The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-05-28
MORE TARIFF TALK
Republicans Vote SOlidly for Higher
Rates Of Taxation.
LITTLE PROGRESS MADE
Reed Refuses to Recognize the Gu.
ban Belligerency yResolution-De.
clares II Out of Order After a
Talk by Lewis OF Washington.

Washington. May Elm the senate
the final conference report on the sun
dry civil bill was taken up. The main
question involved in the conference re-
port related to the suspension, until
March next, Of President Cleveland's
Proclamation embracing large areas of
forest reservations. The question was
discussed at length, senators from the
states affected urging strong ohjec-
tons. on a vote the final conference
report was agreed to by vote Of 3s
10 IS. Among those voting nay were
Cannon, Carter. Clark. Heitfeld. Kyle,
Mantle. Pettigrew. Rawlins. Roach,
shoup. Stewart and White.
The tariff bill WAS then taken up.
Vest moved an amendment fixing the
rate on crude borax at II, cents and
refined at = cents per pound The
amendment was lost without "A division.
The committee amendment was then
agreed to. fixing borax at cents "A
pound and soda at cents and : cents.
according To strength. The committee
amendments on refined camphor.
ground chalk. manufactured chalk and
chloroform were also agreed To.
When paragraph ~, relating To
baIhS, btdHS anu llht uiuEs, WAS
reached, Aidrich moved an amendment
OF Y cent per pound In addition tn the
10 per cent. ad valorein provided by the
bill. Aldrich said that foreigners were
securing the trade ON these poorer
classes Of drugs under the present ar
rangement
Vest questioned this, saying that
Americans controlled the market and
exported 100000 worth Of these drugs
last year. He demanded a roll call ON
which the Aldrich amendment was
agreed TO by vote of 81 to Il. The
vote was party one, except that
Jones and Stewart of Nevada and Pet
| tigrew OF South Dakota voted In the
affirmative. The committee amend
ments were then agreed to in licorice
extracts, chcole. magnesia. alizarine.
cottonseed oil. poppy seed oil. fusel oil
and peppermint OIL Aldrich Withdrew
| the committee amendment on opium
prepared for smoking. leaving II at 81
per pound.
Jones OF Arkansas resisted the other
features Of the opium paragraph. say
I ing that great increases had been made
on a drug OF universal use. lie moved
To amend the rate on morphia nom 81
TO 80 cents per ounce, and said he would
later move To place crude and unmanu-
factured opium ON the free list. Jones'
amendment was disagreed TO; yeas a,
nays 30.
When varnishes were reached, Vest
protested against increase in duty. but
said 1t was useless to take a vote
against IT, Vest again made a pro-
test on the white lead paragraph. say
ing that the increased duties would ac-
crue to the profits of the lead trust. He
mnNaH raHtts. h.a rs.t 81 An
Iia cents per pound and demanded a
yea and nay vote. The amendment was
rejected: yeas q. nays IS. The vote was
on party lines. except that Pettigrew
voted with the democrats. and Cannon.
Heitfeld. Jones tNevadaD and Stewart
with the republicans.
The paint paragraph led to some de-
bate. Aldrich stated that the increase
was Justified as a measure Of protec-
tion to the American paint makers.
Vest answered that the export Of
sss0.00o worth of paint refuted the claim
that producers needed more protection.
The paragraph was agreed To. however.
On lead litharse Vest moved an
amendment to reduce the duty from 2is
cents 10 IL cents. which was disagreed
to without division.
Aldrich moved a committee amend
ment to increase the duty on chlorate
of potash from 2 cents 10 2is cents This
was resisted by Vest. who said the arti-
Gle was required In manufacturing cot
ton goods. He made general plea
against taxing raw materials.
Plat OF Connecticut said that the
change was designed to free the United
States from dependence ON the United
Alkyrie Trust of England and to en-
courage an American company which
proposes to utilize the power Of Niagara
falls.
| Gallnger said this had started a new
| American industry. just as the tinplate
duty had started new industry. You
can hold up anything II you only give
subsidy enough" declared Gray. You
could grow oranges under glass in New
| Hampshire"
When Caffery opposed an increase on
potash. Gallinger remarked that II was
| justified on the same grounds as the
bounty To Louisiana sugar producers
Caffery responded that a duty on sugar
was the keystone Of the democratic
arch of a tariff for revenue, and h,
declared that the sugar bounty Of isy,
had been "demoralizing and debauch-
ing gift"
The senator and his people were tbs
beneficiaries of that gift" interposcc
Geary.
There was a proverb." Caffery said
not to look "A gift horse in the mouth.
But he insisted that a duty on sugal
rather than a bounty was the idea
measure Of protection.
Aldrich's amendment increasing tn,
rate on chlorate Of potassium "a -.
cents was agreed TO; yeas 80, nays q
Messrs. Jones. Stewart and Cannon
voted with the republicans. and Hsr'
ris OF Kansas. Heitfeld and Kyle with
the democrats.
The committee amendments wer'
agreed TO on ochre. orange mineral
red lead, varnishes. vermilion red
white lead. oxide Of zinc paints, acetat,
Of lead. caustic potash and prussate oi
potash.
The following paragraphs went over
Coal, tar. dyes. collodion. gelatine glue
olive oil. blue. ultramarine blue, phos'
chorus.
Al 5:l0 %. m. Aldrlch said. in view OF
the good progress made. he would ash
10 have the bill laid aside. Up TO that
time the paragraph relating 10 potash
had been disposed OF. The senate held
brief executive session and then ad-
iourned.