The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-06-03

either recently or at any time when
sugar was the subject of legislation,
Mr.. Tillman was among those who
heard the denial, but he made no com.
ment on it. Senator McLaurin Is. o.
was sworn in early in the day, raising
the membership of the senate to so.
The tariff bill was taken up immedi.
ately after the disposition of business.
The committee amendments were
withdrawn on the paragraphs covering
"all other china not specifically pro.
vided for" leaving the house rates at
60 for decorated and 55 for undecor.
ated. Mr.. Jones again offered an
amendment. He supported it in a
speech stating that at the rates of the
present law the producers claimed to
be doing prosperous business.
Mr.. Sewel (Rep., n. j. answered,
reading statement showing that many
potteries had failed and large number
of pottery workers were out of work as
q result of the present low rates.
The committee offered a substitute,
which was agreed to, on the paragraph
covering tiles, glazed or unglazed. 1t
is practically the same as the house
paragraph.
Paragraph 92, covering articles COM
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was taken up, and Mr.. Catfery LA. }
offered All amendment reducing the
rate from 30 to 70 per cent ON undeco.
rated ware.
The Caffery amendment was defeated
1876, Mr.. Heitfield voting with the
Democrats in the affirmative and Mr..
Jones New with the Republicans in
the negative. The committee amend.
ments to the paragraph were then
agreed to.
On paragraph "a, covering plain
green flint or lime bottles, Mr.. Vest
proposed an amendment reducing the
rate on bottles holding more than one
pint from seven-eighths Of O cent per
pound to three. quarters of cent Mr.
Vest held, in support of his amendment,
that the American producers controlled
the market and could export goods with
out a duty Mr.. Vests amendment was
disagreed to-yeas, 2l; nays, 80 The
paragraph was then agreed to as re.
ported.
The consideration of the bill pro.
ceeded from the point reached at the
last session, viz: paragraph l05, relat-
ing to spectacles, eyeglasses, goggles,
etc. Mr.. Vest opposed the proposed
rates, saying they ranged from 65 to $50
per cent on articles of necessity.
Mr.. Aldrich argued that low priced
spectacles from abroad were so poor
that it would be of advantage to ex.
clude them from use in this country.
Mr.. White (Cal.l said this was the
first time the sanitary argument had
been used in support of a high tariff,
and Mr.. Catfery declared that the
American people did not ask that their
spectacles be tired by Mr.. Aldrich.
Mr.. White offered an amendment
substituting the rates of the present
law. Mr.. Whites amendment was de-
feated, and the paragraph was agreed
to as reported.
The remaining paragraphs relating to
glass were agreed to as reported, except
the paragraph covering stained or
painted glass windows, which went
over at the request of Mr.. Allison.
When the marble and stone schedule
was taken up Mr.. Vest made contest
on the paragraph relating to manufaot.
urers Of agate, ETC., moving reduction
of the rate from 90 TO 30 per cent. The
amendment was defeated, yeas II
nays 20.
The committee proposed change in
the amendment relating to marble and
onyx, leaving the marble rate as re.
ported, and placing onyx, in block, at
at $l.50 per cubic foot.
Mr.. Vest remarked that this was a
raise Of 300 per cent over the present
rate, to which Mr.. Aldrich assented.
Mr.. Caffery spoke against such heavy
Increases, warning Mr.. Aldrich that he
was digging the grave" Of protection.
Mr.. Aldrich answered that the pro.
posed rates were required in order to
give the American producers of onyx
adequate protection against Mexican
onyx.
MIR. White and Mr.. Jones (Ark.)
both minority members of the finance
committee, had several colloquies
which disclosed divergence of opin.
ion between them and in response to
jocular remarks by Mr.. White, Mr..
Jones said a 300 per cent increase could
not be "laughed into respectability.
The committee amendment placing
onyx at $l.50 per cubic foot was then
agreed to-yeas, 81 nays, II. Messrs.
White and Rawlins voted with the Re.
publicans in the affirmative. The COM
mittee amendment as q whole relating
to marble and onyx was agreed to.
On dressed freestone Mr.. Vest moved
O reduction from 90 to 30 per cent. In
this connection Mr.. Vest remarked that
ii became his melancholy duty to refer
to another duty raised above the Nc
Kinley rate. Already, he said, he had
pointed out about 30 instances of the
kind, although Mr.. Aldrich had claimed
there were but half dozen rates above
those in the Mckinley bill. 1t had
reached o point, Mr.. Vest said, when
the advocates Of bill had lost all vener.
alton and respect for that tariff act
bearing the name OF the president of
the United States.
Mr.. Lodge Mass. and Mr.. Gallingei
IN. H. spoke of the greater labor cost
in the quarrying of granite in the
United States over that in Scotland
and Sweden, and Mr.. Gallinger ex-
pressed the hope that when the bill got
into conference the protection afforded
American granite would be greater
than ever before. Mr.. Vests amend
ment was then disagreed TO, yeas 10
nays 20.
The other paragraphs relating TO
stone and slate were agreed TO as re-
ported. This brought the senate mp 60
schedule q, relating TO metals and
manufactures Of metals