The record-union., 1897-06-22
Wool the Schedule Which is to be Con-
sidered To-Day.
uatcfses and Fuses the Main Subject
of Discussion at Yesterdays Ses-
sion. the Former Causing Some
thing of Contest.


hill to-day. covering fifty-six pages,
and established a record for progress
during this tariff debate. Last two
schedules of the dutiable list, covering
paper and manufactured sundries, We're
completed with the exception Of the
paragraphs on hides, gloves, coal and
some lesser articles, which went over.
This advanced the Senate to 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. Al
ter the tobacco schedule, the reciprocity
provisions and the internal revenue
portions of the bill will be taken up
as the many isolated paragraphs passed
over remain to be considered. The
progress to-day was so marked, how
ever. that for the first time there was
feeling that the end was not far off.
There was little debate to-day, the
main subject of discussion being
matches and fuses. On the latter item
an amendment by Pettigrew reducing
the rate to 10 per cent came within one
vote of passing, against the protest of
the Finance Committee, the vote being
q tie, "a to "a While the free list
was under consideration Bacon of Geor-
gia gave notice Of an amendment plac-
ing cotton ties on the free list, and
McKaurin of South Carolina gave no
tioe of another amendment taking raw
cotton from the free list, thus complet-
ing the action heretofore taken of plac-
ing a duty Of twenty per cent. on cot
ton.
The following changes were made in
the bill as reported to the Senate on
motion of Allison:
Paragraph 392 was amended so as to
read: Printing paper, unsized, sized
or glued, suitable only for books and
newspapers, 10 per cent. ad valorem,
provided that no such paper shall pay
a1less rate of duty than $40 of one cent
per pound.
In paragraph 393, relating to papers:
AS copying papers, ETC., a new commit
tee amendment was inserted including
''bibulous paper" The rate of the
committee amendment on these papers
weighing oyer six pounds and not over
ten pounds TO the rean, and letter
copying books, whether wholly or part
" manufactured, was changed from
four cents per pound and 15 per cent.
ad valorem to five cents per pound and
10 per cent ad valorem-
Surface coated papers went over.
In para graph 395, relating to enve-
lopes, a new committee provision was
added as follows: eff made from It's
sue parchment paper, 80 per cent. ad
Valorem.'
A new committee paragraph was
adopted providing: photograph, au-
tograph and scrap albums, 80 per cent.
ad valorem.'
In schedule n (sundries), a new par
agraph was agreed to, providing duties
on trouser buckles, varying from five
cents to fifteen cents per 100, accord
ing to grade and a uniform ad valorem
duty of fifteen per cent.
In the paragraph on buttons of varf-
Gus kinds, the clause referring to but
tons of bone was made to include steel
frouser buttons at one-fourth cent per
line per gross.
The paragraph on corkS was amend
ed making manufactured corks over q
inch in diameter 10 cents per pound,
u inch and less in diameter, % cents
per pound.
Matches caused something of a con-
test. Allison moved to disagree to the
committee amendment of 20 per cent.
ad valorem and to agree to the House
rates, with changes making the rate
cents per gross in boxes, in place of
40 cents and q cent per /, 200 when i'm
ported in bulk in place of L cent
Vest and Gray opposed the rates, the
latter stating that the business was
enormously profitable
Allison explained that the change
from ad valorem to specific was made
on the recommendation of the Treasury
experts and with rates in part offset
the advance on the raw materials. in
Guiding lumber
ALlsons proposals We're agreed to.
PettlgreW moved to add a clause fix
sng the rate on safety fuse at 10 per
cent. He said these fuses were used
IN mining operations, and that the ar
ucie was controlled by a trust. He
submitted letters and statements.
showing the extent of the alleged fuse
trust and its division of territory and
purpose, he said, of pIundering the
country.
wilson OF Washington remarked that
the mining company and not the miner
paid for the fuse.
FetugreW answered that thousands of
miners in the mountains were COM
peIled TO purchase their own fuses.
Ieller OF Colorado supported Petit
crews contention, saying that a large
amount of the mining, particularly in
silver and gold, was done by individual
miners. He felt that the committee
had not heard from the individuals.