Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-01
LONG DEBATE ENDING
srN.TE APPROACHING FINAL VOTE
on TARIFF DEL.
HAWAIIAN RECIPROCITY RETAINED.
MIR. Turpic Speaks PicturesaucIy I'm
Favor of Tax on Inbcritances--
ConI. and Reciprocity With Re-
.pcct Thereto.

WASHINGTON. Juno So.--As a result
~ the rapid work on the tariff bill to-
5av the close Of the Ions debate In the
sorate and the dnal vote on the bin are
o., 70 be very near az hand. Two of
me most important provisions-those re-
is.ine 10 the Hawaiian treaty OF re-
o'nrocity. and the duty on coal-werc per-
feoto4 to-day. while another source OF
ouch connict-ihe reciprocity sectkn-
WAS matured by the Finance Committee
and presented 20 the Senate Aside from
chose larger items, a great many minor
ones which have caused more or less
conflict. were disposed OF. The Hawaiian
,.r,,.sion Of the House bin was restored
orcr brief debate. and without the
l.rmaii,y OF a vote. This has the effect
- leaving the Hawaiian treaty Of re-
c,nrocltv in full force and effect.
DYrire the day Mr. Turpie Of Indiana,
.,,ke in support OF the amendment for
o. per cent. tax on inheritances. His
sneech was notable for its picturesque
metaphors. and the viruleuce Of his de-
rynciation Of the pending bill.
Nr Perkins OF California, presented a
teler-aphic memorial in favor Of the an
rrNation OF Hawaii.
rrh. tariff bill was taken up, and Mr..
Osay. Of Pennsylvania, gave notice OF
..ronei Iteration Of paragraph us dron-
orol his purpose being 20 secure fufther
action on the clause inserting manganese
ore at 81 per ton. He said he wouIu hot
.,rre the subject until he had consulted
fhe Finance Committee.
MI Allison then proceeded with the de-
cached paragraphs heretofore passed over.
lu bleaching powder the duty was
.t4rqed from Ia to 10 cent per pound.
1fr. Vest moved to place the article on
tho free list. and an extended DEBATE
..r.ued on the use Of bleaching powder
n papcr-pulp factories
The question was debated by MeSsrs.
cr,v of Delaware, Allison, Galhnger OF
New Hampshire. and Allen of Nebraska
Tr,RPIE on INHERITANCES.
At this stage. Mr. Turpie. of Indiana,
4oox the floor for a speech in support
IN ne amendment proposed by the mi
,..rity Of the Finance Committee for a
r,, of = per cent. on inheritances OF more
than $500. the tax TO be In operation lot
The next Eve years, with the exemption OF
charitable, religious, and ike hhen-
tances
I'm sarcastic tones MI / VI ili NNNieA'"'
chat the tariff bill was the joint pro-
duct Of two parties-one the party that
had come into power last November; the
Other. the PARTY i'm Office. one was mer-
cenarv organization; the other political
and both had entered into a compact Tor
tariff bill Neither branch had any
anxiety as 10 the Treasury-the amount
AZ the deficit, except as IL served polt-
cal ends.
Hawaii must wait; cuba must wait,
tensions must Wait-cvery interest OF
legislation must wait, while these TWO
parties executed their plans
Mr. Turple spoke for about two hours
and devoted most of his time TO bitter
arraLgnmeut of the bill. characterizing the
rates as akin 10 bribery and rapine, dc
tated BY a banditt Of syndicaies. lie re-
celve-d close attention, owing 10 the pic
turesuueness OF his utterances. He closed
with a reference to the silver question
asserting that there was no more right
10 abandon the free coinage Of silver than
10 abandon the free coinage of gold.
The debate then came back to the
amendment on bleaching powder.
Aftsr further debate, the committee pro
vision making the duty on bleaching pow
der 10 cent per pound was agreed to-
81 10 27-Mr. McEnery CDemocrap voting
with the Republicans in the affirmative.
Democrats in the negative.
GYPSUM.
Mr.. Butler, of North Carolina, moved
10 place gypsum on the free list. Re-
jected-24 to 80. The paragraph was then
agreed TO with the changes proposed by
the committee.
change was made on fullers' earth,
the clause which led TO the controversy
between Messrs. Plat and Pettigrew last
Saturday. Mr. Platt said an understand
ing had been reached, making fullers
earth. unwrought s. per ton; wrought OF
manufactured 81 per ton. In the same
paragraph the rate on asphaltum, etc.
crude. was changed from $50 to I.25 per
ton. Nr. Vest opposed the changes, but
they were agreed to--SG TO q.
In paragraph 125, hoop, band. or scroll
iron or steel etc, a clause was added:
..steel bands or strips untempered, suit
able for making band-saws, cents per
pound and - per cent. ad Valorem; IL
tempered or polished, cents and 70 per
cent. ad valorem'
The paragraph went over without maj
action I'm order TO consider Mr.. Bacon's
motion TO put cotton ties on the free hst.
Beans We're made 40 cents per bushel.
Seeds not otherwise provided for were
changed from 40 per cent 10 % per cent.
ad yalorem.
The Hawaiian treaty provision was then
taken up. Mr. Allison stating that it had
been determined 10 retain the House pro-
yiso 10 paragraph 200 relating 10 sugar,
hs lcilows:
provided, that nothing herein con-
tanned shah be so construed as TO aDro-
gate or in manner impair or affect the
provisions Of the treaty of commercial
reciprocity, concluded between the United
states and the King OF the Hawaiian
Islands. January 80, 1915. or the provisions
gf any act Of Congress heretofore passed
Tor the execution OF the same
Mr.. Allison briefly explained that In
View Of the treaty Of annexation which
had been made it seemed best TO retain
Tie House provision. leaving the recip-
locity treaty "in statu quo"
Tho proposal to concur in the House
provision was agreed 10 without the for
Ealty OF q vote.
COAL.
Coal Q0O was then taken up Mr.. All
son submitting changes making the du-
Ties on bituminous coal and all coal con-
tanning less than ~ per cent. of hNed
carbon and shale. O. cents per ton ol
twenty-elght bushels. eighty pounds 10
the busha: coal slack or culm. such as
wiz pass through half-inch screen ID
cents per ton; coke. 20 per cent. al Vaio-
Icm. The Senate proviso was omitted re-
ialing TO certain reciprocal trade on coal.
Mr. Alien denounced the duty on coal
declaring that It served 10 enrich Inc
coal barOns and not 10 ameliorate the
condition OF the miners. He spoke OF
The shipping OF Huns and Slavs 10 the
coal region OF Pennsylvania. IN naSiaht