The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-17
SLOW WORK ON THE TARIFF
FOrty-twO Items Of The First Schedule
Acted On So Far.

Senator Lodge Tries to Secure Con-
sideration of the Reports of Bribery
in Connection With the Tariff Bill
Published in the Northern Papers
Fourteen Items in the Chemical
Schedule Disposed of as a Result of
the Days Work.
Washington, May 16.-Exactly three
weeks ago to-day the Senate began the
consideration of the tariff bill by para
graphs for amendment. When the Sen
ate adjourned yesterday twenty-eight
items of the bill, all comprised within the
chemical schedule, A, had been consid-
cred and disposed of, leaving forty-seven
items on that schedule still to be acted
on. As yesterdays Journal was rather
lengthy its reading was dispensed with, be-
fore the secretary had finished it, and then
the routine morning business was taken
up.
MIR Lodge, rep, of Massachusetts
offered resolution reciting a statement
in the New York Sun that bribes have
been offered to certain senators TO induce
them to vote against the pending tariff
bill, and signed article in the Phila-
delphia Press, stating that the sugar
schedule has been made up, as it now
stands, in consideration of large sum Of
money paid for campaign purposes of the
Democratic party, and providing for the
appointment of committee Of five sena-
tors to investigate those charges.
The Vice President-What action does
the senator desirel
Mr.. Lodge ask for the present con-
sideration of the resolution.
MIR. Cockrell, dem, of MissOuri-I4et 1t
be printed and lie on the table.
The resolution went over till tomorrow
under the rule.
THE TARIFF BILL TAKEN UP.
The tariff bill was taken up at noon
The progress made upon 1t to-day was not
so satisfactory as that made yesterday
but that was owing largely to the fact
that nearly two hours time was con-
sumed in the delivery Of speech by Mr.
Gallinger, rep, Of New Hampshire
which he described as IAN ac-
curate historical analysis of
American legislation on the
subject since the day when the
pilgrims put their feet on Plymouth
| Rock" He had only got to the Polk cleo
tion in 1874, when he yielded the floor
with the purpose Of continuing the sub
ect hereafter Mr. Dubois, rep, of
Idaho, followed in short speech, in
which he expressed his preference to
have the bill passed promptly rather than
have the tariff question left undecided, and
declared that the highest and most sta
BILE prosperity would come only when
protection was united was bimetallism,
RESULT OF The DAYS ACTION.
| The result of to-day's action was TO dis
pose of fourteen items in the chemical
schedule, leaving these rates in the bill:
| On fax seed or linseed and poppy seed
oil, 20 cents per gallon.
On fusel oil, 10 per cent. ad valorem.
! On hempseed oil and rape seed oil, 10
cents per gallon.
On olive oil, fit for salad purposes, 55
| cents per gallon.
On peppermint Oil, % per cent. ad va
| loren.
On seal, whale, herring, or other fish
! oil, 25 per cent. ad valorem.
On aqueous extracts OF opium for
medicinal use, and on tinctures Of opium,
as laudanum, 20 per cent. ad valorem.
On opium prepared for smoking 50 per
! pound, crude opium being struck out of
! the dutiable list to be placed on the free
| list.
On sulphste of barytes, or baryta man.
ufactured, So per ton.
! On Berlin and other blues, cents per
| pound
On sulphates of barytes and Of lime 25
per cent. ad valorem.
On bone black and lampblack, 20 per
| cent. ad valorem.
On chrome yellow and other cromium
colors, 3 cents per pound on the lead etc,
contained in them
On ochre, sienne and umber, ground in
oil, ~ cents per pound.
ALDRIoH MAKES A SUGGESTION.
In connection with this item, Mr.. Aid
rich said that while in the large matters
of sugar. rice and coal the south was TO
be well taken care of. the same measure
of protection was not accorded in the
small industries, such as ocher and ocher
earths. and he appealed TO southern SEN
ators to vote according TO their judgments,
even if only once a day.
Mr.. Vests response TO the appeal was
TO move to lay Mr.. Aldrich's amendment
(for an increase of rate on the table, and
the motion was agreed to.
Mr. Chandler consumed about half an
hour in reading the testimony and argu-
ing in support OF his contention that
further protection should be given to
ocher sienne and umber, and he moved a
duty OF one-eighth OF cent per pound on
these earths when dry. The motion was
laid on the table-goas, 33; nays, 10.
The Senate then at 6:l0 o'clock went
into executive session and shortly after
ward adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing.