The record-union., 1894-06-12
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

foQGcldl 10 lIle teECOkD-O N1ONs
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE brakes
were taken off in the Senate to-day, and
more progress was made with the tariff
bill than during any previous three
weeks of the consideration of the meas
ure. Three schedules, spirits and wines
and cotton and flax, juteand hemp manu-
factures from paragraph 222 to 2Z7 in
elusive were disposed of. The entire
schedule of cotton, ten pages, was fin
ished in thirty minutes. The Repub-
licans made no opposition TO the amend
nents proposed to this schedule, main
tanning that the rates, though reduced,
We're so changed as to make the cotton
schedule the most scientific ever pre-
pared The collar and cuff paragraph.
providing for a duty of 80 cents
per dozen and 80 per cent. ad
valorem, while shirts and other
articles composed wholly or in part OF
linen carry duty of 30 per cent, pro-
voked considerable discussion and more
or less amusement. Tomorrow the wool
schedule will be taken up. Gray gave
notice tonight that when the schedule
was resumed he would take up his
speech started several months ago.
Morgan was gfduI6u IDS privilege VI
addressing the Senate at the opening of
the session to-day in support OF his
amendment to the naval appropriation
bill authorizing the appointment OF the
Superintendent the United States Naval
Observatory from civil life at salary Of
$4,000, and providing for the reorgauiza-
tion Of the observatory.
Quay rose to question of privilege and
sent to the clerks desk what be charac-
terized Lying statement, for which
Senator Chandler is given as authority" !"
1t proved to be Washington dispatch
to a New York paper that alleged a
Philadelphia syndicate, in which Quay
was an active agent, was seeking to get
control of the surface roads of Washing
ton through congressional legislation"
The dispatch stated the scheme was as
malodorous as the Sugar Trust scandal.
The statements contained in the article,
Quay said. were absolutely false. The
facts were that certain citizens OF PhiIa-
delphia had corporate interests IN certain
railroads in the District of Columbia,
and were seeking an enlargement of the
scope of their franchises. At the request
of Thomas DOlan he introduced Phila-
delphia gentlemen to McMillin and
Faulkner OF the District of Columbia
Committee. so they could present their
case. Last Friday, being informed the
bill effecting the interests of this corpora
llOn WOulQ D6 unu6I COuSlu6IdClOu III lIlO
House to-day, he asked some of the
members of the delegation from Penn
sylvania to be present to help constitute
a quorum. This was the extent of his
connection with the bill.
Quay said he had departed from the
custom OF treating with silent contempt
1OO.0 900 newspaper lies about him, because
the article was evidently written with the
purpose of affecting legislation to-day
and because Chandler had been given as
authority for the statements contained
therein.
Chandler said he had heard of this SYM
dicate, perhaps discussed the matter with
newspaper men, but knew little about it.
Certainly he had made no remarks at
tributiDg motive or relations TO any
Senator.
Quay suggested, with broad smile, that
the newspaper fabrication be referred to
the Scandal Committee" of which Gray
was Chairman. 1t was so referred.
The tariff bill was then taken up.
By an agreement reached Saturday the
wine and spirits schedule was considered
under the lve-mlnute rule.
Allison's amendments 10 increase the
rate on brandy and other spirits distilled
from grain from 81 so per gallon to 81 80.
the present rate. was first taken up.
sherman and Allison supported the
amendment, Jones opposed il.
1He wines anu SplillS SSbtuule was
adopted practically without change from
the compromise plan. The cotton sched-
ule was taken up.
The Senate completed the cotton sched-
ule at o. o'clock.
Dolph made vigorous attack upon the
manner in which it had been rushed
through, ten pages being disposed of in
thirty minutes.
The flax, hemp and iute schedules were
then proceeded with in a manner which
indicated that wool and woolens will be
reached this afternoon or Tomorrow
Senator Sherman to-day gave notice Of
an amendment to the tariff bill providing
for duty of 40 per cent. ad valorem on
wool