The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-12
FAST WORK ON The TARIFF
The Cotton Goods Schedule Put
Through On the Jump.

port of it. The amendment was that the
superintendent of the United States naval
observatory shall be person selected
from civil life, learned in the science of
astronomy, to be appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice aud consent
of the Senate, with an annual salary of
$1,000
The tariff bill was at l0:30 a. m, taken
up, the question being on the first para
graph Of the spirits and wines schedule
lHG The paragraph, as passed by the
House and reported by the Senate finance
committee, puts a duty of $3.50 per proof
gallon on brandy and other spirits not
specially provided for. Before the ad-
journment on Saturday MIR. Aldrich had
moved to increase the rate TO s.. 80, as
under the existing law. The amendment
was rejccted-yeas is, nays %. Among
the senators voting "nayn was Mr.. Nc
Pherson, who mad been reported in the
papers ~ dangerously i'll at his home in
New Jersey
The only change made IN this schedule
from the finance committees figures was
In the last paragraph. The rate on all
mutations of mineral waters and artificial
mineral waters, was changed from 30 per
cent to 20 per cent ad valcrem.
COTTON MANUFACTURES.
The cotton manufactures schedule came
next, and the recommendations of the
finance committee were all agreed to
promptly. The rapidity and ease with
which the schedule was disposed of at
tracted the attention, and provoked the
criticism Of Mr.. Dolph, rep. of Oregon
He expressed his surprise and
amazoment at seeing the schedules
of the bill rushed through in thirty
minutes. without single New England
h l.
was significant, and he would like TO
know what it meant.
Mr.. Aldrich supplied the information
desired. The cotton schedule, he said,
was the most scientific cotton schedule
ever prepared. The rates were lower
than the cotton manufacturers desired
but it was impossible to have the rates
fixed in accordance with their notions,
and so they yielded to the inevitable, He
thought that the finance committee dc
served the thanks Of the cotton manu-
faCturers OF the country for having con-
sented to an arrangement, which. while
the duties were not high enough, was
perfectly satisfactory.
The hemp, flax and jute schedule met
with little more discussion, but the
finance committees recommendations
We're all agreed to, except that Mr.. Vest
moved to strike out the last phrase of the
schedule, putting duty on grain bags, so
that they might be afterward placed on
the free list. This was agreed to-
COTTON BAGGING.
The next paragraph, 271 puts duty of
II per cent. on baeging for COTTON, com
posed in part or in whole Of hemp, fax,
Jute or iute butts.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
PETER to exempt it from duty
Mr.. Vest said that no opposition would
no 1Hnrad fI fbp bu "a
finance committee.
The amendment was agreed to-yeas "a,
nays 19-and cotton bagging was made ex-
empt from duty.
Then came the paragraph on collars and
cuffs, 275. The House bill made the duty
on collars and cuffs and shirts and all
/ linen wearing apparel 35 per cent ad va
loren The amendment of the finance
committee was to make the paragraph
read collars and cuffs, composed wholly
or in part of linen, 30 cents per dozen
pieces, and in addition thereto, 30 per
cent. ad valorem; shirts and all other ar
ticles of wearing apparel of every de-
scriptiOn, not specially provided for in
this act composed wholly or in part of
linen. 80 per cent. ad valorem."
Messrs. Platt, Hoar, Chandler and AL
drich, twitted the democrats with hav-
ing placed a duty, not only protective but
prohibitive on these articles of manufac-
ture, and invited an explanation from Mr..
Vest
Mr.. Vest insisted that the rates fixed
constituted revenue'duty.
MILLS GIVES HoAR AN ANSWER.
Mr.. Hoar turned toward MIR. Mills,
who had gone over TO the republican side
of the chamber, and said, win not the
senator from Texas tell usl"
Without waiting for close Of the sen
tence, Mr. Mills broke in: with the
greatest pleasure in the world. knew
that you would come to me. and was
waiting for you to do so. Laughter We
found ourselves in a situation where il
was necessary to make this concession.
In order TO protect some other barons en-
gagged in plundering the people of the
United States about $500 0O0,0 600 year on
wooen goods and Sl25, 900, 600 year on
cotton goods, and in order TO reduce the
plunder on woolen goods about Sl50OO0-
600 and the plunder on cotton gOods-well,
not so much-very little laughterl, we
had to stand little rise on collars and
cuffs"
THAT is not the way TO state it," MIR.
Hoar said. 1T is not little rise on col
lars and cuffs. The senator goes for
them with his bludgeon in his hand and
says. There is robber on the highroad
plundering at large; and therefore / will
take TO the byways and do little plum
dcring myself. Laughter But |
would like TO have the senator go little
further and tell US how 10 came to be nee
essary to dc this. How did it happen?
What democrat was it who would not vote
for the bill without certain condtionsW
REFERRED TO CHANDLER.
Mr.. Mills suggested that Mr.. Chandler
seemed 70 know all about that and would
give the desired information
That suggestion did not suit Mr. Hoar,
however, who said that MIR. Mills was In
the position Of witness who offered him
self 10 the court for examination, and he
repeated the question.
Mr.. Mills reply was that he had al
ready stated that the bill could not be
passed without concessions being made.
Mr Hoar pressed Mr. Mills TO name the
man, and applied 10 tho Texas senator the
remark Of Burke on one occasion, that nc
had "sneaked out Of di1icuty IN which
he had proudly struttcd.' But, Of course,
he said, that remark would not apply TO
50 gallant and chiyalric a man as the SEN
atOr from Texas. AS Mr.. Mills declined
TO be as explicit as Mr.. Hoar would have
him ,.the Massachusetts senator declared,
IN conclusion that bis friend from TeEas