Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-12

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attention and provoked the criticism OK
Mr.. Dolph (Republcan). OF Oregon. lie
expressed his surprise and amazemenkat
seeing ten pages Of the bill rushed through
in thirty minutes without single New
England senator's opening his mouth. |
Their silence was significant, and ne
would like to know what II meant
Mr.. AIdrich supplied the information
desired The cotton schedule. he said, was
the most scientific cotton schedule ever |
prepared The rates were lower than the /
cotton manufacturers desired. but 1t was
impossible to have the rates fixed I'm 40
cOrdance with their notions. and so they |
yielded to the Inevitable. He thought that !
the Finance Committee deserved the |
thanks OF the cotton manufacturers for
having consented to an arrangement
which. while the dutieu were not high |
enough. was perfectly satisfactory.
The hemp fax. and jute schedule met |
with . little more discussion but the FL |
nance Committee recommendations were /
all agreed 10, except that Mr. Vest moved /
TO strike out the last phrase Of the sche- |
dule. putting a duty on grain-bags. so |
that they might be afterwards placed on |
the free list. This was agreed TO.
The next paragraph (g7D puts "A duty OF I
Is per cent. on bagglng. composed in part /
or in whole Of hemp. flax. iute or iute- /
butts. An amendment was offered by /
Mr.. PETER to exempt IL from duty. Mr.. 1
Nest said that no opposition would be I
offered by the Finance Committee 10 the !
amendment. II was agreed to-yeas, 81; /
nays. l9-and cotton bagging was exempt
from duty.
Then came the paragraphs on collars
and cuffs C215). The House bill made the
duty on collars and cuffs and shirts, and
all linen wearing apparel 80 per cent
ad valOrem. The amendment of the
Finance Committee made IL read: Collars
and cuffs, composed wholly or in part of
linen. % cents per dozen pieces and In
addition thereto 90 per cent al vaiorem
shirts and all other articles Of wearing
apparel OF every description not specially
provided for I'm this act, composed wholly
or in part of linen. 80 per cent al valorem.
Mcssrs. Platt HOar. Chandler, and AID
rich twitted the Democrats with having
placed q duty not only protective. but
prohlbitive on these articles OF manuflc-
ture. and invited an explanation from Mr..
Vest. Mr.. Vest insisted that the rates
fixed constituted a revenue duty.
DEMOCRATIC CONCESSIONS
Mr.. Hoar turned toward MIR Mills, who
had gone over 10 the Republican side Of
the chamber, and said. "Wlll not the Sena-
tor from Texas tell us|'
Without waiting for a close Mr Mills
broke in: with the greatest pleasure in
the world. ! knew that you would come
10 me, and ! was waiting for you TO do
So OaushterD We found ourselves I'm a
situation where 1t was necessary tO make
this concession. In orier u prevent some
otner bad ones engaged in plunderng the
people Of the United States of about $500
0O00 year on wOollen goods and $50
90 year on cotton goods and in or
der 10 reduce the plunder on wooden
goods about $lJO,000.000. and the plunder
on cotton gOods-well not 80 much-yery
little 0aUghter)-we had 10 stand a little
rise on collars and cuffs"
THAT is not the way 10 state it," Mr..
Hoar said 1T H. not a little rise on col
lars and cuffs The senator goes forth
with his bludyeon in his hands. and says:
There Is a robber on the high road
plundering at will. and therefore ! Will
| take a by-Way and dO little plundering
myself But | would like 10 have the
! Senator 20 20 a little further and tell US
/ how II became necessary to do this.
Mr.. Mills suggested that Mr. Chandler
seemed to know all about II, and that he
would give the desired information.
This suggestion did not suit Mr.. Hoar,
| however, who said that Mr.. Mills was in
| the position of a witness who had offered
| himself 10 the court for eXaml1auon' ana
! he repeated the question
Mr.. Mills replied that he had already
| stated that the bill could not be passed
! without concession
! Mr. Hoar pressed Mr.. Mills 10 name
! the man, and applied 10 the Texas Sela-
I tor the remark Of Burke on one occasion
| that ne sncaked out Of a difficulty into
which he had proudly strutted.' But, OF
| course. he said, that remark would not
! apply To SO gallant and chiValric man
/ as the Senator from Texas.
As Mr. Mills declined to be as explicit
"a Mr.. Hoar would have him. the Massa-
crusetts Senator declared in conclusion
thar his fricnl from Texas threw him
! self on the mercy Of the court
I The question being on the committee
! amendment to the collar-and-cun para
graph. Mr. Chandler called for the yeas
and NAYS. The call was not seconded
! only three senators sustaining it-and thr
I amendment was agreed ~ without Ill
vision.
Then came the wool schedule. and then
the tariff bill was laid aside, after three
( schedules and nineteen paragraphs had
. bFeu uiSl'N'+l VI.
MIR. PETER gave notice that when the
wool schedule is taken up tomorrow he
would move the provisions OF the exist
| ing law-reduccd about 90 per cent.
But the most ominous notice was one
given by Mr.. quay that he would to-
morrow take the floor and continue the
speech begun by him on the fourteenth
Of April. and OF which he has already de'
! Iivered numerous instalmcnts.
At 6IO T.. NJ, after short executive
session. the Senate adjourned until To-
morrow at 10 y. NJ
House of Representative.
All efforts 20 consider bills by unaui-
mou. consent failed. \ resolution intro
duced Ly Mr. Bailey. OF Texas, was IA
vorably reported by the Committee on
Printing and agreed to, authorizing the
printing OF 500 copies OF AZ compilation
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