The record-union., 1897-06-02
4 Hard Days Work Put % by Members
Of the Upper House Of Congress.
Advance to the Important Metal
Schedule of the Measure.
The Votes as a Rule Were on Party
Lines, Messrs Rawlins, White and
McEnerny Being the Only Demo-
Gratis Who Voted With the Re-
publiCans.
publicans.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Senate
made good progress on the tarlI plli
to-day, advancing to the Important
metal schedule. During the day the
paragraphs covering marble and stone,
china. glass, brick and tiles were COM
pIeted with a few minor exceptions.
Messrs. Vest and Jones of Arkansas, in
behalf of the minority of the Finance
Committee, proposed numerous amend
ments. which were defeated by major
tiles of s to IA. The votes We're on
party lines in the main, although
Messrs. Rawlins and White, Democrats,
voted with the Republicans to increase
the rate on onyx, aud McEnery, DEM
ocrat, voted with the Republicans
against Jones' proposition for reduc-
ton Of the rates on china. AS Sc
quel to the recent sensational speech
of Tillman, Smith of New Jersey rose
to a question of personal privilege,
while the tariff debate was proceed
ing, and made a brief but pointed de-
NAL of all speculation in sugar stock,
either recently or any time when sugar
was the subject of legislation Till
man was among those who heard the
denial, but he made no comment on it,
McLaurin of South Carolina was
sworn in early in the day, raising the
membership Of the Senate to 81.
The committee amendments were
withdrawn on the paragraphs cover
ing "alI other china, not specifically
provided for" leaving the House rates
at 60 for decorated and 55 for undec-
GRATED.
The committee amendments to the
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The paragraph covering gas retorts
lava tips, etc, heretofore passed over,
was agreed to as reported on paragraph
40, covering plain green flint or lime
bottles.
Vest proposed an amendment reduc-
ing rates on bottles holding more than
one pint from Is cents per pound to q
cents.
Vests amendment was disagreed to
yeas 21, nays %.
The paragraph was then agreed to.
The consideration of the bill then pro-
ceeded from the point reached at last
session, viz: paragraph 105, relating to
spectacles, eyeglasses, goggles, etc.
Aldrich argued that low priced spec
tacles from abroad were SO poor that
it would be of advantage to exclude
them from use in this country.
White of California, said this was the
first time the sanitary argument had
been used in support Of a high tariff,
and Caffery declared that the amend
ment people did not ask that their
spectacles be tried by Aldrich.
White offered an amendment substi-
tuting the rates of the present law.
Whites amendment was defeated, and
the paragraph was agreed to as re-
ported.
At this point, 2:30 D. M, Smith of
New Jersey, rose to question of per-
sonal privilege, and made the follow
ing statement, reading from manu-
script:
Mr. President: During my absence
from the Senate the other day, I ascer-
tanned from the record that, in very
remarkable deliverance by the Senator
from South Carolina (Mr. Tillman), he
became sponsor for "a newspaper clip
ping, in which my name was men
toned in connection with the schedule
in the pending tariff BILL 1t is un-
necessary for me to say that the state
ment in the newspaper clipping in ques-
ton is absolutely and unqualifiedly un-
true 1 have not during this session
of Congress bought or sold directly or
indirectly a single share of sugar stock,
nor at any time prior to this, when any
legislation affecting the value of sugar
or sugar stock was pending.
Tillman sat at his desk while the
statement was being made, but made
no move toward replying.
The consideration of the tariff bill
was quickly resumed. The remaining g
paragraphs relating to glass were
agreed to, except the paragraph COW
ering stained or painted glass windows,
which went over at the request of Mr..
Allison.
When the marble and stone schedule
was taken up, Vest made a contest on