The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-23


Senate, the pending question being the
amendment offered yesterday by Platt
tRep., Conn., to increase the duty on
iron ore from 40 to 60 cents ton.
Platt spoke for some time in support
Of his amendment. Then followed .
long discussion, or dispute rather, upon
tho subject of delay of the tariff bill.
between Berry and Hoar. Finally, on
motion OF Harris, Plstt's resolution to
increase the duty on iron ore from 40
to 60 cents ton was laid on the table
yeas 80, nays IL. The negative votes
were all divided by Republican Allen,
and PETER and Hill voted in the affirm
alive.
The committee amendment making
the duty on iron ore 40 cents ton was
agreed 10 without division. The next
question was on the Jones amendmen
TO paragraph ITO, making it read "Iron
in pig, iron kentledge, speigeleisen
ferrc manganesal, ferro.silicon, wrought
and cast scrap iron or scrap steel 81 per
ton"
In the course Of the discussion on this
paragraph suggestion on the part of
Aldrich that the amendment was in
tended to benefit the pig iron Industry
of Alabama was denied by German who
asserted that 1t was more the benefit of
the pig iron industry north of the Poto
mac than south of it, and that under
the bill as 1t came from the House, every
furnace in Pennsylvania would be
closed, and that the amendment was
recommended by Southern members of
the finance com mittee.
After long discussion the Jones
amendment was agreed to, ayes, SIS;
nays, 4-Messrs. Allen, Mills, Palmer
and PETER. That disposed of item no.
The next item was No. Ill, taxing all
iron in slabs, blooms or other form,
moro advanced than pig iron and less
finished than iron in bars, Is per cent.
ad valorem.
Jones moved to strike Out the item
and substitute for it the following Round
iron, in coils or rods less than ZIG of
an inch in diameter and bars or shapes
OF rolled iron not especially provided
for in the act, $40 cents per pound;
provided that all iron in slabs, blooms,
loops or other forms less finished than
Iron in bars and more advanced than
pig iron, except castings shall be sub
ject to duty of $40 cents per pound;
provided further that all iron bars,
blooms or sizes or shapes of any kind IN
the manufacture OF which charcoal Ia
used rs fuel shall be subject to duty
OF Sl2 per ton. He said that the amend
ment followed the classification in the
Mckinley act. but that the rates were
lower.
Sherman suggested that the item
was 80 complicated that 1t had better
lie over until tomorrow.
Thereupon Jones withdrew the amend
ment and Quay renewed it. In that
condition OF the question Mr.. Sherman
waived his objection and expressed his
Willingness to accept the amendment
Hale declared the amendm meat to be
a step in the evolution Of the abandon
ment of the people of free trade and of
tariff for revenue only. 1t was
march in the direction Of protection
without Its being ample protection. He
was glad that the proceedings Il day
rendered 1t absolutely impossible for
any party to commit itself in the
The country and the world ought to
take profound satisfaction in the fact
that out Of this controversy had come
an abandonment of every principle and
OF every badge of free trade.
Teller took a different view of the
question from that presented BY Hale.
He saw nothing in the amendment to
indicate that the Democratic party had
changed Its views and had abandoned
free trade. He insisted that the gan
between the two parties on the tariff
question was as wide as it had ever
been.
SIN my opinion" Teller continued
with much fervor Of manner, 1.-The bill
Is ample for the protection Of American
industries. 1 believe that the demands
OF the government for revenue are so
great that bill laid for revenue only,
II wisely laid, will, on fou- ffths of all
the articles it touches, give to the Amer.
loan people ample protection against
foreign cheap labor. But do not think
that this bill Is 30 wisely drawn that it
does that in the sense tn at 1t ought"
Teller's speech was listened to with
mt CHI interest and was applauded in the |
galleries. The question was then taken
ON Jones amendment. (now Mr. Quay's),
which was agreed to-yeas SIS, nays o.
The next item was No. l12, fixing a |
duty OF Is per cent ad valorem (by the |
committee amendment 2S) on bar iron.
round iron and bars or shapes Of rolled |
IRON. Jones moved to strike out the |
Item and to substitute for 1t the follow |
ing: Bar iron, rolled or hammered, com |
prising fats not less than s inch thick,
l-16c. per pound; round iron not less |
than "a inch in diameter and square |
ron not less than q inch square. 6-10o I
per pound; hats less than inch wide or |
less than IS inch thick, round iron less |
than q inch and not less than 7-16 inch |
N diameter, and square iron less than Il
nch square. loo. per pound. The sub
,titute was agreed to.
In Item 113 the duty on beams, |
Orders, ETC., was fixed at clio cent per |
pound. Item ia was amended on
notion OF Jones so as to read: Boiler or