Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-19
THE TARIFF.
Another Great Maine Industry
Attacked by Democrats.
Wood Pulp Put Under Ad vaIorem
0uty--Mr. Frye Protests.
Asks Tor Specific Duty But II Is Rejected, 20
to 20.

today at 10 30 the tariff bill was taken up,
the pending question being on the first two
paragraphs of the silk schedule which had
been reserved on Saturday. At the request
of MIR. Platt those paragraphs went over
without action till tomorrow.
Schedule M, pulp, paper and books, was
then taken up, the first paragraph being
one putting q duty of 10 per cent. ad
vslorem on wood pulp.
Frye of Maine argued against the ad
valorem rate and in favor of specific
duty. Maine, he said, was like Bozaris,
"bleeding at every vein" from this tariff
bill and this wood pulp business was one of
Names great industries.
Vest said that one of the most vicious
aud outrageous attacks made upon Mr..
Jones and himself in connection with the
bill was that they had been Influenced by
some Democratic leaders in New York, one
of them being ex-Secretary Whitney, to fix
the schedule on wood pulp because they
had made large investment in Canadian
timber lands for the manufacture of wood
pulp. He only mentioned this, he said, to
show how utterly unjust and reckless were
the statements in relation to public men
who were engaged in public duty. Jones
said his only object in framing the para
graph, which was, in fact, the same as it
came from the House, was to make paper
as cheap as possible. Nobody had applied
to them in the interest of importers or of
outside manufacturers.
Frye's amendment wss advocated by
Gallinger, Platt and Allison. 1t was re-
jected, yeas, 20; nays, 2S.
Paragraph 303 was then agreed to, also
paragraph 304, putting duty of 10 per
cent. on sheathing paper and roofing felt,
the House rate.
Paragraph 305, printing paper, unsized,
was struck out, and paragraph BOG was
amended so as to read, printing paper un-
sized, sized or glued, suitable only for
books and newspapers, Is per cent. ad
valorem.
The amendment of the finance committee
to make the duty on coal, bituminous and
shale, 40 cents per ton, and coal slack or
culm, such as will pass through half-inch
screen, Is cents per ton, provoked q long
discussion.
Hill of New York, moved to admit coal
free of duty. The country expected, he
said, that Democratic Congress, in franz
ing tariff reform bill, would put bitumin-
ous coal on the free list; that was required
substantially by the Chicago Democratic
platform. Every Democratic orator in the
land who had spoken on the subject, had
demanded free coal.
If there was one thing more than another
to which the Democratic party stood
solemnly pledged, it was to place raw ma
terial on the free list.
He observed since he began his remarks
the senators who had charge of the meas
ure had left their seats. He assumed that
they had nothing to say in defence of duty
on coal. He was waiting to hear from
them the idea that they had been bulldozed
into putting coal on the dutiable list and he
would like to know what senators had stated
that they would refuse to vote for the bill
if coal should be put on the free list.
The Senate, after four hours's discussion,
rejected Hills motion to strike out the par
sgraph putting duty of 40 cents ton on
bituminous coal and place it on the free
list. Amendments offered by Hansbrough
and Squire were rejected. The committee
amendment was agreed to without division,
90 that bituminous coal and shale shall pay
duty Of 40 cents ton, and coal slack or
culm Is cents. Hill moved to strike
out the next paragraph of the committee
amendment, coke, 10 per cent. ad val0-
rem." The motion was defeated. That
disposed of the coal paragraphs. and the
Senate went on with the other paragraphs
in the "sundries" schedule.
The following duties were agreed to
Friction or lucifer matches, 20 per cent. ad
vslorem; percussion caps, 80 per cent.
on blasting caps, 50 OF per thousand;
feather and downs, 80 per cent; furs,
dressed in skin and not made up, furs
prepared for hatters' use, 20 per cent; fur
hats for men, women and children, 40 per
cent.
With the exception of paragraphs 333
and 334 Chair cloth). 33S (precious stones),
served till tomorrow, schedule IN" was
finished, and the Senate brought up to the
free list. The Senate, at G.I5 p. NJ, ad-
iourned