The herald., 1897-06-02
THE TARIFF
SCHEDULES
lacked up to the Senate
Standard
ALL AMENDMENTS OFFERED
PRo MPTLY AND THOROUGHLY
VOTED DOWN
ALL AMENDMENTS OFFERED
The House Minority Makes the Ses-
sion Lively, But Reed Seems
Not to Care
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-Senator
John l.. McLaurin of South Carolina,
who succeeded the late Senator Earle.
was sworn in at the opening session to-
day. This establishes the personnel Of
the Senate as it will remain for some
time, viz: Republicans 43. Democrats 81,
Populists I, Silver Republicans s, va
cancy 1 (Oregon); total. 80.
Senator Mason Of Illinois. Republican.
submitted a petition from the National
Business Mems lea que, urging immediate
and effective action on the pending tar
iff BILL and stating that this was the
general sentiment Of bushes interests.
The tariff bill was taken up Immediate
ly after the dispoeaIo of routine business.
Senator Aldrich withdrew the proposed
committee amendments to paragraph 80
(china), leaving the rates as reported BY
the House, viz: decorated, go per cent
ad valorem; undecorated, 55 per cent.
Senator Jones of Arkansas moved to
reduce these rates 35 and 80 per cent re-
spectively Without debate, the vote
was taken and the proposed amendments
defeated-yeas %, nays 34
The paragraph was amended to omit
clock cases and then agreed to.
The paragraph covering gas retorts,
lava tips, etc., heretofore passed over.
was agreed to as reported. On para
graph 49, covering plain green flint or
lime bottles, Mr.. Vest proposed an
amendment reducing rates on bottles
holding more than one pint from "a Of
cent per pound to y of cent.
Mr.. Vests amendment was disagreed
to-yeas 21, nays 20. The paragraph
was then agreed to.
The consideration Of the bill then pro-
ceeded from the point reached at the
last session, viz: Paragraph 1O5, relat-
ing to spectacles, eyeglasses, goggles,
etc.
Mr. Aldrich argued that low priced
spectacles from abroad were so poor
that it would be Of advantage to ex-
clude them from use in this country,
Mr.. White of California said this was
the first time that the sanitary" argu-
ment had been used in support of a
high tariff, and Mr.. Caffery declared
that the American people did not ask
that their spectacles be tried by Mr..
Aldrich.
Mr.. White offered an amendment sub
stituting the rates of the present law.
Mr.. Whites amendment was defeated.
and the paragraph was agreed to as re-
ported.
AT this point, 2:30 p. M, Senator Smith
or New Jersey arose to a question of
personal privilege, and made brief per-
sonal statement in reply to the news
paper charges repeated by Senator Till
man in the senate that he had specu-
lated in sugar stocks.
Mr.. Tillman sat at his desk while the
statement was being made, but made
no move toward replying. The consid.
Grafton of the tariff bill was quickly re-
sumed.
Inc remaining paragraphs relating to
glass We're agreed to, except the para
graph covering stained or painted glass
windows, which went over at the ra-
quest of Mr.. Allison
When the marble and stone schedule
was taken up, Mr.. Vest made contest
on the paragraph relating to the man.
ufacture of agate. etc., moving a reduce
tion of the rate from so to 20 per cent.
The amendment was defeated yeas ~
nays 29.
The committee proposed a change In
the amendment, relating to marble and
onyx, leaving the marble rate as re-
ported and placing onyx in block a 81. 50
per cubic foot.
Mr.. Vest remarked that this was
raise Oh SUI per cent over the present
rate, to which Mr.. Aldrich assented.
MI. Caffery spoke against such heavy
increases, warning Mr.. Aldrich that he
was digging the grave" of protection.
Aldrich answered that the proposed
rates were required in order to give the
American producers of onyx adequate
protection against Mexican onyx.
Mr.. White supported the committee on
this amendment, showing a difference
with his Democratic associates on the
finance committee in this respect,
Mr.. Perkins of California spoke of tha
growing onyx industry in his state and
their need of adequate protection
against the brilliant grades of onyx pro-
duced by the cheaper labor of Mexico.
He stated also that biologists had 10.
Gated large onyx deposits in Arkansas.
and he expressed surprise that the Ar
kansas senator, Mr.. Jones, was not
ready to help his people to develop the
deposit.
In referring further to the rates on
onyx, Mr.. White said they would be
less than those given by the present
sugar schedule, which, he added, Incl
dentally. he understood would never be
voted on.
The committee amendment placing
onyx at $1.50 per cubic foot was then
agreed to, yeas 81, nays II. Messrs
White and Rawlins voted with the Re-
publicans in the affirmative.
The onyx amendment as a whole re-
lating to marble and onyx was then
agreed to.
A contest was made on free stone and
other classes of undressed stone, Mr.,
Vest moving a reduction from IA to
per cubic foot. Mr.. Vest pointed out
that the proposed rate was 300 per cent
greater than the Mckinley rates under
which the exports were less than under
the Wilson rates. Mr.. Vests amend-