The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-27
HE OPPOSES A DUTY ON LEAD
And Makes a Motion to Put that
Article on the Free List.
Only Mills, Irby and Hill Vote for It
The House Considers the State Bank
Tax-Springer's Speech.

to stand by the Democratic doctrines of
free raw materials Some little time was
spent this morning waiting for quorum
OF Senators to appear. For the first time
since Mr. Harris was placed IN charge Of
the tariff bill he was not in his seat. The
delay in securing a quorum shut out con-
sideration OF the Hawaiian resolution.
The paragraphs Of the tariff bill passed
over yesterday were taken up. The first
was 156 relating to the duty on wheels of
iron and steel car and locomotive wheels.
The original Jones amendment increased
the rate In the House bill from 30 to 20
per cent. ad valorem. To-day Mr.. Vest
moved to substitute a specific rate of IL
cent per pound The Mckinley rate Is 2l4
cents per pound. Mr. Quay supported the
Vest amendment as preferable to an ad
vaiorem duty. 1t was agreed to.
The lead paragraph was then taken up.
The House bill made lead ore and lead
dross dutiable at Is per cent. ad valorem
upon the lead contained therein and CLASH
fed silver lead ores as silver ores where
the silver contents exceeded in value the
lead contents and admitted them free of
duty. The finance committee amendment
made lead ore dutiable at three-fourths of
one cent per pound and made silver lead
ores dutiable at the same rate on the lead
at the port of entry. Mr.. Dubois offered
an amendment. which was accepted by Mr..
Jones. fixing the method of sample and
assay that commercially adopted in the
United States. Mr.. Shoup made quite an
elaborate argument in favor of duty on
argentiferous lead ore. He contended that
the miner of the West could not compete
with the peon labor of Mexico, and said
that IL silver lead ores were admitted free
of duty from Mexico almost every silver
lead mine In the United States would be
closed. Mr.. Shoup concluded at 1910. after
speaking over an hour and half.
Something of a furry followed when Mr..
understood that he proposed a vigorous at
tack on the lead schedule. He began by
moving ,i9s. to ,p place lead ore re, and al, ar
but. as there were only a few Senator's in
the chamber. Mr. Aldrich suggested the
Senate 10 witness the New York Senator's
arraignment Of his party associates. The
electric bells brought ifty-fve Senator'S to
the chamber.
.z.----z MR. HILLS SPEECH.
Mr.. Hill said ne realized as keenly as
any other Senator the necessity for early
action on this bill. The country was anx-
ious and eager. While the bill was not sat
isfactory TO him and had rot been sat s.
factory to him since 1t was reported, he
was now and always had been in favor of
its prompt disposition. He had favored
change Of the rules In order to facilitate
action. because he believed that the best
way to facilitate action was TO give the
majority the power 10 fix the time for
taking the final vote instead of depending
upon the caprice and whims OF the minor
ity None Of the responsibility for delay
rested on him. He regretted that a few
Senators on his side, very few. he was
glad TO say, were opposed to adopting the
direct method. But he was rot disposed to
criticfse them. They acted according to
their ideas of public duty. He acted ac-
cording TO his. He thought 1t was idle for
his party associates to criticise their
friends on the other side OF the political
aisle for exercising their privileges under
the liberal rules Of the Senate when they
refused to apply the remedy that was Open
They Ohe Republicans). were pursuing the
same course the Democrats pursued in
1890 IN the fight against the force DILL The
remedy for this condition OF affairs lay in
proceeding In prompt, plain, manly fash
Ion to rearrange the rules.
AS he had sand before. Mr.. Hill continued,
the bill was not satisfactory to him 1t
was not satisfactory to other Democrats
on this side OF the chamber. and If the SEN
ator from Maryland Orr. Germany the 9TH
er day intended 10 have II inferred that
he had exceeded his authority. The bill
would not be satisfactory TO him as long
as il contained one remnant of the
that the duty of the Democrats was not to
defeat. but to modify and perfect it. Mr.
voted vote against Mr. Teilsrs motion to table
the bill because he did not desire TO kill
the measure before Il was fully consid-
TO modify IT, He rad voted the other day,
he went on. to place iron ore on the free
list. The vote stood solitary and alone
far as Democratic votes were concerned.
He did not anticipate that the motion he
now made would carry. But it ought not
10 require any argument TO convince a
Democratic Senate that lead ore should go
on the free list The. Democratic party
stood pledged 10 it. Lead ore was a raw
material. and the party was committed 10
free raw materials
Mr.. Vest replied to Mr.. Hill The duty
fourths of l cent per pound Ii was the
rate fixed IN the Mills BILL that had re-
ceived such high conlmendation; 1t was
few words Of explanation. The Mckinley
bill placed q duty OF IL cent on lead and
lead sslver-bearing ore.
AIR. stewart made a brief speech, COM
planning OF the discrimination shown in the
bill between labor in the East and the
West. as Illustrated in this instance
DUBOIS SCORES HILL.
Mr. Dubois followed with sharp thrust
at Senator Hill for his attack on the finance
committees amendment. lie said he pre-
sumed that Mr.. Hill had made his speech
this question principally for the purpose
OF defining his attitude toward the pend
ing BILL for he could see no other reason
for his course. Still. he had been surprised
that he should have selected this item FOR
that purpose and for attack He had not
believed that any Senator would stand on
the floor Of the Senate championing the
smelling combine and the White Lead
Trust which his action amounted 70, as
those would be the only interests in the
entire country which would be benefited by
admitting lead ore free of duty
Mr.. Power criticised the rate provided.
and claimed that the committee had dis
eliminated against lead and in favor of
the lead manufacturer He also presented
figures 10 show the operations of the Lead
Trust and went into details as to the diff
Eculties in the way OF lead ore mining.
Mr. Shoup then offered amendment
making the rate OF duty on lead ore cent
per pound. instead OF three-fourths of
cent, provided by the committee amend
meaf This was defeated-25 10 80
Special interest was conferred In the vote
on Mr.. HIS amendment. upon which tins
yeas and nays were called As the vote
proceeded and Il was seen that Senators
Mills and Irby 10 cast the only wees
except that OF Mr.. Hin. in favor OF the
motion, a smile spread over the Senate
which was apparently al the expense
the New York Senator He did not seen
disconnected ana took the result good-na
turedly. When the result was announced
by a vote OF 10 -, Mr.. Hill rose as IL de-
sirous OF making an extended speech. but