Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-12
TOOK OFF THE BRAKES.
Senate Makes Good Progress on
 the Tariff Bill.
THREE SCHEDULES DISPOSED OF.
Forty Paragraphs, Including Spirits and Wine, Cotton and Flax and Jute and Hemp Manufactures. Were Scttled-Now Comes the Great Debate on Wool.

wine, cotton ana Flax and Jute and
 Hemp Manufactures. Were Scttled-Now
 Comes the Great Debate on Wool.
 WASHINGTON, June l3. - The brakes were taken off in the senate and more progress was made with the tariff bill than during any previous thrce weeks of the consideration of the measurc Three scheduleS-Spirits and wines, cotton and flax and jute and hemp manufactures, from paragraph 237 to 217, inclusive, com prising l9 pages-werc disposed of.
 The entire cotton schcdulo-l0 pages of the bill-was finished in 80 minutes. The Republicans made no opposition to the amendments proposed to this schedule, maintaining that the rates, though To duced, were so arranged as to make the cotton schedule the most "sCiCntitic' ever prepared. Bags made of burlap for grain and cotton bagging were placed on the ffcc list.
 The collar and cuff paragraph provoked considerable discussion and moro or less amusement.
 High Tariff on Collars and Cuffs.
 Collars and cuffs, in an amendment proposed by Mir. Jones, wcro made duti- able at 30 cents per dozen pieces and in addition 80 per cent ad valorem; shirts and all other articles of wearing apparel com posed wholly or in part of linen, % per cent ad valorcm.
 Mir. Platt of Connecticut took the floor as soon as Mir. Jones amendments were offered. The rate proposed in this para graph, he declared, was not only highly protective, but prohibitory. The rcduc- tion of the rates in the paragraph was less than 10 per cent, the Mckinley rate being ok hA thought, illustrated the progress of tar ift reform''-two words that had almost gone out of usc in the senate. Before tho bill reached tho senate this paragraph in posed a tariff reform rate of 30 per cent on collars and cuffs. When the bill was considered in tho Democratic senatorial caucus, 1t was found that 90 per cent con- stitutCd the genuine, simon pure tariff re- form. But even that rate was not high enough for somebody, and it was changed, he supposed, in consequence of that hard political necessity of which Mir. Vest was so fond of speaking, to 30 cents per dozen pieces and 80 per cent ad valorcm. Mir. Platt said he had his own idea of how this high duty came to be imposed on collars and cuffs There was an old saying, "Scratch a Russian, you will find a Tartar" In this bill, whenever you scratch protective duty, you find Dem ocrat under it. He concluded his remarks with a parody on Bret Hartc, For ways that are dark and tricks that arc vain, tariff reform Is peculiar,
 'Is this duty protective or revenue duty" asked Mir. Aldrich.
 "Rcvenuc, of course, replied Mir. Vest.
 It is excessively high" suggested Mir. Aldrioh, and rather hard on the poor wcarcrs of collars and cuffs '
 "Oh, replied Mir. Vest sarcastically, II don't think tho senator from Rhode Is land, who placed 234 per cent on wooden clothing, ought to gag at this duty on col lars and cuffs
 My stomach is not SD delicate as yours, retortcd MT. Aldrich.