The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-28

vcred the defea: Of the sundry civil bill
rather than have the other stand
When Mr. Allison said this was the
best arrangements that could be made
with the house, Mr. Tillman OF South
Carolina, CALCULATED: "Oh. they have no
house over there. anyway. They have
| one man running it."
M. Berry Of Arkansas said the Mis-
lures Of the bill would be jeopardized
by rejection of the report.
REPORT AGREED TO.
| The vote was then taken and the final
conference report was agreed to-yeas
80. nays 25, as follows:
| Yeas-Aldrich. Allison. Caffery, Chan
der. Cullom, DeBoe. Fairbanks. Faux
ner, Gear, Gray. Hanna. Hansbrough,
Hawley. Kenney, Lindsay. McEnery.
| Morgan, Pasco, Perkins, Pet,us, Platt
| Of Connecticut. Plat of New York.
prichard, Proctor. Quay. Spooner, Tur-
| pie, Vest, Walthall, Wellington, Wet
| mcre-32
| Nays-Bacon, Butler. Cannon, Carter.
| Clark, Clay, Davis, Foraker. Frye, Har-
ris Of Kansas, Heitfeld, Jones of Arkar-
cas-. Jones Of Nevada, Kyle, Mcmillan.
Mallory, Mantle. Pettigrew, Rawlins,
| Roach, shoup, Stewart. Tillman, White,
| Wilson'S.
TARIFF BILL TAKEN UP.
The tariff bill was taken up at o'clock
and the formal consideration Of the meas
ure by paragraph proceeded. Mr.. Vest
of Missouri moved an amendment to par
agraph 10, SO as TO fix the rate on crude
borax at IL cents and on refined borax
at cents per pound. After brief debate
the amendment was disagreed to without
| division. The committee substitute was
! then agreed TO fixing borax at cecte
per pound, borates OF lime or soda at
cents and cents according to strength.
The committee amendment on refined
camphor, relied chalk, manufactured
chalk and chloroform was agreed to.
Mr.. Vest remarked that the chalk item
showed another raise above rates.
When paragraph 10. relating to barks.
beans and like drugs, was reached. Mr..
Aldrich moved an amendment or a quar-
ter of cent per pound IN addition TO the
10 per cent ad valorem provided by the
bill. Mr.. Aldrich said the foreigners were
Selling the trade OF these poor classes Of
drugs urder the present arrangement.
Mr. Vest questioned this, saying that
America controlled the market and ex-
ported 5000, 900 last year. He demanded
a roll call, on which the amendment was
agreed TO, 80 to 81. The vote was party
one, except that Jones and Stewart OF
Nevada and Pettigrew Of South Dakota
voted in the affirmative.
Committee amendments were agreed 10
on licorice extract. chico.e, magnesia,
cotton seed oil, poppy seed oil. fusel oil
and peppermint oil.
Mr. Aldrich withdrew ;the committee
amendment on opium for smoking. leav-
ing it at IS per pound.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas resisted the other
features of the opium paragraph, saying
great increases had been made on drug
OF universal use. He moved to reduce
the rate on morphia from 81 to so cents
per ounce, and said he would later move
to place crude unmanufactured opium g.
the free list.
Mr. Jones' amendment was disagreed
to, yeas "A. rays &c.
When varnishes were reached, Mr.. Vest
protested against the increased duty but
said it was useless to take vote against
it.
Mr.. Vest again made protest on the
white lead paragraph. saying the increas-
ed duties would accrue to the profits of
the lead trust.
He moved to reduce from 2% cents to
IL cents per pound, and demanded the
yea ard nay vote. The amendment was
rejected. yeas q; nays IS. the vote being
on party lines, except that Mr.. Pettigrew
voted with the Democrats, and Messrs.
Cannon, Heitfeld, Jones and Stewart
with the Republicans.
The paint paragraph led to some de-
bate Mr.. Aldrich stated that the increase
was justified as a measure Of protection
10 the American paint makers.
Mr.. Vest answered that the export OF
sSSo00o worth Of paint refuted the claim
that the producers needed more pro:ec-
ton. The paragraph was agreed 10, how
ever, without vote.
On lead lithrage Mr.. Vest moved an
amendment ITO reduce the duty from 2is
TO IL cents, which was disagreed to.
without division. Mr.. Aidrich offered
committee amendment to increase chlor-
ide Of potash from IL cents 10 cents.
This was resisted by Mr.. Vest. who
said the article wac required in making
cotton goods. He made a general plea
against taxing raw materials.
Mr.. Plat OF Connecticut said the
change was designed 10 free the United
States from dependence on the United
Alkali trust, of England. and 10 encour-
age an American company which pro-
poses TO utilize the power OF Niagara
Falls.
star. a new American industry. just as
the tin plate industry had started a new
industry.
You can build up anything II you or.,S
give subsidy enough declared Mr.. Gray
You can grow oranges under glass in
New Hampshire"
When NJ. Caffery opposed an increase
on polish Mr.. Gallinger remarked that it
was justified on the same ground as the
bounty TO Louisiana sugar producers
Mr.. Caffs-y responded thai duty OF
sugar was the keystone Of he Democratic
arch o. a tariff for revenue. and ne de-
cIared that The sugar bounty OF 1880 had
been a "denoralizirs and debauching
gift
The senator and his people were the
benefc;aries OF that gif;," inte-Dose1
Mr. Gear.
There was a p-overb. Mr. Cafe-y said.
no, TO look a git; horse II The mouth
But he insisted that a duty on sugar.
rather than a bounty. was The ideal meas !