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Thos. E. Wats«n.
Managing Editor and President.
William J. Henning,
Associate Editor.
VOL. L
1894 KINDERGARTEN.
Organized Labor vs. Concen
trated Capital.
2FFECT OF THE STRIKE.
■Governmental Interference Ask
ed-—Cabinet Meeting—-Secre
tary of War Sends Troops.
©Chicago, 111., July 4. —“The strike
and boycott inaugurated by the Ameri
can Railway Union will be settled not
later than Saturday.” This was the
official statement given out by President
Debs of the American Bailway Union
this evening. Vice-President Howard,
James Hogan and Wm. Burns of the
Joint conference committee selected
to meet the mediators, agreed with Mr.
Debs. Other directors were divided in
their opinion, but it is generally conce
ded that the efforts of the municipal
authorities preceded by the mediation
of P. E. Studebaker, will in all proba
bility, result in a settlement of the boy
cott against Pullman and the strike on
the railroads.
AS FELT AT PITTSBURG.
Tt>» Great Strike Ties Up AU the Roads
From That City Wests
Pittsburg, Pa., July 4.—Freight ship
ments to all points west of Pittsburg
are practically at a standstill. Thirty
two western roads have notified the
Pennsylvania company, general office
in Pittsburg, that they will not receive
freight of any kind until the boycott
has been settled. Freight trains are
tied up all along the routes bet ween
Pittsburg and Chicago and the losses
from the delays wiH be enormous. The
railroad officials for the first time, ad
mit their inability to move through
freight. All efforts are concentrated
in keeping local freight and passenger
trains moving. Pullman trains on the
Pennsylvania system arrived and de
parted on time yesterday. Eight Ameri
can railway Union organizersare quietly
at work among the railroad men in
Pittsburg and no predictions can be
made for the future.
At the B. & O. general offices, the
officials report all trains on time and no
local inconveniences.
>' ALABAMIAN ’?.GE ACTION.
Commercial Club or Mobile Adopt Resolu
tions Against Strikes.
Mobile, Ala., July 4. —following tele
gram was sent yesterday:
“Hon. John T. Morgan, Jas. D. Pugh
and R. H. Clarke, Washington, D. C.:
At a meeting of the commercial elub
held this day the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, By the commercial club of
the city of Mobile, That the strike now
on in the north and west is paralyzing
to our prosperity and commerce; that
untold loss and distress is pending-;
that it is the sense of this club that a
'ecurrence of these strikes and labor
Agitations, which are becoming fre
quent, is an evidence of some weakness
in the administration of justice by the
general government.
Resolved further. That the senators
and representatives in congress from
this state are hereby earnestly and
urgently requested to have some legis
lation passed in congress enabling the
government to deal in a summary way
with any and all persons or classes of
persons who lead or agitate strikes or
combines for the purpose of preventing
or intimidating laborers or other per
sons from following- any lawful busi
ness.
Resolved further, That our said sena
tors and representatives are further
requested to move for committees of
investigation to inquire into the causes
and frequency of strikes of this kind.
Resolved further, That copies of
these resolutions be sent to the sena
tors and all the members of congress
from this state, also to the governor of
this state with a request that they act
in the matter immediately, and that
copies also be sent to all the principal
bodies of the south and west with the
request that they co-operate with us in
this matter.
(Signed) W. H. Mclntosh. Pres.,
W. T. West, Sec’y.
CROFTON’S TROOPS - CALLED.
Secretary Lamont Offers the Infantry and
the Cavalry in the Strike Matter.
'Washington'. July 4. —Secretary La
mont went to the war department after
the cabinet meeting and made public
the following statement:
•The United States Marshal, the Uni
ted States district attorney and United
States judge has certified to their judg
ment it is impracticable to otherwise
execute the orders of the court, the
troops under command of Colonel Crof-
Crofton at Fort Sheridan, consisting of
eight companies of infantry, rwo troops
of cavalry and a battery of light artil
lery h«R c been ordered to Chicago to
enforce the observance of the laws of
the United States.”
