The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-07-02
.THE TARIFF ON lumber
Reduced in the Senate Bill Despite
the Finance Committee,
NO AMENDMENT AGAINST TRUSTS
Republican senatorial Caucus Decide,


reverses during the progress Of the
tariff bill yesterday, being defeated ON
three important votes. Cotton bagging
was placed on the free list by a vote
Of 80 to 20, and cotton ties also, by a
vote Of 20 to %. The duty on white pine
lumber was reduced from 81 to 81 per
1000, the vote being 80 TO 81. The
amendment on pine occasioned the
greatest surprise, and led to gem
eral breaking up of party lines on both
sides of the chamber. During the early
stages Of the debate the duty on
lumber including pine, was placed at
81, after a protracted contest
Yesterday Mr. Teller returned to the
contest and moved to place white pine
lumber on the free list. The amend
ment was defeated by the close vote
of 80 to 33, four Republicans, Baker
Carter, Hansbrough and Quay. joining
with the Democrats, Populists and
silver Republicans in the Affirmative,
while three Democrats. Bacon Nc
Emery and Martin, voted with the Re
publicans in the negative. Following up
this close vote bIr. Mantle, silver Re
publican, moved to reduce the rate on
white pine from 81 to 81, and this car
ried by majority of l. Two Repubii-
cans, Baker and Carter. voted with the
Democrats in the affirmative and three
Democrats Bacon, McEnery and Mar
tin. with the Republicans in the mega
tive.
The bill is now completed with the
exception of the reciprocity section
and some comparatively minor para
graphs. Much progress was made yes
terday in clearing up detached para
graphs heretofore passed over. Only
three of these-coal tar potash and tea
remain, so that these items, the reci-
procity section and the brief internal
revenue and administrative provis-
ions are all that remain of the bill to
be disposed of before the final vote is
taken.
The Republican senators held what
they decided should be their last eau
Gus on the tariff bill last night. The
meeting continued for more than three
hours, and was productive of import
ant results. which were not reached
without the display of considerable
feeling. Among the points decided were
the following:
To report no antitrust amendment
toward the original finance committee
provisions for a duty on tea and an
increase of A cents per barrel in the
tax on beer, and to provide for a tax
on bond and stock transactions.
The greater part of the time was
given to the proposition for a provis-
ion against trusts. The committee had
held a meeting during the afternoon,
at which the whole question was gone
over at length with other Republican
senators, including Messrs. Hanna and
Chandler. 1t was then decided that 1T
would be extremely difficult to secure
legislation that would be effective,
and that upon the whole it was i'm
polite and Unwise to undertake it, A
report was made accordingly to the
caucus and a resolution adopted au-
thorizing the presentation of an
amendment providing in express terms
for the continuance in effect of the
terms of the Wilson law which makes
1t unlawful to form a trust in imported
articles. This report was finally agreed
to.
The committee had been supplied
with estimates of the revenue the bin
would produce, made by Mr.. Worth
lngton c. Ford, who had given the
opinion that with an equal volume of
imports, the bill would produce during
the first year more than 800, 900 900 in
excess Of the returns under the VIII
son law for the first year 1t was in
existence. Senator Allison said. how
ever, that these figures were mislead-
ing, as the imports would not be eN-
pected to be so large, and advised his
fellow senators on this account not TO
accept them as any indication of the
possibilities of the bill
When the tariff bill reaches the
house after it has passed the senate IT
Is not probable that there win be any
attempt to oppose the motion which
will be made, either directly by Chair
man Dingley or by the operation of a
special order, to disagree to the senate
amendments and send the bill to con-
ference. The Republican leaders do not
think there is any necessity for de-
bate until the bill is reported hack by
the conferees, and the Democrats are
inclined to the Same opinion. Mr..
Bailey, the leader of the minority. said
he would not oppose a motion to get
the bill into conference, provided the
Republicans would agree to a reason
able time for debate when the bill was
reported back to the house He thought
three or four days for discussion at
that time would be sufficient.
The number of conferees to he ap-
pointed on behalf of the house has not
yet been decided, nor the political di-
vision, but the conferees, as is usual,
will be the ranking members of the
committee from each side 1t is prob
able that there will be seven conferees
The political division may be five and
two, or four and three. The Republi-
can members OF the committee in
their ranking order are Dinglev.
Payne, Dalzell, Hopkins, Grosvenor.
Russell, Dolliver Steele johnson,
Evans and Tanney and the Democrats
Bailey, McMillln, Wheeler, McLaurln.
Robertson and Swanson
The estimate of the time the bill will
be in conference ranges from two TO
ten days, but the best opinion is that
the conferees win report the hin back
a week from next Monday # It comes
over from the senate ON the latter
day,