Evening star., 1897-05-28
TEN PAGES OF. THE TARIFF
Progress Of the Senste on the Bill Yesterday
Afternoon.
The Measure Being Conslderea and
tual Democratic Protests.

The Senate disposed of about ten pages
Of the tariff bill yesterday. At no time
during the day were speeches longer than
five minutes each.
At the conclusion of The Stars report
number Of paragraphs were passed upon.
The committee amendments on refined
camphor. ground chalk, manufactured
chalk and chloroform were agreed to-
Mr.. Vest remarked that the chalk item
showed another raise above Mckinley
rates.
When paragraph -. relating to barks
beans and like drugs. was reached, Mr
Aldrich moved an amendment Of one-Quar-
ter cent per pound in addition to the 10
MI. Aldrich said the foreigners were Sc
curing the trade on these poorer classes
OF drugs under the present arrangement
Mr. Vest questioned this. saying the
ported $4,000 last year. He demanded a
roll call, on which the Aldrich amendment
was agreed to. rs to q.
The vote was party one. except tina:
Jones and Stewart OF Nevada aud Petit
grew Of South Dakota voted in the affirm
atfve.
Committee amendments were agreed to
on hccrice extract. Chicle. magnesia, aliza-
rine assistant, cotton seed oil, poppy seed
OIL 1usel Gil, peppermint oil.
Mr.. Aldrich withdrew the committee
ameI dment on opium prepared for smok-
Ing, leaving 1t at s. per pound.
Mr.. jones Of Arkansas resisted the other
features of the opium paragraph. saying
great increases had been made on q drug
OF universal use. He moved to amend the
rate on morphia from 81 to SO cents per
ounce, and said he would later move to
place crude and unmanufactured opium On
the free list. Mr.. Jones amendment was
disagreed to, yeas, "a; nays, 80. Mr.. Nc
Emery of Louisiana and Messrs Pettigrew,
Kyle and Stewart voted with the republI-
cans. and Mr.. Heitfeld with the demo-
Gratis. In ether respects the vote was on
party lines.
When varnishes were reached Mr.. Vest
protested against tile increase in duty bat
said 1t was useless to take a vote against
white lead paragraph, saying the increased
outles would accrue to the profits of the
lead trust. He moved to reduce the rate
from ~ to ~ cents a pound. and de
mahded yea and nay vote. The amend
ment was rejected, yeas. q; nays, 35 the
vote being on party lines, except that Mr..
fettigTew voted with the democrats, an:,
Messrs. Cannon, Heitfeld. Jones Of Ne
Vada ana Stewart with the republicans
The paint paragraph led to some debate
Mr. Aldrich stated that the increase was
Just!heo as measure of protection to the
american paint makers: Mr.. Vest an
paint refuted the claim that the producers
needed more protection. The paragraph
was egreed to. however, without vote.
on On lea lead htharge Mr: Vest moved to re-
duce the duty from 2k to III cents which
was disagreed to without division.
Mr.. Aldrich offered a committee amend
ment to increase chlorate of potash from
to 2k cents This was resisted by Mr.
Vest, who said the article was required
in manufacturing cotton goods. He made
general plea against taxing raw ma
terials.
Mr.. Platt of Connecticut said the change
was designed to free the United States
from dependence on the United Alfalfa
trust ., OF ENGLAND and to- encourage an
utilize the power Of Niagara Fails. "
Il am too much Of an American" re-
marked Mr.. Vest, Ito think that Niagara
Falls needs any protection in order to per
Senators Caffery. Chiffon and Gray spoke
against the proposed rate, and Messrs
Gallinger Of New Hampshire and Gear
of Iowa for It, Mr.: Gallinger stated that
this started new American industry, tuet
as protection had started the tin plate In
dustry. You can build up anything il
you only give subsidy enough" declared
glass in New Hampshire
When Mr.. Caffery opposed an increased
duty on potash Mr.. Gallinger remarked
that 1t was justified on the same grounds
as the bounty to Louisiana sugar produc-
ers.
Mr.. Caffery responded that a duty ON
sugar was the keystone of the democratic
clared that the sugar bounty of 1890 had
been "a demoralizing and debauchine
gift.'
The senator and his people were the
benefciaries Of that gift interposed Mr..
Gear.
There was a proverb Mr. Caffery said.
not to look a gift horse in the mouth But
he insisted that duty on sugar, rather
than bounty. was the Ideal measure of
protection.
The Aldrich amendment Increasing the
rate on chlorate of potassium to 21s cents
was agreed to-yeas, SO: nays, ~. Messrs
Jones. Stewart and Cannon voted with the
republicans and Harris of Kansas, Heitfeld
and Kyle with the democrats
The committee amendments were agreed
to on ochre, orange mineral, red lead,
varnishes, vermillion red white lead, oxide
OF zinc, paints. acetate Of lead, caustic
potash and prussiate of potash
The following paragraphs went over: Ii.
/ coal tar dyes; 16. collodion: 22, gelatin
glue; 49, olive OIL 43, blue; 50, ultramarine
blue; 50, phosphorus.
At $40 pm. Mr.. Aldrich said that, in
view of the good progress made, he would
oil to how fho lot