Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-22

~ t.ie urst time this morning. While Mr..
Bern was denouncing republicans for de-
iay'2s = measure that had been so long be-
fore the Senate Mr. Hoar said he would like
20 know whether AIr. Berry knew what vas
in The new cotton schedule.
Il read Il this morning" replied Mr.
Berry. amid laughter, Il don't suppose
Gould quote it line for line"
Does 1t reduce or increase the Mckinley
rates.
Berry, who manifested a disposition 70
close the debate. saying that what he par
uc1larly objected to was the action Of the
republicans in hlibustering and then pro
testing that they were engaged in legiti-
mate debate. They were sailing under
false colOrs. ne said.
Were you sailing under false colors
when you went into power on the Chicago
platformT asked Mr.. Hoar. pointedly. III
nor why do you put a protective duty on
sugar, rice and iron ore?''
PIatts Amendment Lost.
Mr. Berry instead of replying said he had
contributed to the delay of the bill as much
rs ne proposed to today. He took his seat
ana the debate went on without incident
until l21SO. when Mr.. Harris got the floor
and moved to lay the pending amendment
CMr Platts) to increase the duty on iron
ore from W to I'd cents per ton on the table
The motion was carried 32-21.
Inc question then required on the finance
committees amendment to transfer iron
ore from the free list. where it was placed
IN the House bill, to the dutiable list at
40 cents per ton.
Inconsistencies of the Schedules.
Mr. Allison spoke at some length in
criticism Of what he called the inconsistent
cies of the iron and steel schedules The
purpose OF reducing the duty on iron ore,
while still retaining some of it's protective
he L.
steel plants along the Atlantic coast. They
used Cuban ores. He was in sympathy
with movement TO develop and care for
the industries Of the east, as we'll as the
west. put ne was radically opposed to the
raw material movement in New England
which aimed at securing the materials for
us manufacturers free, while insisting on
adequate protection for the manufactured
articles.
Mr. Allison went on to point out that
the small Increases made in the iron and
steel schedule after the finance committee
or the Senate had decided to place a duty
CT 40 cents ton on iron ore were not
sufncfent to compensate for that duty the
rates having been fixed in the House on
the basis Of free ore. He believed if the
rates as fixed in the schedule should stand
they would work injury and destruction
70 many branches Of the iron and steel
industry. He insisted that the claim could
not be made that this was a symmetrical
schedule as framed
Vast Interests Affected
Mr.. Aldrich took up the argument on the
line Of Mr. Allisons remarks. He pointed
out the vast interests affected by this
schedUle. according to the census of 1890
exceeding one thousand million dollars
Like Mr.. Allison, he believed that unless
changes were made in the schedule so as
70 make IL logical several large branches of
the ron industry would be utterly destroy
ed No bar iron would be produced in this
cOurtry. he said He criticised the state
ment of Senator Brice yesterday that 40
cents per ton was to, be levied on iron
ore as pure revenue duty. The bill on its
face carried, according to the testimony of
the treasury experts, he said, a surplus of
SZS.VO,oOO- He believed. from his exper-
1ence with tariff legislation. that the re-
auctions proposed by this bill would so in
crease importatiOns as to create an annual
surplus of $lOO.OOO,OOO. The plea that this
duty was to be levied as a revenue duty
was therefore a sham and a pretext 1t
was for purposes of protection, and IL for
protection, why should not'the same meas
rre OF protection be accorded to all branch
eS of the industry?
Committee Amendment Adopted
At the conclusion of Mr. Aldrich's re-
marks the vote was taken on the finance
committee amendment fixing the rate on
iron ore at 10 cents per ton, and it was
agreed to without division