New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-23
WELDING TO PRESSURE.
MANAGERS OF THE TARIFF BILL STILL
BACKING DOWN.
SENATOR JONES HAS a SURPRISE FOX HIS O0A-
LEAGUES - MIR GoRMAN's EXPECTED
spEEcu-IRoN ORE PUT on THE
DUTIABLE LIST AT 40
CENTS A TON


,,.o, Nov % The Senate spent nearly
eight hours again to-day on the me'a' scneuuv "
the Tariff bill and votes were taheh ." ia"
do1o, rororranbs The Democratic Senators In
charge of the bill were once more supJeV'H " "
fire OF sarcastic criticism from the Kepuohcah s'ue
for their apparent abandonment IN the metal rates
~ oil nretence of substituting revenue lot p'o,e'
tive duties. Mr.. Jones. indeed suipriSeu 'o''' -
IN, v,ithdrawlng several of the carrier par"b'" "
tho schedule which put lump al valorem duties o"
various iron products and replacing 'henn WIN P
qraphs levvlng specific duties ana reVNlhs ''e .V
nuco,od clossihcations OF the Mckinley law. oH"-
lar signs of a disposition on the part OF the man"
gers of the bill to yield still further 10 pressure ~
the retention of existing specihc ciaS"''O''' '.,
otoct;ve rates have heretofore been received with
sto,id Indifference the Democatlc tlue pu' -,
day Mr.. Jones having WITHDRAWN one u
amendments 70 find II renewed by Mr.. quay the
Democratic ma jority had an opportunity u p"'' ~
the proposed change without directly a'Iioh'ie ~"
management OF the bill The consequence WAS '""'
civ or seven other radical freetraders p!ucked up
courage enough to join Mr.. NILS In opposing u
rav, "concession" which Mr. Jones had temporarily
| ceased 10 be responsible for. AS the Repuohchns
supported the proposal TO restore the MCNl'''! ~
class0cations with specific rates. the MAJORITY III -
favor was decisive. Mr.. Mills had, however '"e
| satisfaction of polling handful OF votes Oh "'
let ono rollcall on which he joined issue with the
! compromising leaders who have traded away the
! Wilson bill for the pending German compromise
and are now engaged daily in altering IL sun lu'-
Their to obtain votes through the srosses' iaNo''"
TO various influential interests.
Since the last revise" OF the bill was reported
nv Mr. Jones IL is safe to say that at least hity
alterations in 1t have been arbitrarily made oy l's
present conductors without even the pretehce oi APP
proval by the Finance Committee or any othei az"
,boritative mower in the Senate or in the party
From present indications. many further arpl,lh!y
changes are contemplated and 1t Is not unhhey
tha, nv the time the last page OF the bill IL reached
the 4OS Jones German amendments "hich ieo"st
the Wilson measure in conservative mould Will
| have grown TO 100 or SW
1be chief news of interest about the Senate to-
! dav was the announcement that Senator German
would make a speech. probably tomorrow In
! which he would explain and defend his part IN
making the present bill what 1t Is Mr. German
speech whenever delivered, will have genuine
political interest fully equal TO that OF senator
| Hu's attack early in April the income tax sec
ton OF the Wilson bill! Mr.. German has developer
| I'm recent years from cautious ana fa'her
timid politician into Of the really firm and az
gressive leaders OF opinion In the party on Ire
quent occasions Of late he has not hesitated 10 eA
press his political convictions In an ou'spoken way
and to tell his colleagues some sound ana whole
some truths His expected speech Is unierSood 10
be due however in great part 10 the necessity OF
meeting the opposition TO his leadership which has
arisen in The last year within his own state. IL is
generally believed that Governor Brown l. free
man Rasin and John X. Cowen. the general couh-
SCI Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company
have formed ar alliance and are arranging 70 SET
I'D a machine Of their own in the State to oHs"i
the organization OF which Senator German IS the
head This combination will start out with me
baltimore city machine foundation on "h.s"
TO build and VIII add 10 II what strength N we
counties they possibly can Mr. Gothann V''' ~,
UynIana,ion Of MS course on tariff legislation Will
be invested with a peculiar poh'icai important
a3 When T the Tanin bill was taken up the pendnl
question the amendment offered ys,yra ia roy
Mr. Plat rep. Comm to increase me guy on -
ore from 40 to co cents ton MT flatt con- %
a ton being he said. at the present price or ore
equivalent to the duty Of 20 cents when the NC
Then a controvrrsy sprang up between senat9r
Berry Dem. ArkJ and Hoar lkep. Ma ssy, u j. ~
form that projection was robbery and plundor. an
asked et Mr. berry how he could reconcile the pending
bill with that declaration.
