New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
TOYING WITH THE TARIFF.
DEMOCRATIC MANAGERS WAITING FOR
THAT ERA OF BUSINESS
THEY WERE LAZY AND ONLY PASSED FEW
ITEMS OF THE GLASS sCHEDULE-oTHER
LEGISLATION DISPOSED OF.
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Washington. Nav 19-The Democratic mana
- a. ,ha Senate were in a rather ndolent and
conciliatory mood to-day, and MADE no serious
,ror, N nush the consideration Of the Tar1N
,,u with whose reasonably rapid progress TINS
week they now declare themselves fairiy Sa''s-
eAa few paragraphs in the glass scnedule
previously passed over were taken up anu ois
cussed and then as a quorum was Vlsloly iaVN
ing the bill was laid aside at MT Aiurlch ie
ouest and some general business on the calendar
Was disposed Of by the few Senators actually
present .,.. ooa
Mr. uarris's new ERA Of business. with ses-
sions lasting seven and half hours daiiy' VIII
begin according 10 his present programme VII
Monday and two or three more schedues ol 'iie
Tariff bill may be voted on before the ena Oh 'ne
week.
The Senate bill 20 ratify and confirm an agree
mon, with the Yuma Indians in California for
the cession Of their surplus lands was. o" mo
ton Of Mr.. Teller Rep. Col), taken from the
calendar and passed.
Mr. Harris Dem. Tenn moved to take up the
Tariff bill. and declined to yield to request ny
Mr. Hunton for unanimous consent saying that
II he yielded to one Senator. he would nave 10
yield to another. and that he was not IN |'''n-
ing mood this morning. O-2ughterJ
The Tariff bill was then taken UP, ana MT
cauinqer C2ep. ~ h delivered the third por-
ton OF his speech against the Dill
Tho first amendment was offered by MT
1onas nen,.. Ark) from the Finance COMMITTEE
changing the verbiage of item IS glass bottlcs'
groom and colored etc), and fixing the duty al
,hree-ouarters of cent per pound; on Walls hoid-
ing not more than a quart 11s cents per pounu'
on Walls holding less than quarter OF p'h''
40 cents per gross; and on all other plain green
glassware. 40 per cent ad valorem. The amenu-
ment was agreed to- ,..u. ,ho
Mr. Plat rep, Comm moved 20 InCi ca 80. w
duty on cut and decorated glass OteIn os) lIOIdi
an ner cent Ghe committee amendmenO TO oo
per cent. Mr.. Platts amendment was TeJec'eu'
and the committee amendment was asTeeu ~
making the duty On glass, cut ehsIaNeu VI wv
GRATED. 40 per cent -.
The duty on cut glass bottles. decaniers' etc.
Gtem sO). was also fixed at 40 per cent. Mr.. FIatt
giving notice that hereafter he would again move
10 have the duties increased 10 90 per cent;
Item 81 was amended by making the duties on
unpublished cylinder. Grown and common WINDOW
glass range from ] cent per pound on ue
Smaller sizes to 2 cents per pound on the larger
sizes.
The Tariff bill was then laid aside. and the
House bill TO amend the Act Of August ~. 1871,
"to adopt regulations for preventing Collisions a'
sea-" was passed without amendment
Various other bills taken from the cal
endar and passed, among them the senate sup
procedure and penalties provided by the ACT OF
April g. 1894. in case of the violation Of the pro
visions of its regulations are made applicable TO
and shall be enforced against any citizen of the
United States or person on board a United
States vessel who shall kill capture or pursue,
at any time whatever well as to and against
any vessel Of the United States used or en-
ployed in killing. capturing or pursuing. at any
time or in any manner whatever. any fur seal
or other marine fur-bearng animal IN violation
of the provisions Of any treaty or convention
into which the United States may have entered
or may hereafter enter with any other Power for
the purpose Of protecting fur seals or other
marine fur-bearing animals. or in violation OF
any regulations which the President may duly
make for the execution Of such treaty or con-
vention.
A Senate bill was passed for the relief OF the
dependent relatives OF the seamen OF the Neither
lands steamship Amsterdam. who lost their lives
in the effort to save the Of the American
schooner Maggie Z. Wells. and also for the relief
OF the sole survivor Of the rescuing party.
resolution agreed TO authorizing the
select committee appointed under the Lodge
bribery investigation resolution to employ
etenographer and TO incur such other expenses
as II may deem necessary. The Senate at 4:05
adjourned till Monday at 10 a. m