The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
4 Satisfactory Rate Of Progression on
the Tariff Bill.

! Schedule Disposed of-Metals and
Manufactures of Iron and Steel
Taken Up-The Resolution Fixing
the Hour OF Convening at 10 O'Clock
Finally Agreed To.
| Washington, May 1s.-A very satisfac-
tory rate of progression on the tariff bill
was struck In the Senate to-day, and was
! kept up from noon until the hour of ad-
| iournment. The dozen items that had
been left on schedule A-"chemicals,
oils and paints"-ou Thursday evening,
were disposed of and schedule b
'Earths, earthenwsre and glassware
we're taken up and proceeded with TO its
| close. The next schedule is-'Metals and
manufactures of iron and steel"
The resolution for the daily meeting of
the Senate at 10 a. m, and for the taking
/ up of the tariff bill at 10:30 o'clock was
| agreed to, after good deal Of discussion
in which Mr.. Frye, rep, of Maine said
that in his opinion all parliamentary
methods should be resorted to to defeat
the measure, but he had not been able TO
get the republican side of the Senate to
take the same view.
DoLPH IN LINE WITH FRYE.
Dolph, rep, Of Oregon, professed his
readiness to unite with the senator from
Maine.
Mr.. Allison, rep, of Iowa, denied the
| existence of any understanding on the re-
! publican side as TO action on the bill, and
said the senators would act on their indi-
| vidual judgments
MIR. Chandler, rep, of New Hampshire,
warned the democratic senators not 10
| act on the theory that there would be
| filibustering against the bill. The ques-
tion was an open one. II had not been
! decided; and it was not likely TO be de-
| clded until after there had been the full
est possible debate on the bill Then, he
took it, it would be decided.
ALDRIoH oRlTrCIsEs THE BILL.
MIR Aldrich made a statement fortified
! by tables showing that some S3S 800, 900
! reduction of revenue had been made in
this bill, on matters of luxury, such as
! fine hosiery wine, brandy, gin, whisky,
! cordials, absinthe, vermouth and dia-
monds, and q tax of 1852, ,000,000 imposed
on sugar. He did not understand on
what principle the bill was made up in
that way.
MIR. Vest, member of the fipance com
mittee, referred to what he called the
| 'ldlldClto pun IOFWdfu DN MT. AluElCu.
| The articles which ne referred to, and on
which duties were reduced were those
of minimized importation. They were
'insectivorous matters" That senator,
he said, had but poor opinion about the
intellie ence Of the American people If he
thought "such humbug and rot" would
go down with them for legitimate argu-
fnent
AIM OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee, Mr. Vest said
had endeavored 10 decrease the duties on
luxuries and on necessities. They had
endeavored to make d general reduction
so that the living expenses of the people
might be decreased. They could not hope
by tariff bill to put up the prices
| of agricultural products. The gold
standard, the demonetization OF silver
and the destruction of foreign markets
for American agricultural products had
brought the farmers Of the west down to a
point that he was fortunate individual
who could keep his farm from falling into
the hands of trust companies or banks
| The principle on which he, himself, acted
was to make more market abroad for
American agricultural products But If
the former could not be relieved in that
or any other way, thenhe should be al
| lowed TO buy in the cheapest market, as
he had to sell in the cheapest market.
MANUFACTURERS GREEDY.
''In this hour of great financial depres.
sion" Mr.. Vest continued, ''let our
brethren Of the manufacturing states of
! the northeast bear their share of the mis-
fortune that has come TO the whole coun-
try. But instead Of that, we hear, con
tinually, the cry of the daughters of the
hOrse-leech, give give give-no reduction
| of duties. Let wheat go down to 30 cents
| a bushel at the railroad stations; let all
the productions Of the manufacturer be
minimized to the 10 west possible prices.
| But the manufacturers, sacred as the
| white elephant Of SIAM are not TO be
/ touched as to one single duty"
THE MARBLE SCHEDULE.
When the items as 10 marble, stone and
! slate (103 10 109) were reached MIR Hoar
! inquired as TO the distinction made be-
| tween granite, New England product,
! and marble, largely product Of Tennes-
see-the latter having specific rate Of
| duty and the former an ad valorem rate.
! An explanation was made by Mr.. Jones,
| dem, of Arkansas, a member Of the
| finance committee, and the discussion was
! Joined in by Messrs. Hale and Frye
of Maine Hoar Of Massachusetts,
! and Morrill, of Vermont. Mr.. Jones as
sumed that the question was raised TO
create the idea that the senator from
! Tennessee (Mr. Harris, had unduly in
/ f1uenced the finance committee, but the
/ fact was that in the bill as It came from
! the House the duty on marble was spe-
| cific aud on granite ad valorem. He added
! that the two senators from Vermont,
| Messrs Morrill, and Proctor, had advo-
! Gated in the committee high rates Of duty
| on marble.
The rates were fixed as follows:
! On marble, in blocks, rough or squared
! only. 80 cents per cubic foot
On marble, sawed or dressed, IS cents
per cubic foot.
On manufactures Of marble, onyx or
alabaster, 45 per cent. ad valorem.
When the metal schedule was reached
the bill went over for the day, and the
Senate, at 6:05 o'clock, adjourned.
WORK OF THE HOUSE.