Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-01
WANTS INHERITANCE TAX Turpie of Indiana Takes q Firm
 Stand. RAkES THE TARIFF BILL
Saying X, Is the Joint Product of Two Par-
 IS ties, One Recently Elected
THE OTHER NOW IN OFFICE
2; .kes Stand for Free Silver-Allison In- troduces & New Section to the Bill Relating to Reciprocity-The
 Duty on Coal Fixed

Washington, June 90-As result of the rapid work on the tariff bill today, the close of the debate in the senate and the final vote on the. bill is felt to be near at hand. Two of the most important provisions-those relating to the Ha- waiian treaty of reciprocity and the duty on coal were perfected today, while an- other source of much conflict, the reci- procity section, was matured by the f- nance committee and presented to the senate. Aside from these large items a great many minor ones which have caused more or less conflict, were dis posed of. The Hawaiian provision of the house bill was restored after brief de- bate and without the formality of a vote. This has the effect of leaving the Ha- walian treaty of reciprocity in full force and effect
 During the day MT. Turpie of Indiana spoke in support of the amendment of a per cent tax on inheritance. His speech was notable for its picturesque meta phors and the vehemence of his denun- citation of the present method of taxa tion.
 MT. Perkins, of California, read a tele- gram in favor of annexation of Hawaii
 The tariff bill was then taken up and MT. Quay then gave notice of moving for reconsideration of paragraph Ill, his pur- pose being to secure reconsideration of the clause inserting manganesed ore at $2 per ton. He said he had consulted the finance committee.
 MT. Allison then proceeded with the de- tached paragraphs, heretofore passed over. On bleaching powder the duty was changed from A to 1sc. per pound 2 MT Vest moved to place the article on the free list and an extended debate en- sued on the subject of bleaching in paper nllln from tha factory Tho nl1pGfittp debated by Messrs. Gray, of Delaware; Allison, Gallinger of New Hampshire, and Allen, of Nebraska.
 At this stage MT. Turpie, of Indiana, took the floor for speech in support of the amendment proposed by the minor ity of the finance committee for tax Of per cent on inheritances over 5000, the tax to be in operation for the next five years with exemptions to charitable, religious and like inheritances
 In sarcastic tones MT Turpie de- clared that the tariff bill was the joint product of two parties-one the party that had come Into power last November, the other the party in office. One was a mercenary organization and the other political, and both had entered into a compact for tariff bill. Neither branch had any anxiety as to the treasury or the amount of deficit, except as 1t served political ends. Hawaii must wait, Cuba must wait pensions must wait. every in- LeTeSI OI ltBlsldliOii iiuSt wet, Nh'iS these two parties executed their plans.
 MT Turpie spoke for about two hours and devoted most of his time to bitter denunciation of the bill, characterizing the ates as bribery dictated by com pact of syndica les. He had close atten- lion, owing to the picturssqueness of his u:terances. He closed with reference to the silver question. asserting that there was no more right to abandon the free coinage of silver than to abandon the free coinage of gold.
 The debate then came back to the amendment on bleaching powder After fur her debate the committee, provision making the duty on bleaching powder 15 cents per pound was agreed to, Mr Me Emery, of Louisiana, voting with the re- publicans in the affirmative, and Messrs. Teller and Man;1e with the democrats in the negative.
 MT. Butler, of South Carolina moved to put gypsum on he free list. Rejected.
 The paragraph was then agreed to with the changes proposed by the committee.
 On the fuller's earth clause, MT. Platt. said an understanding had been reached making fuller's earth, unwrought, S2 per ton; wrought or unwrought or manu- fac,ured $4 per ton. In the sams para graph the rate on asphaltum, etc, ctude. was changed from s150 to $1.25 per ton
 MT. Vest opposed the changes, but they were agreed to-3 to 22.
 In paragraph 125, hoop band or scroll Iron DTe SHOCK, a clduSe W3.S dUIEu. NlZ..
 Steel bands or strip, untempered suit able for making bands. 3 cents per pour d and 20 per cert. ad Nalore.n, if -em- pered or polished, 6 cents and 30 per cent. ad valorem.
 The paragraph went over without final action to consider MT. Bacon's motion O put cotton ties on the free liet.
 Beans were made 40 Cents per bushel. Seeds not otherwis. provided foi wes changed from 40 10 25 per cent. ad va lorem
 The Hawaiian treaty provision was then taken up. MT. AlicGn stating that 1t had been determined to retain the houss, provision relating to sigag, as follows:
 Providing that nothing herein con tained shall be cons rued as te ahrogate or in any manner impair the provision of the treaty of comm rec coaclrded b. tween the United States and the king of the Hawaiian Islands January 80. 1875. or the provisions of an act of congress heretofore passed for the execution of th. same.
 MT. Allison briefly explained that in view of the treaty of annexation which had been made it seemed best to retain the house provision leaving the reciprtc- ity treaty in statu quo. The proposal to concur in the house provision was agreed to without the formality of a vots
 Coal, 405, was then taken up, Mir. Alll- son submitting charges n.sising the duty on bitumnous coal ard all coal contain ing less than e2 per cent of fixed carbon and shaie of 67 cents per ton of 2s bush els, eighty pounds to the bushel coal slack or calm. such as.will pass through a half inch screen, Ia cents per ten; coke p per cent ad valorem.
 The serate provision was omitted re- lating to certain reciprocal trade on coal.
 Mr. Allen denounced the duty on coal declaring that it served to enrich the coal barons and not to ameliorate the condition of the miners. He spoke of the shipping of Huns and Slavs to the coal regions of Pennsylvanla in fragrant vio- lation of the law and asserted that the only basis for this added duty was to re- ward and give tribute to few mine owners