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Show Stenate. Wasiii.notox, Aug. 9. In the Senate the conference rejrt on the Jomt'n solution for the relief of destitution in Oklahania was pre-M-ntrd and agreed to. 1 1 directs an aprlicaliouof the unexnded lal-ance lal-ance for the relief of '(.rrotts In the region overflowed by theMi sbsippi, to relieving the citizens of OkU-lionia OkU-lionia reudeied dotitule by the unexampled un-exampled drouth there. On tlie tariir bill, on mctlon of I'lumb, tlie duty on brandy In jara-graph jara-graph bl4, auJun Concordia liquois, etci, was lncreaM-d from 52 toJ3 tr gallon; ou bay rum from $1 to $2 and on cLani'agnu and othir irkliug wines, to as to make the rales on lollies, containing a uart, $3 jr dozen. Iiirtrad of $3Ji; on pints eacli or less J2,V), InsUti.I of 51.75, Slid wllell tbe liotllfM rnntln mr... than a quart, 5iTi r gallon aJdi-tional. aJdi-tional. On motion of Tlumh the follow Ing amendments wire nlo agreed to: Tlie 'uragraph relatl ng to still wines, by making the rate iw gallon in casks 7"i cents, liiteud of 50 cents, and r rate of 12 quart lottle or 21 pint bottles, 52VJ, instead of 51.I.1; extra quantities to be taxed 10 cents iwr pint, in' lead or.i cents. The loragraph relating to ale, porteraudl'rerinlottleiiorjiiga by making the duty Ol cents tier gallon, InMind ofS5 cents, and w hen not In lollies or juts V. cints ter gallon. Imteadof 20 cent-. Tlie pintgrap-i relating to malt extrarU by miking the duly in ca.-ks tcenhi vr gallon, instead of 0" In jugs o cents ptr gallon, in-stead in-stead of -10; and when solid or condensed, con-densed, 6) per cent ad valorem, instead in-stead of 10. The paragraph relating to clierry Jjlce or prune juice by making the duty 7' ctnts ir gallon, instead of fi), when containing not more than IS percent alci.hol, and jrt tier ga. I in Instead of $2, and 25 per cent ad ralurcm when containing more than IS er cent. The paragraph relating lo ginger ale, soda water and other similar waters was amended ou the report of the finance committee by reducing reduc-ing the rale from 13 cents tolO cents er dozen bottles, and, on motion r Carlisle, by inserting the wotd "artlficlaL" Tlie rnragrabh rel.tlm; to mineral valcrs and their Imitations were truck out on tho recommendation of the finance couimiltre. Schedule "I,' relating to cotton manufactures, and schedule "J," relating to flax and hcrup, were pasted over informally. Schedule "K," reiating to wool and manufactures of wool, was then taken up. All the -aragraphs from 3-7 io M9 relating to raw wool, having been read, Carlisle moved lo have them all struck out, so as to have wool put on the free list. He argued In supirt of tlie proposition, and tlie tame reason whiih was u-d to justify putting sugar on the free list applied equally to tutting wool on tlie frecllst. In reply AMrich (olnUnl to the lact that while the home product c.f sugar had only slightly Increased In astrlcs of tears, liome irmlut-ts of wool had increased enormously. Sherman stated some fads relating relat-ing to the woolgrowiug imhmryof tlie Lnlted States, as a demonstration demonstra-tion of tho wisdom of the tollcy adopted In the tariff of 1S67. He argued that tlie woolgrowlng Interest In-terest should be encouraged, so thai the quantity and quality produced would be sunicient for all tlie woolen wool-en goods manufactured lu tbe United States and for all foreign woolen goodi that are In use here. Tbti tndIot bill, he laid, in answer to a question of Cullcm, practically re-enacted theprovislons of the law of 1S87, which had operated oper-ated so well. |
