The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-16
ENCOURAGING PROGRESS
SEVERAL TARIFF ARTICLES PASS
ED UPON by THE SENATE.
Mr.. Vest Charges the Republicans with
wasting Time and Mr.. Aldrich Denies
it-Proceedings of the House.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 15.-Mr.
Allen pop. Neb.) offered a resolution. on
which he asked immediate action, calling
on the Secretary of the Treasury for
information on the following points:
Total number of the persons engaged
in protected Industries Of the United
States whose wages are. or may be claim
ed to be, affected by tariff legislation.
Total number Of persons so engaged
whose wages will not be affected; pro-
portion of the population of the United
States that depends upon the foreign
markets for the sale Of their products,
classifying the industries; total number
OF such persons who are native born ciu-
zens, the total number who are natural
lied. and the number aliens and at what
ratio alien mechanics and laborers are
taking the places Of native and natural
lied citizens in the protected Industries.
All this information to be based upon
the census Of 1880.
Mr.. Chandler (N. H: Let that resolu-
tion go over and be printed. ! take oc-
casion to suggest TO the Senator from
Nebraska that before he asks for IT'S adop-
ton 1t would be well TO ascertain whelher
or not the Secretary Of the Treasury mas
the means OF answering the inquiries.
I'm afraid the Senator Will find thai there
are no immediate data from which an
swer can be made
Mr.. Allen: Answers to resolution Oh
substantially the same character were
made by the Secretary Of the treasury
In 1856. based on the census of 1850. This
resolution is not new thing by any
means.
The resolution went over till tomorrow.
TApfFr BILL pRcGRFss.
At noon the tariff bill was taken up,
and the progress upon II was somewhat
encouraging, with no more discussion
than such as had immediate relation
10 the items on the chemical schedule.
According as they were reached, items
from No. 70 to No. % were disposed or,
leaving the rates Of duty as follows
Chloral hydrate. . per cent. ad valo-
rem. Chloroform, p cents per pound
Coal tar, colors or die9. p per cent. al
valorem. oxide Of cobalt. % cents per
pound. Collodon, 40 cents per pound; roll
ed or In sheets. but not made up into
articles, 80 cents per pound; If in fin
ished or partly finished articles, 10 per
cent. ad valorem. COloring for brandy
wine, beer or other liquors, 81 per cent
ad Valorem. Drugs, such as barks, ber-
ries. etc, 10 per cent. ad valorem. Sui
phuric ethers. 20 cents per pound: spirits
of nitrous ether, p cents per pound; fruit
ethers, oils or essences. 81 per pound
Ether Of all kinds not especially provided
for 81 per pound
Extracts or decoctions Of logwoCd and
other dye-woods and extracts Of sumac
and of hemlock bark. etc, ten per cent.
ad valorem. Gelatine glue etc. . per
cent. ad valorem. Crude glycerine, not
purified, one cent per pound; refined gly-
cerine, three cents. Ink and ink powders,
pinters' ink. etc, % per cent. ad valorem.
Iodoform. 81 per pound. Extracts or
licorice. five cents per pound. Carbonate
Of magnesia (medicinaD. three cents per
pound. caicine, seven cents; epson salts.
one-dfth of one cent AliZarine assistant
or soluble oil, so per cent. al valorem.
Castor oil, 80 cents per gallon. Cod liver
oil. 20 per cent. ad valorem.
The only noteworthy points on the
days discussion were:
4 charge by Mr.. Vest that Republican
senators were wasting day after day in
'fnsectivorous" discussion; a declaration
bv him that Democratic senators intend
ed to pass the bill II it took them until
the snow fell. and denial on the part Of
Mr.. Aldrch that any disposition had been
or would be shown by Republican SEN
ators to do anything except discuss the
bill fairly and properly. There would be
no flibustering, he added, on the part Of
the opponents Of the bill. The Senate ad-
iourned at $40 y. NJ, after brief exec
utiYe session.