The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-07-08
MADE GOOD PROGRESS.
The Much-Discussed Hide Paragraph
Disposed of.

| The Much Discussed Hide Paragraph
Disposed of.
Washington, June 3O.-The senate
made good progress on the tariff bill
tday. disposing Of the paragraphs relat-
ing to hides, which have been the
source of much controversy. AS final
~ agreed on, the duty on hides is
placed at 20 per cent ad valorem in
place of l q cents per pound, as origin
ally reported by the finance committee.
The discussion was protracted into a
gold debate on trusts and from that
back to the sugar trust.
Among other paragraphs disposed OF
during the day were all those relating
to gloves, substitute for the paragraph
on live animals, iron ore and stained
glass windows.
The paragraph relating to stained or
painted glass windows was changed
slightly in phraseology, and the duties
agreed to as reported.
! In the iron ore paragraph the pend
ing provision gave duty Of 40 cents
per ton on iron ore, including mangan-
ferrous iron ore and the dross or resid-
uum from burnt pyrites, with proviso
relating to the account to be taken Of
moisture in weighing the ore.
Allison offered new amendments,
which were agreed to, adding to the
first clause of the paragraph as reported
manganese ore, 81 per ton," also at
the end of the proviso, "basic Stag,
ground or unground, 81 per ton"
Paragraph 142, card clothing, was
agreed to as in the house bill.
In the paragraph on crosscut saws
the committee made change, insert
ing steel handsaws, finished or unfin-
ished, 10 cents per pound, and 20 per
cent ad valorem.
In paragraph 1877, iron and steel
bars, cold drawn, ETC., change was
made from cent to "a of a cent per
pound, in addition to the rates upon
plates, etc., and on steel circular saw
plates from q to q of a cent in addi-
ton to the rate for steel saw plates.
Aluminium was changed, making the
rate, crude, Z cents; in plates, ETC., IL
cents.
On bronze powder, the duty on
bronze metal in leaf was increased from
to 8 cents per package.
A new paragraph was agreed to viz:
Hooks and eyes, 5H cents per pound
and Is per cent ad valorem.
At Quay's request, the change in
paragraph 1877 was reconsidered, and
l cent restored as the duty On iron
bars, etc., in addition to the rates on
plates, etc.
Allison proposed change In para
graph 426H, relating to hides, making
the rate 20 per cent ad valorem instead
of % cents, and also striking out the
proviso relating to drawbacks. The
paragraph as amended reads: "Hides
of cattle, raw or uncured, whether dry,
sailed or picked, 20 per cent ad valor-
en-"
Smith stated in response to question
that the proposed 20 per cent ad va
loren was much greater than the l q
cents specific duty, being about cents
per pound by the adj valOrem rate.
Platt of Connecticut introduced the
suggestion that he had telegraphed to
the New York custom house in refer
ence to the importation of hides and
had received an answer stating that the
importation in the last II months was
70, 900, 900 pounds, valued at $1,000
900, and that the price of French
green hides averaged about 10 cents a
pound, and South American hides
about cents.
Allen said that, while not an advo-
cate of general protective system, yet
| he concurred with the view that if
there was to be such bill, every Sec
ton should share in the benefits it
gave. He spoke of the benefits of hide
duty to the farmers.
The discussion branched off to the
prosecution of trusts, Allen and Hoar
discussing the law. HOar said that
while the question of trusts could be
dealt with to some extent by striking at
their imports, as in the law of 1894, yet
he feared the most serious phases of the
evil must be dealt with by the states.
The vote was then taken on the hide
paragraph as amended by the commit
tee, and it was agreed to-39 to 20.
One Democrat, Rawlins, and Allen,
Butler, Heitfeld, Jones of Nevada,
Stewart, Mantle and Teller voted with
the Republicans in the affirmative.
The balance of the vote was on party
lines The committee presented SUBJ
stitute for paragraph 425, band or belt
ing leather, etc. 1t was agreed to-3O
to 10.
The bill was laid aside at o'clock
and after an executive session, the SEN
ate adjourned.