Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-19
Further Consideration of the Tariff
Amendments.
A DEBATE ON TIE COT GLASS TRADE
Industries (which Senators Want
Protection.
GOING THROUGH THE LIST

Peace was the watchwOrd and general
apathy in command when the Senate met
today. During the morning hour the bill
ratifying an agreement with the Yuma In
dams in California was passed. ..-..
At HIS the tariff bill was taken up. and
Mr.. Gallinger IN. HI announced that he
intended to complete his remarks. He an.
rouncsd in q preliminary way that he
thought the bill ought to be defeated, and
he would resort to any method which
would cause its defeat.
Mr.. Gallinger finished the third INSTALL
ment Of his speech at o'clock and the con-
alteration Of the schedules was resumed.
The paragraphs In the glass ware sched-
ule passed over yesterday were taken up.
Mr.. Jones offered as substitute Tor
committee. the following: Green ana
colored. nodded or pressed. and dint and
lime glase bottles holding more than one
quart, and demijohns and carboys. covered
or uncovered, filled or untitled. and other
nodded or pressed. green and colored. and
flint or lime bottle glassware. green and
colored. nodded or pressed. and hint ana
lime glass bottles and Walls, not specially
provided for In this act. three-fourths Of one
cent per pound; holding not more than one
pint and not less than one-quarter Of
pint. one snd one-eighth cents per pound: II
holding less than one-fourth of pint.
forty cents per gross, whether alisd Or un-
filled, whether their contents be dutiable or
free" 80
The Cut Glass Amendment.
1t was agreed to without objection, ~
was the committee amendment to increase
the rate on glass, cut, engraved painted,
colored. silvered. etc. not including plate
glass silvered. from IS to 20 per cent I'D
va,orem.
The finance committee proposed an amend.
ment to the next paragraph @o!. to In
or other articles Of glass. cut engraved,
etc, except such as have ground shoppers
only. including porcelain, from IS to 70 per
cent ad valorem. ~ -.
rate to 90 per cent. He read some letters
from cut-glass manufacturers Of his state
to show that the wages paid In this coun-
try were three times as high as those paid
the cut glass workers were to receive ade-
Quate protection because the Senate had In
creased the rate 8 per cent He declared
that the industry could barely get along
with the present duty Of 60 per cent.
The Industry in Ohio.
Mr.. Sherman supported the amendment.
In the course Of his remarks he pictured
the development Of the glass and porcelain
industry in the neighborhood Of East Liver
pool. Ohio.
The duty on cut glass. he maintained. was
essentially protection for labor. not
cspital.
Mr.. Vest contended that the time had
come when there should b some reduction
OF the enormous rates en- glassware. The
highest degrees Of excellence in cut glass
had been reached in this country. Our cut
glass had taken the premiums at the Paris
tie manufacturers, saying that bottles
could be made here cheaper than the cost
of transportation from abroad. and saying
that with free raw materials the United
States could drive competitors from the
Mr.. Teller also supported the amend
ment. The defense for protective tariff
today was that II maintained and would
than abroad. and he was satisfied THAT the
proposed rate on cut glass, II II became
law. would inevitably result in . reduction
Of wages.
The Amendment Rejected.
Mr.. Platt's amendment was rejected. q
81. He proposed q similar increase on the
rates In the preceding cut glass paragraph
and 1t was also defeated. Mr.. Plat gave
notice that when the bill was considered in
the Senate he would ask q separate vote
upon these two amendments.
A substitute Presented.
Mr.. Jones presented a substitute for para
graph 81 slightly increasing the rates pro-
posed in the committee amendments. II
was a. follows:
Unpublished cylinder. crown and common
window glass not exceeding i0xl5 inches
square, cent per pound; above that and
not exceeding 16x24 inches square, / IA
cents per pound: above that and not sx-
cseding 24x30 inches square. ! 81 cents per
pound; above that and not exceeding 24x36
inches square. 2 cents per pound; ali above
that 1-s cents per pound.
Provided that unpublished cylinder, crown
and common window glass, imported in
boxes, shall contain fifty square feet, a.
nearly as sizes will permit, and the duty
shall be computed thereon according to the
actual weight Of the glass.
The substitute was agreed to without de-
bate. At this point the bill was laid aside
At the request Of Mr.. Aldrich, who said he
desired to get certain information In q bull
letin to be issued from the printing ONCE
on Monday before proceeding with the met
al schedule