The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-27

day to place iron ore on the free list
The vote stood solitary and alone. as
far as Democratic votes was con-
cerned. He did not anticipate the mo-
ton he now made would be carried,
but it ought not to require any argu-
ment to convince the Senate that lead
ore should go on the free list. The
Democratic party stood pledged to it.
Lead ore was raw material, and the
party was committed to free raw ma
terials.
Mills Bill Rate.
Mr. Vest replied to Mr.. Hill. The
duty proposed in this bill, he said, was
three-quarters of a cent per pound 1t
was the rate fixed in the Mills bill that
mad received so much commentator.
1t was proper, he thought, that he
should make few words of expIana-
ton. The Mckinley law placed a duty
or l1ac. on lead and lead-silver bear
ing ore
Mr.. Steart made brief speech COM
planning of the discrimination shown
and the west, as illustrated in this in
stance.
Dubois PricIxs Hill.
Mr.. Dubois followed with q. sharn
thrust at Senator Hill for his attack
on the Finance committees amend
ment- He had not believed any senator
would stand on the floor of the Senate
championing the smelling combine and
the white lead trust, which his action
amounted 20, as those would be only
interests In the entire country which
would be benefiting lead ore free of
duty.
Mr.. Power criticized the rate plo-
vided and claimed that committee had
disseminated in favor OF lead as
against lead manufacturers. He also
presented figures to show the opera
uons of the lead trust and went into
details as to the difficulties in the way
OF lead ore mining.
Mr.. Shoup then offered an amend
ment making the rate Of duty on lead
ore one cent per pound instead of q
of cent, as provided by the committee
amendment. This was defeated -25 to
so.
Smile Spread Over the Senate.
Special interest was conferred in the
vote on Mr.. Hills amendment upon
which the yeas and NAYS were ..alled
AS the vote proceeded and II was seaan
that Senators Irby and Mills were to
cast the only vote except Mr.. Hill in ia
Vor of the motion, a smile spread over
Inc Senate which apparently at the
New York senator's expense. Hill did
not, however, seem disconnected, and
eOOh Ine result good naturedly. When
the result was announced, showing that
the amendment had been lost by a vote
OF to %, Mr.. Hill arose, Is if desirous
OF making an extended speech, but con-
tented himself by remarking that he
desired TO congratulate the distin
gulshed senator from Maryland upon
the fact that he was now leading both
sides of the chamber with great unan-
unity"
Senator German. at whom this taunt
was aimed, was absent from the cham
Der, and nothing was said in response
to 1t except by Sena tor Aldrich. who re-
piled he had never had any doubt that
upon a test the Maryland senator
would be found standing for protection
The committee amendment fixing the
lead ore at q of a cent per pound was
then agreed to without division.
A new paragraph fixing the du
ty on nickel and alloys of nickel at
cents per pound was agreed to.
Mr.. Aldrich gave notice he would CON
tinue this contest.
The duty in zinc in block or tin was.
on motion of Mr.. Vest, changed from %
per cent. ad valorem to X of a cent ner
pound; on sheet zinc from 25 per cent
70 Us cents per pound; and on old Zinc
mt only to be manufactured. from 15
per cent. to Is of cent per pound.
This finished the schedule and at :
O'Clock the Senate went into executive
session and at $40 adjourned.