The morning news., 1894-05-16
FIGURES ON PROTECTION.
Senator Allen Calls For Statistical
Information.

He Wants to Know How Many Per-
sons in the Country Derive Benefit
From the HiEh Tariff Craze of the
epublicans-Senator Chandler OBJ
jects to Immediate Consideration of
the ResoIution-The Tariff Bill Then
Taken Up.
Washington, May 15.-In the Senate to-
day, Mr.. Allen, pop, of Nebraska. offered
a resolution, on which he asked immediate
action, calling on he Secretary of the
Treasury for information on the follow
ing points;
Total number of persons engaged in the
protected industries of the United States,
whose wages are or may be claimed to be
affected by tariff legislation.
Total number of persons so engaged
whose wages will not be affected.
Proportion of the population of the
United States that depend upon the for
eign market for the sale of their products
classifying the industries. -.-.-.--
Total number of persons who are not
native born citizens, the total number
who are na:uralized, and the total num-
her who are aliens.
At what ratio alien mechanics and
laEorers are taking the places of native
and naturalized citizens in the protected
industries.
All this information to be based upon
the census OF lSSO.
MIR. Chandler, rep, of New Hampshire
Let that resolution go over and be printed.
Take occasion to suggest to the senator
from Nebraska that before he asks for
its adoption, he should have time to ascer-
tain whether or not the Secretary of the
Treasury has the means of answering the
INQUIRIES. / am afraid the senator will
fnd that there are no immediate data
from which answers can be made.
Mr. Allen-Answers to resolution of
substantially the same character were
made by the Secretary of the Treasury in
ls66. based on the census of 1880. This
resolution is not new thing by any
means,
The resolution went over till to-mor-
row.
TIE TARIFF TAKEN UP.
AT noon the tariff bill was taken up,
and the progress upon it was somewhat
encouraging With no more discussion
than such as had Immediate relation to
the items on the chemical schedule, &C
cording as they were reached, items from
No to No. is, were disposed of, leaving
the rates of duty as follows:
Choral hydrate, 25 per cent ad valo-
rem Chloraform, 25 cents per pound.
Coal tar, colors or dyes, rs per cent. ad
valOrem.
oxide of cobalt, 25 cents per pound.
ColloiiOu, 40 cents per pound; rolled or
in sheets, but not made up into articles,
30 cents per pound; if in finished or partly
finished articles, 10 per cent. ad valorem.
Coloring for brandy, wine, beer, or
other liquors. 80 per cent. ad valorem.
Drugs, such as barks, beans, berries,
etc, 10 per cent. ad valorem Sulphuric
ether 40 cents per pound spirits of nitrous
ether . cents per pound fruit ethers or
essences ~ per pound, Either or all kinds
not especially provided for 81 per pound.
Extracts or decoctions of logwood and
other die woods and extracts of sumac,
of hemlock bark, etc, 0per cent. ad val
Orem. .-A
Geatine, glue etc, % per cent. ad val
Orem.
Crude Glycerine, not purified. 10 cents
per pound Refined glycerine 3 cents.
Ink and ink powders, printers ink, etc,
20 per cent. ad valorem.
lodoform 81 per pound.
Extracts of licorice cents per pound.
Carbonate of magnesia (medicina) 8
cents per round calcined cents: epson
salts l-l5 of one cent
Alixarine assistant of soluble oil 30 per
cent ad yalOrem
Castor oil 35 cents per gallon
Cod liver oil 20 per cent ad valorem
The only noteworthy points in the
DAY IS discussion We're: A charge by Mr.
Vest that the republican senators were
wasting day after day in "insectivorous'
discussion, a declaration by him that the
democratic senators intended to pass the
bill If 1t took them till the snow fell. and
denial on the part of Mr. Aldrich
that any disposition had been or would
De shown by the republican senators to do
anything except discuss the bill fairly and
properly. There would be no filibuster-
ing he added, on the part of the oppo-
nenLs of the bill. The Senate adjourned
at5;O O'Clock after a brief executive ses-
SION.