The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-29

likely that the members Of tho commit
tee on contingent expenses VIII consult
the wishes OF the senate on the subject.
IL II pointed out bg some senator's that
the last investigation was \ A2zlG and
that II another was ordered II would
likely result the same way and the
senate would make itself ridiculous.
sim u there Is any considerable desire
on the part OF senators for an Inquiry Il
may he ordered. Senators Jones, OF
Nevada, GalllnEer. OF New Hampshire.
and Junes, OF Arkanpaa, are the sub
committee to whom the Tlllmau resolu-
(ion has been referred.
Ths TariRDsbatS.
The sehsdule relating to earths.sarth-
ernware and glassware was entered up
on when the tarfff debate began to-day.
An amendment limiting the fire brick
To Be imported at 81 % per ton to those
Weighing iesS than ten pounds each,was
The duty on Portland and other hy-
drnuilc cementS In barrels and sacks,
was Increased from eiaht 10 eleven
cents per hundred weight and in bulk
from seven to ten cents per hundred
weight. After Afr. White had criticised
the Increase a. opposed TO the interests
OF the builders. and Mr.. Pettlgrew had
defended II. saying Il should be greater
in the interest OF American Hlanptac-
turerS. MF. Vest criticized, but TO no
avail, the rate proposed on glass bot
IleS, decantsrG, etc, ~ equal 10 the
Mckinley rate. the highest, he said, In
the country'A history.
Mr.. Jones. OK ArkansaB, objected in
q vigorous speech 10 the rate fixed on
window glass. II was universal con-
sumption and was in the hands OF
trust, two associations controlling prac-
ticAlly the business In this country and
dividing the territory and fixing rates.
Among all the inlquitles OF the bill"
said be, and their name Is legion. the
glass schedule iR the most monstfous.
Mr.. hIllla, OF Texas. said the glass
rates were enormous and uniustihable.
running from liz TO lSS per cent. II was
far beyond anything imagined when the
country first began to foster infant In
duStrieA. II was not a duty. but d
bounty TO wealth, he declared.
Mr.. Jones amendment 10 reduce the
rnte on window glass from one and
one-Eourth to one centpeF pound, was dis
agreed 60, yeas eighteen, nays twenty
nine. The vote was on party lines, the
Democrats for and tho Republicans
against the amendment. The commit
zee rate OF one and oDe-fourth cents
was then agreed 90.
Air. Jones, OF Arkansas. offered an
other amendment reducing the rate on
window glass above ten by fifteen Inch
es SQUARE and under sixteen by twenty
from one and Ave-eIghths TO one and
one fourth cents per pound. The
amendment was disagreed TO, eighteen
10 tweuty-seVen. All OF the committee
amendments as 20 window glass were
agreed 20.
on cylinder and crown glass, Mr..
Jones amendment substituting the pre-
sent rate OF two and one-hat cents for
the proposed rate OF four cents per
square foot was defeated. yeas twenty,
nays twenty-seven. The committee
amendments on cylinder and crown
glass were then agreed %.
AT 5 o'clock Mr. Aldrieh yielded TO
urgent requests from Democratic Senn-
tors that the bill be hid aside. MT.
Vest remarked In tals connection that
more progress had been made IN three
days than In three weeks during the
Wilson bill debate. The senate then
went irto executive session and soon
Afterwards adjourned.