Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-06-21
Pulp and Paper Paragraphs of
tho Tariff Bill Completed.
SENATOR HILL WANTS FREE COAL.
The Speaker Absent from the House on Ao.
count OF sickncss-The Anti-OptIon
Bill Taken Up-Mr. Hatch
Opens Debate.

Tor agricultural machinery, the tarif
bill came up.
AZ the request Of Mr.. Platt the tw,
paragraphs-20s and 209-of the sill
schedule passed over Saturday wer,
again passed over, and schedule NJ
pulp, papers and books"-was takei
up.
MIR, Frye offered a protest agains
the hrst paragraph of the schedule
placing duty OF 10 per cent. OF
mechanically ground wood pulp anC
chemical wood pulp, bleached or un
bleached. He appealed TO the Other
side to make the duty specific instead
of ad valorem, and proposed an amend
ment TO substitute equivalent specific
rates say $3.50 per ton on wood pulp
mechanically ground; chemical wood
pulp unbleacNcd s. per ton and bleach.
ed $3.50 per ton. The democratic mem
bers of the finance committee refused
10 accept the amendment and II was
rcjcctcd-2O to 20.
The rate on sheathing paper and
roofing felt was fixed at 10 per cent.
on printing paper unsized, sized, suit
able for books and newspapers, ut Is
per cent. ian increase from the house
rate on unsized paper from IL to 10 per
cent?; on copying paper, filtering pa
! per- tissue paper, sensitized paper, etc, ,
! 80 per cent. tan increase of per cent
from the house ratel; parchment pa
per- card board, photograph and auto
graph albums, wholly or partly manu-
factured, 80 per cent; lithopraphic
prints, % per cent: lithographic
labels, 45 per cent (house rate 25 per
cent; paper envelopes, 20 per cent;
paper hongings, 20 per cent; blank
books, 20 per cent; books. including
pamphlets and cngravings, photo.
| graphs, etc, etchings, % per cent:
playing cards, 10 cents per pack and
90 per cent. ad valorem; manufacture.
of paper not specially provided for, 20
per cent.
This completed the pulp and paper
paragraphs and the senate Immediately
proceeded with schedule N-"sun-
dries Thj following rates were fixed
without debate: Hair pencils and
feather busters 30 per cent. brooms.
20 per cent; button forms. 10 per cent:
agate buttons, 25 per cent; pearl and
shell buttons, / cent per line and IL per
y X
horn, 80 per cent; shoe buttons, % per
cent.
1t was not until coal was reached
that opposition developed. The house
bill placed coal ON the free list. The
finance committee amendment placed
II duty of 30 cents ton on bituminous
coal and II cents on slack and culm.
and Is per cent. ad valorcm on coke.
As soon as the clerk had read this
paragraph Mr.. llill and Mr.. PETER
jumped TO their feet The New York
senator was recognized, and he sent to
the clerks desk an amendment To rele-
gate hituminous coal and shale to the
free list. lie supported his amend
mcnt with "A speech.
MIR. PETER followed Mr.. Inn In sup
port of free coal, although on Il differ |
ent line.
Mr.. Vest declared he would not hesi- !
tate to nntagonizc the commands of his |
party on question like this II the |
platform demanded free coal and he |
could get only a reduction of 35 cents |
he would take IT,
Mr.. squire, on behalf Of the Washing |
ton coal interest, thought II was unfair |
TO admit Canadian coal at 80 per cent. |
when Canada charges 90 per cent. on |
GOAL imported.
MIR. Perkins explained that he should |
refrain from voting ON this paragraph, |
because he had II personal interest in |
coal mines on the Pacific coast A vote |
was taken on Mr. Hills amendment at !
$3.50 and IL was lost TO 81. Messrs.
Allen, Kyle, PETER, populists; Hin and |
lrby' democrats, and Hansbrough and
Washburn, republicans, voted in favor
of the motion.
MIR. Hansbrough, republican, moved
n proviso be added to the paragraph
placing bituminous coal on the dutiable
list TO admit coal free of duty TO coun-
tries imposing no import duty on coal
exported from the United States. The
amendment was laid on the table.
Mr.. Squire moved TO increase the
rate ON bituminous coal and shale from
40 To 90 cents per ton. II was laid on
the table. The finance committee
placing duty of 40 cents
on bituminous coal and shnle and 10
cents ON coal or culm that will pass
a half inch screen was then
agreed TO,
Mr. Hill moved to place coke on the
free list, finance committees amend
ment made 1t dutiable at IS per cent.
liill was defeated, TO 10, and the
committee amendment was agreed to.
The rate on corlSs was fixed at 10
cents per pound (house rate 20 per
cent?; or dice, chessmen, pool, billiard
and bagatclle balls 80 per cent (house
rate, so per cent?; on dolls, toys, mar
blcs and other toys not composed of
rubber, china or porcelain, 20 per cent,
TO take effect January /, 1893, instead
OF October /, 1894, as proposed In the
house bill; emery grains and emery
cent per pound, the
house rate; fire crackers, 90 per cent.
The amendments fixing Eliminates,
powder, etc, 80 per cent;
and all high explosives val
ued at less than 80 cents per pound,
cents per pound; valued above 90 cents,
cents; matches, 20 per cent; musical
Instruments, cases, tuning hammers
Ia new amendment), 25; percussion
caps, blasting caps, 80; blasting caps,
a.07 per 1000 cans; feathers and downs
4 all kinds when dressed, birds
or millinery ornaments, 80 per
ont; furs, dressed, but not made up,
o. not on the skin prepared for
'atters use, 20; fans Except palm leaf,
o. gun wads, 10; human hair, 90; hair
urled, for mattresses Ia new amend
nenp, 10; hair cloth, 25; fur hats for
men, women and children's wear, 40; ,
ewelry, 30; pearls, 10; sole leather, 10;
'end leather, 10: calf skins. 20. hook ,