The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-19
WORK on THE BILL.
Several Schedules COmpieted-Free
Coal Defeated.

day entered on the twelfth week OF the
tariff debate. The temperature was swell
tering, the thermometer standing 81 in the
chamber. Some private bills were passed
and while the Senate Was discussing a bill
which had been introduced by Mr.. PETER
and favorably reported by the
on agriculture to pay $500 for an invention
that will utilize electricity or gaseous vapor
as a motor for agricultural machinery, the
tariff bill came up. Mr.. Harris. however.
allowed the passage OF a joint resolution
directing the Secretary of War to appoint
a commission of engineers 10 examine and
report on the cost OF deepening the thar
bors of Superior and Duluth.
The tariff bill was then laid before the
Senate. At the request of Mr.. Platt the
two paragraphs COS and 299) of the silk
schedule. passed over Saturday, were again
passed over to-day and Schedule NJ pulp,
papers and books was taken up.
Mr.. Frye offered a protest against the
first paragraph OF the schedule placing a
duty of 10 per cent on ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
wood pulp and chemical wood pulp.
bleached or unbleached. The production of
wood pulp. said Mr.. Frye, was an enor-
nous industry. employing seventy thousand
men. turning out a product valued at $685.
100000 annually and paying an annual wage
of SIC. O00, 600. Under the operation of the
present duty the cost of paper had greatly
decreased. Wood pulp had decreased in
price from AZ per cent. TO liz in the last
ten years. Ii was produced in twenty-nine
States. but principally in Maine and New
make the duty specific, instead Of ad va
lorem. and proposed an amendment to sub
stitute equivalent specific rates, $3.50 per
ton on wood pulp mechanically ground;
| chemical wood nuln nnhlpachp6 * nor f0n
and bieached, 81. 80 per ton. The Democratic
membe OF the finance committee refused
TO accept the amendment and it was re-
The rate on sheathing paper and roofing
felt was fixed at 10 per cent; on printing
paper, unsized and sized. suitable for
| Increase from the House rate on unsized
paper from IL to Is per cent: on copying
sitized paper. etc, 80 per cent, an increase
of 5 per cent. from the House rate; parch-
ment papers, c~ardboards. photograph and
autograph albums. wholly or partly manu-
featured. 80 per cent; photographic prints,
n per cent; photographic labels. As per
cent. blouse rate p per cent?; paper
envelopes. 80 per cent; paper hangings, 20
per cent; blank books, 20 per cent; books,
including pamphlets and engravings. photo
10 cents per pack and so per cent. adj
valorem; manufactures of paper not
specially provided for, 20 per cent.
This completed the pulp and paper para
graphs and the Senate Immediately pro-
ceeded with Schedule N (sundries.D The
following rates were fixed without debate:
Hair. pencils and feather busters, 30 per
| cent; orooms. 70 per cent; button forms.
10 per cent; agate buttons, Is per cent;
pearl and shell buttons, ] cent per line
and 10 per cent; ivory buttons, glass,
bone and horn, So per cent; shoe buttons.
1t was not until coal was reached that
opposition was developed. The House bill
placed coal on the free list. The finance
committee amendment placed a duty of
40 cents per ton on bituminous coal and
shale. 10 cents on slack end culm and Is
per cent. ad valorem on coke.
HILL CAUSES A LIVELY DEBATE.
AS soon as the Clerk had read this para
graph Mr.. Hill and Mr.. PETER jumped to
their feet. The New York Senator was
recognized, and he sent to the Clerks
desk an amendment to ~relegate bituminous
coal and shale to the free list. He sup
ported his amendment with a speech. 1t
was useless for him to enter into a
lengthy argument. He simply wanted to
call the attention of his Democratic col
leagues to the fact that the country ex-
| pected a Democratic Congress in any
tari1 reform measure TO place coal on
the free list. 1t had been demanded by
the Democratic platform and by every
Democratic Senator who had spoken dur
ing the campaign in 1892. If there was
anything TO which the party was pledged
1t was free raw materials. and if there
was any raw material ii was coal.
Mr.. PETER followed Mr.. Hill in support
of free coal, although on a different line.
He raised a laugh at the outset by saying
that he had a much stronger reason for
advocating free coal than the demand of a
Democratic platform. Il have no more re-
spect,' said he, for the Democratic plat
form than the Democrats themselves
have"
Mr.. Vest said he understood Mr.. Hill was
opposed to this bill on account of its in
come-tax feature. Yet he comes here this
morning. said Mr.. Vest. and asks who COM
PEELED US TO place a tax on coal. We are to
give information, but not to those who
know as much about this matter as our
thought, was to elicit some statement lie
could use in fighting the bill. Mr.. Vest
declared that he would not hesitate to an
question like this. If the platform demand
ed free coal and he could get only a reduc-
ton of 90 3 cents he would take it -.
coal would be on the free list before the
bill became a law. basing. his opinion on
the serene confidence" felt by the Nova
Scotia syndicate, with which Mr.. Whitney
was connected. that when the bill came out
III Tbara soab w1uia ne on ene free
standing with somebody.
Mr.. Hill declared that he was opposed 10
certain features of the bill. the socialistic
and %populistic income tax in particular,
but no one, he declared. had a right TO say
ing to compass its defeat. God knows
what the bill will be like when 1t passes
the Senate and comes out of conference"
many more extortions and concessions will
be wrung from the unwilling hands of tie
committee. Il reserve the right to vote for
II or not when / see what IL is as a final
ity."
Mr.. Faulkner contended that the DEM
ocratic platform had been for freer raw
material and not fro free raw material.
and had been correctly interpreted by Mr..
4 Cleveland In his letter of acceptance.
Mr.. Hill suggested that the Democratic
House was mistaken then in its interpreta-
ton of the platform and on Mr.. Ceve-
lands letter.
Mr.. Squire, on behalf of the Washington
coal interests. thought il was unfair to
admit Canadian coal at 10 per cent, when
Canada charges 60 per cent. on coal inn
ports.
Mr.. Perkins explained that he should re-
frain from voting on this paragraph, be-
cause he had a personal interest In coal
mines on the Pacific coast.
HILLS AMENDMENT REJECTED.
A vote was taken on Mr.. Hills amend
msnt at $40. and 1t was LOST to 81.
Messrs. Allen. Kyle. PETER. Populists: Hill
and Irby. Democrats. and Hansbrough and
Washburn, Republicans, voted in favor OF
the motion.
Mr.. Hansbrough moved that a proviso be
added to the paragraph placing bituminous
coal on the dutiable list and TO admit coal
free of duty TO countries imposing no i'm
port duty on coal exported from the United
States. The amendment was laid on the
table. Mr.. Squire'S motion to increase the
rate on bituminous coal and shalc from 40
table.
The finance committees amendment plac-
ing a duty of 10 cents on bitumSaous coal
and shale and 10 oeats or S>l or cusm that