These orders were telegraphed at
3:80 p. m. yesterday to Colonel Martin.
All Differences Have Been Settled.
Washington, July 4.—The Nicara
guan minister. Dr. Guzmann has receiv
ed* telegraphic information from his
government tiiat all differences between
the inter-oceanic eanal company, and
Nica,ragua have been settled to the mu
tual satisfaction of all concerned and
that the note addressed to the canal
company's representative announcing
the forfeiture of the canal franchise has
been withdrawn by Dr. Gomez, Minis
ter as the Interior. The United States
Minister has been notified that the inci
dentimay be considered closed.
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STATIONING THE TROOPS.
Soldiers at Fort Sherldau Go to the Scenes
of the Labor War.
Chicago, July 4.—At four o’clock yes
terday afternoon Colonel J. P. Mar.tin
who was in charge of the debt of the
Missouri in the absence of General Nel
son A. Miles, received a telegram from
General Seholfield, at Washington or
dering out the tj-oops at Port .Sheridan.
The disposition of the troops has been
decided as follows: At Blue Island,
where the most serious trouble has oc
curred, 150 men ; at Grand Crossing,
100 men ; ajfc the stock yards, 100 in
fantry and 50 or 60 cavalry.
It was decided to divide a battery of
artillery into three sections and place
them at Blue Island, the stock yards
and at south Chicago. To the iatter
pciut was •virig wk! a, !SD-;k.juU-y.
THE SPEED TRIAL OFF.
Cruiser Montgomery Returns From Her
Sea Trip and Happens to an Accident.
Fort Monroe. Ya., July 4. The
cruiser Montgomery returned from her
sea trip yesterday afternoon. While
getting ready for her speed trial at 10
o’clock yesterday morning one of the
pins on port engine gave way smashing
the cylinder head and closing the. trial
abruptly. Fortunately no one was in
jured. lip to that time the ship had
behaved splendidly and developed bet
ter qualities than her sister ship, the
Detroit. The Montgomery will go to
Norfolk navy yard for repairs.
Bismarck on the Drclbund. ,
Friedrichsruhe. Germany. July 4.
A large deputation of journalists at
tending the Hamburg congress of jour
nalists paid a visit to Prince Bismarck
last evening. The ex-chancellor, in a
short speech, spoke of the happy re
sults of the Drcibund, through which,
he said, the enmity of Austria had been
converted into a brotherhood.
THE LAST STRUGGLE.
The Republican Senators Believed to the
Last That Tariff Would he Defeated.
Washington, July 4.—lt was no se
cret among those who had the confi
dence of the leaders of the republican
side that they expected to defeat the
tariff bill and that they figured on a
majority of one vote against it. The
first break on the democratic side came
when the name of Caffery- was called
and he responded with an emphatic
“no.” His colleague. Blanchard, did
not respond to his name at all when it
was called. Irby.it was claimed, had
promised to vote against the bill, but
when his name was called, he respond
ed in the affirmative, and all hopj of
defeating the bill vanished. Caffery
then after a brief explanation and a
protest against the way his people had
been treated, changed his vote to one in
favor of the bill and Blanchard voted
in the same way. Had Irby stood by
the combination, the two Louisiana
senators would have remained firm and
the vote would have been 37 to 36
against the bill.
FRIENDS FIGHT TO THE DEATH.
Frank Tevis Kilis Joseph Wiseman in a
Qurrel Over a Trivial Matter.
Richmond. Ky.. July 4. —At Kirksville,
this county, yesterday, Frank Tevis,
aged twenty-five, son of B. F. Tevis, a
prominent farmer, cut and killed Jos
eph Wiseman, son of Henry Wiseman.
ex-Sheriff of Estill county, in a difficul
ty arising out of a transaction about 2
dozen eggs. Bad blood had existed for
sometime between the two young men,
which culminated yesterday in the kill
ing. Tevis surrendered to the officers
here and is under guard. The remains
of Wiseman will be shipped to Irvine
for burial.
