The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-22
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Bill Compieted-Besides Wool and Sill
There Remain obacco, Reciprocity, Ii
ternai Revenue and Isolated Para
graphs-Day's Nominations.
Washington, June 21.-The senat
made gigantic progress on the tariff bi
Today, covering ffty-six pages, and es
Publishing a record for progress durin:
this tariff debate. The last two sche
dulles Of the du,iable lis, covering paper
and manufactured sundries, were com
pieted, with the exception Of the para
graphs on hides, gloves, coal and some
lesser articles, which went over. This
advanced the senate 10 the free list
which was taken up at p. m, and
completed in three hours. Early in the
day the wool and silk schedules went
Over, with an agreement that wool would
be taken up tomorrow. After that the
Tobacco schedule, the reciprocity provis-
s. ions and the internal revenue portions
OF the bill, as well as the many isolated
paragraphs passed over, remain 10 be
considered The progress today was so
marked, however, that for the frs lime
There was feeling that the end was not
Gar off.
There was little debate today, the main
topic of discussion being matches and
fuses.
On the latter item, an amendment by
Mr. Pettigrew reducing the rate TO 10 per
cent came within one vote OF passing,
against the protest of the finans, COM
mlttee, the vote being a tie. "a to "a.
While the free list was under consider
alton, Mr.. Bacon (Ga) gave notice o.
en- amendment placing cotton ties on the
sree list, and Mr. McLauIan IS. CO gave
notice of another amendment taking raw
cotton from the free list, thus complet-
ing the action heretofore taken Of plac-
ing a duty Of 20 per cent on cotton.
The following changes were made in
She bill as reported to the senate, on
motion OF Mr. Allison.
Paragraph 1872 was amended so as to
read: Printing paper, sized, unsized or
glued, suitable only for books and news
papers. Is per cent ad valorem, provided
that no such paper shall pay less rate
os duty than $40 Of one cent per
pound"
In paragraph 3s3, relating to papers |
known as copying papers, etc, new |
committee amendment was inserted, IN |
Guiding "bibulous paper" The rate of
the committee amendment on these pa |
pers weighing over six pounds and not |
over ten pounds 10 the ream. was chang
ed from cents per pound and Is per
cent ad vslorem, to cents per pound
and Is per cent ad valorem.
Surface-coated papers went over.
On paragraph 395. rela ting to envel-
opes new committee provision was
added, as follows: IF made from It's
sue parchment paper, 80 per cent ad va
aorem.''
A new committee paragraph was add
ed providing: Photograph, autograph
and scrap albums, 80 per cent ad valo-
ram"
In schedule n (eundries). a new para
graph was agreed TO, providing duties
Oh trouser buckles. varying from cents !
to Il cents per hundred, according to
grade, and uniform ad valorem duty
of Is per cent.
In the paragraph on buttons OF vari-
pus kinds, the clause referring TO but
tons OF bone was made 70 include ''steel
Srouser buttons at IA cent per line per .
gross.
The paragraph on corks was abandon :
I'd making oorks over ga inch in diam
Rter Is cents per pound, ga inch and less
In diameter Is cents per pound. (
Matches caused something of a con- {
Rest. Mr.. Allison moved TO disagree 10
The committee amendment of 20 per 1
cent ad valorem, and to agree 10 the {
house rates, with changes making the
rate cents per gross boxes, in place OF
10 cents. and S-4 cent per 1000 when i'm I
ported In bulk in place Of l cent i
Mr.. Vest and Mr.. Gray opposed the
rates, the latter stating that the bust =
ness was enormously profitable. 6
Mr.. Allison explained that the change n
from ad valorem to specific was made a
On the recommendation Of treasury eX- n
perts and al rates which in part offse: y
the advance on the raw materials, in
Guiding lumber. Mr.. Allison's proposals 3
were agreed 10. :,
DEBATE ON MINERS FUSE. n
Mr.. Pettigrew moved 10 add a clause
fxing the rate on safety fuse a. 10 per G
rent. He said that these fuses were us n
FL in mining operations and that the ar
.iSio WdS NOultOllCu pN q trust. he SuO- I N
mi;ted letters and statements showing g
the extent of the ALLEGED fuse trust k
Mr.. Wilson (Wash) remarked that the n,
mining company and not the miner paid
for the fuse :,
Mr.. PeI1igrew added that thousands Of
Miners in the mountains were compelled :,
% buy their own fuses. u
Mr.. Teller (Col) supported Mr.. Petit
crews contention. saying that a large n
AMOUNT OF the mining. particularly in
i''er and gold. was done by individual .,
miners He felt that the committee had
lot near6 from the individuals. bur only -
rom the trust,( if any evidence had been
presented. M. Teller said the mining o.
industry was willing TO bear It's juss /,
mare as means OF protecting American *
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