The Washington times., 1894-05-25
MORE AksIDMP IT'S PASSED
Very Good Progress Made with the
Tariff Bill Yesterday.
EIGHT PAGES DISPOSED OF
Senator Hale's Division Of the Demoorats
Into Three Classes Interesting Discussion
on Tin-plate Duties-othsr Incidents Of
the Day.
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The Senate proceedings yesterday were en-
livened by a short debate on Hawaii and q
very sarcastic speech from Mr.. Hale on Mr..
Germans speech OF Wednesday. 1t was after
o'clock when the Senate got down to actual
work on the schedules. Very fair progress
was made, eight pages Paragraphs 121 to 124,
inclusive) being disposed Of, the committee
amendments being accepted. The surprise
of the day was the acceptance by the Finance
Committee of an amendment offered by MIR.
Allen, the Nebraska Populist, to place barbed
wire on the free list. Several Republicans
opposed it, but did not carry their opposition
to the extent OF demanding u record-making
vote upon it. An intimation from Mr.. Hale
that free bar5ed wire was to be the price OF
Mr.. Aliens vote for the tariff bill was indig-
nantly denied.
In the morning Senator Hale made sharp
speech dividing the Democrats into three
classes.
The first group. he said. comprised the two
Senators from New York, AIessrs. Hill and
Murphy. Mr.. Smith of New Jersey, and
Messrs Kyle and Roach. They represented
constituencies opposed TO this bill. The
second group. n large one, Gespised the bill
the convictions and professions of a lifetime.
1t contained Messrs. Mills and Coke OF Texas,
Vest and Cockreii OF Missouri. Villas OF WIS.,
consin. Gray OF Delaware, Palmer OF Illinois,
Lindsay and Blackburn of Kentucky, Harris
and Bate of Tennessee, and perhaps one or
Two others. They were the men who, when
they were obliged to vote for protection to
coal and icon ere, 10 the sugar trust, and tine
lead trust. would ask themselves: us thy
servant II dog. that he should do this?" Then
they would vote for these provisions and an
swer then own question. sILauShter.l
There was another group 10 which no ap-
peal from the Senator was necessary 1t In
Guided Messrs. Camden and Faulkner OF West
Virginia, Morgan and Pugh of Alabama, Caf-
ferry and Blanchard of Louisiana, Brice OF
Ohio. Gibson OF Maryland, and the great COM
promiser himself. Mr.. German had given no
anxiety to this group Why? Because they
had secured all they wanted. He knew how
large this statement was. 1t extended TO the
confines of the earth, but he repeated it: they
had got all they wanted.
The debate on tie tin-piate schedule was
continued in a desuliory manner by Messrs.
Aldrich and Higgins.
During the progress of the debate there
was a sharp alteration between Mr.. Higgins
and Mr.. Harris. who was vainly trying to get
the floor to move to lay the pending amend
ment on the table.
fe16T soon OuSISu IN dUleuuulcuL "
the next paragraph to transfer wire used in
binding or fencing to the free list. Mr.. Allen
supported Mr.. Peffers amendment in q brief
argument.
After some further debate Mr.. Jones agreed
to accept the PETER amendment providing for
free Darbed wire provided a majority of the
Senate expressed willingness TO stand by 1t.
The Jones substitute for paragraph 124, fix
ing the duty on wire at from l 4 to cents
per pound. according to gauge. other wire,
valued at ovsr cents, 40 per cent, amended
so as to make barb wire free, was then agreed
to without division. The rest of the after
noon was devoted 10 a rapid passage Of Jones
amendments.
The paragraphs relating to table knives aud
flies were passed over until today, at the re-
quest of Mr.. Aldrich. Mr.. Jones moved to
include combination shotguns and rifles" in
paragraphs l and 8, fixing the rate on shot
guns at so per cent: and the motion was
agreed to. Mr.. Aldrich moved to substitute
the Mckinley rates on shotguns and rifles.
and supported the motion in vigorous
speech, in which he declared that the rates
proposed would not prove adequate and
would result in the destruction Of the in
dustry. Shotguns were not a necessity Of
lie. he said. at least not in New England. and
there was 10 reason why the large revenue
obtained from the present duty, even from
the Democratic standpoint, should be thrown
away. Without action on the amendment,
the Senate. at O'Clock, on motion Of Mr..
Harris adjourned.