The Colonel on the Go.
Lexington, Ky., July 4.—Colonel
Breckinridge returned to Washington
last night. He will return Thursday
and speak at Peak’s Mills, Franklin
county. Saturday. The following Fri
day he will speak at Beard’s, in Oldham
county: Stamping Ground, on Satur
day, and Lockfort, Henry county, Mon
day, the 16th.
ATLANTA, GEOR
ABOUT THE STRIKE.
How it Is Affecting Atlanta and
Georgia.
BUSINESS IS CRIPPLED.
Kailroad Men Being Hurried to
the N orlll west — Atlanta
. Expects No Trouble.
I —1
While the gr eat strike of the North
and West does not reach Atlanta di
rectly, yet it seriously affects travel
and traffic.
The fruit crop of Georgia
and other Southern and South
Atlantic states is not being
handled by the railroads for Western
points. They fear that the fruit, mel
ons and vegetables would be tied up on
the road by reason of the strikes.
No Pulman tickets are being sold to
Western and Northwestern points, and
in some eases the sleepers have been
taken off the roads.
The passenger service on every road
going West is being seriously effected,
and the roads are losing much money,
A talk with the officials of the roads
centering in Atlanta, goes to show that
they anticipate no local trouble. How
ever. they do not feel any too secure.
Inducements are being offered rail
road men to go to Cincinnati and Chi
cago. Quite a number left Atlanta
Monday evening, and others again on
Tuesday. Quite a large party are ex
pected to leave Atlanta this evening.
Some men are being sent forward who
have had absolutely no experience.
There is a general feeling of unrest
about all of the railroad offices, and no
one seems to feel sure what the out
come will be.
MINERS SEEKING HELP.
A Committee of Alabama Miners
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A committee representing the strik
ing miners of Alabama, and bearing the
credentials, “U. M. W. of Alabama,” is
in the city soliciting aid.
They state, that their families are
suffering for the necessaries of life and
that actual starvation is staring them I
in the face. The appeal to the citizens
concludes as follows:
“Fellow Citizens, Brothers and Sis
ters : Can you and will you aid us?
All donations will be thankfully re
ceived by the undersigned in person or
can be left in care of C. P. Johnson, 27
Alabama street. We will very wil
lingly address any meetings that may
be called for that purpose and explain
everything in detail.
Very respectfully for humanity,
Ed. Humphrey,
Lewis Owens.”
PUBLIC SCHOOL MONEY.
The Payment Is Delayed —Will
the Teachers Get It?
The last legislature qpssed a bill pro
viding for the quarterly payment of
tne public school teachers of the state.
On the Ist of April the first pay ment
was duly made.
But now there is trouble.
The state school commissioner has just
issued a circular in which he explains
the matter to the county school offi
cials.
The bill as it passed the last legisla
ture. provided that on the first of April,
if the public school funds in the treas
ury were not sufficient to meet the de
mands from the several counties, un
available funds in the State treasury
might be drawn upon. This was done
on April first.
To the credit of the common schools
now appear about 5150,000, but the
money borrowed the Ist of Apr,! has
not been returned. Now, the question
is, must this money be returned from
the money which appears to the credit
of the common schools before the next
apportionment to the different coun
ties is made? If so, the teacherswill
get no pay for the quarter just closed.
Os course this matter doos not affect
city schools operating under a local
. JULY 4, 1894.
THE GLORIOUN 4TH.
“7
Only a Few Visitors in the Gate
lily.
Today has beep an unusually quiet
Fourth of July fir Atlanta.
More people arjt out in the country
spending the holiday than came in the
city on the usual Fourth of July excur
sions.
However, the roads hare had a fair
travel.
Business in the city is practically
suspended. The eapitol is closed up
and no courts are lin session.
AT PONSE lit: LEON.
