Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-15

attendance. on the Hoor.
After some business Of no general i'm
portance had been dispatched the tariff
bill was taken up. The question was
on Mr.. Aldrich's motion to make the
duty on aluminium six-tenths instead Of
four-tenths Of cent ad valorem. Mr..
Lodge supported the amendment. Mr..
Hale also spoke. Mr.. Butler said
speeches were being made merely to
kill time, TO which Mr.. Chandler res
poDded: Better to kill time than in
dustries." The amendment was tabled
2S 10 Il.
Mr. Aldrich moved to substitute i've
tenths for four-tenths. NJ Higgins
(Rep., DELI, replying TO the inSinua-
tion Of Mr.. Butler that the Republicans
were engaged in a time-killing contest,
declared that the Republicans we're in
no wise responsible for the delay. The
Aldrich amendment was tabled.
Mr. Platt rep, Conn.,, said that
despite the fact that for years this
chamber had rung with Democratic
denunciation OF the sugar trust, the
Democrats, save and excepting one, had
agreed, so he understood, in caucus, TO
vote for a prohibiIive duty on the re-
fined sugars. Surely Democratic tsSff
reformers must be hard driven when
they were forced 10 swallow the words
and opinions of years.
Mr. PlatJ'S observations on the sugar
trust rutfled some OF the Democrats,
and he was soon engaged
IN A CONTROVERSY.
The duty proposed in this bill, :"
said Mr.. Harris, interrupting the Con-
necticut Senator, ''iS a reduction on re-
fined sugar in the Mckinley law from
One-half 10 one-eighth Of one cent per
pound"
This bill makes no such reduction,
retorted Mr. Platt decisiyely.
Then all the sugar experts in this
country" said Mr. Harris, "are wide Of
the mark
''Oh," said Mr.. Platt, there is not
speculator, a stock jobber, or man in
the sugar trnst in New York, or a Sen
ator on this floor, who demanded this
sugar schedule, who does not under
stand what IL means for the trust. This
schedule gives the trust a duty OF az
fuctuating as high as half a cent.
Mr.. Allison said that the ad valorem
provision ia the bill, In view Of the great
difference between the value Of raw and
refined sugar, certainly would afford a
protection OF three-tenths Of cent be-
fore the ditferential Of One-eignth OF a
cent was reached.
Mr.. Vest called attention 10 the fact
that the Mckinley law gave the raw
material free 10 retners and then gave
the latter a protective duty Of One-hslf
of a cent per pound.
Mr.. Allison insisted, however, that
the great difference in the price Of raw
and refined sugar gave the rehner the
benefit OF at least three-tenths of cent
under a forty per cent ad valOrem duty
before the one-eighth was imposed at
all.
The discussion OF the sugar schedule
WAS ADRoITLY DIVERTED
bv Senator Vest into q debate about
American wages.
Finally Mr.. Gallinger (Rep., n. H.
got the floor aud proceeded TO read for
the benefit Of his political adversarleS
the editorial opinions Of some OF the
great Democratic dailies denouncing
the surrender OF Democratic principle
made in the Jones amendments.
Al the conclusion OF Mr.. Gallinger's
remarks the Jones amendment fixing
the duty on alum at 4-lO OF a cent. was
agreed to without division, as was the
next Jones amendment fixing the duty
on carbonate Of ammonia a: 2Oper cent,
muriate of, or salammoniac, al 10 per
1r,ha - nf orrrra INF NJ
per cent.
The next finance committee amend
ment fixing the duty on cone char, suit
able for dec)lOrizing sugars, at 20 per
cent, was also agreed 10.
Mr.. Allison offered an amendment TO
transfer blue vitriol (sulphate OF copper
from the free list and make II dutisoie
az one cent per pound. The duty in the
Mckinley law, be explained, was two
cents.
The amendment was rejected, 10 to
81. Mr.. Morrell offered an amendment
TO transfer copperas and sulphate Of iron
from the free list and make them duti-
able at one fourth OF one cent per
pound. This amendment was also re-
jected, 10 TO 81.
ME. JONES OFFERED AN AMENDMENT
10 place a duty of one cent per pound
on crude bOyaX and changing the duty
on refined borax from 20 per cent 10
cents.
The amendme was agreed 10.
Mr., Jones offered an amendment to
transfer refined camDhOr from the free
list 10 the dutiable list az 10 per cent.
ad valorem. Mr.. Aldrich moved to sab
stitute four cents per pound, the pres
ept duty. Mr.. Aldrich'S substitute was
defeated 2l TO 81. Mr.. Aldrich then
modified his substitute so as TO make il
az cents. This was also defeated and
tbe Jones amendment was agreed TO.
Mr.. Aldrlch offered an amendment TO
he next paragraph 10 substitute one
cent per pound on chalk and its prepar-
ltious for the duty OF twenty per cent.
~ the bill. This amendment was de-
'eated. IL was then ten minutes or
o'clock and Mr.. Allison suggested an
executive session, while Mr.. Jones sug-
vested that the Senate sit an hour
longer tonight. Mr.. Harris, who had
charge Of the bill. arose and with cut
ting sarcasm rejected both suggestions.
,.In view OF tn fact, said he with
thu trio hammer d liberation so eharac-