The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-01
RETOUcHlNG THE BILL.
Senators Have About Completed Work
be- On New Tariff Schedules.
The Hawaiian and Reciprocity Pro-
visions Weys Taken Up.
Y. TurpIe Makes 4 Bitter Assault Upon Pro
isctIon...FinaI Vote Not Far on

: Washington. July 1.-The senate Ii
now retouching the tarifr bill and In q
day or two the final vote will be taken.
Several important provisions which had
been passed over were disposed OF yes
ferday. Among them were the Ha-
waiian treaty, the reciprocity clause ana
the duty on coal. A large number of
minor schedules were also acted upon.
The feature ot the days proceedings
was an assault upon the pending bill
by Senator Turpie OF Indiana, VINO
argued in favor of a per cent tax on
1nheritances. The senator's speech was
marked by emphatic and expressive
periods and interspersed with pictur-
esque metaphors.
After asserting that the tariff bill
would not provide sufficient revenue,
MIR. Turpie said that no measure had ever
been presented making 80 large and
unprovoked spoilation OF the worids
commerce." There was compound
darceny" I'm nearly every schedule. one
third OF the bill was declaration or war
pgainst France. Germany and the con-
kinent of Europe. We had hopefully
hooked toward the trade Of South
penal offense to carry on trade with the
people Of the Southern republics.
Mr.. Turpie denounced the protective
system in bitter terms, his unique figures
of speech attracting much attention.
Referring to the enormous bounty to go
ito the wool manufacturers he declared
at was not for the interest Of the sheep,
but for the wolf in sleeps clothing. who
.would strip from the babe In its cradle
the articles essential to It's use. We had
developed in this country a new breed of
animals "They are the tariff swine"
exclaimed Mr.. Turpie. "the high protec-
tive tariff swine. They are voracious
FEEDERS with fierce appetites and re-
gard only for the infant industry OF
hbristles."
Mr.. Turpie spoke for about two hours,
and received close attention owing to
the picturesqueness Of his utterances.
IIe closed with a reference to the silver
luuestion, asserting that there was no
more right to abandon the free coinage
of silver than to abandon the free coin
age of gold.
The debate then came back to the
amendment on bleaching powder. The
finance committee provision was passed.
The Hawaiian treaty provision was
fhen taken up, Mr.. Allison stating that
1t had been determined to retain the
house proviso to paragraph 206.
Mr.. Allison briefly explained that In
view OF the treaty of annexation which
had been made it seemed best to retain
the house provision, leaving the reci-
procity treaty in statue quo. The pro-
posal to concur In the house provision
was then agreed to.
The Reciprocity Provision.
Mr.. Allison gave notice of new Sec
Zion of the bill relating to reciprocity, as
follows:
Whenever the President of the United
States, with view to secure reciprocal
trade with foreign countries shall, within
sthe period of two years from and after
the passage Of this act, enter into COM
mercial treaty or treaties with any other
country or countries, concerning the ad-
mission into any such country or coun-
tries of the goods, wares and merchan-
disc of the United States and their use
and disposition therein deemed to be
for the interest Of the United States, and
dn such treaty or treaties in considera-
'tion Of the advantage accruing to the
Omitted States therefrom, shall provide
for the reduction during a specified
period not exceeding five years Of the
duties imposed by this act, to the extent
OF not more than 20 per cent thereof
upon such goods, wares or merchandise
as may be designated therein of the
country or countries with which such
treaty or treaties shall be made as in
this section provided for; or shall pro-
vide for the transfer during such period
from the dutiable list of this act to the
free list thereof Of such goods, wares
iand merchandise, being the natural
products of such foreign country or
countries and not OF the United States
and shall provide for the retention upon
the free list of this act during specified
period not exceeding five years of such
goods. wares and merchandise now in
cludcd in said free list, as may be desig-
mated therein: and when any such treaty.
shall have been duly ratified and procla-
nation made accordingly, then and
thereafter the duties shall be collected
by the United States upon any of the
ydesignated goods wares and merchan-
disc from the foreign country with which
such treaty has been made shall. during
the period provided for, be the duties
specified and provided for in such treaty.
and none other.
The reciprocity amendment went over
at Mr.. Allison's request
The vote was then taken on the coal
paragraph as changed, and Il was
agreed to-31 to "a.
The free list was then taken I'D and
Further perfected before adjournment.
Triple Suicide Attempted.
st. Louis, July 1.-What appears To
lAl.t.