The Chaut.auqiV. at Ponce DeLeon
springs has driiwp large crowds from
the city. Many v rid out simply to en
joy the holiday in he country.
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The wheel It i-i’t at Piedmont
park took it , share of the
moving public, and especially
those interested inf such sport.
ALL DAY All EAST LAKE.
Sport of various (character has been
attracting crowds Jo East Lake all dur
ing the day. The water carnival and
trades display to-night promise to be
quite interesting.
RUNNING RACES.
The running races this evening will
attract large crowds to Jackson Park.
THE GEORGIA TEACHERS.
They Are in Session at Cumber-j
land Island.
Brunswick, Ga.. July 4.- (Special.)-
The teachers of the State of Georgia
are in session at Cumh-rlam' Island.
The attendance is larger than that of I
any previous meeting in the history of
the Georgia 'Teachers' Association. '
Last night Major Guinn, the chairman
of the committee appointed last year
to build the teachers’ home on the
island, tendered the association the
buildings completed. The teachers will
meet here annually hereafter. A num
her of subjects will be discussed today 1
by some of the first teachers of the ;
State.
The Fifth District Democratic
Pow wow.
'i he fight between the democrats in
the fifth congressional district is on in
earnest. Col. Lon. Livingston is down
from Washington looking after his fen- ;
ces. Col. M. A. < anrller, of DeKalb, '
has announced himself. Colonel Cand
ler has refused to meet Colonel Living
ston on the stump. Colonel Livingston ,
speaks at DeGive's opera house tonight.
A circular announcing that event closes
with these words:
“Let everybody come and give an I
ovation to Atlanta’s friend, who has i
done and is still doing splendid work
for our Great Exposition.”
The Colonel, aided by the Atlanta |
Constitution, is playing the exposition |,
racket in Fulton cos-nty.
Out at Chautauqua.
The exercises out at the Chautauqua
grow in interest. This evening Col.
Geo. W. Bain, of Kentucky, will lecture
on the subject: “Among the Masses, or
Traits of Human Character ’ He is
spoken of as one of Kentucky’s ablest
orators. This afternoon there will be
music by the Schumann quartet. The
recitations of Mr. Burdette add much
to the pleasure of the entertainments.
Professors Dona and Spedcn will de
liver interesting lectures this after
noon.
The Wholesale Liquor Dealers’
Day.
By- order of the city fathers, all the
retail liquor houses are closed today.
But all the wholesale houses are open,
and they are doinga rushing business.
The crowds at some of the houses are
so large that; it is almost impossible for
them to be waited upon.
The only difference between today
and other days is that a purchaser is .
forced to buy a qlfert instead yf a
drink.
At Poli< i' Station.
A visit to police headquarters today
discloses the fact that few eities have a
better kept station. The present head
quarters--its neatness and cleanliness
—presents quite a contrast to the old,
eooped-up station oa South Pryor,
Stenographers to Meet.
Tomorrow morning at the courthouse
the Georgia State < tfiicial Stenogra
phers Association will meet. There are
twenty-five members of the associa
tion. Mr. A. F. Cooledge, of Atlanta,
is president of the association, and Mr.
G. C. Palmer, of Collumbus, is secre
tary.
ATLA NT A DEI' EAT ED.
The Gate City Loses a Game to'
Nashville.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Clubs Played Won Lest Pr Ct
Nashville : .... 4 3 I .750
Atlanta ...... 4 ,2 2 .500
Memphis . .... 4 2 2 .SCO
New Qi leans . . < . 4 1 3 .250
i Atlanta lost the warn*oi ball to Nash
i .Die yesterday. I was a, good
| one. and interesting throughout;-* -
Nashville now leads in the Southern
I league, ,
: Atlanta seems to believe in Manager
' Wells, and the sports expect the At
■ lantas to take the lead today.
THE NASHVILLE ACCOUNT OF THE GAME.
Nashville, Tenn., July 4. —[Special.]
