The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-04
PULLMAN AND THE SENATE
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(Continued from First Page) of the paragraph. He asserted that there had been a conspiracy on the part of the cutlery manufacturers not only to increase rates but to unload at a profit of 400 per cent.
 MT Turpie followed in a general speech directed at high tariff rates on low priced articles, which was done, he said, for monopolies.
 MT Vests substitute for the para graph. fixing 70 per cent as the maxi mum rate, was lost. 2S to 91. MT Jones offered an amendment limiting the rates to 50 per cent. ad valorem on the articles in the first half of the para graph, including razors. It was defeat ed, 17-29.
 The paragraph as amended by the finance committee was then adopted.
 Paragraph 150 was then agreed to.
 MT. Vest moved an amendment fixing the rate on table knives (paragraph 151) at 40 per cent. ad valorem instead of the rates fixed by the house bill. Defeated 23-34.
 The commmittee amendments to par agraph 152, files, etc., were agreed to.
 On paragraph 154 relating to shot, guns, pistols, etc., new committee amendment was agreed to making the rate on revolving pistols fifty cents each and 25 per cent. ad valorem.
 MT. Vest argued against the rates on guns. He offered an amendment re- garding the rate on common shotguns and rifles valued at not more than $1O oa,,t J tn yon cent; defeated. The paragraph with committee amendments was then agreed to as reported.
 The paragraph on cut nails was con- tested. MT Vest said the American producer had absolute control of the market and exported large quantities of nails, There was no competition from abroad. He moved to reduce the rate on cut nails from six-tenths Of a cent per pound to 20 per cent. ad valo- rem. The amendment was disagreed to yeas 26 nays 36.
 On paragraph 157, horseshoe nails, l moved @ reduction from 2A cents per pound to 20 per cent. ad valorem. The amendment was disagreed to-22 to 32. On paragraph 15S, relating to wire | nails, MT. Vest moved an amendment making the rate 25 per cent. ad valo- rem. He said that the American pro- ducers of wire nails controlled the American market and shipped heavily to the foreign market
 MT Jones of Arkansas stated that a combination was forming to control the price of wire nails, and should the sen- ate, he asked, increase rates and en- courage this combination? MT Caffery criticised the rates In the | bill. The amendment was disagreed to | 20 to 29-and the paragraph was chen agreed to as reported.
 | Paragraph 159, spikes, nuts, etc., was passed without contest.
 On paragraph 16O, relating to cut l tacks, brads, etc, MT Jones, of Arkan- | sas, moved to substitute the rate of 25 1 per cent ad valorem in place of IF cents per pound; rejected without divi- sion. The paragragh was agreed to. | On paragraph 161 relating to needles, | MT. Vest Moved to strike out the spe- cif1c tax of $1 per thousand. Rejected The succeeding paragraphs up GO 165 were agred to as reported
 l A contest was made on paragraph 165 screws. MT. Foraker of Ohio answered some of the objections made by MT l Vest to the proposed rates. He said | the manufacture of screws was exten- sive In Ohio and he knew the rates to ! be absolutely necessary to carry on the 1 business. Mir. Vest moved reduction of the rates on screws, his rate being | substantially those of the present law 1 Rejected 21 to 29
 1 Paragraph 166, on umbrella ribs, was agreed to as reported. The committee amendment striking out paragraph 16I relating to vessels was concurred in. | On paragraph 16S relating to wheels for railway purposes, MT. Alison se- cured amendments changing the rates
 to 11a cents per pound on wheels, etc.
 and similar rate for the ingots, etc.
 used for manufacturing the same. ! Aluminium, paragraphs 169 and ITO
 went over at the request of MT. Alison
 also bronze powder, paragraph 174, al 1 the request of MT. Penrose.
 1 The other paragraphs up to 179 Qeadl were agreed to as reported. The lead paragraph went over by mutual con- sent.
 Paragraphs 1S1, 1S2, (metallic miner.
 al substances and mica), went over al
 the request of MT. Penrose; 1S3 (nickel)
 at the request of MT. Mcbride
 The bill was laid aside at o'clock
 and MT White asked Mr. Alison as
 to his plans for going on with the sugar
 schedule which was but four page!
 beyond the point now reached
 MT. Alison said no plan had beer
 made to have the schedule go over
 But much would depend upon the
 health of MT. Aldrich, who was now
 confined to his room.
 q think all will agree" said MT Vest, that we ought to dispose of tha
 schedule without delay. It is an irri
 tating and nasty subject although z
 sweet one, full of scandal and suspicion
 and l want it settled and out of tho senate"
 MT Pettigrew wanted the considera
 tion of the sugar schedule fixed fol 1 next Wednesday. No agreement wa:
 reached, however. At MT. Allisons re- ! quest it was agreed to meet at Il a. m 1 tomorrow. Adjourned at 5:10. ! In the Ht-se.
 MT Terry, dem., of Arkansas, rose tc a question of private privilege as soor