Mr. Berry said that however Objectionable me oil
might be- It qua no ne III -, e nreciion feature
except the theory that they prrieristI en- ,h
r. preferred the Mckinley act with All us inquiries
any kind Of reduction OF taxation ,, p,.,,.
l. ON motion Of Mr. Harris dem Tenn MI , r,a,'
4 resolution increase the duty on iron ore from
10 60 cents ton was laid the ,abie-yeas 81 nay
S cans senators Allen and PETER popJ and III
IA Dem. y. - voted in the affirmative. 80, -,
= The committee amendment placing iron ore on IN
dutlabe list at 40 cents per ton was then agreed
= Alter a long discussion the Jones amendment NAH
:, ing the duty on Pg,1ron e's - ion Sa5 eg an
! ~ n 3
l. Pefier. That disposed Of item 40 40
d The next item was No III, taxing all iron in slab
and less finished than iron in bars % per cent a
a valorem. MIR. Jones moved 70 strike out the rei
II and substitute for II the following: Round IRON
r coils rods. less than 1-6 Of an inch In diameie
and bars or Of Sea iron r n Sound
"a that ali iron in slabs blooms. ooPS or other forf
than psron e Except o eashgs snail be subject to
D. duty Of 30 cent per pound provided further th,
In the manufacture of which charcoal Is used AS fu
shall be subject TO duty Of s2 per ton, ..- =,
Mr.. Sherman suggested that the Item lie over u
tomorrow. Thereupon Mr.. Jones Withdrew u
An man c5n ana Mr. e Gg ps M shcm
n waived his objection and expressed his Willingness
r Mr. hale rep MeJ declared the amendment
ut be step in the evolution Of The abandonmcnt
&c enue only II was a march in the direction Of pr
We lection, without its being ample protection. j
s3iu ib fi,ro 90 The Gocrine OF free trade
u Mr. Teller took a different view Of the questl'
p in the amendmeni to indicate that the Democrat
ns party had changed its views and had abandon'
he free trade 1t was not profitable, Mr.; Teller sal
ne tencies in my opinion Mr.. Teller continued wi
is much fervor OF manner The Pr Is ample Tor y
be protection OF American industries believe IN
e- the demands OF the Government for revenue are
# 'sid will on four-nfths OF all the articles i ouche
nj give the American people ample protecuon ayait
b + So S'e wsey drawn that does that in
az that It ought And yet am bound 70 s.
ed that IL Is better Dill IMAM nau All i"td Wpu
at come TO us from the Democratic party after
hv declaration at Chicago" Mr. Tellers speech "
,r listened to with much interest. and was applaud
'e The Question was then taken on Mr.. Jonei
ut amendment now Mr.. Quays). which was agre
or | to-yeas 50, nays 3. -
he The next Item was No. 49, fixing n duty OF
~ | ner cen, ad valorem (by the committee amendme
he 81 on bar iron. round iron and bars or shapes
on rolled iron. -, -. .,
en- MIR Jones moved to strike out the Item and
Ike shstf, for II the followlng iron rolled
Ire hammered comprising nats not less than srin
1t thick i-6 cent per pound round iron not less IN
&-inch in diameter. and square iron not less N
-, 3-inch SQUARE Clio cent per pound: flats less IN
"a one inch wide or less than asnch thick, round ir
W. less than s.-inch and not less than ZIG inch
H., diameter and square iron less than A-nch squa
nd G-lO cent per pound. The substitute was agreed
I'd In item No l3 the duty on beams giruerS e'o'
,d fxed at Clio cent per pound