The evening world., 1894-06-11
Spirits and Cotton Schedules Put
Through To-Day.
Quay Rises to Explain a District
Street Railway Story.
Mr.. Sherman Gives Notice OF ~
Anti Free DOL Amendment. =,


question of privilege and sending to th
Clerks desk what he characterized q
lying statement for which Senate
Chandler was given as authority
1t proved to be a Washington d.
spatch alleging that a Philadelphia
syndicate. of which Mr.. Quay was thu
active agent. was seeking to get corr
troll of the surface roads of Washington
through Congressional legislation. The,
despatch stated that the scheme was
as malodoruus as the Sugar Trust scam
dal.
After the Clerk had read the article
Mr.. Quay said the statements contained,
in II were absolutely false.
The facts were. he said. that certain,
citizens of Philadelphia, ,utwhom Thomas
Doian was one (who the others were.
he knew not,, had corporate interests
IN certain railroads In the District OF
Columbia, and were seeking an enlarge
lnent ut the scope oil their franchises, In
what way he knew not. At the request
the Philadelphia gentlemen what he
would do for any otner citizens of Penn
syI,H,an'a nd He had ntrodpced them to Nc
Columbia Committee, SO that they could
present their case. He had not talked
with EITHER Tiers, Of those Senators since
bill affecting the interests of this cor
poration would be under consid era ton
III the House to-day. he had asked some
Pennsylvania to be present TO help conf
stitute a quorum. That was the whole
MIR. Quay said that in making this
explanation he had departed from his
usual custom OF treating with silent
contempt the 100000 newspaper lies
made about him for two reasons: First,
because the article was evidently writ
ten with the purpose of affecting legis3
laiion today, and second, because Mr.,
for the statements contained therein. /,
Senator Sherman to-day gave notice
r,,a,a,,iI Of an amendment enc to the Tariff bills
valcrem on wool. including wool on the
skin nSOs WA waste oeks slss Hnd rags
the. hair of the camel. goat or alpaca
and other like animals.
The Tariff bill was taken up at 1890.
The agricultural schedule, was. com
III" spirits, wines and other bever-
ages. was under consideration:
adiournment on Saturday, this schedule
was considered under the flve-minute
rule. Mr. Allison's amendment to in
sprts dsted from srSS from
per gallon in the bill to $3.50. the present
rate. was first taken up.
| Mr.. Sherman and Mr.. Allison support
ed the amendment. and Mr.; Jones OPP
posed 1t. on the ground that brandy was
used largely for medicinal purposes.
or Of 'hn Sy on eameG blnnv that as
be a discrimination in favor Of France.
He called attention to the newspaper re;
made an Informal .protes, against the
against Germany. If the United States
mstter stt@ssa Of sugar % and in sr favor Of Francs
in the matter OF brandes, It would fur
nish Germany with an additional rea-
hDr inportatioS a Of Nmercsn sf al O'" pork. y" '
Mr.. Allison's amendment was de-
feated. The Jones amendment impos,
spirits Except where otherwise spe-
ciilcd in the chemical schedule) the rate
provided for distilled spirits was agreed
MIR. Sherman offered an amendment
to increase the duty on cordials, liquors.
arrack, absinthe, &c. from $l.s0 to $3.50.
medicines could not hold. he said. with
reference to cordials.
Mr.. Vest defended the reduction on
the ground that $3.50 on these beverages
was the revenue rate. Mr. Sherman's
amendment was lost.
Mr.. Allison offered an amendment to
| increase the rate on limitations OF
brandy, spirits and wines. from 81 to
$l.5o. 1t was lost, as was another
drne to nG5eSse the rate m . on bay
imposing duties on. champagnes and
other sparkling wines was Identical
With that IN the Mckinley law (sS per
The Finance Committee amendment,
tanning ess ae than Il % per s' CENT ne Of pUre eUr
to pay 50 cents ner gaflonl met with op-
rich, who contended that most Of the
red wines. coming In competition with
the native California wines. would be
| imported Mt the 30-cent rate.
Mr.. White. OF California. eyDloinad
that in some respects the amendment
was less ADVANTAGEOUS to the American
The difficulty with the still wine para
graph, he said, was contained in the
provision that no still wine imported In
cent, ad yaiorem. This provision, Mr.
White said, would prove. exceedingly
disadvantageous in years like 1898. when
| an enormous surplus of wine was pro-
duced in France. Claret, he said, sold
in France last year for scents a gallon.
After consultation, the California pro-
ule as modified by the Finance Commit
tee. The Finance Committee amend
msht Mr Tas iisag agreeS ofSefed to- sms,omsr,
the proyiso CHASING as spirits and Inn
ginger, crs eordiais iSdn yermouth' &C., contain
reduce the alcohol percentage to a.
- The present law forfeits to the United
e een such of %nSs SoSso Mr. zSscn
said that there was some hidden infiyi-
ence behind this proposed change in ex-
listing law. Mr.. Allison's amendment
! was agreed to.
| Mr.. Aldrich moved to Increase the
duty on ale, porter and beer In bottles
| from 30 to 40 cents per gallon and n
casks or barrels from 10 to 90 cents per
gallon. The latter We're the McKinlV
| rates.
Mr.. Hale said that last year sso7. 900
in duties were paid on these malt liquors
The consumer would receive no advan-
tage from the reduction: the Treasury
would lose revenue: the only person
benefited would be the foreign Importer.
| Mr.. Vest denied that the COMMITTEES
had been solicited by anybody TO reduce
these duties. Mr.. Aldrich's amendment
was lost.
Mr.. Jones Offered new amendment.
| which was agreed to, reducing the rate
on ar limitations OF mineral waters and
ell artificial waters from 80 to 20 per
cent ad yalorem.
Mr.. Lodge offered the provision Of the
Mckinley law as a substitute for this
paragraph over thrce-quarters of a
million dollars were spent for imported
mineral waters annually. he said THE
waters OF the United States were az
good rs foreign waters. and he thought
some duty should be placed on Imported
waters.
The amendment was lost after soma
debate. This completed the spirit sched-
ule and the cotton schedule followed
| Tho Senate comnleted the cotton
schedule at 2 o'clock, after Mr.. Dolph
. | (Rep. Orel had mnde n yipornuh atrarL