The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-27


New York made bis speech today attack
cent per pound on lead ore and lead-siiyer-
bearing ore. and generally arraigning his
colleagues for their refusal to stand by the
Democratic doctrine of free IA " materials.
There was something Of furry when
Mr.. Hill arose. as it was well understood
that be purposed vigorous attack on the
lead schedule He began by moving to
place lead ore and argentiferous lead ore
on the free list, but as there were only a
few senat ors in the chamber Mr.. Aldrich
suggested the absence of a quorum. He
want ed a full senate to witness the New
York senator's arraignment of his party
associates.
The electric bells brought fifty-five SEN
ators to the chamber.
Mr.. Hill said he realized as keenly AS
any other senator the necessity for early
action on the bill. The country was anx-
,ous and eager While the bill was not
to him and had not been salts
factory to him since 1t was reported, he
WAS now and always had been IN favor of
its prompt disposition. He had favored a
change of the rules in order TO facilitate
action.
None of the responsibility for delay
I
senators on his side, very few he
was gald to say, were opposed to
adopting the direct method. But
he was not disposed to criticise
them. They acted according to their
ideas OF public duty; he acted according to
his. He thought it was idle for his party
associates to criticise their friends on the
other side for exercising their privileges
under the liberal rules of the senate when
they refused TO apply the remedy that was
open to them. They (the spublicans)
were pursuing the same course the Demo-
Gratis pursued in 1890 in the fight against
the force bill. The remedy for this condi-
ton of affairs lay in proceeding in a
prompt, plain, manly fashion to rearrange
the rules. As he had said before, he con-
tinued. the bill was not satisfactory to
him: it was not satisfactory to other
Democrats on this side of the
chamber, aud if the senator from Mary
land (Mr. Gorman) the other day intended
to infer that there was Democratic unity
on this bill he had exceeded his authority.
The bill would not be satisfactory to him
rs long as it contained one remnant of the
Populistic income tax. Still. he thought
it the duty of the Democrats not to defeat,
but to modify and perfect it
Mr. Hill proceeded to explain that he
had voted against Mr. Teller's motion to
tn BILE the bill because he did not desire TO
kill the measure before it was fully con-
sidered. and an honest effort was being
made to modify it. He had voted
the other day IT., to place Is iron ore
solitary and alone as far as Democratic
votes were concerned. He did not antici-
pate the motion he now made would be car
ried, but it ought not to require any argu-
ment to convince u Democratic senate that
lead ore should 60 on the free list. The
Democratic party stood pledged TO it.
Lead ore was a raw material and the party
was committed to free raw materials.
Mr. Vest replied to Mr.. Hill. The duty
proposed in this bill, he said. was of a
cent per pound. 1t was the rate fixed ia the
Mills bill that had received such high COM
mendation. 1t was proper, he though
that he should make n few words of eXpla-
nation The Mckinley bill placed n duty
Of IL cents on lead and misunderstanding
ore.
Mr.. Stewart made brief speech COM
planning of the discrimination shown in
the bill between labor in the east and west
as illustrated in this instance.
Mr.. Dubois followed with a sharp thrust
at Senator Hill for his attack on the
finance committees amendment. He ha |
not believed any senator would stand on
the floor of the senate cbampiOning the
smelling combine and the white lead trust
would be the only interests 10 the entire
country which would be benefited by sd-
emitting lead ore free OF duty.
Mr.. Shoup (Rep Idaho, made quite an
elaborate argument in favor of duty ON
Argentiferous lead ore. He contended
that the miner of the west could not com.
pete with the peon labor of Mexico. aud
said if silver-iead ore were admitted free of
duty from Mexico, almost every silver-lead
mine in the United States would be closed.
Mr.. Shoup concluded at 12:l0. when he
offered an amendment making the rat. of
duty on lead ore one cent per pound in
stead of q of a cent, provided by the COM
mittee amendment. This was defeated
% to 80
Mr.. Dubois offered an amendment which
was accepted by Mr.. Jones, fixing as the
method of sample and assay that COM
mercially adopted In the United States.
Mr.. Power criticised the rate provided
and clal ned that the committee had dis
eliminated against lead as in favor of lead
manufacturers. He also presented figures
to show the operations OF the lead trust, aad
went into details as to the difficulties in
the way of lead ore mining The house
bill made lead ore and dross dutiabie at 10
per cent advalorem upon the lead contain
ed therein, and classified silver-lead ore as
silver ores where the silver contained ex-
ceeded in value the lead contents, and ad-
mitted them free of duty. The finance
committee amendment made lead ore du-
table at of a cent per pound, and made
silver lesd ores dutiable at the same rate
Oh the lead contents according TO sample
and assay at the port of entry.
The committee amendment fixing the
rate on lead ore at q cent per pound was
agreed TO without division.
Special interest was conferred in the vote
on Mr.. Hills amendment upon which the
yeas and nays were called. As the vote
ceeded and il was seen that Senators
trby aud Mills were TO cast the only votes
except Mr.. Hill in favor of the motion, a
smile spread over the senate which was
apparently At the New York senator's ex-
pense. He did not. however, seem discon-
certed and took the matter good naturedly.
When the result was announced. showing
that the amendment had been lost by n
vote of to ~, Mr.. Hill arose as il DESTROYS
Of making an extended speech. but con-
tented himself by remarkiug that he de
sired 10 congratulate the distinguished
senator from Maryland upon rhe fact that
he was now leading both sides of the
senate chamber with great uuanimity.
Senator German. at whom the taunt WAS
aimed was absent from the cham Der and
othiug was said 10 response TO IL except
By Senator Aidrich, who replied that he
had never hsd any doubt that upon test
the Mary land Senator would be found
standing for protection.
A new paragraph fixing the duty on
nickel aud alloys OF nickel at 20 cents per
pound was agreed 40.
Mr.. Aldrich gave notice that he would
continue this contest.
The duty on zinc in block or pig was, on
motion of Mr.. Vest. changed from - per
cent ad vaiorem 10 of a cent per pound:
on sheet zinc from - per cent - ~ cents
per pound; and on old zine. ii only 70 be
MANLY PURITY