and like drugs. was
reached, Mr. Aldrich moved an amend
ment of Il cent per pound in addition
to the 10 per cent. ad valorem provided
by the bill. Mr.. Aldrich said the for
eigners were securing the trade or
these poorer classes of drugs under the
present arrangement.
Vest questioned this, saying the Amer
leans controlled the market and export
ed 5000. 600 las year. He demanded a
roH-can on which the Aldrich amend
rnetn was agreed to-35 TO 21 The vote
was a party one. except that Jones and
Stewart of Nevada and Pettigrew oil
South Dakota voted in the affirmative.
Committee amendments We're agreed
to on licorice extracts, chicole magnesia
aIizarine assistant. cottonseed oil. pop
py-seed oil, fusel oil and peppermint
oil.
Aldrich withdrew the committee
amendment on opium prepared fol
smoking. leaving at So per pound.
Jones Of Arkansas resisted the Other
features Of the opium paragraph, say
ing that the increases had been made OF
a drug of universal use. He moved t
amend the rate on morphia from 81 Il
30 cents per ounce, and said he woulc
later move to place crude and unmanu
factured opium on the free list.
Jones amendment was disagreed to-
yeas 2f, nays 30
When the varnishes were reached
Vest protested against the increase il
the duty, but said it was useless to tak'
a vote against it. Vest again made th'
protest ON the while lead graph
saying the increased duties would ac
crue to the profits of the lead trust. HI
moved to reduce the rate from 2;s1 to j
cents per pound, and demaned a ye;
and nay vote.