The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-25
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Kyle'S Resolution on Hawaii Laid
Before the Body.

Tariff Bill Then Taken UP.
Washington, May 24.-In the Senate to-
day Immediately after the presentation of
few petitions and the introduction of a
couple of bills, tho resolution offered yes
terday by Mr.. Kyle, declaring neutrality
in the affairs of the Sandwich Islands,
was laid before the Senate, and MIR. Kyle
made statement in explanation and
support of it. 1t was well known, he
said, that it was not the purpose of the
United States government to use force for
the restoration of the deposed queen; but
he thought that declaration to that
effect would aid very materially in set
tling affairs on the islands.
Mr.. Daniel suggested that in the alb
sence of the chairman of the committee
on foreign relations no action should be
taken. He was informed, however, by
Mr.. Kyle, that Mr.. Morgan approved the
resolution and had taken part in framing
it, and he then withdrew all objection
He added that it was evident to all that
there was no purpose in the present
United States government to exercise
force to restore the overthrown govern
ment.
THE TARIFF TAKEN UP.
The discussion was cut short by the
Vice President laying before the Senate,
at 1O:30 O'Clock, the tariff bill
Notices of amendment to the Kyle reso-
luton were given by Messrs. Manderson,
Teller and Palmer.
The Senate then proceeded with the
faT * lalfI i'm rNN fln Fav.fM
tion being on the tin plate paragraph No.
l2l The amendment originally reported
by the finance committee was to reduce
the duty from / l-5 cents pound in the
House bill to / cent. This amendment
was withdrawn, leaving the House rate
standing. The rate under the existing
law is 1-5 cents pound. The pending
amendment was one offered yesterday by
Mr.. Aldrich to make the rate y cents
Messrs. Platt and Hale, taking MIR. Cor
mans speech of yesterday for their text,
carried the heavy end of a long political
debate that had to come in before a vote
could be reached. Finally Mr.. Harris
stopped the talk by a motion to table Mr.
Aldrich's amendment, and his motion was
agreed te-yeas SO; nays 20, Messrs. AL
len, lrby, Kyle and PETER voting in the
Affirmative.
Paragraph No. 121 was then agreed to,
| per pound, as in the House bill.
The next paragraph, No. 1872 as to steel
! ingots, die blocks, billets and bars, shafts,
shaftings, etc, was amended by striking
out of the House bill the rate of % per
cent ad valorem and inserting specific
duties and classltcations ranging from
3-l0ths of cent pound upon the above
metals valued at / cent per pound or less
to 40 cents per pound upon values
above 10 cents per pound,
WIRE RODS.
The next paragraph, No 1913, was
amended so as to read: "Wire rods, riv-
cts, screw, fence and other iron or steel
rods, whether round, oval, fat or square,
or in any other shape, and nail rods in
coils or otherwise, valued at cents or
less per pound, 40 cents per pound ;
valued at over 4 cents per pound, q cents
per pound; provided that all round iron
or steel rods smaller than No. wire
gauge shall be classed and dutiable as
wire"
To the next paragraph, No. 124, "iron or
steel wire" Mr.. Allen, pop, of Nebraska
moved an amendment, to admit, free of
duty, wire commonly used for fencing
baling and binding purposes.
Mr.. Jones, while favoring the object
proposed, said that it was impossible to
distinguish the purpose for which wire
was imported; and that the effect of the
amendment would be TO admit all wire
| free of duty
| MIR. Allen contradicted that statement,
and argued in favor of his amendment
He proposed to modify 1t, however, so as
TO confne it to barbed fence wire and
Mr. Jones expressed his willingness to
consent to that.
This proposition provoked another
political debate, but finally Mr.. Allen S
amendment was added to the committee
amendment, with the understanding that
the phraseology would be so changed as
| to admit all fence wire free of duty; and
| then the whole paragraph, No. l24, as
amended, was agreed to, as follows:
"Wire, round iron or steel wire, all sizes
not smaller than Is wire gauge, IL cents
per pound; smaller than 10, and not
smaller than 16 wire gauge, ~ cents
per pound; smaller than l6 wire gauge,
3 cents per pound; all other iron
or steel wire and wire or strip
steel, commonly known as crtnoline wire,
corset wire, drill rods, needle wire, plano
wire, clock and watch wires and all steel
wires, whether polished or unpublished, in
coils or straightene and cut to lengths,
drawn cold through dies, and hat wire,
fat steel wire, or sheet steel in strips,
uncovered or covered with cotton, silk or
other material or metal, and all iron and
steel, valued above cents per pound 40
per centum ad valorem provided, that all
manufactures of all iron and steel wire not
otherwise provided for, pay the same rate
of duty as that imposed on the wire the
articles are made from, and in addition
thereto / cent per pound; provided fur
ther that barbed wire commonly used
for fencing purposes shall be admitted
free OF duty.
The next paragraph, No. l25, prohibit
ing an allowance or reduction OF duties
by partial loss or damage, by rust or dis
colOration, on iron or steel or any article
Of iron or steel, was agreed to, as in the
House bill.
THE DUTIES ON ANCHORS.
The duties on anchors, etc. Paragraph
No 1867, were fixed at / 2-10 cents per
pound on axles, etc (l20, 25 per cent.
ad valorem on auyils (l2S) at ~ cents
per pound on blacksmith's hammers,
etc. (l29), at u per cent. per pound on
boiler or other tubes (l30) % per cent. ad
valorem; on bolts and hinges (l3l) ~ per
cent per pound on card clothing manu-
factured from tempered steel wire, 40
cents per square foot; all other 20 cents
per square foot (l32) on cast iron pipe
/ (133), Clio cent per pound; and on cast
iron vessels, stove plates, etc (l34),
! S-IOc. pc pound, the words mot finished
parts of machinery being struck out OF
| the paragraph on casting of malleable
| iron (135), $40 cent per pound on cast
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