The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-29
The PROCEEDINGS.

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Washington, June 2S.-In the senate
today, the resolution authorizing the
president to invite foreign govern
ments TO participate in the trans Mis-
sissippi exposition at Omaha was
agreed to.
The tariff bill was then taken UP.
The purpose had been to take up the
paragraphs relating TO hides, but owing
10 the absence and Illness of Mr.. Smith,
of New Jersey, who is interested, Mr.
Allison consented TO let the subject go
over. He stated in response TO in
quiries that as far as possible the
committee would proceed with the
paragraphs in order and not skip about
except as senators might agree.
Paragraphs Sc, gypsum, and IS, clays
or earth. went over.
The 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 the pend
ing provision gave a duty of 40 cents
per ton on iron ore, including mangani-
ferrous iron ore and the dross or residue
from burnt pyrites, with a proviso re-
lating to the account to be taken of
moisture on weighing the ore.
Mr.. Allison offered new amendments,
which were agreed to, adding to the
first clause of the paragraph as re-
ported ''mangalese 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 bin.
In the paragraph on cross-cGt saws
the committee made a change. insert
ing steel hand saws, finished or I'M
finished. 10 cents per pound, and 20 per
cent ad valorem.
In paragraph 1871, iron or steel bars
cold drawn, etc. change was made
from l cent to q of a cent per pound
in addition to the rates upon plates
from q to L cent in addition to the
rate for steel saw plates.
Aluminium was changed, making the
rate, crude cents; in plates, etc, u
cents.
On bronze powder. the duty on
bronze metal in leaf was increased
from to g cents per package.
\ new paragraph was agreed to. viz,
hooks and eyes, 81 cents per pound,
and Is per cent ad valorem.
At Nj. Quay's request the change in
paragraph 1871 was reconsidered and
l cent restored as the duty on iron
bars, etc, in addition to the rates on
plates, etc.
When lead. lead bearing ores, etc,
was reached, Mr.. Allison said il was
proposed 10 change the paragraph on
lead drOss, bullion. etc. from to "a
cents. The paragraph went over at
Mr.. Allison's request.
Mr.. Allison proposed change in par
agraph 1863 relating to hides, making
the rate 20 per cent ad valorem instead
of ~ cents per pound. and also strik-
ing out the proviso relating to draw
backs.
The paragraph, as amended. reads:
Hides of cattle, raw or uncured,
whether dry, sailed or picked, 20 per
cent ad valorem."
Mr.. Smith stated, in response to ques-
tions, that the proposed 20 per cent
ad valOrsm was much greater than
the lucent specific duty, being about
cents per pound by the ad valorem
rate.
Mr. Platt (ConnecticuD interDosed
the suggestion that he had telegraphed
to the New York custom house in ref
erence to the importation of hides, and
had received an answer stating that
the importation i'll the last II months
was 70.000.000 pounds, of the value of
s.. c00. GOO. and that the price of French
green hides averaged about 10 cents a
pound. and the South American hides
about ; cents.
Referring TO Cuba, Mr.. Smith spoke
of the remarkable fact that a resoiu-
ton recognizing the belligerency of the
Cubans had been opposed by the SEN
ate and sent to that catafalque or
tomb, the house of representatives. to
be buried by a Republican house, Re-
publican speaker, at the dictation of
a Republican president. 1t was an in
suit TO the American people. which
they will rebuke at the polls next No
VesssEa--
Mr. Smith then turned to his pre-
pared speech on hides.
Mr. Vest of Missouri reviewed the
legislation on leather and hides, and
presented a letter written by James G.
Blaine to Mr.. Mckinley. when the Nc
Kinley bill was being framed, protest
ing against a duty on hides as slap
in the face of the South Americans,
and as likely to legislate the Repub-
lican party out of power. The senator
argued that duty on hides could not
advance the price of cattle in the west,
as hides were only a by-product of the
cattle. and moreover. the price of cat
tie was fixed absolutely. with the power
to put the price up or down. by the
Big Four combination at Chicago. The
senator recalled the circumstances of
the senatorial inquiry into the beef
trust. in which he participated.
When Mr.. Vest spoke of oppressive
action Dy Mt Armour TO compel BUTCH
ers to use his dressed beef, Mr.. Allen
of Nebraska remarked that the evil
dence seemed sufficient for an indict-
ment. and why. then, was not some
thing done toward prosecution?
This developed warm controversy
between Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Allen as to
the right Of federal prosecution for an
offense wholly within state lines, which
at times became rather personal.
A. -.
as to trusts led Mr.. Stewart of Ne
vada to make an extended arraignment
of the money trust, which. he asserted,
was the worst of all trusts.