The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-05-13
PASSING THE COMPROMISE
AMENDMENTS
DEBATING THE CHEMICAL SCHEDULE.
Republicans Vote with the Democrats
on Al Changes From Adj vaIorem to
Specific Duties Mills Vote,
Against the Amendments-
Acrimonious Debate ou
Naval Appropriations.

WAsHINeToS, May 1l.-Mr. Harris
almost despaired of making progress
with the tariff bill yesterday when Mr..
Qnay introduced in the senate q bill
TO establish code of laws in the
District Of Columbia" and asked for
its reading in full, which could scarce.
" have been completed by the end of
the Legislative day. Democratic sena-
tors objected, Mr.. Vest saying the
evident purpose of Mr.. Quay was to
delay the tariff bill. The bill was
finally returned to Mr.. Quay, who in
timated that he might bring it up
again tomorrow.
Mr.. Allen tried in vain to obtain
consideration for his CoXev resolution
and, after brief discussion of MIR.
Pefer's industrial depression resolu-
tion, the senate resumed consideration
of the tariff bill. The proposed duty
on boracic acid was discuss I'd at con.
siderable length by Messrs Perkins
and White of California. Jones of Ar.
kansas Mcpherson, Gallinyer. Man
derson and others.
The pending amendment was that
of Mr.. Perkins to the amendment of
Mr. Jones of Arkansas to change the
duty on boracic acid. Mr. Jones
amendment increased the duty from
20 per cent ad valorem to . cents per
pound. Mr. Perkins amendment was
to Increase it to the present rate, 3
cents
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the pend
ing amendment (that of Perkins. to
make the duty on boracic acid cents
per pound) on the table. The motion
wrs carried by "a strict party vote, 81
-25
The question then REQUIRED upon
Mr.. Jones compromise" amendment,
TO change the duty from 20 per cent TO
. cents Il pound. Mr.. Aldrich moved
TO strike out and insert cents. Mr..
Harris moved To lay the amendment
on the table. Carried, by vote of 81
to -.
Mr.. Hoar offered an amendment TO
the Jones amendment, providing for
sp citic duty of 40 per cent on boracic
acid in place of cents per pound.
lie wanted record of Democratic
sentiment on the two systems. Mr..
Harris remarked he should have it,
and moved to lay the amendment on
the table, which was carried by a
practically unanimous vote, Mr. Dolph
alone voted in the negative.
The vote then required to the Jones
compromise amendment, the Repub-
lcans voting with the Democrats.
MIR. Mills alone voted nay. The vote
on the next amendment offered by
Mr.. Jones, changing the duty on
chronic acid from 10 per cent ad
valorem to cents per pound IAN in
crease of % per cent?, was taken
without debate. The Republicans
again voted with the Democrats and
it was adopted-57.2, Mr. Allen and
Mr.. Mills voting against it.
The next amendment was that in
creasing the duty on citric acid from
20 to - per cent al valorem. MIR.
Harris moved to lay the amendment
on the table. 1t was carried 20 to 20
as was his motion to lay on the
table an amendment of Mr.. Aldrich
To substitute cents per pound for -
per cent ad valorem on citric acid. The
amendment increasing the duty to %
per cent advalorem was then adopted.
The next amendment offered by
Mr. Jones increased the duty on tan
mic acid or tannin from 80 to - cents
per pound. The debate on this item
was continued for some time. Just
before the senate went into executive
session truce was arranged by which
the Democrats agreed not to press the
motion to meet at 10 o'clock, with the
understanding the morning hour
should be limited to one hour and the
tariff bill be taken up each day at
noon. At j:55 the doors were closed.
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