St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-12
A DAY DEVOTED TO ACIDS.
THE DUTY ON BORAcsc. CHRONIC,
Ci7RT.c IKD TIE..jc ACIDS
FIXED nv T1zE SENATOR'S.
Mr.. Chandler Wonders VIVA,
Amazing Grace 1t is That
Keeps the Democrats Out OF
Hell-Qmay attempts to Fill.
buster Against the Tariff Bill,
But Is SON Suppressed.

WASHINGTON, May IL Mr.. Harris
almost despaired Of making progress
with the tariff bill today. when Mr..
Quay introduced in the senate "a bill to
establish a code of laws In the District
of Columb ia." and asked for its reading
III full, which could scarcely have been
completed by the end of the legislative
day. Democratic senators objected, Mr..
Vest saying the evident purpose of MI.
Quay was to delay the tariff bill. The
District of Columbia bill WAS returned
to Mr.. Quay. who intimated that he
might bring it I'D again tomorrow. Mr..
Allen tried in vain to obtain considera-
ton for his CoXey resolution, and. after
a very brief discussion Of Mr.. Peffer's
industrial depression resolution, the
senate resumed consideration of the
tariff bill. The proposed duty on boracic
acid VAS discussed az considerable
length by Messrs. Perkins and White.
OF California; Jones, of Arkansas;
Mcpherson, Gallinger, Henderson anu
others.
The pending amendment was that of
MI. Perkins TO the amendment of MIR.
Jones (Ark.), to change the duty on
boracic acid. Mr.. jones' amendment
increased the duty from 20 per cent ad
yalorem to 2 cents per pound. MIR.
Perkins amendment was to increase it
to the present rate. 5 cents. Mr..
Chandler said in his opinion it was
unwise to go ahead with the consiGera-
ton of
THE TARIFF BILL
until the senate and the country were
informed upon what principle the bill
was framed.
1t had been changed. torn and patched
with protective tariff, free trade and
revenue tariff duties until it was neither
fish, flesh, fowl, nor good red herring.
He thought it was time that the DEM
ocrats of the senate should go out and
gather around a borax pit in the Hum
boldt valley and sing that good old
hymn:
Are we wretches yet alive,
And dare we yet rebel?
tbs wondrous: it's amazing grace
That keeps US out of he'll"
Mr.. Chandler succeeded in Irritating
the Democrats, and especially Mr..
Harris, who at the conclusion of the re-
marks Of the New Hampshire senator
moved, with some temper, to lay the
pending amendment Chat of Mr.. Per-
kins to make the duty on boracic acid 5
cents per pound) on the table.
The motion was carried by a strict
party vote. 81 to IS. The question then
REQUIRED upon Mr.Jones' Compromise
amendment to change the duty from 20
per cent to 2 cents per pound.
Mr.. Aidrlch moved to strike out and
insert 3 cents.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the amend
81 to "a.
MIR. Hoar offered an amendment to the
Jones amendment. providing for a
specific duty of 40 per cent on boracic
acid in place of 2 cents per pound. He
wanted a record Of
DEMOCRATIC SENTIMENT
on the two systems.
Mr.. Harris remarked that he should
have it. and moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. which was carried by
a practically unanimous vote.
Mr.. Dolph alone voted i'll the negative.
lut NOlG lucu IeCuIieu OH tuS JOiltS
compromise amendment, the Republic
aus voting with the Democrats. Mr..
Mills alone voted against the amend
ment. The vote on the next amend
ment offered by Mr.. Jones. changing
the Cuty OH chronic acid from 10 per
cent adj valorem to 4 cents per pound
fan increase of rs per cent?. was taken
without debate. The Republicans again
voted with the Democrats and it was
adopted, 81 to 2, MIR. Allen and Mir.
Mills voting against it.
The next amendment was that in.
creasing the duly OH citric acid from 20
to 25 per cent ad valorem.
MIR. Harris moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. 1t was carried. 20 to
20, as was his motion to lay on the table
AL amendment of Mr.. Aldrich to substi-
tute Z cents per pound for % per cent
ad valorem on cltric- acid.
The amendment increasing the duty
to 25 per cent ad valorem was then
adopted.
The next amendment offered by Mr..
Jones increased the duty on tannic acid
Or tannin from 35 to rs cents per pound.
The debate OH this item was continued
for some time.
just before the senate went INTO ex-
ecutive session a truce was arranged
by which the Democrats agreed not to
repreSs the motion to meet at l O'clock,
with the understanding that the morn.
ing hour should be confined to one hour
and the tariff bill be taken up each day
at noon. At 800 the doors were closed.