New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-21
THIS IS TARIFF REFORM"
THTS Il '7rE'T''
THE HOUSE IN ITS PRECIPfrAN'f f"''"'
MrAst-RE TIE REVERSE OF
WHAT IT. INTENDED

THIS IS "TARIFF Rtf
THE HOUSE IN IT'S PRECIPtrANcY PASSES
MEASURE TIE REVERSE OF
WHAT IT. INTENDED.
WASHINGTON. Aug 9o-Th-re were some thir'y-oda
Senator's present when to-day's session o'e"'u
The reading 81 Saturdays journal was dispenser
with and Immediately thereafter M Harris u'eh-'
Tenn, acting chairman Of the Finance Committee
reported from that committee the House Tee 'us'
hill with A substitute putting duty oil Z" per CENT
al valorem on all sugars. , cents eAloh 0"
mol,ss.s testing above % AMI mo- above % uesre.
ana cents gallon on mo'asses testing "o''' -
degrees
NJ Nand.rs,n ,Rep NebD asked MI Harris 'or
Information a. 70 what had become Of the a'nend-
men,s offered TO the BIZ, particularly "a 10 hs o""
amendment for a continuance OF the sugar oou'N'
Mr. Uarrls-The committee voted upon H.
Mr. Allison (9cp. Iowa.. a member ~ the finance
.,-oi;,.e said that he fe.i. al the maj )rty OF
Senator's he hal no doubt that me vote OF 'he
Senate las, SATURDAY IN favor ~ Mr. Mhn''''oh
amen linen; was practically an instruction 'ha' ",e
Finance COMMITTEE should repor, back that nneh1-
mer,. -,
Mr. Chandler ,Rep. y II inquired ~ Mr. Harris
40 to wha, became OF his Amendment 20 repeal ana
cameo, the tariff bills as passed 10y We House ~
Representatives.
NJ u,rrs-Perhafs The brefss'. most pertinent
anil respectful answer that ! can slV' 20 ines"
various injuries may he found IN the TACT thai the
has reported me uil4 pt'H WI" az "''''
mont: ana ,ha, Is really all hat n"el s'y bu'
NH say 70 ihr Senator from New Hampshire tha'
thltc was a majority 81 the finance committee '''
c.loIly opposed to his amcnlm"ni
Mr. Chand..r-I ask parliamentary '''S''O"
,se,her the rejected Amendments should not be re-
,o-..t hack from the committee and - on the
calendar?
This inquiry ,llc!iel con'cmp'uous laugh from
W u,r-is and a remark from Mr Cockrel. dem
Mo-: THAT Is rl.cu.ous. Cont answer !
Il =, no, want me Senator from MISSOURI Fnii
vr chanler .ar,iy. 90 answer questions mat
ask N. senator from Tennessee am WHINE -
AXE the ruling Of The chair 'hou'i prefer mat
.,,ys bu, the chaIr iocs no. always have an OPP
,,,rtunly to answer" d.aughier)
Tho vice-rresilen,- The Senator from Tennessee
,en,r,s back the bill which goes 20 me ca.eniar.
Mr.. Chandler Now. az 20 III" status o' my amend
ment.
RI. Woo presiler,- The chair has no Information
v'.n reference 20 amendments no, reported by Tho
committee.
"Tf the senator from New Hampshire will allow
NE" Mr. Harris began.
ohio Senator" MIR Chandler broke In. need not
oek nv permission TO make statement ] will
ALLOW him 20 do so. with pleasure. although !
should prcfer that h. should not make It," Uaush-
teri
eft is" Mr. Harris went on. the most innocent
Of all innocent statements Neither the Senator
from New-IIampshire any other man who
served three hours here ever heard OF an amend
mon, which had not been favorably considered re-
ported back by a committee with bin propose
10 report some other bills trn.s was said in tone
OF mpaticnce)
II apologize" said Mr. chandler. sarcastically
"for NV ignorance having served more than three
hours and knowing the rule which the senat"
has laid down. ! have not studied parliamentary
law as much he has. and regret that have
given him any pain agony by my inquiry"
Il want to put on record my certificate said Mr.
Harris. severely. that tho Senator from Now
Hampshire was not ignorant. Other motives con-
,rollcd him. not that OF ignorance" Gaughter)
Mr.. Mitchell CRep.. OreD gave notice that II the
Sugar bill just reported. ever came mp for ac-
ton. he would ofr.r amendment TO add TO IL a
provision re-cstablishing the wool duties IA in the
act OF 1880.
Mr.. Quay dsep. PENN inquired OF Mr.. Harris
what had become OF his tMr. Quay's) amendments
to rc-cnact the Mckinley law.
Mr.. Harris did not pay any special attention to
the inquiry but reported back from the Finance
Committee the second OF the House blls-the one
10 put,on the free list buminous coal. shale slack
and coke. with amendment that when II IL i'm
ported from any country dependency that i'm
poses duty bitumnous conl like duty shall
be imposed upon II.
The bill placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Harris then reported without amendment the
bill TO place the free list all ores OF iron; and
1t also placed the calendar.
Then the last OF the four bills-as to barbcd wire
was reported back by Mr. Harris with a substi-
tute providing that AL barbcd fence wire. and
all other fence wire. in strap round. fiat twist
OF iron steel, when imported for the manufac-
ture OF such fence wire shall be admitted free of
duty under such rules and regulations as the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury may prescribe"
The bill placed the calendar.
Mr.. Allison dtcp. Iowa. explained that when
the barbed wire bill came from the House II put on
the free list the material OF which fence wire Is
made. There was no provision In the House bill
whereby fence wire or barbed wire made free
On the contrary. the very reverse provided for
The material used made free. while the duty
remained on barbed wire.
Mr.. Harrs-It Is true. Mr. President. that the CON
struction which the Finance Committee puts upon
the House bill Is that 1t makes iron ana steel rods
free. and does make barbed wire free. And,
therefore the committee has reported a substitute
In lieu OF the House bill.
Mr.. Alison--After very sharp contest on each
OF these subjects in the Senate duty was placed
upon coal and iron three separate occasions,
and by decided maJoritisthere being only four dis
sentng votes occasion and six on The final
test. As 10 barbed wire. ought TO say that the
Wilson bill. 1t from the House. provided
for a duty Of % per cent ad yaiorem on iron and
steel rods. The Senate in the anal adjustment
OF that paragraph reduced that duty. and after a
very sharp contest in which my friend from ILL.,
was retained And now the Finance Committee
within six weeks reverses the conclusions then
reached by the Senate.
Mr.. Aldrich Rep.. Il. H. said that ne desired to
make a statement for the minority OF the Finance
Committee. He deemed II proper TO say that the
bin reported this morning represented the views of
the majority OF that committee, and were not con-