The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-29
HIDES TO BE TAXED
lhe Senate Agrees on a Rate Of Twenty
Per Cent. Ad ValOrem.
SENATORS TALK ABOUT TRUSTS
ioar SayH That They Can Only Bc
Reached EIFccti.ely Through Stnte
LeGisintion-Thc House, tac spenk.
CIR and the prcSiucnt Attacked by :.
Republican SENATOR.
washington, june 2s. 1897.

Washington, June 2S, 1897
The Senate made good progress on the
tariff bill to-day, disposing of the para
graphs relating to hides which have
been the source Of much controversy.
AS finally agreed on, the duty on hides
is placed at 20 per cent. ad valoren, in
page OF ~ cents per pound as origl-
nally reported by the Finance Commit
tee. The discussion was p-otracted,
drifting Into general debate on trusts,
and from that back to the Sugar trust.
Mr.. Smith, Of New Jersey, spoke at
length against the duty on hides. while
MI. Allen. OF Nebraska, supported the
duty. The new paragraph was agreed
TO, SO to 20, one Democrat, Rawlins OF
Utah. and several Popuiists and silver
republicans voting with the Republicans
In the affirmative.
The incidental debate on trusts led to
severe arTaignment OF the Sugar trust
by Messrs. Caffrey and Lindsay, and
general discussion Of means TO deal with
trusts ny MIR. Hoar. Among other para
graphs disposed OF during the day, were
al those relating to gloves a substitute
Tor the paragraph on live animals, iron
ore and stained glass windows.
resolution authorizing the President
70 invite foreign governments to partlc!-
pate IN the trRns-MiSsisSippi exposition
at Omaha, was agreed to-
On the iron ore paragraph G1S). the
pending provision gave a duty Of 10
cents per ton on iron Orc Mr.. Allison
offered new amendments, which were
agreed to. adding TO the first clause OF
the paragraph as reported "nanganese
ore 81 per ton" also at the end OF the
proviso. Basic slag, ground or un-
ground, 81 per ton"
In the paragrap ph on cross cut saws
the committee made a change insert
ing steel hand saws, finished or untinisl,-
90, 10 cents per pound, and 30 per cent.
ad valorem.
In paragraph 1877, iron or steel bars.
cold drawn, etc, a change was made,
from cent TO three-quartcr cent per
pound IN addition 10 the rates upon
plates, from thrce-Quarters to One-ha!f
cent III addition TO the rate for steel saw
piates. etc, and on steel circular saw
plates.
At Mr., ouay's request The chang, in
para graph 1877 was re-cpnsldered. ana one
cent restored rs the duty on iron bars.
etc. In addition to the rates on plates,
etc.
At this poin. Mr.. Smith came on the
floor It was decided 10 go on with the
leather schedule. Mr.. Allison proposed
change In paragraph 426la. relating to
hldes. making the rate 60 per cent al
Haiorem, instead OF ~ cents per pound; !;
and also striking out the proviso rcla,
Ing to drawbac acks.
Ihe debate which followed was parti-
cipated III by Mr.. Smith Mr.. Platt Of
Connecticut. Mr. Vest, Mr. Hoar. Mr..
Allen and Mr.. Stewart
c'.l, n'uring the course or his speech Arr.
smith, referring to Cuba, spoke OF the
remarkable fact that resolution rec
ogn1zing the belligerency OF the Cubans
had been passed by the Senate and
sent to that catafalque or tomb. the
t1ouse or Representatives to be buried
py ltepublican House, a Republican
Speaker. at the dctation of q Renuh,i-
can President It was an insult TO the
Anerlcan people. which they would re-
SuEe at the polls next November
Inc discussion finally branched off to
the prosecution Of trusts, in which
Messrs. Allen and Hear discussed the
law. MT Hoar stated he thought it like
~ an amendment relating to trusts
would be offered In connection with tho
present DILL tending to perfect the pro-
" Sesloi,s ,an on thas subteot In the tariff bill
OF 1884. and declaring that such prov-
slons are not repealed by this bill. Such
an amendment had been prepared NV
Mr Pettus of Alabama, and Mr.. Hoar
SAID he expected TO vote for 1t when II
came up.
Mr. Honr said that while the question
or trusts could be dealt with TO some ex-
tent by striking at their imports. MS In
the law Of 1894. yet he feared that the
most serious phases Of the evil must be
fhe technical legal meaning OF tho word
Frust and explained the difficulties In
inaklns the Sugar trust and Standard
~ trust amenable to Federal law He
regarded these monopolies as q menace
60 the republic and was hopeful thot
some means might be found to check
them, yet he could not say how thnv
could be MT. The State could limit their
amount OF capital. which would be one
eHectlve means Of dealing with them.
Mr Lindsay Of Kentucky said that in
the case or confessed monopoly, such
ts Inc sugar trust, one effective means
OF dealing with It would be to extend it
ton. S't''
When tho point was reached in the
{a:riT Dill where sugar was to be dealt
with. then 1t should be so shaped as
pot to be to the benefit Of the trust, AR
f1oar replied that the answer to this
was that the policy seemed 20 be estab
!lsned that revenue was to be raised on
fehned sugar, and It was further desired
that the business Of refining sugar shall
pc done In this country rather than
abroad.
A great foreign government was about
the biggest trust that could menace tho
Nrade OF the United States. Mr. Hoar
asserted. He hoped that some effective
gemedy would be found Instead OF Co!nr
On the theory that because n tackal or
rox pTeys on our commerce It should bs
given over to q foreign wolf or lion.
Mr, Caffrey, OF Louisiana, argued that
yhe sugar trust was within the OPERA
etao Of the ANTITRUST Law. and Aa felt