The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-02

ready to help his people 70 develop the
deposit
Mr.. Jones replied energetically that
in his Judgment there was no justin
cation for the tariff taxation except
for the purposes of revenue. and ne
would not give his support TO any ex-
/ cessive tax.-eEen- II did benent the
4 people of his state. Such taxation Tor
/ private benefit was robbery, pure and
/ simple. he said.
/ In referring further to the rates on
onyx Mr. White said they would be
I less than those given by the present
sugar schedule. which, ne added. IN
! cidentally he understood would never
| be voted OF.
This drew a response from Mr. CAT
! ferry as to the sugar schedule. His state
produced cane sugar, he said. While
/ the state of Mr.. White produced beet
sugar But as for himself. he did not
approve of the sugar schedule of the
Dingley bill or of the senate, and he
would not support either one or them
The present duty on sugar suited him,
he said, as against any of the pro-
posed changes Mr. White and Mr.
Jones. of Arkansas, both minority
mem bers OF the finance committee, had
divergence of opinion between them an
several colloquys which disclosed a
divergence of opinion between them
and in response TO jocular remarks
from Mr. White, Mr. Jones said 300
per cent increase could not be laughed
into responsibility"
The committee amendment, placing
onyx at S1.5O per cubic foot. was then
agreed to, yeas. 81. nays. II. MessTs
White and Rawlins voted with the Re
publicans in the affirmative.
The committee amendment as a
whole relating to marble and onyx was
agreed TO.
A contest was made on free stone
and other classes of undressed stone.
MIR. Vest moved -duction from ii
to cents per cubic foot
Mr.. Vest pointed out that the pro-
posed rate was 3 cents greater than
the Mckinley rates, under which the
exports were less than under the " IL
son rates. Mr.. Vests amendment was
disagreed to. yeas is, nays 81
On dressed free stone. Mr. Vest
moved a reduction from 80 to so per
cent. In this connection Mr. Vest re-
marked that it became his melancholy
duty TO refer to another duty raised
above the Mckinley rate. Already, he
said, he had pointed out about SO in
cidents of the kind, although Mr.. Aid
rich had claimed there were but half
a dozen rates above those in the Nc
Kinley bill 1t had reached a point.
MT. V est SdlQ- NiCI the dQNOCdleS OF
the bill had lost all generation and
respect for that tariff act bearing the
name of the president of the United
States.
Mr. Lodge. of Massachusetts, and Mr..
Gallinger. of New Hampshire, spoke of
the greater labor cost in the quarryins
of granite in the United States over
that in Scotland and Sweden, and Mr.
Gallinger expressed the hope that when
the bill got into conference the protec-
ton afforded American granite work
ers would be greater than ever be
fore.
Messrs. Caffery, Mills and Vest spoke
against the committee rates.
Mr.. Vests amendment was then dis
agreed TO. yeas 10. nays IS.
The other paragraphs relating TO
stone and slate were agreed to as re-
ported.
This brought the senate up to sched-
ule &C" relating to metals and manu-
facturers of metals.
Mr.. White suggested that as the sen
ate was drawing near to the suga-
schedule. any new schedule. even in an
embryo form, ought to be presented at
an early day. as senators desired 10
make calculations on it.
THE senator win receive ample no.
tice,' responded Mr.. Aldrich smilingly,
I'VE will try to accommodate him"
At o'clock the senate held an ex-
ecutive session and soon afterward ad-
journed.