The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
MORGAN'S RAID.
The Alabama Senator and the House
Rules.

His Remarks About Trap Door Business
Methods-An Interesting Episode in
the Tariff Debate.
Washington, May 29.-The Senate re-
sumed its work today with the usual
calm prevailing, Notwithstanding the
stormy events of yesterday.
Mr.. Mills of Texas secured consideration
for joint resolution authorizing the
Secretary of War to issue rations for the
relief of destitude persons in the district
overfowed by the Rio Grande river near
Ell Pasco, Tex, and appropriatiDg &c.,
900 for this purpose.
Mr. Mills read a telegram from the
mayor and city officers of El Pasco saying
that 500 houses had been destroyed, that
1900 persons were destitute, and that the
condition of affairs was beyond the pow
er of local relief
The joint resolution was then passed.
The tariff bill was then taken up on
mo zion of Mr.. Aldrich, who called up
the paragraphs relating to china, crock
cry, proclaim, etc., which had been
passed over. Mr.. Aldrich, in behalf of
the committee, withdrew the Senate
amendments to paragraphs 80 and 81 and
stated that the House rates would be
allowed to stand.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas objected to
partial consideration of the china
schedule, and it was finally agreed to let
the entire schedule go over.
| The bill was then considered from the
point reached yesterday, viz, paragraph
out the provision that all futed rolled,
ribbed or rough plate glass, when
ground or otherwise obscured, shall be
subjected to the same rate of duty as fin
ished cast polished plate glass unsilvered.
On the paragraph as to unsilvered pol
ished plate glass; small size, Mr.. Jones of
| Arkansas moved to reduce the rate
| from cents to cents per square foot.
In this connection he declared that the
| increase of duty on all classes of plate
glass was astounding. In one case he
| said the rate was increased SO per cent
above the high rate of the Mckinley act.
which he asserted, had been repudiated
by the people because of it's high rates.
This was an attempt to raise the price
of mirrors used in cheap furniture for
the poor people. while the large sized
glass used by people, of wealth had it's
rates reduced This was the peculiarity
of the whole bill, as though the Senators
in charge of the bill had in mind the old
proverb: "To him who hath shall be
given, and to him who hath little, that
| little shall be taken away"
| The debate on Mr.. Jones's first amend
ment to the plate glass schedule lasted
over two hours and then, on yea and
nay vote, the amendment was defeated
q to 20. The vote was party one, the
Democrats for and the Republicans
against the amendment. Messrs. Heit-
| felt, Kyle and Pettigrew voted with the
| Democrats and Mr.. Jones of Nevada with
| the Republicans.
Mr.. Quay proposed at this point that
an understanding be reached as to ad-
| journing over Monday, when Decoration
Day will be celebrated. He suggested
that the time could be made up by be-
ginning work at II a. m. next week
Mr.. Vest said no arrangement could be
made for an II O'Clock session as the
tariff bill was advancing far more rapidly
than the other side had permitted the
| Wilson bill to advance.
Mr.. Quay said the generosity and fair
ness Of the Democratic senators in ad-
| vancing the bill was appreciated, and for
this reason he amended his proposition
making it motion that when the Sen
ate adjourn it be until next Tuesday at
noon. This Unexpectedly led to lengthy
discussion.
Mr.. Chandler added his approval to the
fair way in which the Democratic side
was allowing the bill to proceed.
| Mr.. Aldrich answered that he felt