The herald., 1894-05-16
BENEFCIARIES OF PROTECTION,
Who, Where, What and How
Many Are They?
The Secretary of the Treasury Asked
TO Answer.
Tariff Debate Drags Its Weary Length
AlonK in the Seuate-Appr0-
priation Bills in the
House,
By the Associated Press

ythe Associated Press
WASHINGTON, May 15.-In the senate
today Allen introduced resolution call
ing upon the secretary OF the treasury
Tor information of the total number OF
psrsons engaged in protected industries;
the mum Der whose wages are claimed to
be sffected: the proportion OF persons
in the United States dependent upon a
foreign market for the sale of products;
the mum Der engaged in protected indus-
tries who are native citizens; the num-
Der nsturalized and the number OF
aliens: also the proportion OF native or
naturalized citizens being displaced
by aliens.
Chandler asked that the resolution 90
over until tomorrow, and that Allen In
the meantime ascertain whether 1t ls
possible for the secretary to comply
with the request.
Allen called att ention to the fact that
a similar resolution was passed in 1886.
The resolution went over.
The bill providing for q naval training
station on the Pacific Coast met with
the Opposition OF Mitchell of Oregon
and Squire of Washington, because it
specified San Francisco harbor as the
location.
The tariff bill was taken up and the
chemical schedule WAS passed.
Aldrich's amendment, placing duty
of Is per cent on coal tar preparations
not provided for in the bill, was de-
feated.
A discussion arose over report pre-
sented by Voorhees, showing the revenue
Il l. Iar Ia
1t passed the house, ard also as modified
by the pending senate amendments,
based upon last years importations.
Allison complained that the report
presented by Voorhees, was net an esti
mate at all. 1t was, he said, an exsct
computation of the revenue to be raIsed
under a proposed bill, based upon
former law.
Aldrich declared the senators on the
other side, responsible for the legisla.
ton, must have some idea OF the rev.
enue to be raised by this BILL If they
had, it was clearly their duty to pre-
sent their ideas of this subject to the
senate.
ooh" said Vest, 1--WE do not propose
to 20 into the dominion OF conjecture to
allow senators on the other side TO fiji
buster"
"We are not filibustering, shouted
hall dozen Republicans.
"You are not filibustering ?" said Vest
with temper. Then what 90 you call
it? You spend hours here in alleged de-
bate On the most Insignificant matters.
We want to dispose OF this DILL. Your
tactics will not prevail" said Vest,
raising his hand impressively. eve
intend to pass this bill if it takes until
the sauw flies next winter"
Aldrich protested that the Republic
cans had no disposition to interpose
iactious opposition. They would debate
it fairly and properly, but they would
not flibuster.
AN amendment by Lodge to make
copper as dutiable at three-tenths of a
cent per pound was defeated.
Quay asked that 25 cents specific be
substituted for 20 per cent ON oxide OF
cobalt. Jones accepted the substitute
The amendment restoring the rate on
cooring for brandy. wine, beer and other
liquors $50 per cent? vas adopted; also
the Jones amendment, transferring
from the free list and making
dutlable at Is cents such drugs
as barks. beans, berries, balsams,
buds, bulbs, dubious roots, excres-
cences. fruits, flowers, fbres, gum and
gum resin, herbs, lesvee, lichens, nuts,
mossee, roots and stems, spices, vegeta-
bes, seeds, aromatic seeds of morbid
growth, weeds and woods used expressly
for dyeing.
Aldrich moved to increase the duty ON
crude glycerine from l cent to IA cents.
Lost-l8 to 81.
Lodge moved to incre ase the duty on
a -. B. . 4
PA to 80.
Aldrich moved to transfer indigo and
lite extracts from the trea list to the du
table list at "a OF cent per pound.
uost-l9 TO rs
GslEnger moved to increase the duty
on ing, ink powder, printers ink, etc,
-om 20 TO 80 per cent ad valorem. Lost
FL to "a
Allieon moved to transfer iodine from
the free list and to place it on the duti-
able list at cents per pound. Lost.
The Jones amendment placing a duty
OF 5 cents pound on licorice WAS agreed
to.
The following Jones amend ents,
placing an additional duty OF 30 per cent
on calcined magnesia, placing duty on
EPSON salts of one-htth of cant aud re-
ducing the duty on morpha from rs to
80 cents per ounce, were agreed to. In
the next paragraph Castor Oil, Chand-
Ter moved to strike out 35 per cent and
substitute IS cents per ga ION Lost.
Aldrieh moved to substitute Is cents
per gallon for 20 per cent ad valorem
on codliver oil. Lost.
Al 4 As the senate went into executive
sesslOn.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.