The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
THE SENATE COVERED FIFTY-SIX
PAGES YEsTERDAY-FREE
LIST COMPLETE.
WOOL WILL Be TAKEN UP TODAY
The Finance Committee Have About
Reached an Agreement ON the
Wool Schcdule--A short Ses-
sion of the House.

record for progress during this tariff de-
bate. The last two schedules of the duti-
able list, covering paper and manufnc-
tured sundries. were completed with the
exception of the paragraph on hides,
gloves, coal and some lesser articles,
which went over.
This advanced the senate TO the free
list which was taken UP at p. IN. and
completed in three hours Early in the
day two silk schedules went over with an
agreement that wool would he taken up
tomorrow. After that the tobacco schcd-
ule, the reciprocity provisions and the in
ternal revenue portions of the bill. as
well us the many isolated paragraphs
passed over remain to be considered. The
progress today was so marked that for
the first time there was Il feeling that the
end was not far off.
There was little debate today. While
the free list was under consideration Mr..
Bacon or Georgia gave notice of an
amendment placing cotton ties on the free
list, and Mr.. McLaurn of South Caro-
lima gave notice of another amendment
taking raw cotton from the free list, thus
completing the action heretofore taken of
placing Il duty of 20 per cent on cotton.
The following changes were made in
the bill us reported to the senate, on mo-
tion of Mr.. Allison:
Paragraph 392 was amended so as TO
read:
printing paper unsized. sized or
glued. suitable only for books and news
papers, 10 per cent ad valorcm. provided
that no such paper shall pay Il lesser rate
of duty than $40 of | cent per pound
In paragraph 393, relating to papers
,n;ttai, aoninnt if ,,S p"p ,,,s ;nsm,tad ;,a,nd
;r,, ..p;h',in'n -" ,rp'a 49, ~ tho
S ,;tton n,opJ,,'ar+ on thasa ,,a,,a,,
,,.n;rh, ',i,, n,,na on ."u' "t pa. p"p,e tn
meisnihs o'ul a. SIN pouiis ahu % iio. o.el !en
o,tnu' uil w. tne iud,r i,,. anu ioa" eopa nns
oonn, f.ot,d T"r,n % mmoi f ua tn'nu ,io,.
nund and VIZ ~ n"su n sou. i,J", I ai rom,' pc
comtS ' nar %ru nnnG dn GVi and uJn 1S u @ o,s ont
volorem % p'' Po"''' anu ~ P'' e''' "'
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SURFACE coated paper went over.
on paragraph o3o. relating to envelopes.
Il new provision was added. MS follows:
49, III maze from tissue parchment paper,
ID per cent al vai0rem
new paragraph was added, provd-
ing:
hun,s ~ ,d,. "p'. t "".oj ~ "ph anu s''"p az
'sn Snh,dm,op IJ N. ,,i eu,,, Hu Naioreni.
u.,s onraod 20 ,,.;i; Nv" i.,i app,
trousor hnci,,os .,, prG, n"ns f,,o G".,es on vi
- oonts mor 100 'i; smS ilo,ii eei's "
, nn;forn' al ,,,io,, .oo'irS ~ Sla"e, anu
In tbn no ,,,.,'L n e m ", -, pc oeli'.
L;nds A ,b lI,,,. S,apn 9n nu,,o's ol various
,nr' ,hlnu"' .ne siuuse reierrllg 10 buttons OF
bvt,ons" te w"' tndue ~ inci.ue sleet trouser
priU' rhn ,,,,,,,, 81, ven. per il'e per gross.
ne puiusluph Oh corks was amended
;mah T., d;n',a.n'. ~ ieu .oIhs over %
mch ~, and ins, i, ~ i;, oen.s pc. pounu, o-f-
mn,nJ m,m i'n1 rh;s Hss ~ uihhe.eri % cents per
pouhu' M caussa sohelhiEg OF con-
.eS'! I MI. ailso,i ulsagreed 10 ~ per cent
,,,o "u ,"'t,e.i ~, anu Wanteu the senate 10
nt,tino Tho r,+, Vaae ",es Win chanses
,,i'na - 'I 1o iaue % ceI's PER gross boxes III
uhon ;,nno,.tod o5";n 10 'i hau of yeh.s per Iuuo
Mn w. au ~ puih IN pihce vi ! cent
r,tas .ho -. aa .ii: uru! opposeu the
rm"s, ,an' , we ia.afr statihs that thc Dusincss
WI NJ, c"ViiousS Sm;nS pIontaDie;
e,n, m, "a a',soh aiap eApalheu tna' lhe change
nnoda % on %" ,ha o.eni ,oan ~ specihc uutlps was
nn,.o n y" ,'I ,tLeo'iihehui,ioii .t Oh treasury
eHper,s, anu that the rates In part offset
;ne n advance 1,n,hn on the raw materials, includ-
Ing u iuniui' WI Aiiisoh proposals were
agreed 10.
Mr. Pettigrew moved to add clause
fixing the rate on safety fuse at 10 per
cent. He said these fuses were used in
mining operations, and that the article
was controlled by a trust. He submitted
letters and statements showing the extent
of the alleged trust and its division of fer
ritory and purpose. be said. of Numbering
the country.
Mr. Wilson of Washington remarked
that the mining companies and not the
miners paid for the fuse
Mr.. Pettigrew answered that thousands
of miners in the mountains were compell-
ed to buy their own fuses.
Mr.. Teller of Colorado supported Mr..
Pettigrew's contention. saying that a
large amount Of mining, particularly in
gold and silver. was done by indiyidunl
miners. He felt that the committee had
not heard from the individuals. but only
from the trust, if any evidence had been
presented. Mr.. Teller said the mining in
dustry was willing to bear its Just share
as a means of protecting American in
dustry and equalizing the differences in
labor standards here and abrond. but II
was not willing to contribute to the profits