The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-30
MONOPOLY'S FIGHT.
Project to Re-enact the Nc
Kinley Law With Slight
ly Reduced Rates.
CARING FOR THE SUGAR TRUST
Bitter Fight Ahead in the Senate
lis Our Warships' Armor
Patented
CARING FOR THE SUGAR TRUST

WASHINGTON, Dee. 30, 1S95.-The
tariff bill passed by the House promises
to be a wedge that will open wide the
doors of debate in the Senate. Al
ready there are mutterings among SEN
ators whose constituents have been neg
lected in the House, and it will be
wonder if the the whole tariff question
is not opened up in the Senate. The
amendments already offered by Sena-
tors Burrows and Quay show that those
tariff experts believe the scheme of the
House too narrow. Mr.. MITCHELL of
Oregon, is ready to offer another amend
ment providing for the re-enactment Of
the Mckinley wool schedule in toto.
MIR. Thurston. of Nebraska, mindful Of
the interest of the beat sugar growers
of his State. will offer an amendment
intended to revive the sugar bounty--a
proposition upon which the Republican
themselves are divided and to which
the Democrats have declared their un
dying hatred.
A prominent Senator from one of the
middle States has scheme in contem-
plation, however, that will bring at once
to the front the whole subject of the re-
vision of the tariff along Republican
lines The argument has been made
that the Mckinley rates were too high,
many Republicans agreeing that this ar
Eument was sound The amendment
that may possibly be offered today, or
within a few days thereafter. will strike
out all after the enacting clause of the
House bill and re-enact the Mckinley
law entire. with the exception of the
sugar schedule but with this modifica-
lion that the rates levied shall be Is
per cent. Of the duties named in the Nc
Kinley act. Such an amendment takes
from the free list to the dutiable list
everything transferred by the Wilson
BILL changes all duties from advalorem
to specific, and would have the effect
f)f re-enacting the reciprocity section OF
fhe old law The only schedule left un-
touched would be that relating to sugar.
fThis scheme meets the objection to the
high rates In some cases in the McKin-
ley act, and would, it's author thinks,
pbviate the necessity for an extended
flebate There would be. for the same
reason. no need of hearings, for the
whole ground has been gone over. The
author of this proposed amendment has
been quietly investigating the matter,
and finds that he will have very con-
Siderable number of Republicans with
him from the-staft. He takes the posi-
tion that as much is known now as
There was in 1890 on the tariff question,
and debate would be unnecessary I'M
5sss INDUCED in by those who seek to
flibuster. His proposition, he believes.
Fan be passed through the Senate as
Speedily as could the bill that came from
the House. At all events, the Senate
W. oe confronted with his amendment.
Among the papers presented and re-
ferred in the Senate today were resolu-
lions of the Lincoln Post of the O. A. r.
9f Topeka, Kan, rendering their ser
Vices (as Mr.. PETER, Pop, Kan, phras-
ed it, sin case we should have any
trouble with our neighbors on the other
Side of the Atlantic" They were referred
TO the Committee on Foreign Relations
II Mr.. Voorhees, (Dem., Ind.) presented a
Communication from the Charge daft
faires of the Argentine Republic, now in
charge of the Legation Qn the absence of
the Minister), on the subject of the com
fnercial relations between that country
hnd the United States and asked that it
be referred to the Committee on FL
hance.
Mr.. Hoar (Rep, Mass.) called attention
to the rule of the Senate which provides
Z That no petition memorial or other paper,
1igned by citizens or subjects of a foreign
bower shall be received by the Senate
except through transmission from the
State Department
After some colloquy on this point, and
q ruling by the Vice President that the
paper could not be received, the matter
was allowed to lie over for the present.
Mr.. Chandler (Rep.. N. H.) introduced
a bill to enlarge the Interstate Commerce
Commission, by making it consist of one
member from each State. Referred to
the Committee on Interstate Commerce.
Mr.. Chandler also offered a resolution
which went over till tomorrow, calling
on the Secretary of the Navy for infor-
NATION as to whether prices paid, or
agreed to be paid, for armor for vessels
of the navy, are as low as the prices
charged by the same manufacturers to
foreign governments whether those
prices have been increased on account
Of patents, and, if so, whether the in
crease in price has been fair and reason
able; also whether any government Off
GERS are interested in such patents.
The House bill as to bonds was laid
before the Senate. read twice and re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Mr.. Quay Rep, FAD calling on the
Secretary of the Navy for information
as to whether it would be advantageous
to the naval services to contract now
for six battleships instead of two was
taken up and agreed to.
Mr.. Lodge (Rep., Mass.) addressed the
Senate on the subject of the Monroe
doctrine.
THO MAUAT AGAnTMV