The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-12

WARRINGTON, Jun e 1.-THE reading
of Saturdays journal in the Senate
having been dispensed with. Morrill,
gave notice of an amendment to the
naval appropriation bill and read an
argument in explanation and support OF
1t.
The tariff bill was, at 1880 q. m. +,
taken up, the question being on the
first paragraph Of the spirits and wine
schedule (H). The paragraph, as passed
by the House and reported by the SEN
ate finance committee, puts a duty Of
$3.50 per proof gallon on brandy and
other spirits not especially provided
for.
The only change made in this sche-
dule from the finance committees fg-
ures was in the last paragraph. All
limitations Of mineral waters and artifi
cial mineral waters were changed from
80 per cent. to 90 per cent. ad valorem
The cotton manufactures schedule
came next, and the recommendations Of
the finance committee were all agreed
to promptly. The rapidity and ease
with which the schedule was disposed
OF attracted the attention and provoked
the criticism OF Dolph (Rep., Ore.) He
expressed his surprise and amazement
at seeing ten pages Of the bill rushed
through in thirty minutes without a
single New England Senator opening
his mouth. Their silence was signifi-
cant, and he would like to know what it
meant.
Aldrich supplied the information
desired. The cotton schedule, he said,
was the most scientific cotton schedule
ever prepared. The rates were lower
than the cotton manufacturers desired,
but it was impossible to have the rates
fixed in accordance with their notions,
and SO they yielded 10 the inevitable
The hemp fax and jute schedule mot
with little more discussion, but the
finance com mittee's recommendations
were all agreed to.
The next paragraph (27l) put a duty
OF Is per cens. on bagging for cotton,
composed in part or IN whole of hemp,
flax, jute or jute butts An amendment
was offered py PETER to exempt 1t from
duty. The amendment was agreed to-
Yeas, "a; nays, Is, and cotton bagging
was made exempt from duty.
Then came the paragraph on collars
and cuffs (27D. The House bill made
duty on collars and cuffs and shirts and
Oil linen wearing apparel 35 per cent.
ad valorem. The amendment of the
finance committee was to make the
paragraph read collars and cuffs" com
posed wholly or in part OF linen, 80 cents
per dozen and in addition thereto 80 per
ce-,t. sd valorem; shirts and all other
articles OF wearing apparel of every de-
scriptioD, not specially provided for in
this act. composed wholly or in part Of
linen, so per cent ad valorem.
Plat, Hoar Chandler and Aldrich
twitted the Democrats with having
packed duty not only protective. but
prohibitive on these articles of manu-
fac.ule and invited an explanation
from Vest. Vest insisted that the rates
fixed constituted a revenue duty.
The question being on the committee
amendment to the collar and cuffs par
agraph, Chandler called for yeas and
nays. Tho call was not seconded, only
three Senators sustained it, and the
amendment was agreed to without d.
vision
Then came the wool schedule, and
then the tariff bill was laid aside for
the day, after three schedules and nine
teen pages had been disposed Of
p fer gave notice that when the wool
schedule is taken up to morrow he
would move the provisions OF the exist
ing law be reduced about 40 per cent.
But the most ominous notice of all
was one given by Quay that he would
Tomorrow take the floor and continue
the spec CHI begun by him on the 14th OF
April, and of which he has alread Y
delivered numerous instruments
At 6:l0 p. M, after q short executive
session, adjourned until to- morrow at 10
q. m.