—Nashville won today's game of ball,
and now leads. Tee game today was a
pretty one from start to finish.
The score was :
NASHVILLE. All. R.BH.PO. A.E.
O’Brien, 2b ... 5 2 2 23 0
Sweeney, If . . . 5 0 11 0 0'
Whitehead, 3b . . 3 10 0 3 11
I Beard, ss . . 5 112 3 0
! Dooley, lb . . 3 0 015 1 0
Stallings, cf . .411000
Meara, rs , . 4 '. 2 2 0 0
Swett, c . . .4 0 0 5 0 0
Moran, p , , 4 1 2 0 3 0
Totals . , 37 7 927 13 1
ATLANTA. AH. R.BH.PO. A.E.
York, cf . . 4 0 1000
Gettinger, If . , 5 0 2 2 0 1
Hill, rs . . . 5 0 0 0 0 0
Taylor, 2b . . 5 0 2 4 1 0
Wells, lb . . . 5 0 0 13 0 0
Berts, ss . . .411380
Pender, 3b , . 4 0 1 0 3 0
Trost, c . . . 3 1 2 5 0 1
Kling, p . . .311020
Totals . . 37 3 10 27 14 2
Score by innings:
Nashville . .0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 I—7
Atlanta . 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 o—3
There will be three games here today,
one in the morning, one in the after
noon and one at night by electric light.
MEMPHIS AND NEW ORLEANS—2S TO 20. i
Memphis, Tenn.. July 4.—The game
here today- was nothing more than a i
slugging match, the score being as fol
lows :
Memphis 333 0 0 0 432 7- 25. H. 27. E. 7
New Orleans 1 0 2 0 0 S 1 2 4 2—20. H. 2;. E.
Sheriff Doing a Large Business’
Yesterday was legal sale day for I
Fulton county, and Sheriff J. J. Barnes i
did a larger business than any man in I
Atlanta.
This is unusual for this season of the
year: but the hard times seem to be
striking everywhere.
The* Gate- City Guard.
At a meeting last night the Gate City
Guard decided to take an outing of a
week to Cumberland Island a little
later during- the summer.
The City Fathers’ Barbecue.
Today- at the city stockade the alder
manic board of the city of Atlanta is
barbecuing in royal style. Royalty in
the sight of unfortunate,” suffering
humanity-.
For the past two days the trains
leaving Atlanta have been crowded
with teachers on their way- to Cumber
land.
THE REPORTERS INDICTED.
More Trouble to the Men Who Refused to
Answer Questions About Sugar.
vVasHINGToN, July 4.—At 3:35 yes-!
..erday afternoon the grand jury
Drought in indictments against Messrs.
Shriver and Edwards, the newspaper I
correspondents, for refusing to answer
the questions propounded by the senate
committee, and lioth gave bail for their
appearance when wanted The grand i
j :ry was then excused until the Sep
tember term of court. No indictments
were returned against Messrs Hnve
ineycr and Senrls of the sugar trust yes
terday, but it is understood that indict- I
menu against these gentlemen will be |
handed down In September, '♦hen the i
grand jury again convenes. •
PALMER STATES HIS REASONS.
The Illinois Senator Cannot Support Sena
tor Kyle’s Resolutions.
Washington. July 4. —In response to
a telegram, Senator Palmer, of Illinois
has sent the following reply:
Washington, July 3.—A. J. Smith,
Danville. 111. ; I cannot support Sena
tor Kyle's resolution. The power of
congress to regulate commerce with the
foreign nations and among the several
states and its power to establish post
offices and post roads are alike compre
hensive and equally obligatory upon
the congress of the United States.
Senator Kyle’s resolution proposes to
withdraw the commerce between the
states from the protection of federal
| laws, and also invites lawlessness. 1
| consent thAt they -shallfl&JVrtalte- A
control the commerce between the sev
eral states of the Union. nor ran they
adopt or enforce measures which will
operate to embarrass interstate com
merce as Kyle's resolution would do if
it was adopted by congress. The
strength of the labor organizations de
pend upon their obedience to law and a
proper regard for the rights of the peo
ple of the country whose welfare de
pend upon free commerce between the
states.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) John M. Palmer.
