Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26
SKIPPED PARAGRAPHS
Taking Up Tariff Bill Clauses Origi-
flE Passed Over.
on On SUGAR STATISTICS
Accuracy ofAsecretary Carlisle $
F' n Questioned.
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS


The attendance Of senators was very
meager.- and as the tariff bill was about to
| be taken up Mr.. Vest (Mo.) called attention
| to the absence of quorum. At that time
| tnere were nine senators on the republican
side and fourteen on the democratic side
This was increased during the call to thirty
fve-ten short Of quorum
The sergeantSat-arms was thereupon in
structed. on motion of Mr.. Vest, to request
the presence of senator's, and in the mean
| time business came to halt.
After a wait of fifteen minutes a quorum
was secured and business proceeded
Mr.: Harris Kan.} presented the report on
the Pacfac railroads agreed to by the COM
mittee on Pacific railroads yesterday. He
also presenter report giving the views of
| himself and Senators Morgan ard Rawlins,
of the committee.
Mr.. Harris read the report in full, the
nam features of which were published in
The Star yesterday.
Mr.. Morgan (Ala), who concurred in the
report, said the situation demanded immedi-
ate action by the Senate, as the agreement
made by the executive branch relative to
the sale of the road on forced foreclosure
at minimum price was about to be con-
summated. He therefore announced that
MONDAY next he would ask the Senate to
consider the subject. Mr.. Morgan also Sc
vereiy criticised the course of the govern
ment authorities
MI Allison Qowa), in charge of the tariff
bill, said he hoped the Alabama senator
would take no action tending to delay the
pending bill, as 1t was most desirable to get
the tariff bill into conference He would.
therefore. feel compelled to resist taking up
any other business until the tariff bill was
disposed Of
The resolution then went to the calendar.
The tariff bill was then taken up. Mr..
Allison expressed readiness to go on with
the leather paragraphs, but in view of the
absence of Mr.. Smith of New jersey who
had speech on the subject, leather went
over. -
The consideration of the bill was then
resumed at the beginning. for the purpose
OF going through II a second time and pass
ing on the paragraphs heretofore passed
over.
-fhe first clause, fixing the date when the
bill Is to go into effect, went over. MT.
Allison stating that it was impossible at
present to insert the date.
a contest ar6seF over paragraph 1, acids
Mr. Allison asked to restore salicylic acid
at consider able length.
Ihe amendment was agreed to, 30 to 20.
AT this point IN incidental reference to
the sugar schedule occurred. letter from
Inc secretary Of the Treasury gave infor-
nation as to certain drawbacks. In this
connection Mr.. Caffery Qa.) took occasion
to explained tements he had made that the
ofhciaf infcun alton furnished by Secretary
Carlisle as t9 thsy amount of raw sugar re-
CURED to make q pound of refined sugar
had come from the sugar refiners His in
formation. he said, had come from the
treasury official who was recognized as the
sugar expert. While involving no personal
reflections. yet i established that the treas
ury reports came from sugar retneries
either 'beloRging to the trust OF under the
influence oB the trust. t.,s-fz.
Mry!'indSAy zlKy.E stated he had formerly
saio that Is friend from Kentucky (Sec-
rotary Caifislel, had necessarily derived
this lnforma ton from the refiners, which
f Ny aP HsSf eesss fs aos Nv
saying bis .cnly desire had been to protect
the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Car
fr s,e RS s as Of hs senators
Caffery):s His iaforfaation was that the
SeeretaFyts figures, were based on reports
tom the New York customs experts.
M. Canery diselafmed that any personal
renection was involved, and at length
argued that the official figures on which
the sugar schedule was based were crro-
! necus, "and on this erroneous basis this
! whole schedule was predicatad."
Inc senator said he did not know what
cast iron agreement existed as to this
schedule, now and In conference but the
committee itself ought to pause and in
was based a
After this diversion the Senate came
back to the Detailed consideration of the
Mr.. White tCal) stated that when Goa,
| was taken up he would propose an amend
mcnt allowing a drawback of duty on coal
used by American Steam vessels.
MI Allison saM this would be acceptable
to the finance committee, the change hay-
| ing been in contemplation
Paragraph ~. bleaching powder, again
went over at Mr.. Spooner's request.
In paragraph Il, coal tar and dyes or
| color, not specially provided for, the ad
valorem was Increased from % to 30 per
cent. and on ali other products Of coal
tar. not medicinal, the ad valorem was
increased from Is to 20 per cent
| substitute for paragraph 10 was in
serted. making tie rates on collodion and
compounds of pyroxylin, 20 cents, 90 cents
and G5 cents. according to grade, the last
grade carrying Is per cent al valorem in
In paragraph %, gelatin, glue, isfnglass
and fish glue, the House rate of 21a cents
per pound was restored on the grade valued
| not above 10 cents per pound; the other
| rates remaining as reported
In paragraph 80, olive oil, &c. the COM
mittee rate was increased from IS to 40
cents, with new proviso on olive oil in
bottles, cans. &C.. 90 cents per gallon.
There were protests on this change from
! Messrs. Vest and Jones and a speech from
Mr.. Perkins Cal) on the olive Oil product
of California.
Paragraph Al was changed, making the
| rates on ochre. &C., crude. Is cent: pow
dered. V cent. ground in oil, ~ cents per
pound.
Paragraph SO, ultra marine blue was
agreed ito as reported with a change of
duty to 3k cents per pound.
In paragraph So. phosphorus. the duty
was changed to Is cents Ger pound.
In paragraph 74k a proviso was added
making arsenate of soda IN cents Der
pound. ~
While these changes were going on Mr.
Vest made frequent remarks in q humor-
Gus vein. On soda used in soap Mr.. Vest
made an amusing speech, and the extent
to which it was used by democrats.
After fb4g Contest the changes in par
agraph 74k were, agreed to. 800.
In parag5fph p. :vanillin. the duty was
changed to 20 CENTS per ounce.
new paragraph 4O1sJ was inserted,
viz: Tonqufn or tonka beans, so cents per
pound; vanilla. beans, 81: vanilla beans
known as oAts. 49,.
relating toIChJpa clay or kaolin was