The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-14
STILL TRADING.
Republicans Insisting Upon
Increased Protection.
Democrats willing to Concede Almost
Anything to Pass Bill.


with set speeches on the free wool ques-
tion.
The temperature In the chamber was
stiningly hot, and the senator's spoke to
empty benches on the floor and a few list
less auditors in the galleries. Altoge ther
It was one Of the dullest and most weari-
some days of the long three months de-
bate Not a vote was taken. Those who
made set speeches were Messrs Sherman,
Dubois, Hnnsbrough, Shoup aud Mitchell.
Democrats Are Hustiing.
The Democratic managers are bending
every energy To the work OF securing q
vote on the final passage OF the tariff bill
before the end OF this month
In order To wardloff further prolongation
OF debate they are conceding all that is
possible, and it 10 said, upon apparently
good authority, that IL has been agreed
that the amendments heretofore made by
the committee TO the administrative fea-
lures OF the bill will be withdrawn, and
the provisions OF the administrative act OF
1880, under which the duties are now col
lected, permitted TO stand
The Republicans were prepared TO
make vigorous fight against the com
mittee amendments. III the COMMITTEES
NS~s'to " ao as - utIc luulCht6u, LQtY
will shorten the debate very materially.
The Republican senator's however, have
not given any encouragement TO the
friends of the tariff bill, who want an ar
rangement for vote on the wooden
schedule without delay. A number of
speeches have been prepared by Republi-
cans on the subject of free wool, and un-
til these have been got ridsof, no progress
can be made with the schedule. Other
items of the schedule will not cause much
Of fight.
Appropriation Bills Shut Out.
While the Republicans of the finance
committee are not in favor Of any further
delay on the bill than cannot be helped,
there are still some senators who think
that action should be held off until after
the close OF the fiscal year. Not single
appropriation bill has been acted upon by
the senate,and there is now apparently no
chance that any will be passed in time to
meet the emergencies Of the new fiscal
year.
1t is obvious that the appropriations of
the present year will have to be extended
by resolution before June 80, otherwise
there will be no money TO meet the ex-
penses of any of the branches of the gov
The Probable Concessions.
The Republican senators have asked
that certain increases be made all along
the line of WOODEN schedules. The requests
have been rejected, in part, but certain
concessions will probably be made on
some OF the paragraphs at least. including
those providing for a duty on woolens
and children's dress goods, coat Innings,
n. M htty. inc. n
ing and on wool and worsted yarns.
The probabilities are that on women's
and children's goods and other articles
included in the same paragraph, the
dividing line will be changed from 81. 30
and made to read SO that goods of this
class, valued at not over 60 cents. shall
pay duty of so per cent ad valorem, in.
stead of 40 as in the present law.
In the paragraph relating to ready
made clothing the present bill provides a
uniform ad valorem rate of 40 per cent.
IL Is proposed TO increase this rate To 80
per cent on these goods where they are
valued at more than $3.50 a pound. leay-
ing the rate at 45 per cent on goods of this
class of less value.
A similar change is TO be made on
woolen and worsted yarns, on which. as
the bill stands, an ad valorem duty of 30
per cent Is provided. As the paragraph
will be changed it will probably increase
the duoy on goods of this class, valued at
more than 40 cents "A pound, to 40 per cent
nd valorem, leaving those of less value at
Do per cent.
These changes have been advocated bv
\ large number OF manufacturers, and.
while the committee has not absolutely
decided upon making them, all the in
dications are that they will be made
Senator Aldrich is pressing very hard
FOR still greater change, especially on
and children's dress goods He
Ia asking that in this schedule the diyid-
ing line be made at 20 cents, and that the
rate on goods worth less than 40 cents n
pound shall be placed at 45 per cent, and
above at so per cent.
Our Red brethren.
The small crowd in the galleries of the
house was well repaid for it's attendance.
Tor at times the proceedings were very in
ceresting. While but 10 pages of the
Indian appropriation bill were read. some
very interesting discussions were precipi- |
lated, notably one by Mr.. Smith of Ari- |
iona. relative to the education of Indians.
and especially the Apaches, at the Indian |
schools OF the east. In the course of his 1
speech, he said that IL was possible to kid. |
nap Indian boys and girls and send them
70 school at Carlisle and Hampton. but
hey would wander back to the reserya.
tion and become worse than they were be-
lore.
The A. r. A. matter was again broueht
lp and caused slight ripple on the sur
ACE OF the house, but 1t blew over after
, short passag re- alarms between Mr. liz,
on and Mr. Weadock, both of Michigan
An unusually large mum ber of bills sue
,eeded in running tho gauntlet of obiee.
ions and reaching the goal of final pas
'age. among them being three senate
bills.
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