Evening star., 1897-06-01

will remain for some time, viz: Republf-
cans. 43; democrats, IS; populists. I; silver
republicans, 5; vacancy. tOregon) To-
tai, so.
Mr.. Mason Qll) submitted a petition from
the National Business League, urging I'M
mediate and effective action on the pending
tariff BILL and stating that this was the
general sentiment of business interests.
The tariff bill was taken up Immediately
after the disposal of the routine business.
Mr.. Aldrich. in charge Of the bill, returned
to paragraph 80, relating to china. porce-
lain, etc, and withdrew the proposed
committee amendments, leaving the rates
6o per cent ad valorem: undecorated, So per
cent. ~ 70
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas moved to reduce
these rates ia 35 and 80 per cent Re sspectiye-
~. Wlthout debate, vote was taken ard
the proposed amendments we're defeated
yeas, q; nays, "a.
Messrs McEnery and Cannon voted with
tne Republicans In the negative and Mcssrs
Harris (kan.) and Heitfeld with the demo-
Gratis in the Affirmative. In other resnects
the vote was on party lines.
Inc paragraph was amended to omit
CLOCK cases and was then agreed to.
Betore leaving the paragraph Mr. Vest
(Mo) stated briefly that the effect of the
rates was to be absolutely prohibitory on
the grades of china and crockery in or
binary household USE
The committee amendments were with
uraWn also on the paragraphs coyerfnp 90 II
other china, not specifically provided for"
leaving the House rates at GO for decorated
and 30 for undecorated.
Mr Jones again offered an amendment
similar to his former one. He supported r.
In speech stating that at the rates of the
present law the producers claimed to be
CONG prosperous business.
Mr. Sewell IN. j. answered reading q
statement showing that many potterios had
n "A mhpy of
erS were out of work as a result of the
present low rates
The Jones amendment was disagreed to
yeas, 81; nays, 30.
Mr.. Heitfeld voted in the affirmative with
the democrats and Messrs Cannon and
McEnery in the negative with the republi-
cans.
The committee offered a substitute, which
was agreed to. on the paragraph covering
tiles. glazed or unglaZed. 1t is practically
the same us the House paragraph
Paragraph 92, covering articles composed
OF earth and mineral substances, was taken
up and Mr.. Caffery Ua) offered an
amendment reducing the rate from SO 20
~ per cent on undecorated ware
The Caffery amendment was defeated
10 to 26, Mr.. Heitfeld voting with the
democrats IN the affirmative and Mr.. Jones
(Nev) with the republicans in the negative.
The committee amendments to the para
graph were then agreed to.
The paragraph covering gas retorts, lava
tips. etc, heretofore passed over was
agreed to as reported.
On paragraph o. covering plain green
flint or lime bottles. MIR. Vest proposed an
amendment reducing the rate on bottles
holding more than pint from "A cents
per pound TO q cent. Mr.. Vest said in sup
port of his amendment that the American
producers controlled the market and could
export goods without duty.
Senator Smiths Vigorous Denial.
Senator Smith IN. J.) made a brief per-
sonal statement in the Senate this after
neon in reply to the newspaper charge, re-
peated in the Senate by Senator Tillman,
that he (Smith) had speculated in sugar
stock He said: Mr., President-During
my absence from the Senate the other day
l ascertain from the Record that in a very
remarkable deliverance by the senator from
South Carolina tMr. Tillman) he became
sponsor for q newspaper clipping in which
my name was mentioned in connection with
the schedule in the pending tariff bill.
1t IS only necessary for me to say that
the statement in the newspaper clipping
In question is absolutely and unqualitiedly
untrue. l have not during this session OF
Congress bought or sold, directly or indi-
rectly. single share of sugar stock. nor
at any time prior to this when any leeis-
iation affecting the value of sugar or sugar
stock was pending"