Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-15
MORE TARIFF TALK
Progress Made in Considering the
Chemical Schedule.
some LIVELY COLL0QUIES OCCUR
Mr.. Voorhees, Statement as to the
Compromise Bill.
SOME SHARP QUESTIONING

the Treasury for information as to the
total number of persons engaged in pro-
tective industries; the number of such per-
sons whose wages are claimed to be Affect
ed by protection, the number whose wages
are not affected; also the proportion of the
pc pulaton of the United States dependent
upon the foreign market for the sale OF
their products; also the number of persons
engaged in protected industries who are
native citizens: the number naturalized, and
the number who are alien; also the proper
ton of native or naturalized citizens who
are being displaced by aliens.
Mr. Chandler asked that the resolution
go over until tomorrow. Meantime. he sug-
gested that Mr.. Allen investigate to ascer-
tain whether 1t was possible for the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to comply with such
request. He did not think the head of the
Treasury Department was in possession Of
such data as was desired by the resolution
Mr.. Allen called attention to the fact
that a similar resolution had been passed
in 1886. The resolution went over.
Committee Appointments.
The Vice President announced the follow
ing committee appointments: Mr.. Patton
on claims, Indian affairs, epidemic diseases
agriculture and forestry.
Mr.. Proctor on fisheries.
Mr.. Davis on census.
Mr.. Mcmillan on naval affairs.
The Senate then took up the considera-
tion of bills on the calendar. A bill direct
Ing the President to place Dunbar X. RAN
sc m on the retired list of the army as a
captain was passed: also a bill defining and
permanently fixing the northern boundary
line of the Warm Springs Indian reserva-
ton In the state of Oregon. A bill provid-
ifig for a naval training station on the
Pacific coast met with the opposition of
Messrs. Mitchell (Oreg.) and Squire wash
ihgton), because the bill specified San Fran
hArhOr n n Sta
Mr. Chandler On. H) was perfectly will
Ing to have several hundred appren tic ss
cons family in training on the Pacific coast.
but he was tired of a land navy. Instead
of purchasing land with the 100000 appro-
priated by this bill the money should be
used TO purchase a ship where youths could
be trained in accordance with the original
idea of the apprentice system. The bill
went over without action.
| A bill for the relief of the sufferers by
| the wreck of the L. s. s. Despatch on AS
soteague shoals in 1881 was passed. and
| then at II o'clock the tariff bill was taken
| up.
| Another Start on the Tariff.
| The Senate started off with something of
a rush. The pending paragraph. paragraph
| ~ Of the second section, page 3 of the bill.
''chloral hydrate. p per cent" was passed
without opposition, also the next, "chloro-
| FORM" and the next. coal tar colors."
Mr.. Aldrich offered a new paragraph to
|
preparations not provided for in the Senate
| bill.
The amendment was defeated-21 to 30,
MIR. voorhees, Makes n Statement.
| Mr.. Voorhees,, chairman of the finance
committee. interrupted the proceedings to
4 pfeseffff6report showing the customs reve-
nue., which would be raised under the tariff
| bill as 1t passed the House and as modifi ed
| by the amendments pending in the Senate
up to May 4, upon the basis of last years
importations. The presentation of this
report led to an interesting passage al
| arms.
Mr.. Allison thought that some estimate
of the revenue produced by this bill should
| be furnished based upon the estima ted
increase or diminished importations result
| ing from the reduction of duties He
| would like also to have an estimate of the
increased revenue which would result from
| the changes proposed by Mr.. Vest to the
| income tax provision of the bill.
| Mr.. Vest. in reply. stated that the figures
| contained In the report presented by Mr.
| Voorhees, had been made upon the basis OF
| last years importations, as all such esti
mates were. Estimates of increased oil
decreased importations resulting from
| change in duties were necessarily conjec
tural. Mr.. Weightman, very high pro
| lection authority. Mr.. Vest said believed
| and testified before the ways and mean,
| committee that increased rates would pro-
duce increased revenue. Mr.. Walker, OF
the contrary, believed that a reduction Of
rates would increase revenue by stimulating
importations.
The revenue resulting from tariff change:
was not a subject of accurate. definit,
computation. AS far as the amendment.
| he had proposed to the income tax wer,
| the form in which the tax should be col
lected. The result would be practically the
| same ''r
Mr.. Allison said he was glad to heal
md ,dtn tnu of ha
ments was that they would only allow cor
| porations to deduct from their income
| actual operating expenses and would eN
clude repairs and all other collateral ex
| penses. AS a matter of fact the repor
presented by Mr.. Voorhees, was not 81
| estimate at ALL 1t was. he said, an exac
computation of the revenue to be raised
urder a proposed bill based upon a former
law.
What Revenue Would be Raised.
Mr.. Aldrich declared that Senators on tn,
other side responsible for legislation mus
have some idea of the revenue to be raised
by this bill. II they had it was clearl,
their duty to present their ideas on thi.
subject to the Senate.
oh" said Mr.. Vest I'VE do not propos,
to go into the domain of conjecture to al
| low Senators on the other side to filibus
ter
I'VE are not filibustering," shouted hal
a dozen republican Senators in chorus.
| "You are not filibustering?" said Mr.
Vest with temper. then what do you cal
it? You spend hours here in alleged de
bate on the most insectiferous and Insight
| cant matters. We want to dispose of thi!
bill. Your tactics will not prevail" saiC
Mr.. Vest, raising his hand impressively
| I'VE intend to pass this bill II II take.
until the snow flies next winter"
Mr.. Aldrich protested that the repubi
| cans had no disposition to interpose fac
tious opposition; they would debate it fairl,
and properly, but they would not filibuster
| After the Senate got over this little OBJ
| struction II went ahead with another spurt
| An amendment OF Mr.. Lodge to make cop
| peras dutiable at three-tenths of a cent pei
pound was defeated. Mr.. Quay suggested
| that the oxide of cobalt, dutiabe at u
per cent under the Jones amendment, was
now subject to a specific duty of 30 cents
! the equivalent of 20 per cent.
| He asked that % cents be substituted fol
20 per cent. Mr.. Jones accepted the sub
| stitute.
Amendments Adopted.
| The amendment restoring the House rate
on colorng for brandy, wine. beer and other
liquors GO per cent? was adopted; also the
Jones amendment transferring from the
free list and making dutiable at 10 per cen,
drugs, such as barks, beans, berries bal
sans, buds. bulbs. Dubious roots excres.
cences fruits, flowers, dried fibers, dried in
sects. grains. gums and gum resin. herbs
leaves, lichens, mosses, nuts, roots and
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