The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-27
HILL FOR FREE LEAD ORE
OFFERS AND ADVOCATES An AMEND
MEST 40 THAT EFFECT,
Mills and Irby Vote with Him for Amend
ment-Aii the Reserved Metal Para
graphs Cleared Ups

ly all Of the morning half hour In the
Senate was gone before a quorum OF
senator's appeared in the hall. 50 the
reading Of yesterdays Journal was dis
pensed with.
At 1880 A. NJ, the Vice-Presldent laid
the tariff bill before the Senate. and Mr..
Vest. on behalf Of the Finance Com
mittee. moved an amendment to para
graph l5G which had been started yes
terday. The House bill put a duty OF
30 per cent. ad valorem on wheel or
parts the 4 made Of iron or steel and
steel-tired Wheels" etc. The amendment
was 10 make the duty Ii cents pound
with the same provision as IN the exist
ing law. The amendment was altet us
cussion agreed 10.
The next paragraph taken up was
165. as 10 lead ore and lead dross. the
House bin placed q duty OF 10 per cent
ad Valorem on lead ore and LEAD qfoss,
| with q provision that ores in which the
value of the silver shall be greater than
| that OF the lead, shall be conSd-Ie9
/ silver ores. The amendment iepor1qu
| by the Finance Committee is 10 suD-
| stitute for the House paragraph, one
placing duty of 81 cents per pOund on
| lead ore and lead dross, with proVlso
! that silver ore and ali others shatl pay
| duty OF 3-4 cents per pound on the leau
| contained therein.
Mr. Dubois offered an amendment 70
! add the following words: The method or
| eaUpling and assaying TO be tbdt usualiy
! adopted for commercial purposes py pup.
/ lie sampling works In the united SIales.
| Mr. Jones accepted the amendment,
saying that the Treasury Department ap-,
| proved It. The amendment was aSre-d
Mr.. Shoup moved to amend by making
! the duty 1-2 cents a pound. and he ar
| gued in support OF the amendment ,,.,
Mr. ShoUp's argument was one Whlch
| he had prepared in advance.
MIR. HILL AGAIN TO THR FRONT.
It's reading lasted until 1910, when Mr.
| Hill moved 10 put lead ore on the free
! list. As he was about 20 address the
| Senate Mr.. Aldrch called attention to
| the absence Of a quorum. The roll was
| called. and f1fty-ilve senators answered
| to their names. Then Mr. Hin took the
! floor and said:
/ long in the discussion Of this motion. l
| realize as keenly as any other senator IN
| this chamber the necessity OF early action
| on this bill. The public demands II. Tne
country expects II. While this bill Is not
Satisfactory TO me, and has not been since
| il was reported 10 this BODY, l am now,
! and have always been. In favor Of its
| prompt disposition | have favored an
| amendment Of the rules for the purpose OF
| facilitating action and am In favor OF
| that amendment Of the rules now. The re
| sponsibility for delay in the disposition OF
! he bill cannot be placed upon me.
! There are a few senators on the Demo
cratic side, very Few l thlnk, VINO haye
| manifested an unWihingness 10 pursue the
direct. ana. in my judgment. only method
| whereby prompt action can be secuIel.
II is idle for US on this side or the cham-
Der TO criticize our condition on the other
side I'm the course they are taking. They
are simply exercising the privileges per
mtted under the liberal rules or this Dody.
The remedy IN order 10 secure prompt
| a~ F.rr
the chamber. but by proceeding In a
plain manly fashion 10 rearTange the
rules Of the body 50 that the date may
be fixed by the majority for the taking
of a vote. / said moment ago, that
| the bin in its present shape is not salts
factory 10 me. IT is not satisfactory 10
other Democrats on this side OF the chain-
Der. II the distinguished Senator from
Maryland (Gormam intended TO have II
inferred from his remarks the other day
that there was unity on this side OF the
chamber I'm favor OF this bill In It's pres
ent shape he exceeded his authority IN
making that statement
This bin Is not and cannot be satisfac-
tory TO me so long as ii contains any
remnant Of that Populisuc income TAX,
in relation 20 which presented my views
a short time ago. II IS the duty OF every
! Democrat here not 30 seek 10 defeat this
( bill now. 1t is our duty 10 modify H. 10
| amend IL, 10 change it, 10 perfect IL.
/ That is what We are endcaVorinB 10 10
/ now.
WHY HC VOTED AGAINST TADL1NG 1T
Il voted against the motion Of the SEN
| ator from Colorado CTeler) the other day
/ 10 table this bin. 1 could not vote 10
table it, and thereby 10 xiii it, while we
| We're engaged in the duty Of considering
| and amending IL. We should proceed ana
| endeayor TO make this bill as perfect as
Il voted against that motion to table.
| I shall vote aCainst a similar motion. Let
| the bill be considered amended, modined
| and changed until Il IS made the best
| possible bill ! voted the other day TO
| place iron ore on the free list. | did 50,
| solitary and alone, so far rs Democracy lc
| senators are concerned. 40 not ahuCl-
| pate that the motion which / nave now
| made will be carried in the Senate.
7 assume that the vote may be somewhat
| similar to that of the other day. II ought
not 10 require any argument IN q Dem. .
| ocratic Senate 10 convince thlS Do1y tnal
II is its duty 20 put lead ore on the free
| list Ii is our duty thus TO vote because
we are pledged 10 take that course.
! Nfr. Hnl then recalled speech OF
| Mr.. Carlisle IN favor Of free lead ore,
| the action Of the House OF Representa-
tlves in the last Congress 70 put LEAD
| ore on the free list the Democratic plat
| form NJ Chicago In favor or free raw
| materials and the hrst report OF tne
| Finance Committee on the tariff bill, ~
| which lead ore was on the free list; and
| he closed with the question: why this
| change of front, not on immaterlal
| thirgs. but on vital thingsV
Mr.. Vest, member of the FINANCE
| Committee. opposed Mr.. HIPS motion,
| and after an extended debate upon II, a
| vote upon Mr.. Shoup's motion was taken
| Air. Shoup's amendment 10 make the
| duty on lead ores ID cents per pound
| ,s-os rejected yeas, .; nays, 81 ana
| another amendment offered by him L
make IL | cent per pound was also re-
jected 25 10 90 The amendment OF IN
| Finance Committee making the duty
| Al cent per pound. was aereed 70 with
| ont division. and Mr.. HiIs motion 10
! mn lead ores on the free list, was de-
| feated-Yeas, CHil, ITby, and Mills);
nays, 81.
MR.. HILLS THRUST AT GosMAS.
When the vote was announced Mr..
| HiIl exclaimed ironcally:
| ~ desire TO congratulate the Sel4dto, ii,,l,
| from Maryland that he Is now Leading
| both parties with great unanimity' u
| which Mr.. Adrich replied; -. ~.
| "Tbere has never been any douDl tnat
! the senator from Maryland was speaklhs
| tnr mis- side OF the chamber in respect
| 10 the protective duty In THIS Dili. IL
| sneaks In that the unanimous senun .tsl .
! ~ this side. 1t seems, however, ~, 90
| tbers 10 a little division. AT leSs. W oi
that side in regard 10 So"ie -
| provisions .t, ,ho dut,. on pig
| lead was fixed at l cent per PV""N' 80
in the House bill. -, MO-. viaced
/ A duty Of 6 cents a potho "as S.o
| ON nickie. in a new parasrHJpH ~ -. ~ cint M
cent. on ships chronom,ete on,ps 7.S cents Der
Oh .,n,,n1 ON zinc In blocks; is cents on
zinS nb,a ah cleared up all the reserved para