TAMMANYITES IN CONFERENCE.
Gilroy, Martin. Fellows and Clark Alarmed
Over Police Matters.
New York. July- 4.—A very import
ant conference was held yesterday- af
ternoon in the corporation counsel's
office, at which Mayor Gilroy. James J.
Martin, president of the police board;
District Attorney- Fellows and corpora
tion counsel clerk were present. The
subject under discussion was the inves
tigation of the police department as or
dered by the commissioners on Friday.
The Tammany leaders were anxious
to map out a plan of campaign for the
conduct of the socalled investigation.
The conferrees were alarmed lest Su
perintendent Byrnes would prefer
charges against officers accused before
the Lexow Committee and that upon
trial would not result in “vindication”
but would end in their conviction, that
they decided that Assistant District At
torney Wellman would assume the role
of prosecutor and take care of Tam
many's end of the investigation.
It was rumored at the conference that
Superintendent Byrnes refuses to pre
fer ' fake'’ charges that will result in
whitewashing any one. and this com
ing to the ears of the Tammany leaders
a conference was called.
THE BROOKLYN NAVY CLOSED.
Eight Hundred and Fifty Men are Made
Idle by th© Shut-down.
Brooklyn. July 4.—The Brooklyn
navy yard is closed, and about 85O.men
are laid off. No money' available and
no work is the situation. The naval
appropriation bill has not been passed,
and until it does, work on the second
class battleship Maine, the cruiser Cin
cinnati, the two gunboats and the two
monitors has to be stopped. Work will
also cease at the Norfolk and the Mare
island yards to-day. The order from
the secretary to this effect will throw
out of employment 1,700 men.
AFTER SEVEN YEARS.
Hal Cockrill. Who Has Had Several Trials.
Acquitted of Murder.
Irvine Depot. Ky.. July 4.—Hal Cock
rill, who has been on trial here for sev
en years off and on for the killing of
James Emerine. and was once sentenced
to the penitentiary for four years, but
was granted a new trial, was .acquitted
today in the Estill circuit court. Hon-’
orablc John Bennett, of Richmond, and [
Riddell (fc Riddell, of this place, were ’
his counsel, while the Commonwealth
was represented by State Attorney
Howard Grant, E. Lilly, of Irvine, and
Honorable A. R. Burram, of Richmond.
Able speeches were made on both sides
and much interest was manifested in I
the
Charles E. McGregor,
Business Manager.
Lclu M. Pearce, •
, Secretary and Treasurer.
Six Dollars Per Year.
BACK TO ITS FATHER
The McKinley Twin Brother
Passes the Senate.
THE MAJORITY IS FIVE.
The Tariff Bill to be Returned.
AVill the House Have the
Backbone to Remodel?
Washington, July 4.—The tariff bill
passed by five majority. The vote was
39 to 34. Senators Allen and Kyle
voted yea. Senator Hill voted no. Sena
tors Peffer and Stewart, populists, voted
no. The Senate adjourned until Fri
day.
The Senate met at to a. m. in continu
ation of Monday's legislative session by
virtue of the recess taken that night.
That obviated all the delays incident to
the formalities of a regular opening of
a new day. The tariff bill was taken
up at once and action on the amend
ments of the committee of the whole
occupied the whole of the day's session.
First came the motion made by Senator
Mills Monday evening to place burlaps
and grain bags made therefrom on the
free list. It was carried by a vote of 28
to 17. Next came the famous “collars
and cuffs' amendment, fixing the duty
on those articles at 30 cents per dozen
and 30 per cent, ad valorem, and on
shirts at 50 per cent, equivalent, accord
ing to a statement made by Senator
Chandler, to an ad valorem rate of from
80 to 125 per cent. That amendment
was agreed to bv a vote of 43 to 5.
