The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-12
HARRIS DISCOURAGED.
The Senate Makes Slow Progress Will
the Tariff Bill.

The Senate Makes Slow Progress With
the Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 11.-Harris almost
despared of making progress with the
tariff bill today. when Quay introduced
bill to establish code of laws for the
District OF Columbia, and aaked for its
reading in full. The Democratic SEN
ators objected, Vest saying the evident
purpose was to delay the tariff bill. The
bill was returned to Quay, who intimat-
ed that he might bring it up tomorrow.
Allen tried in vain to obtain consider
alton of his Coxey resolution, and, after
brief discussion of the PETER indus
trial depression resolution, the senate
reaumed consideration of the tariff bill.
The pending amendment was that of
Perkins to the amendment Of Jones, of
Arkansas, to change the duty on boracie
acid. The Jones amendment was for an
increase of the duty from 20 per cent ad
vaiorSna to oents per pound. ferkfuE'
amendment was to increase it to the
present rate, 5 cents.
Chandler succeeded in his own pecu.
liar way in irritating the Democrats, es-
pecially Harris, who, at the conclusion
of the remarks of the New Hampshire
senator, moved to lay the Perkins
amendment on the table. The motion
was carried by strict party vote-3I to
%.
The question then required upon the
Jones compromise amendment to
change the duty from 20 per cent to 2
cents per pound, Aldrich moving to
strike out and insert cents. Harris
moved to lay the amendment on the
table. Carried-31 to "a.
Hoar offered an amendment to the
Jones amendment providing for specific
duty of 40 per cent on boracc acid, in
place OF cents per pound. He wanted
a record of Democratic sentiment on the
two systems.
Harris remarked that he should have
it and moved to lay the amendment on
the table, which was carried by prac-
tically unanimous vote. Dolph alone of
the Republicans voted in the negative.
The vote then required on the Jones
compromise amendment, the Republi-
cans voting with the Democrats. Mills
alone voted against the amendment.
The vote on the next amendment offered
by Jones, changing the duty on chronic
acid from 10 per cent ad valorem to
cents per pound ian increase of % per
cent?, was taken without debate. The
Repu blicsns again voted with the DEM
ocrats and it WAS adopted 81 to 2. AL
len and Mills voted against it.
The next amendment was that in
ereasing the duty on citric acid from 20
to % per cent ad valorem. Harris
moved to lay the amendment on the
table. 1t was carried-29 to 20-as was
his motion to lay on the table an amend
nent of Mr.. Aldrich to substitute 7
cents per pound for the, 20 per cent ad
valorem on citric acid. The amend
ment increasing the rate 25 per cent ad
valorem was then adopted.
The next amendment offered by Jones
increased the duty on fannie acid or
tannin, from SO to 70 cents per pound.
The debate on this was continued for
some time. Just before the senate went
into executive session truce was ar
ranged by which the Democrats agreed
not to press the motion to meet at 10
O'Clock, with the understanding that the
morning hour should be limited to one
hour and the tariff bill be taken up
each day at noon.
At 5:55 p. N. the doors were closed.