Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-28
TEN PAGES IF TARIFF BILL Disposed of by the Senate in
 Short Order. PARTY LINES DRAWN TIGHT William Vaughan Named Ter United States Dis trict Attorney to Succeed Emmett
 0'Neil-ln the House.

good progress OH the tariff bill today d.sposing of about ten pages. Several votes were taken during the day, the finacce comm4tt.e being sustained in each case by majorfties varying from '6 TO 15. The drug schedule was under dis cussion, and the detate was largely tech nical. Occasionally, however, it branched off to general phases of the tariff, all though at TO time during the day was fhsre a speech of more than five minutes duration.
 Before .aking up the tariff bill the final conference r;port on the sundry civil bill was agreed 70, Including the pro- visions suspeading until March next the executive oruer creating extensive forest res trVes.
 4ls tal1tf blil was taken up at 2 o'clock ard the formal consideration of tine m-lsura by paragraphs proceeded. MT. yessl of Miss suri, moved an amendment eo rag4aph 10 SO as to fix the rate on crude b0rax al 11a omts and refined borax at 2 cents per pound. Alter brief debate, the amendment was disagreed 70 without division. The committee substitute was tnsn agreed to.
 Whn para graph 19, relating to barks, bcans and like dTugs was reached, MT. AldIich moved an amendment of + cent Pr pprald in addition to the 10 per cent. piCNfStQ Dy lllG Dill. MI. <AlQl lSH sllO The foreigners were a-cuIing the trade on these poorer classes of drugs under the present arra.genl eri-
 Mir. Vest chal1 nged this, saying the Americans controlled he market and ex7 ported 900,000 pounds last year. He de mnndad a roll call, by which the Aldrich amendment YVES agreed lo-35 to 21. The vote was party one, except hat Me:srs. Jones and Stewart, of Nevada, and Pet tigrew of South Dakota. voted in the affirmative
 Committee amendments We're agreed 70 on licorice extract, ehicel, magresla, aliSlrine assistant, cotton seed oil, poppy seed oil, fusel oil, and peppermint oil.
 MT. Al6r.ch withdrew the commb,tee amendment on opium prepared for smok- ing, leaving i. at SC per pound.
 Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, resisted the provisions of the opium paragraph, say ing that the increas.s had been made on an assumption of universal usage He moved the reduction oa morphine from $1 to 50 cents per pound, and said he would later move to place crude and nanufac ured opium on the ire: list. MT. Jones amendment was disagreed to- nays, 34; ayes, 24
 MT. McEnery, democrat, of Louisiana, ard Messrs. Pettigrew, Kyle and Stwart vcl.ed With the republicans and MT. Heit- field with the democrats In other re- specs the vote was on party Hines.
 The paint paragraph Id to some de- bate. MT. Aldrioh stated that the in- crease was Justified as a measure of pro- tec'icn to the American paint makers
 MT. Vest answered hat tte export of $SS,000 worth of paint i.futed the claim that the producers needed more protec- ton. The paragraph was agreed to- how ever, without a vote.
 On lead lftharge, MT. Ves- moved an amerdmcmt to reduce the duty from 21h cents to cents, which was disagreed to without division. g
 Mir Aldraah offered committee amend inert. to increase chlorate of potash from F cent to cents This was resisted by No. V.st, who said the article was re- quired to manufacture cotton goods. He made general plea against taxing raw ma, erials.
 Mir. Plad;, of Connecticut. said the change was designed to free the United Ststes from d d'.penderce upon the United Alkali trust of England, and encourage an American compa ny, which proposes to utilize the power of Niagara falls.
 ''I cm too much of an American" re- marked Mr Vest, To think that Niagara Falls need any protection company to permit competition with foreign pro- ducars."
 Senators Caffery, Chiffon ard Gray spoke againz. the proposed rate, and Messrs. Galnnger, of New Hampshire. and Gear, of Iowa, for it. MT. Gallinger said thalt this started new American industry just as protection had started the tin industry.
 You can build up any hing If you only glvs subsidy enough" declared MT. Gray You can grow oranges under glass i'll New Hamps hire"
 MT Aldrlch's amendment increasing the rate on chlorate of pct assium to 21a cents was agreed to--yeas. B; nays, 27 Messls. Jcnes, Stewart and Cannon voted with the republicans, and Harris, of Kan sas; Hei:field and Kyle with the demo- cratS,
 The committee amendments were agreed to on ochre, orange mineral, red lead, varnish, vermillion red, white lead oxide of zinpatin, and prussiate of pot ash.
 At 5:10 D. m. Mir. Aldrich said that in view of the good progress made he would expect to havz the bill laid aside. Up to that time paragraph 63. relating to pot ash. had been disposed of.
 Tho senste held a brief executive ses- sion, and then adjourned.
 IN THE HOUSE.
 There was an attemrlt 'io bring forward ahe Cuban question in the house today JAS socn as the journal had been read, MT. Lewis, democrat. of New York, shout ed "a question of privilge,R and sent to the clerks desk a resolution of the bel ligerency of the Cubaas.
 "The gentleman should state his ques- tion," MT. Dingley interpoSed.
 This MT. Lewis began 70 do by saying that the sennts had recently passed such a resolution, and ,he house should take it un.
 r'ttf.l Dingley made the point that it was not a privileged question, but Speaker Reed said nothing, and MT. Lewis pro- ce;ded with parliamentary argument He contended ',halt any question dealing with the foreign relations of the govern msnt was one of the highes: privileges
 Tn support of this pcrition MT. Lewis quoted Fox in the British parliament. Henry Gay in 1922. on the question of recognition of the Spanish republic. and rssbhltion relating to Hawaii, which Mir Dingls,y had attempted to call up in the secorJi session of the Fifty-third con gress-ari against which Mir. McCreary, of Kentucky, Tad atten1pted to make a point eff order. It had then been rep-rt- ed. He said that the present spe lker had said that a question of foreign relations WAS always a -prsvtlsgSd- que sion. <
 The speaker permitted the resolution to be read. It fol'cws:
 Where's. -.-the ,. Upited States senate assembled hos d,'rv hv a proasr fNrm of resolution deo5arcd fcc state of neu-