The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-29
TRUSTS AGAIN SENATE TOPIC.
GOOD PROGRESS, HOWEVER, MADE
ON THE TARIFF BILL.

SettIed-Foreign Governments TO
he Invited to Take Part in the
Trans-Mississippi Exposition.
Washington, June 2s.-The Senate made
good progress on the tariff bin to-day, dis
posing of the paragraphs relating to
hides, which have been the source of
much controversy, As finally agreed on.
the duty on hides is placed at 20 per cent.
ad valorem, in place of ~ per cent. per
pound, as originally reported by the finance
committee.
The discussion was protracted. drifting
into a general debate on trusts and from
that back to the sugar trust.
Mr. Smith of New Jersey smoke at
length against the duty on hides. while
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska supported the duty
The new paragraph was agreed to. 80 to 20,
one democrat Mr.. Rawlins of Utah. and
several populists and silver republicans
voting with the republicans in the afirma-
tive.
The incidental debate on trusts led to
severe arraignment of the sugar trust nv
Messrs Caffery and Lindsay, and a gen
eral discussion of means to deal with
trusts by Mr.. Hoar.
Among the other paragraphs disposed of
during the day, were all those relating to
gloves substitute for the paragraph on
i've ANIMALS IRON ore and stained glass
windows.
A resolution authorizing the President
to invite foreign governments TO partici-
pate in the trans Mississippi exposition
was agreed to.
When the tariff bill was taken up, the
paragraph on hides was passed over tenn
porarily, owing to the absence of Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, who is interested
in the subject
Inc paragraph relating to stained or
painted glass windows, was changed
slightly in phraseology, and the duties
agreed to as reported.
On the iron ore paragraph Q1S) the pend
ing provision gave duty of 40 cents per
ton on iron ore Mr.. Allison offered new
amendments, which were agreed to. add
ing TO the first clause of the paragraph
as reported, manganese ore 81 per ton"
also at the end OF the proviso, basic Stag.
ground or unground, 81 per tom
Paragraph 142, card clothing, was agreed
to as in the House bill
In paragraph LAB, cross-cut saws. the
committee made a change. inserting steel
hand-saws, finished or unfinished, 10 cents
per pound, and 20 per cent ad valorem.
In paragraph 49, iron or steel bars.
cold drawn, etc, change was made
from lc to &c per pound in addition to
the rates upon plates, etc, and on steel
circular saw plates from &c to nc in
addition to the rate for steel saw plates.
Aluminium was changed, making the
rate, crude &c; in plates, ETC., 12c.
In bronze powder the duty on bronze
metal in leaf, was increased from to
Sc per package.
A new paragraph, 1857, was agreed to.
Ia
and Is per cent. ad valorem.
AT Mr.. Quay's request the change in
paragraph 1877 was reconsidered and l
cent restored as the duty on iron bars.
etc, in addition to the rates on plates,
etc.
At this point MIR. Smith came on the
moor. 1t was decided to go on with the
leather schedule
Mr.. Allison proposed a change In para
graph 1861 relating to hides, making the
rate 20 per cent. ad valorem instead of
11a cents per pound; and also striking out
the proviso relating to drawbacks The
paragraphs as amended reads: Hides of
cattle, raw, or uncured, whether dry, salt
ed or picked 20 per cent. ad valorem."
The debate which followed was partici-
pated in by Messrs. Smith, Plat of Con-
necticut, Vest, Hoar Allen and Stewart
During the course of his speech Mr.
Smith, referring to Cuba, spoke of the re-
ing the delinquency of the Cubans had
been passed by the Senate and sent to the
catafalque or tomb, the House of Repre-
sentatives to be buried by a republican
House, a republican speaker and at the
dictation of a republican President 1t
was an insult to the American people,
which they would rebuke at the polls next
November. Mr.. Smith was suffering from
slight indispostion, and was compelled to
take a brief rest before continuing his
speech.
The discussion finally branched off to
the prosecution of trusts, in which
Messrs. Allen and Hoar discussed the law.
Mr. Hoar stated that he thought it like
iy an amendment relating to trusts would
be offered in the present bill tending TO
perfect the provisions on that subject
I'm the tariff bill of 1894, and declared
that such provisions are not repealed
by this bill Such an amendment had
been prepared by Mr.. Pettus of Alabama
and Mr.. Hoar said he expected to vote
for 1t when il came up.
Mr.. Hoar said that while the question
of trusts could be dealt with to some
extent by striking at their imports, as
in the law of 1894, yet he feared that the
most serious phases of the evil must be
dealt with by the states. He showed the
technical legal meaning of the word
trusts" and explained the difficulties in
making the sugar trust and standard oil
trust amenable to federal law. lie re-
garded these monopolies as a menace 20
the republic and was hopeful that some
means might be found to check them.
yet he could not say how they could
be hit. The state could limit their amount
of capital, which would be one effective
means Of dealing with them.
Mr.. Lindsay OF Kentucky said that in
the case Of a confessed monopoly. such
as the sugar trust one effective means |
of dealing with 1t would be TO extend Il !
no further benefits from tariff legislation |
When the point was reached in a tariff |
bill. where sugar was 20 be dealt with |
then II should be so shapedas not to be |
20 the benefit of the trusts.
Mr.. Hoar replied that the answer to this !
was that the policy seemed TO be estab- |
hshed that revenue was TO be raised on |
refined sugar, and IL was further desired |
that the business Of refining sugar snail |
be done in this country, rather than |
abroad.
great foreign government was about |
The biggest trust that could menace the |
trade OF the United States, Mr. Hoar as
serted. He hoped that some effective rem
edy would be found instead OF going on |