Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-13
DUTY ON GLYCERlNE.
Colonel Purcell, of Richmond, Asks a
Reduction Thereof.
THE SENATE STRUGGLE.
Interesting Description of the First
AlI-Nigbt Session.
4 CCNGRESSMAN'S JAG.
Only One of Many Picturesque Events of
the Wee Sna' Hours OF Yesterday
Washington Notes.
4 CONGRESSMANS JAG.
from Our Regular Correspondent.)

matter being one IL which Virginia con-
sumers are much interested:
NEW YORK, September s. 1899.
"To the Honorable Committee on Ways
and Means. Washington, y. c.:
"Gentlemon,-We beg leave 10 call your
attention - the following facts relating
to tn" revision OF the tariff on glycerine
81 Crude glycertne is produced only as
a secondary or by-product from the
manufacture Of stearine candles and from
spap-lyc waters in the manufacture Of
soap. # Is an oily liquid, and its color
ranges from yellow 90 nearly black. The
quantity which Is and can be made In
this country is limited 10 the yield OBJ
tanned from the fats and oils that are
manufactured INTO randles and soaps.
"2. The stcarine candle manufacturers
Of tho United States do not produce suf-
ncicnt crude glycerine 10 supply the Do
maud for the refined article by about
10 30 OO1 pounds per annum. Therefore,
the use r. and consumers OF refined eiy-
ccrine in its various grades as used IN
the arts and medicine are dependent on
tho foreign producers OF candle crude
eIyccrin.. inasmuch as the American pro-
ducers make only about one iifth Of the
total used. The use Of giycerine IN the
arts has grown To- such vast Importance
IN the ulteN StdbH tudl IL y N'Hi'1p'N
10 protect these consumers.
"3 In the course of the development OF
the Industry in refined glycerine in this
country factories have been erected or
large proportions. and n large amount ot
capital rs invested in these works. that
are of sufficient capacity 10 make anI
supply an the refined giycerine OF the va
rioug grades that is used in the United
States. I'm other words. II IS per 81 an
established American industry.
- In the past few years changed
condition has manifested itself In a
branch Of the production Of crude glyce-
rine, namely. tn saving of the crude gly-
cprine produced by the saponiiication OF
fats that are used IN the manufacture
Of soap II must be borne In mind, how
ever. that this quality Of crude glycerin'.
owing to the many and large quantities OF
Impurities contained therein, Is almost
exclusively employed FOR the manufacture
Of nitro -glyccrina or high explosives, ana
very little If any. Is employed Tor the
production OF chemically pure or the
higher grades Of refined glycerine 1t will
he. therefore. seen that this Kind OF crude
glycertno has but one principal use
"5 From tho facts above stated, II lS
clear that there is an insufficient output
Of crude glyccrine I'm the United states
to cover the requirements for chemically
pure and the higher grades OF rehned
clvccrine.
&c I'm the business Of refining glycerne
II IS absolutely necessary TO have an ade-
Guate protection against tn" European F'-
Hners: our principal competitors are IN
Germany. who only pay one iourth OF
tho salaries and wages that we pay here.
-. As a deduction from the above
faci, arl In view . the surrounding CIR
cumstanccs as related herein. we desire
that the. present rates ~ duty be changed
10 the following equitable ones;
"Crudc glycerinc cent per pouni.
'Rrnucd glvccriue. Il cents per pouiH.
"g You will see from the above that
we propose a reduction in duty on both
crude and refined. and this will be in the
interes, of the consumers Of glycerine, as
II will reduce the cost Of the manutdc-
turcd article here
VERY respectfully yours.
"NARN n RAWOLLE.
"Manufacturers Of Glycerine.
New York;
p1CUNOND'S DELEGATION.
4 delegation from Richmond arrived
here this morning 20 confer with senator's
Daniel and Hunton relative 10 the CON
test now going ON I'm the upper branch
of Congress The chairman OF the deie-
cation was Colonel John B. cary. ana
colonel A. s Buforl was the spokesman
for the party The visitors met the sena-
tors i'm the room of the Committee on the
District Of Columbia.
Colonel Bufori said the question now
before the Senate was one Of the greatest
r,omeut 10 the business interests of Rich
mond and the State. and while the visit
TORS favored repeal they wanted 10 urge
upon the senators an early settlement OF
tho question without requesting them 10
change their own sentiments. In other
words they desired action. and hoped the
virginia senators would not flibustrr
Tbe senators responded They both said
they wanted a settlement. and IL was
what they were there for. They did not
propose 10 hlibuster. but they would stand
up for what they believed 10 be- right
The meeting was an interesting one.
REPRESENTATIVE Edmunds had some or
the Richmond gentlemen in tow. among
whom was his brothcr-in-law, Mr.. James
y. Boyd. lie did all he could to place the
visitors in communication with the seha'
tors. who received them pleasantly.
THE SENATE FIGHT.
The fight in the Senate went on to-day
The senator's looked aweary. aweary, ana
some looked as II they wished they were
dead. The al-night session was devoid
or IUN SlNlklNE ltdkufNN II Ne' a N''''N
against time Some Of the subject matter
let loose was interesting. Most OF 1t was
old and hoary. There were some inter
ruptions which resulted in sprightly wOtd
uassarcs but they were few. The cloak
rooms were the fayorite resorts of sena-
tors. Lounges in them were at pre-
MUM. Senators in the early hours TINS
morning came from them yawnlng, ana
in very sleepy manner made known
their presence in order that quorum
might be forthcoming They went back
10 the cloak-rooms after II had been de-
monstratcd that a quorum was there
and expected 10 again become recumbent
and somnolent on cosy lounges. In nearly
every case they found that the lounges
had been pre-emptcd by other senator's
who had been watching for the oppOrtu-
nifty 10 slip in.
There were coffee and sandwiches In the
cloak-rooms. and other things In the
committee-rooms These cheering articles
had many patrons. There was no intoXi-
cation. however. Not a single senator
showed that he had been bracing himself
too stouty.
A CONGRESSIONAL JAG.
A member Of the House. however made
1t lively in thu cloak-rooms for a while
early this morning. lie had accumulated
jag down town and came up To the
Senate 10 show what a complete article
OF that kind he could accumulate when he
set out to DC so. He was entitled TO
the floor and the privilege of the cloak
rooms He fohnd his way To the latter
apartment and made things hum.
He finally tackled Senator Hill, OF New
York. Re hung so affectionately TO Mr..
Hilrs colt-collGr that he came near de-
priving his vic.in Of his Prince Albert.
He ran into other senator's. He talked
incoherertly. bpt very loudly. His clerk.
who had been looking for him three or
four hours finally found him, and ne was
tOlied outside the Senate Chamber. lie
had by this time become almost helpless.
Two Capitol policemen helped the clerk
to put him In a carriage.
He was not in hts seat to-day.
UGLY CONDITION OF THINGS.
The Senate Chamber is In a very un-
kempt condition. The floor IL Uttered
ankle-deep with torn paper. The desks
are decorated with stray volumes OF law.
government reports and newspapers. The
carpet Is unclean and musty SpittOons
are in the aisles. under the desks, In the
space back OF the desks, and everywhere
else The cloak-rooms are no better.
Blankets are on their floors Torn paper
Is there too. SO are cigar stumps and
other debris. which is the natural result
of "A protracted sitting OF the male sex