New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-19
HARRIS KEEPS OUT OF SIGHT
WHILE THE MARBLE SCHEDULE Is
BEING CONSIDERED
THE INCONSISTENCY OF PROTECTED MARBLE
AND FREE GRANITE TOO MUCH FOR
HIM-sENATE TO MEET AT 10
O'CLOCK HEREAFTER.
icy rrrrnaAru TO THE TRIBUNE.

IBY rrTEfRArN THE TRIBUNE.
Washington May 1S-Mr Harriss oeleat l@S'
night in his arbitrary effort to change the terms
os the agreement under which the senate hsu
been considering the Tariff bin left that crusty
parliamentary conductor Of the German hooee-
hodge in a rather dsgruntled frame OF nina all
day to-day The Republican minority were not
unwilling to rest upon the advantage they hau
gained last night. and acceded amlcaoiy 'hi"
morning to the proposal 70 begin Inc uaily seq
sions OF the Senate an hour earlier on ana ai'er
Monday next No opposition was maze 10 MT
Harris's resolution to that effect, notice Oh ""lch
ne gave before captivating last night; ana u"uei
its terms from Monday on. seven hours ana
half are to be given to the consideration OF the
tariff schedules.
In consequence OF this renewal OF the broke"
truce progress with the Tariff bill to-day was
unusually rapid. the remainder OF the chei'l''ai
schedule and the clay and earthenware schedule
having been practically disposed OF before an
adjournment was taken at o'clock The chei
feature of interest in the general debate inns
afternoon was the submission of Mr. Aldrich's
table of estimated reductions. which shoWeu 'rc
general tendency of the German bill TO Gu, uown
duties on Injuries rather than on the recessalIeS
OF life The total estimated reductions OF rev
nue. on articles Of general use would De un doo
the rates fixed in the present bill, but $i,oVo,-
600 according 10 Mr.. Aldrich's calculatlons
while the reductions on articles of luxury WOuiu
amount to $3S.O00,0OO.
The ease and rapdty with which the para
graphs in the clay and earthenware scheduieS
were disposed Of this afternoon were cause ior
some establishment on the Democratic side. the
Jones. amendments. however. go so far toward
restoring existing rates on all the items IN ms
important schedule that the Republican Seha-
tors were satisfied to make little or no OPPOSE
zion 10 any of the newly-revised German duties
An interesting debate sprans mp jast before al
tournnlent on the reasons for the extraordinary
discrimination shown in the treatment OF marble
and granite The rates on block marble We're
raised by Mr. Jones and his friends 10 WITHIN
a small fraction of those in the Mckinley law
while block granite was put upon the free list.
Mr. Harris 1t was minated had secured high
protection for the marbles of Tennessee ana YER
mont while the granite OF Maine. New-Hampshlre,
and Rhode Island had been deprived OF any pro-
lection whatever. Mr.. Harris, though in par
liamentary charge Of the bill. kept dlscreeuy
out Of the chamber during the greater part OF the
discussion and left Mr. Jones and Mr. Vest 10
make what defence they could Of his paruaity
to a fourishing local interest. The fire of criti-
csm finally became so hot, that Mr.. Jones and
Mr. Vest abandoned their cherished purpose to
give the American consumer free block granite
and consented to put duty of cents cubic
foot upon 1.-THE Mckinley rate being II cents
With this handsome victory for the Republican
managers Of the bill the days work came to an
encouraging close