Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-29
WORKING ON TARIFF
Tho Plate Glass Trust Receives At
tention In tho Senate.
THE CHINA SCHEDULE GOES OVER.
A Resolution App opria ing Money For
I'll i'asO Hood Vic inns
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WASHINGTON, May 29.-The Sen.
ate rtsumsL work at noon todey.
Mills Texas) secured copsiders ton
for joirt resolution authorizing the
secretary OF war to use rsiions for the
relief OF destitute persona in the dis.
tflct OVERT wed by the RIO Grsnde
river near El Paso, Texas, appropri-
atirg $1,000 or lhu purpnfe. NILS
read telegrym r - the Mayor anu
oi,y Ulcers OF e. Pas saying thai
500 houses were desIoye', 5000 ren-
PIE desti;ute IN the condition b =
yond the power OF local relief. The
joint reeoIutiOn was passeJ.
The tariff bill was taken 10 on mo-
ton %! Aluricr, who called up the
paragraphs relating 10 China, crockery,
porcelain ETC., which had been passed
over. Aldricb, in behalf OF the com.
mltiee, WITHDREW the Senate amend
ments to paragraphs 30 and 81, anu
stated that the House provisions
should be allowed to stand.
Joues, Arkansas, objected to a par.
tiai consideration OF the china scned.
entire schedule go over. The bill wne
reached yesterday, paragraph 100.
An agreement was reached striking
out the provision that all flute d, re- He'd,
ribbed or rough plate glass when
grou Il or otherwise ohscured, Bhsll be
subject to the came rate oil duty as
finished cast, polished plate glass, uE-
siivered.
Ga the paragraph ne to unsilvered
cast polished plate glass, small siz =.
Jones, ATkansas, moved to reduce the
rate from to 8 cents square foot.
Jones declared the increase
Of daty ON Glasses OF plate glass
wns astounding, In ore case
the rate was Increased 33 per cent
above tue high rate OF the Mckinley
act which he asserted had been re.
Inflated by the people bscsu.e OF l E
hiZh retee. The was an attempt to
raise the price OF mirrors used In the
cheap fur piturs for poor people, while
the large sizsd glass. used by people OF
wealth mad toe rates reluceJ. This
wac u peculiarly OF the whole bill, as
though senators In charge Of the bill
had In mind the old provert: "ro him
who hath much shall be gwen, and
| from him who hath little shall be
taken away"
| Jones referred to the enormous divi-
dends declared by the plate glass trust
Pintt (Conn.) stated that no divi
cends hsabcen deoistad tne iasrtbres
yeare.
Vest added that the entire pat,
| glass trade, with q few trifing excep.
lions was controlled by comb ne
which met annually lI Pittsburg,
making rates, etc.
| Jones presented q statement chow.
Ing tho pla,e glass com binstioD made
| rroflls OF about S2,500,000 In 22
M ntbs, on u capital vi 81, 00O, 600.
| Quay read a communication from
the PittsbuIg plate gisss company ce-
cll r ng that any statements that II
was In any trust or combination in
restraint OF trade were untrue.
| After n lengthy debate J0nes's mo.
ton to reduce the rate on rous n plate
glass from to cents was ueieated---
yea. q, nays 90.
| Quay made the motion That TIE
Senate this nftefcO DON adjourn over
Monday In honor OF Decoration day.
IL was discussed at some length, some
republicans saying they thought the
tariff bill should be pressed. The
| Democrats SUPP Orted the motion.
| Morgan said no regretted that the
Republican House Of Representatives
WAS compelled to meet on Mouday
by The autocratic rule OF that body
| which worked like q doorkeeper under
the direction OF the speaker who
pulled the string, opened and shut the
doors. Fricg called Morgan to order
\ for speaking in that manner OF q co.
| ordinate branch OF the Jvernm ent.
| The Alabama senator mentioned var :
ous publicl measures passed. by the
Senate and not acted on by the House.
Morgan criticised the House Tor not
considering the Cuban resolution,
disregarding the action OF the Senate.
Morgan said the House OF Represents
tives WINS compelled TO follow the
dictates OF one man and Congress was
dishonoring itself.
Morgan was called to order by Hale.
The chair declared the Alabama
Senator should take his seat
until the rule had been
read. Gallinger In the chair, aimed
the point OF order. Morgan appealed
from the decision. Hale Withdrew
the point but Morgan was cut III by
Q1sy asking for vote on the adjourn
n-ent resolution. wbion wac garfield