The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-16
Yes! Notifies the Republican Fill
busters That the Tariff Bill
VIII Pass.
Even II the Senate Must Stay In
Session Until Snow
Again Flios.
Voorhssa Presents an Interesting EstImato
of Revenues Under Three BiIls-
In the House.

WASHINGTON MAY IL. .-Whon the sonata
took mp tue tariff bill. Aldrich'a Ams a q mont
placing duty Of 10 Tor osut on coal tar
preparations not provided for In the bill
was defeated. Discussion arose over tho
report presented by VOORHEES,. showing the
revenue which would be raised under the
bill ne II pAsTei the house. aud also as mod
lied by tho pending senate amendments.
based upon Las. years. importations. Alli-
son oomplained that tho report presented
BY Woo hoes was not an estimate al all. II
was ho said, an exact computation OF the
revenue 10 be raised. under the proposed
bill. based upon former Law. Aldrich de-
clsrod that Abe senators on tho other side.
responsible for the legislation. must have
somo idea OF the revenue to bsraissd BY the
bill. II was clearly their duty to present
thoir ideas OF this sut jset to the senate.
"Ohw said Vest. We do NOT propose 10
go into the dominion OF conjecture TO al
low senators on ths other side 10 filibus-
tor"
"Ws nrs not filibustsrina!' shouted half
dozen republicans.
you are not filibustering" said Vest,
with temper. "Then what do you call
~ Yen spend hours here In alleged de.
bate on the most insignificant matters. We
want TO dispose OF tbis bill. Your tactics
will not PREVAIL" continued Vest. raising
his haLd impressively. "we intend 10
pass this bill II IL takes until snow fies next
winter"
Aldrieh protested that the republicans
had no disposition 10 inte pose factions
opposition. They would debate 10 fairly
aud properly, but they would not nlibus-
ter.
The amendment Of Lodge. TO make cop
psras dutiable at thres-tsnths of q cent per
pound, was defeated. Quay asked that 20
cents specific be substituted for three per
cent on oxide Of cobalt. Jones accepted
the substitute. An amendment restoring
the rate on eolo;ipR for brandy. wine, beer
and other liquors 900 per cent? was adopted;
also Jones' amendment transferring from
tho free list. and making dutiabls at l8
cents. drugs, such as bnrks, beans, berries,
bslsams, buds. bulbs. bulbous roots. sx-
crescenoes, fruits. flowers. nbres. dried In
sects, grains eums and gum rosin. herbs,
leaves. lichens. mosses. nuts, roots and
stoms, spices. yezetab 90. seedt, aromatic
seeds OF morbid growth. weeds and woods.
used expressly for dyeinR.
Jones' amendments Increasing the duty
on sulphuric ether from IS TO 40 cents. nj
troua ether from 20 TO 70 cents, and fiuit
sthsra OF oils or essences from 81 20 81
were agreed TO.
Aldrich moved 20 increase the duty on
crude glyce fine from one cent go 1e4 cents.
Lost. Lodge moved to ino' ease the duty
on refined glycsrins from three 10 four
cents. Lost. Aldrieh moved TO transfer
indigo and It's ortrsots from the free list
TO the dutiable list at threc-fouiths Of one
cent per pound. Lost. Gnllinaer moved
to increase the duty on ink. Ink rovders
printeIs' Ink, etc. from 20 TO 80 per cent
ud valorem. Lost. Allison moved 10
transfer iodine from the free list aud to
place II on the dutinble list ut two csnts
per pound. Lost.
Jones' amendment placioa a duty Of Ave
cents per pound on licorice was agreed ".
The following Jones amendments. placing
an additional duty Of 30 per cent on oal-
cined msgnesis; placing q duty on EPSON
saitg of one. nth OF one cent. and reducing
the duty on morphin ON 7b 10 80 cents per
ounce. were agreed 70.
In the neIt paragraph, castor oil. Chand-
Ter moved to strike out 3b per cent and sub-
stituts Go cents PER gallon. Loaf. Aldtich
moved to substitute 10 cents per gallon for
~ per cent ad valorem on cod liver OIL
Lost. A, 6;i5 tho senate went into sI,ou.
tive session.