Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-27
SSH CONGRESS.


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urc by paragraphs. The first amend
nlents were formal and were agreed to
without question. As soon as the Sec
ond page was reached contest arose
over the amendment proposed by the
finance committee. regarding the duty
on boracic acid from to 5 cents per
pound.
Vest OF Missouri moved to substitute
8 cents. Aldrich replied that the pro-
posed rate was regarded as a proper
protection to the producers of the arti-
Gle in Nevada and California.
Jones Of Arkansas, presented pros
pectus Of an English company settinf,
forth that 1t was about to purchase AM
consolidate the borax lands and plants
in Nevada, California and Oregon.
Jones declared that crude borax from
the United States was selling at a
profit in London at less than cents
per pound, and yet there was the auda-
city of coming to the United States
Senate and asking protection OF J
c nts q pound.
Aldrich answered that there wera
many borax companies outside of 'h-
English company. Some Of them hail
been COmDeIIeu 10 Slut uP Ao - iS'~'e
of the Wilson tariff law.
"They were shut up asserted Jones,
because 1t would be profitable to the
monopoly to shut up the other COM
panies."
White. DEM, Cal, said he had been
assured by those Interested that .here
was not a word of truth in the state
ment that the American fields were
controlled by an English company. Enc
negotiations for sale had failed.
White said he would vote for the com,
mittee rate. Stewart, Pop, New, stated
that IL there was to be a tariff bill. the
products of Nevada, including borax,
should receive adequate protection. A
vote was then taken on vests amend
ment 1t was the first vote on the bill.
The amendment was defeated. 20 to 81, as
follows.
Yeas-Berry. Caffery. Chiffon. Clay,
Cockrell, German. Gray. Jones, kenney.
Lindsay. Morgan. Murphy. Pasco, Raw
Inns. Roach. Smith, Turpie. Vest. Wal
thall Democrats; Heitfeld. Popullst. To-
tai. 20.
Nays-Aldrlch. Allison, Baker. Bur-
rows, Carter. Chandler. Cullom. Davis.
E.ikins. Fairbanks, Foraker Frye, Cal
lingcr Gear. Hanna. Hansbrough. law
Icy. Lodge, McMlllin. Nelson. Penrose;
Perkins. Plat of Connecticut. Platt of
New York. Quay, Shoup. Spooner. War
rem and Wilson. Republicans: McEn-
cry and White, Democrats; Cannon, Sii-
yer Republican; Jones and Stewart. Pop
uists. Total, "A.
Pairs-The first named would have
voted for the Vest amendment and the
last against IL: Daniel and Pritchard
Turner and Hoar. Pettus and Mcbride.
Mallory and Proctor, Martin and Mantle.
Mitchell and Sewall. Tillman and Thurs
ton. Harris of Kansas and Clark. Bate
and Deboe. Harris of Tennessee and Nor
rill, George and Wolcott. Bacon and Wet
more. Butler and Wellington, Mills and
Mason.
AN the Republicans voted or were
paired against the Vest amendment, SO
that they presented solid front.
Two Democrats. McEnery of Louisiana.
and White of California, voted with the
Republicans. All other Democrats voted
or were paired for the Vest amendment.
Heitfeld. Populist, voted with the Demo-
Gratis. Butler and Turner Populists,
were paired with Republicans. Stewart.
Populist. voted with the Republicans. as
did Jones of Nevada. and Cannon. Silver
Republicans. Pettigrew, Silver Republic
can. though present, did not vote. Teller.
Silver Republican. was absent and un-
paired. Hale, Rep, and Faulkner. Dem.
were absent and no pairs announced for
them.
The committee provision fixing the rate
on boracic acid at five cents a pound was
then agreed to. When the next item, al
coholic perfumery, cologne. etc, was
reached. Vest moved to restore the old
rate of 50 per gallon and 80 per cent. ad
valorern. The amendment was defeated
without division.
Gray. Dem, Del, resisted the commit
tee amendment on bleaching powder. or
chloride of lime. at one-fourth of one cent
per pound. After some discussion the
paragraph went over.
At ) o'clock the tariff bill was laid
aside. paragraph S. page g. having been
reached. An agreement was reached
that "A vote be taken on the conference
report on the sundry civii bill at 2 o clock
tomorrow.
At 5.32 =. NJ. the Senate held an execu-
tive session and aftcrward adjourned.