The news & observer., 1897-05-28
Ten Pages of Tariff Bill DIS
patched Y-sterd ay.
LINES GENERALLY DRAWN
VESTS UNANSWERABLn folNlH
WE'RE UTTERLY IGNORED.
SPECIAL PRIVILEGE Nv n u -
Member Tries to Bring up the Va
ban Question Under such 'a'n'
to Recognition 8ut Reed
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Washington, ID. O., May I'll ne oeh-
ate made good progress on the tarlh pii
today. disposing of about ten pages. oeF-
oral votes were taken during the day, the
Finance committee being sustained Ill
each case by majorities ranging from SIN
to fifteen. The drug schedule was undel
discussion and the debate was larger!
technical. OCCASIONAL, ,howeyer,it branch
ed off to general phases of the tarlfi,
although at no time during the day was
tbara a sneech of more than five minutes
duration. Before taking up the tariff Dill
the final conference report on the Sun
dry Civil bill was agreed to, including thu
provision suspending until March l neXt
the executive order creating extensive
forest reserves.
The tariff bill was taken up at O'CLOCK
and the formal consideration OF INT
measure by paragraphs proceeded. MI
Vest of Missouri, moved an amendmen'
to para graph TO- so as to fiX the rate OIL
crude borax at 112 cents and on renneu
borax at cents per pound. After brlei
debate the amendment was disagreed 10
without division. The committee substl-
tute was then agreed to.
When paragraph 10, relating to barks,
beans and like drugs, was reached, Mr..
Aldrich moved an amendment of "a cent
per pound in addition to the 10 per cent
nroyided by the BILL Mr.. Aldrich said
on these poorer classes of drugs under
the present arrangement.
Mr.. Vest questioned this, saying the
Americans controlled the market and eX-
ported 100000 last year. He demanded
a roll call, on which the Aldrich amend
ment was agreed to, 80 to Il.
The vote was a party one, except that
Jones and Stewart, of Nevada. and Pet
tiwgew, of South Dakota, voted IN the
affirmative.
Comn1:tte amendments were agreed to
on licorice extract, chicle, magnesla,
alizarine assistant, cotton seed oil, poppy
seed oil, fusil oil. peppermint oil
Mr.. Aldrich withdrew the committee $
amendment on opium prepared for smok-
ing, leaving it at S6 per pound.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, resisted the
other features of the opium paragraph,
saying great increases had been made on
a drug of universal use He moved to
amend the rate on morph.a from 81 to 80
cents per ounce, and said he would later
move to place crude and man fractured
opium On the free list. Mr.. Jones amend
ment was disagreed to-yeas Il, nays 30
Mr. McEnery Dem, La and Messsrs.
Pettigrew, Kyle and Stewart voted with
the Republicans, and Air. Heitfeld with
the Democrats In other respects the
vote was on party lines.
The paint paragraph led TO some de
bate. Mr.. Aldrich stated that the in
crease was justified as a measure Of pro-
lection to the American paint makers.
Mr.. Vest answered that the export OF
$8s0000 worth of paint refuted the claim
that the producers needed more protec-
ton. The paragraph was agreed to, how
ever. with a vote.
On lead litharge, Mr.. Vest moved an
amendment to reduce the duty from, 21z
to ~, cents which was disagreed to with
out division.
Mr.. Aldrich offered committee amend
ment to increase chlorate of potash from
2 to 21a cents. This was resisted by Mr..
Vest. who said the article was required
in manufacturing cotton goods. lie
made a general plea against taxing raw
materials.
MIR. Platt. of Connecticut, said the
change was designed to free the United
States from dependence on the united
Alkal;a trust of England and to encour-
age an American company which pro
poses TO utilize the power of Niagara
Falls.
II am too much of an American re
marked Mr.. Vest, ito think that Niaraga
Fails needs any protection in order to
permit competition with foreign produc-
ers'
Senators Caffery, Chiffon and Gray
spoke against the proposed rate, and
Messrs. Gallinger, of New tampsh re,
and Mr.. Gear, of Iowa, for t. Mr.. CAL
linger stated that this started new
American industry just as protection had
started the tin-plate industry. You can
build up anything If you simply give sub
sidence," declared Mr.. Gray. You can
grow oranges under glass IN New Hamp-
ehire."
The Aldrich amendment increasing the
rate on chhorate Of potassium TO ~
cents was agreed to, yeas 30, nays q.
Nessrs. Jones, Stewart and Cannon vot-
cd with the Republicans and Harris, of
Kansas, Heitfeld and Kyle with the
Democrats.
The committee amendments were a.
greed to on Ochre, orange mineral, red
head, varnishes, vermillion red, white
lead, oxide Of zinc paints, acetate Of lead,
.saustic potash and prussiate Of potash.
At $40 p. M, Mr.. Aldrich said that in
I view Of the good progress made he would
ask to have the bill laid aside. Up to
tkst time paragraph 6S relating TO potash
hd taen disposed Of. The Seoete heid