The Washington times., 1894-05-26
FIXING METAL SCHEDULE
Several Pages More Of Tariff Duties
Decided on Yesterday.
BLANcHARD'S SPEECH ON SUGAR
He Arraigned tho Republicans for Their
Past Attitude Toward His Industry-rel.
ler on Financial Needs Of the Country.
Details Of the Debate

bill was taken up yesterday was that Of Mr..
Aldrich, to substitute the Nick Inley rates on
shotguns, rifles, and pistols for the rates In
the bill. Mr.. Teller (Republican, Colo.) took
the floor and made general arrsignment OF
the Democratic administration, using Mr..
Germans speech OF Wednesday as his text.
Mr.. German, he said had hailed himself as a
Moses leading his party out 1.-THE wilderness,
but, unlike the old Moses, he proposed to par
ticipate in the triumph. Mr.. Teller cared moth
ing about the triumph of Democracy, but he
did desire to address some remarks to Mr..
Gorman's prophecy of the prosperity that
would follow the enactment Of the present
bill The country was accustomed to hear
prophecies in connection with pending legis-
lation.
He then proceeded at some length to point
out how prophecy after prophecy made when
the bill TO repeal the purchasing clause OF
the Sherman law was before the Senate had
failed. The export of gold had not stopped.
More gold had been exported this mouth
than in any month for several years. The
Treasury had been compelled to issue
$50, 900. 900 of bonds. A solution OF the
monetary problem, he said, would alleviate
the present distress and depression OF the
world.
Mr.. Gordon asked whether Mr.. Teller did
not think that the removal OF the tax on state
banks would in large measure solve the
monetary question.
Mr.. Teller replied that the relief offered by
such an expedient would be only temporary,
and would be confined to this country.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Teller's remarks
Mr.. Blanchard Dem, La replied to a
remark made by Mr.. Hoar yesterday that the
representatives of Louisiana had always been
ready to vote for protection to their state and
the South. He said the policy OF the govern
ment had always been 10 place revenue duty
on sugar down to 1890, when the tariff on
sugar had been stricken down. deliberately,
rs he believed. because the enormous revenue
obtained from a tariff on sugar, If maintained,
would give the Republican party no oppor-
tunity to raise rates on northern manufac-
lures. In order to dodge the charge that IN
doing so they sought TO strike down great
southern industry they had given the sugar
growers bounty. Louisiana knew that the
Fiity-.irst Congress could not fetter the hands
of succeeding Congresses, and that ultimately
the bounty would go and sugar would be left
on the free list, to the injury and destruction
OF the sugar industry in his state. in which
Sl00,000,000 was invested.
Mr. Plat followed Mr.. Blanchard in brief
speech on the pending amendment.
Mr.. Aldrich taunted Mr. Blanchard with IN
consistency in having voted for free sugar
and abolition OF the sugar bounty In the VIII
son bill as a member OF the other House.
Mr.. Hawley contended that the value OF
farm lands increases by the establishment of
manufacturing towns in their vicinity. He
ridicued the phrase '.robber barons," US ap-
piled to the captains OF industry who direct
great manufactures.
The following rates were then fixed:
The rate of 80 per cent shotguns rifles,
and pistols was agreed to- and then at the re-
quest OF N Jones the Senate went back to para
graphs 40 and l4i. Mr. Vest offered q substitute
for paragraph $40 as follows: Table aid carving
knives and forks valued at more than "a per
dozen, and razor blades, scissors, and shears.
wholly or parity finished, Is per cent ad va
lorem ALI other table knives, forks, steels, etc,
35 per cent ad valorem. This was agreed 10, as
Mr. Vests substitute for the next paragraph
as follows: Files, file blanks rasps, and floats
of all cuts and kinds, four inches in length and
under, 80 cents per dozen: over four inches in
length and under nine inches, 60 cents per
dozen; over nine inches in length, 81 per dozen.
This latter amendment restored the Nc
kinley classification. slightly reducing the
rates proposed in the Jones amendment. In
paragraph l45 Mr. Aldrich's amendment was
defeated and the Finance Committee rate
stood.
Mr PETER offered series OF amendments
to reduce the rate on cut nails. horseshoe
nails. wire nails, spikes, etc., all of which
were defeated.
The House rates on engraved steel plates
and railway fish plates (25 per cent. ad va
lorem) were not changed. The rate on iron
and steel rivets was increased from 25 to so
per cent.
The Jones amendments were agreed to tx
ing the rates on crosscut saws at cents per
linear foot, mill saws at 10 cents per linear
foot, pit and dray saws at 8 cents per linear
foot, circular and other saws at % per cent
ad valorem.
The rates on wood screws were fixed at 80
per cent, and on umbrella ribs made of iron
and steel or other metals at 80 per cent. ad
valorem.
Paragraph 156. "wheels," was passed over
The duty on crude aluminium was fixed at 10
cents per pound; on bronze powder or alumI-
NUN in leaf at 40 per cent. ad valorem.
Mr.. Quay moved to amend the paragraph
making gold and silver bullion dutiable at 25
per cent. ad valorem. so as to make silver
bullion dutiable at 100 per cent. ad valorem.
His purpose was to lay prohbitive duty
against foreign silver bullion, but the amend
ment was rejected. The rates on gold and
silver leaf were fixed at so per cent.
Paragraphs les, le6, and 167, lead and the
manufactures of lead, were passed over The
rate on metallic pens except gold) was fixed
at cents; on pins and hat, shawl. and belt
pins, commercially known as jewelry, at 25
per cent Paragraph III, "type metal" and
paragraphs ia. IT'S. and 176, '.zinc and the
manufactures of zine" were passed over.
The rate on chronometers was fixed at 10
per cent, and on watches and clocks % per
cent. The rate on manufactured articles
paragraph 177), not specially provided for in
the bill. composed wholly or in part of metal
was fixed al 80 per cent. Then at o'clock
the Senate. on motion of Mr. Jones. went
into executive session, and at $40 adjourned.
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