Solid Democracy On Wool.
Then the great wool schedule came up
for action, Senator Sherman offering
an amendment to place wool on the
dutiable list at .".0 per cent ad valorem.
The longest discussion of the day took
place on this proposition —appeals be
ing made by republican senators to
democratic senators from the wool pro
ducing states to supply even two votes
for the amendment, which would be
enough with the populist votes, to carry
it. But these appeals fell on deaf ears.
There was not a single dissension from
the democratic ranks on the question
of wool.
The committee amendment placing
bituminous coal on the dutiable list at
40 cents a ton and coal slack at 15 cents
I was agreed to by a vote of 57 to 0.
All the committee amendments to the
leather schedule were agreed to; also
all the amendments under the title of
“miscellaneous manufactures.”
The next reserved amendment was
-,c- .so ■?,< or
1 I free list) Senator Allen moved* 1 to
strike out the paragraph and to substi
tute for it the provisions of the existing
law as to duty on paintings. The chair
held that the committee amendments
came first, and the latter were agreed
to.
Frcsident’H Salary Not Exempted.
The committee amendment which had
been originally offered by Mr. Hill ex
empting the salaries of the president of
the United States and of the judges of the
I nited States, from income tax was re
jected after a brief struggle, by a vote
of--yeas 34: nays 30 —ten democrats
ha ving voted for it and six republicans
and three populists against.
All the other reserved amendments up
to the close of the bill were agreed to—
without opposition.
The date when the bill is to go into
effect was, on motion of Mr. Jones,
fixed at August 1, 1894 —with the under
standing that if necessary a later date
can be. fixed hereafter.
Barbed wire was a subject of some
dispute. An amendment had been
agreed to in the committee of the whole,
that barbed wire for fencing should be
admitted free of duty. This amend
ment was rejected : and one offered by
Mr. Allen, populist of Nebraska, to
place “wire for fencing” on the free list
was also rejected—yeas 32 : nays 38.
And so wire remains on the dutiable
list, at rates according to guage. Mica
was taken off the free list and put on
the dutiable list at 20 per cent, ad valo
rem, upon motion of Mr. Ransom.
Mica Made Dutiable.
Mr. Ransom's amendment prevailed
by a vote of—yeas 40 ; nays 28. Mr.
Morgan offered an amendment to come
in as five additional sections at the end ‘
of the bill, aimed at the trust, combina
tions and conspinices in restraint of
trade and commerce, or to increase the
market price of imported articles. He
made a speech in explanation and de
fense of the amendment which would
have the effect, he said of repressing
“those trusts in all their multiplied
hideousness.”
The amendment was agreed to with
out divisions.
Mr. Allen then offered the amend
ment to the sugar schedule of which
Mr. Jones gave notice Monday, but
which he did not at any time offer in
the senate.
Mr. Jones asked Mr. Allen to with
draw, but he declined. It was then laid
on the table on mention of Mr. Harris.
Yeas 50 : nays 22.
At 8:45 p. m. these amendments were
agreed to : Increasing the duty on files
(paragraph 141) from 30 cents per dozen
to 35 cents. Making the duty on type
metal (171> 3 i cents per pound on the
lead contained therein ; and 15 per cent
on new types. Reducing the duty on
cleaned rice (193) from 1 cent per pound
to 8-10 cent.
Mr. Pettigrew offered an amendment
providing for a tariff commission. It
was rejected—yeas 30 ; nays 38.
_Ananiendment_was adopted to one
of the income tax sections, on motion of
Hill, approved by Vest, providing that
all state, county, municipal ami,, town
taxes paid by corporations shall be in
cluded in their operating and business
expenses.
At lo p. m. the bill was read the
third time. The calling of tho roll on
the final passage of the tariff bill began
at lO.'.'A. and the vote resulted: Yeu
•w; nuye 34.