The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-30
CONTROL BY A TRUST
Principal Democratic Objection to
the Glass Schedule.
MORGANS PROTEST ON CAR REED
Was Promptly Ruled Out of Order
by the Chair.
DEMOCRATS COMrLlMENTnD.
0nny and Chandler Obliged To Them
for Not Delaying Action on
the Tariff mn.

Washington, May 29.--Progross on til,
tariff bill was checked today. the plal,
glass paragraphs proving source OF con
troversy lasting throughout the day. As a
result. little more than a page Of the bill
was disposed OF. The finance commiuc,
succeeded without difficulty in insisting
proposed amendments from democratic
members of the committee. although each
amendment was debated at great length
An exciting incident occurred during the
evening, when Senator Morgan OF Alabama
Was called to order by Mr.. GallinEer. who
was temporarily in The char. for severely
critlcising tho inaction OF the house of
representatives, Mr.. Morgan declared that
the speaker OF the house was enforcing an
automatic trap door rule 10y Which repre-
sentatlvos We're assembled uud dispersed
and he characterized this action as an out
rage agaiust popular rights. The tempo
rary presiding officer directed MIR Morgan
to Resume his seat and ,hcn rulud that he
was cut off.
Mr. Hale thoreupon withdrew his point
of order and further sensation was avoided !.
\ motion to adjourn over decoration Day
celebration on Monday WAS carried.
The senate resumed It's WORK a, noon
today with the usual calm prevailing. not.
withdrawing the stormy events OF yoster-
day
Mir. Autle of Texas requested considcrn-
tion for joint resolution authorizing the
lief Of destitute persons In the district
overilowed by the Rio Grantc river near
El paso, and appropriatins $4,000 Tor the
purpose.
MIR Minis read telegram from the mayor
and city officers of lei Paso, saying that
500 HOUSES had been destroyed, thlt avug
people We're destitute and that the condi
ton was beyond the power oil local relief,
Tho Joint resolution was passed.
The tariff bill was then takcn up, on
motion OF Mr., Aldrich, who called up the
paragraphs relating To china croekory and
porceiaiu etc, which had been passed over
air. a.drich, in behalt OF the COMMITTEES.
withdrew the senate a,Rui dmtnts 10 para
graphs 80 and ~ aud stated thar the
mouse rates would be allowed TO stIud.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas objected to partial
OF the china schedule anI II
Vas finally agreed to lot the entire seized
ule 10 over
Tho bill wcs then considered from the point
reached yesterday, VIZ. paragraph loo. An
agreement was reached striking out the
provision that all fluted rolled. ribbed OF
rough plato glass when around or otherwise
obscured should be subject 10 the same rate
VI duty as finished east uDlirhed Dlute glass
unsilylred.
On the paragraph ne u unsilverod cast
polished plate glass. small size. Mr. Jones
d Arkansas moved 10 reduce Tho rate from
cents TO . cents Der square foot In this
connection MIR. Jones declared that the in
itcdso OF duty on all classes of plate glass
MAS astounding In one casc. he said. the
ate Was increased 81 ucr cent abOye tho
lgh rate of the MchInley act, which he
asserted, bad been repudiated by the people
because Of its high rates. This Was am al
enpt no raise the price OF mirrors used In
heap furniture for the Ucopc while tho
arEe sizes used by Doop.e of wealth had
rs rates reduced. This MAS the popularity
II the whole bin. rs the senators In charge
II the bill had ia mind the old pruyerb
TO him that hath shall be given, and to
lin whom hath litli. shall be taken away"
When Mr. Jones referred to the enormous
lyidends declared by the plate ginss trusts,
lr Plat of Connecticut stated that no
iviIends had been declared IN the last
hree years
Mr.. Vest OF Missouri added tha, the entire |
late glass trade with few triflng ex. |
options. was controlled bv the combine |
'hieh met annually at pittsburg. fixing |
ltts etc
Mr.. Jones presented statement showing
he plate glass combination had made
rofils OF about s2.50oOon in twenty-five
ontha on a capital Of 81 100000
MI. Quay of Pennsylvania rcnd "A tnttar
ON the Pittsburg Plate Glass company.
'eFirlng that any Statement that il was n
ust or combine in restraint of trade was
ltriin
The debate on plate glass and the exist
nee OF trust became protracted.
Mr.. Jones rea1 n number OF letters rom
aiming OF The melhods Of the Plttsburg
nlpnny and he declared emphaticdlly that
le action Of mat company was un- Amerl
n ana outrageous.
Mr.. Aldrich defended the rates Of The
II. II was not true he said, that the rates
plate glass were TO be increased, as
serted by Mr. Jones. or that plate glass
as an article OF necessity to the common
ople. Plate glass was not an article OF |
neral use by the common people. The
anges proposed were simply re-ar-
ngement OF the rates IN the Mckinley {
d the Wilson acts The senator from I
'kansas fJones) had taken out OF III.
ms and had "rung the changes" on that
g item as though II applied to all OF Q
4
ant that the Plttsburg Plate Glass com. G
ny WAS the largest OF It's Kind In The
rid. Mr.. Aldrieh declared that that va, =
evidence OF American energy aud en-
prise md was no cause 'or raising or
Sering duties.
Mr., Lindsay OF Kentucky asked II c,-
ence of q trust TO control tn, trade wa,
good reason for withholding plo-
tion. !,
] deny most emphaticallv." Mr.. Al q
ch replied. that there is any rombl- /.
ion 10 control prices or TO limit pro- a
,tlon or to do anything else that Is ii
lerally understood as restrain. OF
de-" n
ar. Vest pointed cut what he considered n
peculiar feature Of the reimbursement. | Z:
/ the rates were increased on the grades n
common use and decreased on grades a
d by the favored class The proposed a
es were so high as to be absolutely pro- "a
TORY, and the advocates OF the bill Il
- - -.