Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-25
AOdOSlA MAINE FRIDAY MORNING. MAY Is. 1894
IN THE SENATE.
Democrats Doing Their Best to Kill All Ameri-
can Industries.

WASHINGTON, May 24-In the Senate,
the tariff bill was taken up the question be-
ing on the tin plate paragraph, and the
amendment being the offered, Yesterday, by
Aldrich, to make the rate l 1-2 cents
pound. Hale commented on Germans
speech of yesterday. He quoted from an
article in the Springfield Republican, Bit
terly criticising the Democratic senators.
He also read an article from New York
Democratic paper declaring that nothing
had happened so humilia,ing as the hold of
the sugar trust. Hale said the
attitude of the new leader of the
Democratic party in the Senate
buy and sell; let US deceive and cheat; but,
above all things, let us pass this bill" 1t
was an appeal when his party was in ex-
tremis. AS to the vote which followed the
speech, it meant nothing. Hale spoke of
the concessions made to the sugar trust,
saying it would be $4,000, 900 clear profit
put into the pockets of the trust by single
stroke of the pen. He declared the bill
had on it the badge of traffic. 1t was a
bargain and sale inmarket overt.
Aldrich read editorial articles from Dem
ocratic papers of Charleston, S. c., and
Baltimore, denouncing the German bill and
speech. Allison appealed to the Demo-
cratic senators to add something to the rate
they proposed on tin plates.
Aldrich's amendment (making the duty
on tin plate 1-2 per pound) was tabled.
Paragraph l2l was agreed to, fixing the duty
on tin plates 1-5 cents pound, as in the
House bill.
The next paragraph as to steel ingots,
die blocks, billets and bars, shafts, ,shafiing,
ETC., was amended by striking out of the
House bill the rate of 25 cents ad valorem
and inserting rates varying from three
tenths of cent to four and seven-tenths
cents pound. The next paragraph was
amended so that wire rod, rivet, screw,
fence, other iron or steel rods, nail rods,
shall pay from four-tenths to three-fourths
of cent pound. To the next paragraph
Q24) "Iron or steel wire," Allen moved an
amendment to admit free of duty wire used
for fencing, balipg and binding purposes.
After some discussion Allen modified his
amendment to confine it to barbed fence
wire.
Hoar suggested that the paragraph 20
over till tomorrow. The amendment, he
said, affected great industry established
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lens amendment was added to the commit
tees amendment with the understanding
tha the phraseology of the amendment be
so changed as to admit all fence wire free
of duty. Then the whole paragraph as the
amendment was amended was agreed to. 1t
fixes rates one and one-fourth to two cents
pound, on certain sizes of wire, 40 per
cent. al valorem on crinoline, clock and
watch wires, etc. The next paragraph
prohibiting the allowance of reduction of
duties by partial loss or damage, rust or
on iron or steel, was
agreed to.
Duties were fixed in number of other
items. Anchors, etc, l 2-l0 cents pound
axles, ETC., 25 per cent. al valorem; anyils,
l "a cents pound; blacksmths' hammers,
ETC., l-2 cents pound; boiler or other
tubs, % per cent. ad valorem; bolts and
hinges, IL cents pound; card clothing
from tempered steel wire, 40
cents square foot; all other 30 cents a
square foot; cast-iron pipe, 6-10 cents
pound; cast-lron vessels, stove plates, etc.,
$40 cents pound castings malleable iron,
$40 cents pound cast hollow ware, coated,
glazed or timed, 2 cents a pound; chains
made of iron or steel 80 per cent. ed valo-
rem; pen knives, erasers ~ to IS cents a
dozen for some kinds and 25 to 50 per cent
ad valorem for other kinds; swords, sword
blades 30 per cent. ad valorem; muskets,
muzzle loading shot guns, sporting rifles,
% per cent. ad valorem.
Paragraph li3, placing duty of 80 per
cent. ad valorem on sporting breech- loading
shot guns and pistols. was amended by ad-
ding the words "combination shot pnns
rifles, pistols" Hoar was speaking in favor
Of protection for the gun making industry
when he yielded for motion to adjourn.
The Senate adjourned.