The Portland daily press., 1897-06-22
MADE GIANT STRIDES.
Senate Breaks Record in Tariff
Bill Progress,
FIFTY-SIX PAGES OF DOCUMENT
COVERED YESTERDAY.

The Free List Taken Up and Covered
Within Three Hours-Wool Schedule
Will Be Taken Up Today. Committee
Has Marrow Escape on Matches.
Washington, June 21.-The Senate
made giant strides on the tariff bill to-
day, covering 56 pages and establish
ing record for progress during this
tariff debate. The last two schedules of
the dutiable list, covering paper and
manufactured sundries, gloves, coal and
some lesser articles were completed with
the exception of the paragraphs on hides,
gloves, coal and some lesser articles. This
advanced the Senate to the free list which
was taken up at p. m. and completed
in three hours.
Early in the day the wool and silk
schedules went over with an agreement
that wool would be taken up tomorrow.
After that, the tobacco schedule, the re-
ciprocity provisions and the internal
revenues portions of the bill as well as
the many isolated paragraphs passed over,
will remain to be considered. The pro-
gress was SO marked, however, that for
the first time there was feeling that
the end was not far off.
There was little debate today, the main
topic of discussion being matches and
fuses. On the latter item an amendment
by Mr.. Pettigrew reducing the rate to
10 per cent came within one vote of
passing against the protest of the finance
committee, the vote being tie, "a to "a.
While the free list was under considera-
ton, Mr.. Bacon of Georgia gave notice
of an amendment placing cotton ties on
the free list, and Mr.. .McLau rie of South
Carolina gave notice of another amend
ment taking raw cotton from the free
list, this completing the action hereto
fore taken of placing a duty of 30 per cent
on cotton.
Washington, June 21.-In the opening
of the Senate today, Mr.. Allison of Iowa,
in charge of the tariff bill, stated that it
had been expected to go on today with
the wool schedule, but he asked consent
that this go over until tomorrow and
that the Senate proceed today with sched-
ule M, relating to pulp, paper and books.
There was no objection.
On the first paragraph f39), Mr.. Vest
of Missouri, moved to strike out the COM
mittee amendment providing retaliatory
duty on wood pulp coming from coun-
tries imposing an export duty on wood
pulp. Mr. Vests motion was rejected
and the paragraph was agreed to as re-
ported.
On motion Of Mr.. Allison, paragraph
1872 was amended so as to read: "Print-
ing paper, unsized, sized or glued, suitable
only for books and newspapers, Is per
cent ad valorem, provided that no such
paper shall pay a less rate of duty than
3-1O of cent per pound" The proviso
is a new feature.
The committee amendment striking out
also the several paragraphs substituted
by the committee on various classes of
manufactured paper, viz: 395-a, litho-
graphic prints from stone, ETC.. 395. b,
writing: letter, note paper, ETC.. !; 395-c,
paper hanging, etc.; 395-d, books of ali
kinds not specially provided for.
On paragraph 395-e. relating to enye
lopes, plain, 25 per cent; if bordered, etc.,
81 per cent, a new committee provision
was added as follows ''If made from
tissue, parchment paper, 25 per cent ad
valorem."
A new committee paragraph was added
to be known as 395-f, providing: Photo,
autograph and scrap albums, 35 per cent
ad valorem. Playing cards, (39S), 20 per
cent per pack and 20 per cent 'ad valorem
was agreed to as reported; also 399, man
ufactured paper not otherwise provided
for, 35 per cent ad valorcm.
This concluded the paper schedule,
which had been covered within IS min
utes.
In schedule N ,sundries, paragraphs 400,
beads of all kinds, 40l, beads, ETC.; 4O2,
hair brushes, and 402 1-2, bristles, etc.,
were agreed to as reported.
.. Ms'ehes caused something of contest.
MIR. .A...,ja moved to disagree to the COM
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