The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-19
Republicans Score Their First Victory
by Inducing the Democrats to Place
Stone on the Dutiable List.
.CLoTURE NOT NECESSARY
Mr. German Thinks the Bill Will
Pass Without Difficulty.
House Will Make No Reductions i'm APP
preparations to Offset Increased
Revenues-The Bribery Inquiry.

WASHINGTON, May 1S-Whitewinged
result of the compromise reached at last
nights drawn battle. the resolution TO in
augurate longer hours. beginning next
Monday, commencing at 10 a. m, was
agreed TO. and then the Senate, for the
first time since the tariff debate settled
down TO real earnest work on the schedules
Of the tariff. For five hours consideration
was steadily pushed, the result being that
eleven pages OF the bill were disposed Of
more progress than has been made In the
entire three weeks during which the bill
had been considered by paragraphs The
chemicals schedule was completed, and
the earth. earthenware and glass sched-
ules," excepting Items 81 TO 80, inclusive,
which were passed over by agreement was
finished Schedule c, metals and manu-
factures Of iron and STEEL" had been
reached when the Senate. at o'clock. went
into executive session.
The Republicans won their first victory
to-day in the efforts TO secure higher rates
than those granted by the majority. They
induced the Democrats to take rough build
ing and monumental stone, limestone. free
stone, granite. sandstone. etc. from the free
list and place them on the dutiable list at
z cents per cubic foot, and to increase the
duty on this class or dressed stone from
20 to 80 per cent ad valorem- The feature
OF the day was the denial OF half dozen
Republican Senators that any agreement
had been reached to allow the bill TO ulti-
nouncement Of Messrs. Frye and Doiph that
they stood ready to go TO any length and
use any parliamentary methods TO defeat
the passage of the bill.
The amendments agreed TO fixed the fol-
lowing rates: Cosmetics and like prepara-
tions. 40 per cent; CASTLE soap .perfumed.
q "A "a lf l6n C<4rfr arar
pound; caustic soda, y cent per pound; BIZ
chromate soda, 25 per cent; salsoda, one
fourth of cent per pound silicate OF soda,
one-eighth OF i cent per pound; strychnine,
cents per pound: brick. ungiazed. IS per
cent; firebrick. 81 per ton; lime. cents
per hundred pounds; plaster paris. ground.
GaPps psf I1n Rsfae arT per tan cays
wrought, $2 per ton. Cast polished glass,
looking glass. etc. not exceeding a by s.
above that, SO cents. Spectacles 40 per
cent. Marble. rough, 50 cents per cubic
foot; marble, manufactured As per cent.
Granite and other building stone, rough, u
cents; dressed 80 per cent Grindstones. lo
Mr.. Morgans resolution calling upon the
Attorney-general for information as TO the
the law was adopted. At 4:50 the Senate
went into executive session.
VIII Not Reduce Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, May ls.-The tariff tnan-
ayers OF the House have determined TO
take no further steps toward offsetting
the tariff increases in sugar and other
tariff amendments TO appropriation bills.
The purpose had been to amend the legis-
lative appropriation bill by a provision
making sugar free. Representative Breck-
inridge, OF Arkansas, OF the ways and
means committee, recently proposed q new
rule permitting tariff amendments TO ap-
preparation bills. Chairman Savers Of the
appropriation committee, and Representa-
tive Grain, of Texas, introduced similar
bills. These various rules went TO the COM
mittee on rules, where they have not been
acted on. Notwithstanding this fact the
legislative appropriation bill was called up
to-day and IL will be passed without any
tariff siders.
In deciding on this course, the tariff
leaders in the House concluded that IL
would be unwise TO take any step which
might embarrass the tariff bill whole
in the Senate. They say, however. that the
introduction of the Breckenridge rule had
the effect of influencing the Louisiana
sugar convention 10 take conservative ac-
ton. Having accomplished this much the
House leaders do not think II advisable 10
openly recontest on sugar until the senate
gets further along In the bill This con-
clusion applies TO sugar duties, but not 10
the bounty. 1t is said that the abolition of
the bounty may be taken up without
new rule and Ii is the privilege or any
member to offer bounty amendment