The Helena independent., 1894-05-27
TWO FLOCKEO WITH HIM,
Hill Not Entirely Alone in His OPP
position 10 the Democratic
Majority.
Still Baslng His Opposition to
Tariff Reform on the In.
come Tax.
He Says That None OF the Rssponalblity
for Delay Hesis Upon His
Shoulders.

ing the propoeed duty OF threo-fourthn OF a
con, per pound on lead orc and lead -silver
bearing ore. and generally arraignipa his
colleagues for their refusal 10 stand by tho
democratic doctrine Of FREQ raw materials.
The paragraphs Of the tariff bill paased over
yesterday were taken up. The frat whs 1876,
relating TO the duty on wheels OF iron or
steel. car and locomotive wheels. etc. The
original Jones amendment increased the
rate In the house bill from 30 TO 40 per cant
ad vslorsm. Vest moved to substitute a
specific rate OF Ia cents Ter pound. The
Mckinley rate 10 2lG cents per pound. Quay
supported the Vest amendment as prefer.
able to the I'D valorsm duty. and II was
agreed to.
The lead paragraph was then taken up.
The house bill made lead ore and lead
dross dutisble al 10 per cent nd valorem
upon the lead contained therein, and class
lied silver-lead ore as silver ore whore tho
silver contained therein exceeded in value
the lead contents. and admitted them free
Of duty. The finance committee amend
mont made leai ore dutiablo az thret-
fourths OF one cont per pound. and made
silver-leed ores dutlable at the same rate
on the lead contents. according TO sample
and assay At port OF entry. Dubois offered
AN amendment which was accepted. fixing
tho method OF sample and assay as that
commercially adopted in the United States.
Shoup made an elsborsts argument In
favor OF duty on araentiferous lead ore.
He oontended that the miners of the wOst
could not compete with the peon labor OF
Mexico. and said II silvsr-lead ore was ad-
mitted free OF duty from Mexico. almost
every silver.lsad mine In the United States
would be closed.
Something OF furry followed when Hill
rose. as 10 was understood that he pufposed
vigo ous attack on tho lead schedule. He
began by moving 10 place lead ore and ar
eentiferous lead ore on the free list. Hill
said he realized as keenly as any other s,na-
tor the necessity for early action on the
bill. Tbs country was anxious and eager.
While the bill wss unsatisfactory TO him,
and bad not been satisfactory TO him sinoe
II was reported. he was now and always has
boen 10 favor OF its prompt disposition lie
had favored a change OF the rules in order
TO facilitate action None OF tue RESPONSE
hility for delay restel upon him. He re-
& otted that n few senate on his side
were opposed 10 adopting the direct meth
cd. Bat he was not disposed TO cri,icise
them. He thoueht il was idle for his party
associates 20 critioise their friends on the
other side for exercising their privileges
under the liberal rules OF the senate when
thor refused to apply the remedy that was
open TO them.
Ihe bill was not satisfactory 20 othcr
democrats on this side of the chamber, and
IL the senator from Maryland ths other
day intended 20 infer there was democratic
unity on this bill he had exceeded bis su-
shortly. The bill will not be satisfactory
to him as long as IL contains Que remnant
OF the populistio income tex. still. be
,hought IL tbe duty OF the democrats not
TO defeat II, bot to modify and pass 10.
Hill proceeded 10 explain that ho had
voted against Tells's motion TO table the
bill because he did not desire TO kill the
measure before it was fully considered.
and an honest effort made 20 modify H..
He had voted tho other day TO place
/ on ore on tho free liat. His vote
stood solitary and alone as far
az democratic votes were concerned.
lilo did NOT anticipate the motion he now
made would be ca rieu but il ought not TO
require any argument TO convince the SEN
ate that lead orc should 20 on the free list.
Load was raw material. aud the tarty
WIS committed to FREQ raw materials.
Vest replied to Hill. the duty proposed
in this bill, he said. was three- -foutths OF
ono cent per pound. IL was the rate hIsd
in tho Mills bill that had received so much
commendhtion. Dubois followed with
sharp thrust at Senator Hill for his attack
ON the 6nanos committees amendment.
He had not believed any senator would
stand on the floor OF the senate cham ipion-
ing the smelling combine and white lsal
trust, which his action amounted 90, o.
those would be the only interests 10 the en-
| tiio country which would bs benefited by
making lead ore free of duty.
Power criticised the rate provided, and
claimed that the committee bai disorimi-
mated against lad as In favor OF lead man
ufacture;s, He also presented hgures I.
show she operations OF the lead tIuet and
went into details az 20 the difficulties In
the way OF lead ore mining.
Shoup then offered nm amendment max
| ing tho cuty on lead ore ono cent pei
round, instead of three -foutths OF ons
cent. Defeated, twonty. five TO thirty.
Special interest was centered IN the vote
on Hilra amendmsni, upon which the yeaI
aud nays were called. As the vote pro.
esedod aud IL vss eeon that Senators Irby
and Mills wero 10 cast the only votes eI-
cept Hin In favor OF the motion. smile
spisad over the senate. which WAa appar-
emily 81 the New Yo 4 eenato.'a expense.
He did not seom disoonoe ted, however. aud
took the result good nAtufedly. When the
result OF the vote was made, showing the
Amendments lost by vote OF three TO fif,y-
tive, the committee amendment fixing lead
oto ut threetouftha OF one cont per pound
was agreed TO without division.