The herald., 1897-06-30
CHANDELIERS
RED FLAG
Causes Tillman to Forget
His Theme
SOME FAST AND FURIOUS FUN
VARIES MoToNoNY OF TARIFF
DEBATE
SOME FAST AND FURIOUS FUN
Much Time Spent in Consideration Of
Private Pension Bills-Lead
Duty Disposed Of
Associated Press Special Wire,

Duty Disposed Of
Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-After tedi-
ous discussion of the tariff bill
throughout the day. the senate wound up
with a half hour of lively and amusing
colloquy between Senators Tillman Of
South Carolina and Chandler of New
The former had proposed
an amendment to the tariff bill provid-
ing a 500 head tax on immigrants and a
restriction against all those not coming
% the United States to become citizens.
Tillman made an earnest speech on the
depressed condition of labor, but he was
soon diverted from his theme by Chand-
ler The latter, adopting a style of
mock gravity, directed the discussion
toward Mr.. Cleveland's administration.
rhis in time brought from Tillman a
iticism of the late president, while
onndler protested against the assaults
OWL. Cleveland by member of his
FAST arty. When the fun had been
|
2 navs qdments were defeated, yeas
ing cast The three affirma tive votes be-
TiIIman Messrs. Butler, Quay and
disposed of'ring the day the senate
committee raj lead paragraphs, the
on lead ore beiR.f 1ls cents per pound
other paragraphgreed 10, So to 20. The
paratively of mimi were COM
Several hundred pWportance.
ported today as the' bills were re-
meeting of the pensiorult OF the first
the present congress assemmittee' since
them were general pensded. Among
which amend the act of 1Slds 1.-Two OF
Reading of the list consun.
hour, and when it was conclunall an
gan Of Alabama, commented on MOI
that the people named in the bill Iact
wait for relief owing to the inactust
one branch of congress, and limited or
it was a graver question as to whetf
congress was in session or not.
The tariff bill was then taken. up, and
paragraph 1S9, relating to watch move
ments, clocks, ETC., perfected, striking
out the clauses on watches and jewels
for Matchmaking, and combining the
paragraph to those articles not made
| of porcelain.
A duty of IL cents per pound on lead
ore, as reported by the finance commit
tee was agreed upon, 80 to 49,
The foregoing changes led to extended
opposition from Vest and Jones.
Lodge answered that the watch in
dustry had been revolutionized by
American machinery. We made watches
so much better and cheaper that no hand
made watch could compete with them.
Now the Swiss makers had bought
American machinery and operated it
with comparatively cheap labor. Lodge
exhibited Swiss watches which pur-
ported to be of American make, and as
such were invading the American mar
ket.
Pineapples were changed to cents per
cubic foot in barrels and packages and
81 per thousand in bulk.
Vest asked what climatic and sanitary
reason justified this heavy duty.
Allison responded that Florida pro-
duced pineapples and great pressure
had been brought to bear for adequate
protection.
Where did the pressure come from ?''
asked Bacon of Georgia.
"I cannot give specifications, re-
sponded Allison, "but 1 will say it was
from both sides of this chamber"
The Florida senators, Mallory and
Pascoe, explained the recent develop
ment of the pineapple industry in Flori-
da, which led Gray of Delaware to say
in an animated response that it would
have been better had Florida lands been
left in primeval simplicity if their use for
raising pineapples was to be followed by
a tax on the bulk of the people.
Lead ore and lead in pigs were then
considered, Allen of Nebraska speaking
at length against the committee rates.
He argued against the duty of ~ cents
a pound on lead ore, because, as he said,
it would operate to keep out the fiuxins
ores of Mexico and Canada that were
necessary to the American smelters,
some of which are located in Mr.. Aliens
state.
Carter of Montana explained in re-
sponse to inquiries by Allen that the
house rates had been especially favor
able to white lead, the product of the
lead trust, whereas the senate rates de-
|creased the benefits to the trust and in
creased them to the producers of the
ore. He argued that the committee rates
were essential to equalize the difference
between the wages of lead miners in the
United States and Mexico.
| Vest said this was a conflict between
the lead smelters and lead mines, and
both interests were heavily represented
in his state. But his vote would be cast
in behalf of the consumer and not for
either of these conflicting interests. If
his state expected these interests to be
defended as against those of the people,
the great mass of consumers of lead,
then some one must take his place here.
eli would not give vote, even though
two-thirds of the people of Missouri
were here asking it, if it violated his
ideas of justice and equity. Vest said
he would move later on to reduce the
duty on lead ore from 11s to al cent per
pound, although he would be glad to go
further and see it on the free list.
Rawlins of Utah discussed the general
doctrine Of the tariff arguing that the
first consideration should be revenue
and then the equalization of the burdens
'and benefits Of the system Of raw mate