The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01
Senate Proceedings.

Washington, June 26.-The attendance
of senators was very meagre and as the
tariff bill was about to be taken up Mr..
Vest of Missouri called attention to the
absence of a quorum. Fifteen minutes
was required TO secure one.
Mr.. Harris of Kansas presented the re-
port on the Pacific railroads, agreed to by
the committee on Pacific railways yester-
day. He also presented report giving
the views of himself and Senator Morgan
and Senator Rawlins which was not
agreed to by other members OF the COM
mittee.
Mr. Morgan of Alabama, who concurredi
in the report said the situation demanded
immediate action by the senate as the
agreement made by the executive branch
relative to the sale Of the road on fore
closure at a minimum price was about to
he consummated and he therefore an
nounced that on Monday next he would
ask the senate to consider the subject.
Mr.. Morgan also severely criticised the
!. course of the government authorities.
s>Mr. Allison of Iowa. in charge OF the
riff bill, said he hoped. the Ala 1i bama sen en-
Ntor would take no action tending 70 de-
4 lay the pending bill, as it was most de-
-sirable to get the tariff bill into confer,
cnce. He would therefore feel compelled
TO resist taking up any other business I'm
til the tariff bill was disposed of;
The resolution then went to the calen-
"dar.
The tariff was then taken up.
A contest arose over paragraph l., ACIDS;
Mr.. Allison asked to restore sallcyllc aclu
to the dutiable list :,
Mr. Vest resisted this at considerable
length. oo 90
The amendment was agreed to. ~ to ~.
At this point an incidental reference TO
the sugar schedule occurred. A letter
from the secretary OF the treasury gave
information as to certain sugar draw
backs. In this connection Mr.. Caffery OF
Louisiana took occasion to explain state
ments he had made that the olhcial IN
formation furnished by Secretary Carlisle
as to the amount of raw sugar required
to make pound of refined sugar had
come from the sugar refinery.
His information, he said, had come
from the treasury official, who was recog-
nized as the sugar expert. While lnvolv-
ing no personal reflections, yet it estab-
lished the fact that the treasury reports
came from sugar refiners, either belong
ing to the trust or under the influence
of the trust
Mr.. Lindsaytdf Kentucky stated he had
formerly said that his friend from Ken
lucky (Carlisle) had necessarily discussed
this information from the rehners, which
now appeared to be established.
Mr.. Caffery argued that the official tig-
ures upon which the sugar schedule was
based were erroneous, land on this erro-
neous basis this whole schedule was
,predicated.'
The senator said The did not know what
least iron agreement" texisted, as to this
schedule now in conference, but the COM
mittee itself ought to pause and inquire
I into the figures on which the schedule
based
kr this diversion the senate came
- the detailed consideration of the
5fgraph IA, coal tar and dyes or
not specially provided for. the ad
Oll6rem was increased from % to 30 per
cent, and on all other products of coal
tar not medicinal. the ad valOrem was
increased from Is to 20 per cent.
In paragraph %, gelatine, glue, isin.
glass and fish glue, the house rate OF
9 - cents per pound was restored in
the grade value not above 10 cents per
pound, the other rates remaining as re-
ported.
In paragraph 80, olive oil, ETC., the
committee rate was increased from 90 10
40 cents with provision on olive OIL IN
cans, bottles, etc., of 80 cents per gallon.
There were some protests on TINS cnahge
from Messrs. Vest and Jones.
Paragraph At was changed, making the
rates on ochre ETC., crude, 1-S cents; pow
dered, 3-S cents; ground in oil, IL
cents per pound.
In paragraph So, phosphorus, the duty
was changed to Is cents per pound.
After long contest the changes in par
agraph "a IA were agreed to, 80 to ~
In paragraph 81, vanillin, the duty was
changed to 80 cents per ounce.
A new paragraph, so ~, was inserted
viz; Tonquin or tonka, so cents. pei
pounds; vanilla beans, 81; vanilla beans
known as cuts. 81.
In paragraph SS, clays or earths, the
duty relating to china clay or kaolin, was
changed from So to So per ton.
The house clause on bauxite was re
stored, and limestone rock, asphaltun
inserted at 80 cents per ton.
IN motion of Mr.. Plat of Connecticut
VI The finance committee. Fuller's earth
wrought or manufactured. was added t
Paragraph SO at So ton.
ms precipitated lively centrovers!
GetWeen Mr.. Plat and Mr.. Pettgrew
liver republican of South Dakota. whicl
anne to an impressive climax when Mr