The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-30

Washington. March 2S.-In the house
this morning Mr.. Richardson (Dem..
TENN objected to the approval of the
journal because there were only 80
members present and demanded the
yeas and nays The roll was then
called and resulted: Yeas. ISL; nays,
Q; present, . Total, 1e5-not quorum.
Pending The call of the house Messrs.
Kleberg (Dem., Tex.) and Jones Dem.,
Va.) appeared at the bar and were
sworn in.
The second roll call showed the pres
ence of a quorum and at 11:10 the jour
nal was approved and the reading OF
the journal resumed.
Several amendments proposed by the
committee on ways and means were
agreed to as follows:
Increasing from to 21a cents a
pound the duty on gelatine, glue, ISM
glass or fish glue, prepared fish blad-
ders, or sounds, valued at not above 10
cents a pound bauXite, crude, 81
ton.
In answer to questions by Messrs.
McMillin Dem, TeX) and Wheeler
(Dem.. Ala.) as to the necessity for i'm
posing this duty. Messrs. GrOsvenor
(Rep., o. and Dalzell (Rep-, Pa)
stated that a strong appeal was made
for protection to the article by Mr..
Maddox Dem, Ga.), in both of which
states bauxite was found in great
quantities sufficient to supply the whole
country. The amendment was intended
to equaliZe conditions so that the
American product could be transported
to New York and sold in competition
with the French clay. which was trans
r..-a1xv
inal rates. Bauxite, it was explained,
was the base of alum and aluminium.
The amendment was agreed to. The
vote on common brown and yellow
earthenWare was increased from 10 to
25 per cent ad valorem. An omission in
the bill was corrected by inserting in
the paragraph covering silvered glass,
cylinder and crown glass
GIVE EN- a CHANCE.
The paragraph included only polished |
plate glass silvered.
Mr.. Allen Dem. Miss.) had read edi- |
torials from two western Republican /
papers criticising the general debate on /
the tariff bill, particularly mentioning /
the speeches of MeSsrs. Dolliver and /
Grosvenor.
Mr.. Shafroth (Pop., Colo) said he |
was afraid the opponents of the bill /
were making a mistake in accentuating t
90 not care for-the tariff question. Gre
publican laughter). The great issue is
between gold and silver. daughter
and applause.) The Republicans have
elected their president and declared |
that tariff is the way to restore pros
perity TO the country. 1 for one am in
favor of giving them the opportunity
TO try it,
Mr.. Dingley having moved that de-
bate on the paragraph be closed, Mr..
Johnson (Rep. Ind objected so siren
uously, persisting in speaking despite
the commands of the chairman and the
continued rapping of the gavel, that
the committee rose and Chairman
Sherman reported to the speaker that
such action was taken for the purpose
of enforcing the rules of the house.
Mr.. Johnson disclaimed any unruly in
tention and the house then again went
into the committee of the whole
Mr.. Bland Oem. Mo- then spoke on
the silver question, and when the few
minutes allotted him expired moved
formal amendment to extend it further
And upon each committee amendment
offered he would take up the thread
of his remarls-greatly to the amuse-
ment of the house.
The chairman finally warned Mr..
Bland to confine his remarks to the
subject
JUGGLING WITH FIGURES.
Mr.. Richardson (Dem. TENN. refer
ring 20 debate last week, said the Dem .
ocrats had been accused of Juggling
with figures in their assertion that
rates in the pending bill were higher !
than those OF the Mckinley bill He !
would not specify the articles In 30 :
subitems in schedule B of this bill the ,
rates were higher than the Mckinley :
bill. While 13 were on the free list in :
the Wilson bill, and the people were :
taxed S164. sos more by this schedule !
nan by the same schedule in the Nc /
kinley bill. In schedule A 40 were $
heavier than Mckinley rates, and 81 :
we're on the free list of the Wilson bill.
he duties being 81 975 more. And
re referred to aSphaltum, upon which
! tax Of $2S2,S5l was to be levied
9Ir. Grosvenor (Reo. Ohio said the !
picking out articles which was con-
rolled by one OF the most exorbitant
or trusts in the country It
vas nearly all foreign product. and i
aid the queen of England ROYALTY S
f $40 a ton. The committee thought +
could as Wei pay this government a +
ike tax, especially as there was unde- :
-eloped mines in California and Utah I
which were practically inexhaustible. O
Mr.. Deyeyes (Dem. CaL) owned that E
as district contained immense depos-
S OF aSphaltum but declared the price :.
Fould be increased by the imposition =
a duty unless the congress first took 4
= the Pacific railroad question and g
ompelied those great corporations to h
barge reasonable prices in place of the Il
resent exorbitant rates. +
The provision in the metal schedule +.
dmitting hollow steel billets thinner v
1ap five-sixteenths OF an inch at 80 If
Fr cent ad valOrem and finished seam
IS iron and steel tubes at 80 per cent v
d valorern was struck cut. r
Fluid malt extract in casks was made W
ltiable al 20 cents gallon instead 81
%. ",
DUTY ON LEAD. is
The duty on lead, in sheets, pipe, etc,
as increased from "a TO 21ac a pound. q,
Their committee amendments We're 4,
greed to as follows: Removing from &c
le dutiable list at 1 cent a pound, cop &c
n in plates, bars, ingots. and pigs and II
lifting them on the free list None are "
aported. This was pursuant to a 81
czech by Mr.. Simpson (Rep, Mass) Sc
seinst the duty. Specifying in detail w
q conditions Gnder which yachts and til
d1,fio hfa.