The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-23

s'os' nc was RIad IhaJ the proceedings
to-day rendered it absolutely impossible
Ior any party to commit itself in the
tuture TO the doctrine Of free trade The
country and the world ought TO take pro-
FOUND satisfaction in the fact that out of
thls controversy had come an bandon-
ment OF every principle and of every
badge Of free trade.
MIR. Teller took different view of the
question from that presented by Mr.
i1aIe' lie saw nothing in the amendment
to indicate that the Democratic PARTY
had changed its views and had abandoned
tree trade He insisted that the gap be-
tween The two parties on the tariff cues
tlon was as wide as it had ever been 1t
was not profitable, Mr.. Teller said, TO taunt
democratic senators with their fnconsis-
tehcles. lie was ready to joint them
whenever they made a proposition look
ing TO an Improvement of the bill 1t was
not a question whether the Demo-
| cratic party was consistent or inconsis-
tent. They had told the Senate why
they We're Inconsistent; and 1t was an alb
soiute and perfect defence, from their
standpoint. They had a right to say that
the oil! was the best one they could get
No tariff bill could be made without in.
conslstencies. People who represented a
section of the country having an interest
which they wanted to protect would in
sist on its being protected The Demo-
cratic party was determined to put the
Dill through in some shape; and he was
willing to Join them in putting it through
IN the best shape possible.
AMPLE FOR LABoR's PROTECTION.
''In my opinion" Mr.. Teller continued.
with much fervor of manner. 1.-The bill is
ample for the protection of American in
dustries. | believe that the demands of
| the government for revenue are so great
that bill laid for revenue only, II wisely
laid, will, on four-fifths Of ali the arti-
cles 1t touches, give to the American peo-
pie ample protection against foreign
cheap labor. But do not think that this
bill Is so wisely drawn that it does
that, in the sense that it ought. And yet
am bound to say that it is better bill
| than had an idea would come to us from
the Democratic party after its declaration
at Chicago. 1t is better bill than we,
on this side of the chamber, hoped to get
and am glad to get it, with all its incon-
| sistencies thrown In. Let us address
ourselves TO the question like men
charged with a duty. on the result of
which the interests of seventy millions of
people are dependent. And IL, when we
get through, the bill is not what we want,
let us go to the people and submit the
question in that great forum where right
willultimately prevail
MIR. Teller's speech was listened to
with much interest and was applauded in
the galleries.
JONES' AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
The question was then taken up on Mr..
Jones' amendment, mot MIR. Quay's), and
| IT was agreed to-yeas So, nays 3, as fol-
| lows:
Yeas-Messrs Aldrich, Allison, Bate. Blan.
| chard, Brice, Butler, Cafery, Call, Camden
! Cameron, Chandler, Cockrell, Coke, Daniel
Davis, Dolph, Dubois, Faulkner. Frye Gal.
| linger, George, Gibson, Gordon, German
Hale, Harris, Hawley, Hoar, Hunton, Irby,
! Jones OF Arkansas. Lodge, Mcmillan Man,
! derson, Martin, Mitchell of Wiseonson Nor.
| gan, Morrill,, Murphy, Patton, Platt Power
| Proctor, Pugh, Quay Sherman, Shoup. Smith
| Walsh and Whites.
Nays-Messrs. Allen. Berry, Blackburn.
Jarvis, Kyle, Lindsay Mills, Pa1co and
| Peffer-9.
Mr. Berry had voted in the negative,
but recollected that he was paired with
Mr.. Cullom, rep, OF Illinois, and with
drew his vote.
The next item was No. 1l2, fixing a
| duty OF 25 per cent. ad valorem, by the
committee amendment No. %, on bar iron,
round iron and bars or shapes of rolled
iron. Mr.. Jones, dem, Of Arkansas,
moved to strike out the item and TO SUBJ
stitute for it the following: Bar iron,
rolled or hammered comprising fats not
! less than three-quarters of an inch thick,
| l-l6th cent per pound round iron not less
than Bath of an inch in diameter, and
square iron not less than 3-4th Of an inch
square, Cloth cent per pound; fats, less
than one inch wide or less than 3-8th OF an
inch thick, round iron less than 3-4th of
an inch and not less than 7-l6th of an
inch in diameter, and square iron less
than Bath Of an inch square, Cloth cent
per pound" The substitute was agreed
to.
THE DUTY ON BEAMS.
In item 113 the duty on beams, girders,
etc, was fixed at 6-l0th of cent per
pound.
Item ia was amended, on motion Of Mr..
Jones, so as to read: Boiler or other
plate iron or steel, except saw plates,
hereinafter provided for, not thinner
than No. 10 wire gauge, sheared or un-
sheared, and skelp iron or steel, sheared
or rolled in grooves, valued at l
cent per pound or less 5-l0th of
cent per pound valued at 1 cent and not
above l1Ec, Cloth of cent per pound !;
valued at above III cents and not bove 4
cents per pound. 30 per cent. ad valorem !;
valued at over cents per pound, 25 per
cent ad Valorem; provided, that all plate
iron or steel thinner than No 10 wire
gauge, shall pay duty as iron or steel
sheets.
Item 115 was also amended so as to
read: "torR1nRs or iron or steel, or
forged iron or steel com bined, of whatever
shape, or in whatever stage Of manufac-
ture, not specially provided for in this
category 80 per cent. ad valorem pro-
vided that no forgings of iron or steel, or
forgings Of iron and steel ombined by
whatever process made. shall pay less
rate of duty than 35 per cent. ad valorem. "
The next item, 1l6, was TO put the duty
on hoop, band or scroll iron or steel, at 30
per cent. ad valorem
Mr.. Aldrich, rep, of Rhode Island, of
fered an amendment fixing the same
rates of duty on cotton ties. This was
tabled-yeas 36 nays 25 The three
populists, Messrs, Allen, Kyle and PETER,
voted with the majority, and Mr. Teller
with the minority.
| MIR. Hale moved 10 strike out of item
| 1l6. the words except as otherwise pro-
vided for in this act !" and that motion,
he said, opened up the whole question Of
cotton ties This amendment was also
laid on the table-yeas 81, nays %.
The committee amendment to item 1l8,
increasing the rate on hoop, band or scroll
iron or steel from 25 TO 30 per cent. ad va
loren was then agreed to without divi-
sion, and the tariff bill went over for the
| day.
After a short executive session, the SEN
ate at 6:10 o'clock adjourned until to-mor-
row morning
COL. G. SKINNER DEAD.
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