Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-19
THE TARIFF BILL.
End Of the Struggle Now in
Sight.
NO FREE COAL THIS TIME.
The Miscellaneous Schedule
Completed Last Night.



BY Associated Press.
Washington. June 1s,--1'he senate
after ountine mGrning business today
entered on the twelfth week Of the de-
bate OF the tarin. Tho temperature was
sweltS ring. the thermometer standing
81 in the chamber. Some private bills
were passed and while the senate
was discussing a bill which had been
introduced by Mr.. PETER and favor
ably reported by the committee on az
riculture, to pay $500 for an invention
that would utilize electricity or gas MS
a motor for agricultural machinery
the tariff bill came UP Mir Harris,
however, allowed the paasnge Of
Joint resolution directing the secretary
OF war to appoint n committee Of engi-
neers TO examine and Report upon the
cest Of deepening the harbora on pu-
luth and superior. when the tarir bill
was laid before the senate.
Paper and nools.
AZ the request OF MIR. Plat the two
paragraphs 2as and 300 Of the silk
rchedule, pissed over Saturday, We're
again PISSED over today, and schedule
NJ. pulp, paper and books was taken
up. MIR, Frye offered a protest against
the first paragraph OF the schedule
placing n duty Of 10 per cent on ground
wood pulp and chemical wood pulp.
bleached or unbieaohed. The produc-
ton OF wood pulp, said Mr Frye. was
an enormous industry, employing 7O,-
600 men, turning out product valued
at Ss5.o0oOOO. Under the operation OF
the present duty the cost OF paper had
greatly decreased. Wood pulp had
decreased In price from ~ per cent
to l I-2 in the las, ten years. II was
produced In twenty-nine states, but
principally in Maine and New York.
He appealed to the other side 10 make
the duty specific instead OF advalorem
and proposed an amendment 10 nuosti-
tute equivalent specific rates Of $3.50
per ton on wood pulp mechanically
ground. chemical wood pulp, unbleoch-
ed, 50 per ton, and bloaehod $3.50 per
ton.
First Amendment Defeated.
The Democratic mcmbers OF tho
finance committee refused TO accept
the amendment. and II was rejected
20 to 2g. The rate on Hheathing paper
and roofing was fixed at 10 per cent
- ...t..st...~ .r.a, ttpatyad ntvaf ruit.
able for books and newspapers at II
per cent ian increase from the house
rate on unsized paper from Y TO u
per cent?; on copying paper flltorinp
paper. tissue paper. HensiiiEed paper
etc, 30 per cent ian increase OF pei
cent from the house rato); parchment
paper. card boards. photographs and
autograph albums, wholly or partly
manufactured. 30 per cent photographic
prints, q per cent; llthogrnphic labels
10 per cent (house rate. rs per cent?
paper envelopes 20 per cent; papei
hanglngs. 20 per cent; blank books. 2
per cent. books, Including pamphlet
and engravings, photographs. etehings
30 per cent; playing cards, 10 cent
per pack and 80 per cent ad yalorem
manufactures OF paper not special,
provided for. 20 per cent.
Rates FIXED without Debate.
This completed the pulp and papci
| paragraphs, and the senate immedi
| ately proceeded with schedule M
sundries. The following rates wcrl
fxed without debate: Hair pencils
feather duHters. 20 per cent; buttoi
| forms, 10 per cent; agate buttons. 2
per cent; pearl and shell buttons
cent per line and Is per cent; ivorl
buttons, glass, bone and horn, rs pc
cent.
IL WIS not until coal was reached
| that the opposition developed TN
house bin placed coal on the free list
\ The finance committee amendrnen
placed a duty OF 40 cents per ton Of
bl,uminous coal and ahaie; 10 cents Of
slack and culrn, and IS per cent AZ
yniorem on coke. As soon as the cierl
/ had read this paragraph, Mr.. hin AM
| MIR. Pener jumped TO their feet Tn
New York senator was recognized an
he sent 10 the clerks desk an amend
meat 10 reiegate bltuminous coai 4
the free list
Mr.. Hni declared that he was op
posed 10 certain features q tho bill
the soclaIistic and Pop'ilist incom
tax IN particular. but no one. ne dc
et.rra. had right 10 say he was or
posed 70 tho bill, and was seeking L
compass its defeat God knows wha
the bin will be like when II passe
the senate and comes out Of the con
fetenee." said he, passionaieiy GO
knows how many moro extortions an
concessions VIII be wrung from the un
Wiling ,nds Of tho comnit'ee re
serve the right TO vote for Il or mol
when see what It is al nnaiityi
Mr.. Faulkner. Democrat Of Yves
virginia, eOassaded that tho DeHt