New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-03
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
ALI. THE DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENTS REJECTED
WITH ONE EXCEPTION

THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
ALI. THE DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENTS REJECTED
WITH ONE EXCEPTION.
Washington. June 2-The first formal notice OF .
tariff speech In the Senate given to-day by Mr.
,Iop,,e csfver Rep Month who said he would ad-
,ress the Senate on Friday on the WOOL scheouie'
The Tariff bill was then taken up Mr.. Aldrlch
who has been In charge thus far, was not present
and Mr. Allison. of Iowa, and MI Platt OF Noh'
n.ctcut sat together and directed the course OK 'ho
bill.
Mr. Stewart pop. Nev) offered an amehomeh'
proposing the maintenance Of Treasury reserve
- go, mn O and the retirement OF bonds out OK the
eurnIus above sl25O000o0. He said that previous
amendment offered by him might lead TO in)ectihg
the silver question into the tariff debate so tha' ne
preferred to strip the question OF everything oeyoha
a regulation OF the Treasury reserve
The consideration Of the Tariff Dill theh oesa"
with Schedule c, relating 20 metals ana mahu'ae'-
ures Of metals The first paragraph, on iron ore
e,c went over at the request Of Mr.. quay Inc
paragraphs on iron in pigs and on par IRON are e
same in the House and Senate biiis
Mr. Jones of Arkansas took occasion. however
10 make q statement 10 show the aosuru's' a. 10
said OF keeping up the taxes on these produc's
vxben the American producer lad absolute con.foi
of the market and shipped large quantities ao'
Mr. Canery Dem La) also spoke against 'ho
rates Of the metal schedule. He maintained 'hA.
manufactured iron goods were beihg shiPpe ~ -.
In enormous quantities. and that the '.'' ~
raw material embarrassed this trade. ME- |a"e.s
,her branched into a general speech against inc
hi, In the main his speech was protest ass'
an increase Of duties on necessaries Oh ne ""u w
"'' ,r,a,s He did not mention the sugar
schedule. . , ~ ,o6.
,rders etc boiler or other plate IRON OF
s,eeI iron or steel anchors. etc. were agreeu y"
THE RATES ON COTTON TIES
a,scuss,on arose on paragraph l26 re.aune 20
boon hand and scroll iron. Including .ne oa"
go IN ha,,nr cotton Mr.. Vest pointed out ina.
tho Mckinley rate was one and two-teh'ns eeS'
ths wilson bill made cotton ties free and the SEN
ate bill now proposed to make the rate Seven -.
of a cent per pound. Cotton was SO depie ~.
tbe restoration OF duty was not WARRANTED nc So
Mr. Mills Of Texas. also opposed the fa'e, s'
It was equivalent to 10 cents pa!e Oh eo'''' ~
1000 900 on a cotton crop OF 9VyVVp paies' 49,
Mr. Racon OF Georgia, called on the comm'''ee
70 exn,a,n the distinction between the wheat-srow-
ers Of the North and the cotton-growess VI VI.
South There was no response ana MI '.''
offered an amendment 10 strike OUT cotton ueS
from, the dutiabe list The amendment was oe-
fea,edveas q nays 2s-and the paragraph was
agreed 10 as reported Messrs. Pritchard. OF North
Carolina. and Deboe. OF Kentucky. were the oh'y
men from Southern sections voting IN the hega''ve,
Nessrs Harris Of Kansas; Heitfeld and Kyle Vo'eo
with the Democrats IN tne allrlidthe' ""'
Jones' Of Nevada. ana stewart Win '"e p
cans In the negative.
The paragraphs sheet iron ana steer wer'
agreed 20 as reported. amendments offered oy MT
White Of California embodying the Wilson rates
being rejected without division.
FIGHT OVER TINPLATE.
contes. arose over tinplate in paragraph 10.
The House rate IA cents pound. ana the
capo,e vate is 40 cents. Mr. Vest moved an
radu
characterized the proposed rate as ndefensole and
outrageous" Whatever had been the condition OF
the tinplae Industry. It was now on It's feet AS an
eminent Republican authority had said. when these
infants grew 20 the size Of young giants seven feet
high they were ready 10 kick your head on II you
did not give them what they want. MI vest SAID
he had been informed by tnplate men that they con-
troled the market and needed no more protection;
but the habit of protection was ike the drink hao!t
the more you have the more you want-and II you
stop there Is derlum tremens economically. There
was no cure for IT, Not even the gold cure" sug-
pested Mr.. White, 20 which Mr.. Vest assented
Mr. White also spoke against the rates on tinp.ate.
He pointed out the effect OF the high rates IN the
canning OF fruit and salmon on the Pacinc Coast
and read letters from prominent Gamers In Calfor-
MIA saving that the industry would have been wiped
out II II had not been for the rebate allowance
Mr. Gray OF Delaware. followed in the same line.
asserting that this tinplate rate was one OF the
fragrant features OF the bill. II was a wanton levy
revenue for the Government, but purely for the ben-
eft of a special industry II was at the expense.
also OF that growing industry In every farming SEQ
ton where vegetables and fruits were canned
Mr.. Jones' OF Arkansas said that an association
OF ,nplate manufacturers had been formed and had
advanced rates on their goods while refusing 70
advance the wages OF labor The result from the
consumer bound hand and foot the tinpate asso:
citation. while the tin-workers had no increase OF
Mr. Hoar asked Mr.. Jones II he would put in the
rec record e. the aFf ~ s
Mr. Jones replied that he also recalled predictions
made BY M 0s 9r haa
for free sugar. and had declared that the posy OF
hs hse Mr. Jones' T had % at some
length. Mr Hoar ,6T dry:y begged pardon for having
Mr Vests amendment on ,nplate was defeated
ayes 2l noes; '2 "a, covering .,s. uso,s blooms,
slabs. al, ETC. Mr. Allison had the committee amend:
men CHANGED 50 ana al G he FL remandr
the ws Hsreea wr 10 as rG ws agreed
s % sI sasS syn by the ss
wire) valued above cents pound shall pay 40 per
'elt Mr White offered substitute for paragraphs is
and l2i which was rejected without division. A.,
Aisnn so as to Sm, wire Goth etc Is per cent
ad vaorem and adding PrSyslon o. tnM nI ar',ces @
shall pay the duty on the wire ard in addition
cent pounnd "a, % - making ve,.,,, ,-ov,.,o,.
relative TO metals were agreed 10 as reported. Mr..
Allison withdrew the committee amendments to
paragraph 1877 and II was restored as originally In
the House bill
REPUBLICANS CAUGHT MAPPING
There was something OF a surprise on paragraph
IsS relating 10 anvls Mr. Vest moved an amend.
ment reducing the rate from cents 10 Ia cents per
pound lie spoke OF the made OF these articles
by blacksmiths. Then viva voce vote taken
on the amendment The response was listless on
both Sides few Senators paying close atten.
ton. Mr.. Frye. who was In the chair hesitatsd