New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-19
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Washington June 1S.-The last two schedules
| OF the Tariff bill. those dealing with pulp. paper
and books and with sundries. disposed OF
this afternoon in the Senate to the immense re-
! lief Of the badgered and almost despairng Demo-
cratic managers. few reserved paragraphs
in the silk and glass and china schedules have
yet to be voted on but with these few omissions
the dutable list OF the bill IS now complete ana
the material portion Of the abors of the dick
e,ing and compromising Democratic managers
is now successfully II by no means so credltably
discharged.
The consideration Of the free list will be neces-
sary brief. "a the only important questions
! raised by the changes which appear In the Joner-
| German revise have already been fought out
on the dutiable schedules. II the managers Of
the bill maintain their concatory purpose TO
drop out the administrative section entirely. only
the income and internal revenue tax provisions
| will remain to be disposed of. and the fight
! against the odious income tax and the extension
| OF the bonded period for whiskey IS not expected
| 10 consume more than a week AZ the most. The
| prospect Of a vote on the bill before June 30 H.
| therefore. more encouraging than 1t has been at
| any time previously.
ONE MORE WEEK OF DEBATE.
| To-dav's comparatively rapid progress has en-
| couraged the belief on the Democratic side that
| one more week perhaps may suffice to exhaust
| debate but this expectation Is undoubtedly more
| sangulne than well grounded. The only serious
| resistance encountered by the Finance Com
| mittee to-day was over the paragraph In the sun
| dries schedule restoring a duty Of 40 cents ton
| on bituminous coal. Mr.. Hill led the opposition
| TO this fragrant surrender" Of the supposed
| Democratic principle Of free raw materials, and
| for three or four hours he obliged his faithess
party colleagues to face merciless fire OF ridi-
| Guile and contempt
Mr. Vest the only one OF the managers
| Of the bill who attempted 10 reply 10 the sweep
| ing criticisms OF the New-York Senator. but the
Missouri Free Trader could do nothing better
| than offer the now threadbare apology that n
! tax on coal was a necessary concession which
| he and his associates were not able go deny
| Mr. Hill took OCCASION during the conoquy to
| expose a misleading suggestion in Mr.. Vests
| testimony Of last Saturday before the Gray Sugar
Scandal Investigating Committee. In that test-
mony Mr. Vest had coupled Mr.. I'M with MessrS
German. Brice. Smith and Caffrey as the Con
servat!ves" who had held pistol a the head
OF the Finance Committee and extorted the
Compromises" which changed the whole char
acter Of the bill. The Network Senator IN
dignantly denied to-day that he ever brought
any personal pressure 10 bear 10 force me sugar
coal iron ore lead ore surrender IN ms
disclaimer he was entirely sustained by Mr..
Vest who promptly rcpudated the inference
which might have been mistakenly drawn from
his language before the Gray COMMITTEE.
MR. HILL NOT a "DICKERER"
The strength Of MI Hnrs position Hes in the
fact that he has at no time taken a hand IN the
"dickers' and bargains for special legislative
ravors which have so unplcasantly marked each
successive stage OF the present biirs passage
,hroueh The two houses Of Congress Opposing
the measure as a betrayal OF Democratic prin-
cipes and promises. Mr.. Hill has kept Wholly
alOof from the open and SUCCESSFUL scrdilp'e
for Concessions" participation in which, either
as crantor or grantee has brought scahdal 70
the door Of almost every othcr D emo ivy
senator His rebuke to-day 70 Mr.. Vest ana
inc other trafckers In legislative favors carried
with Il accordingly severity and justice from
which there could be no escape ,.
Mr. Vest, who is becoming sonewhat caIous
10 taunts suffered visibly under the biting sat-
casm OF his Eastern colleague ana TOOK refuge
In di,erting attention from the plain issue OF
party faithessness by the stale repetition tnat
the revisers had been overpowered by their Sena-
torial associates and had been Obliged 10 90 'he
best they could" Mr.. Mills the once voclIerous
anostle OF free coal and free ore. avoided Mt
Vests sufferings by remaining out OF the cham-
her and on the vote FOR free coal he is put down
ingloriously in the list OF dodgers. as the Re-
publican Senator. with whom ne had pair was
unable 70 tell how the Texas economist would
have voted his first practical opportunity 70
give the people " the United Siatcs free coal.
Mr.. Hill got only six votes besides his own FOR
his amendment ana only Democrat. Mr..
Irby, Joined in the New-York Senator's effort -
make good the Democratic promise II free raw
materials The other Affirmative votes were cast
by the three Populists, Messrs. Allen, KYLE and
PETER and two Republicans. Messrs. Washburn
and HansbrOugh
Mr. Vests disclosures to the Gray Committee
on Saturday about the extent Of Mr.. Germans !
responsibility for the "surrenders'' In the Tariff |
bill seem 20 have caused some surprise But Mr. |
Vest told nothing new or surprising. When the |
now famous Jones amendments were first Of |
fercd It was said in these dispatches that Ar.
German the real author OF the new bill and |
that the measure should thenceforth properly |
bear the name Of the Maryland Senator instead |
OF that OF It's then nominal parent. Mr.. Wilson, !
OF West Virginia. Mr. Vests testimony only en- |
phasizes the fact then stated that Mr. German IS |
now the real leader Of his party in Congress on |
the tariff question. as he has been for four years
at least It's virtual chief all other legislative
policies.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL
Washington. June ls--The Tariff BIZ, was taken
up promptly at 1920. the pending question being on
the first paragraphs of the schedule (2ss and
800 which had been reserved Saturday. At the
request Of Mr.. P.att Rep.. Comm those para
graphs over without action. III tomorrow
Schedule NJ. PUP. paper and books" was then
taken up the first paragraph being putting
O duty Of 10 per cent ad valorem wood pulp
Mr.. Frye Rep., Me- argued against the ad
valorem rate. and In favor Of a specific duty
Maine. he said was. like Bozzars. bleeding at
every VEIN from this Tariff Bill; and this wood
pup business was one OF Names great industries
The annual production OF wood pup amounted 10
s35 90 ocO. and of that s235Oo0oO was paid for
labor II very benencent industry. and had |
reduced the cost OF paper very much The prin-
cpal competitors of the United States In the matter
of wood pup Australia Sweden. Norway and
Canada. lie proposed specific duty OF s. 80 per
ton. dry weight, mechanically ground pulp; 50
a ton chemical wood pulp unbleachcd and
81 30 ton bleached-these rates being equivalent
to 10 per cent ad va,orem.
The amendment opposed by Senators Jones
Dem. Ark) and Vest Dem. MOI on the part Of
the Finance Committee Mr.. Vest sah that one
OF the most vicious and outrageous attacks made
upon Mr.. Jones and himself In connection with the