The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-07-09
CONGRESSIONAL.

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committee suffered some unexpected
reverses during the progress of the
tariff bill yesterday, being defcate'!
on three important votes. Cotton
bagging was placed on the freelist, so
to IS, and cotton ties also by vote OF
20 to %. The duty on white pine lum'
Der was reduced from 81 TO 81 per
1000, 3 to 81.
The amendment on pine accustomed
the greatest surprise and led to gen
eral breaking up of party lines on
both sides of the chamber. During
the early stages of the debate, the
duty on lumber, including pine, was
placed at So after rrotracted contest.
Mr.. Teller returned to the contest and
moved to place white pine lumber on
the free list The amendment was
defeated by the close vote of 50 to- 33,
four Republicans, Baker, Carter, Hans
brough and Quay, joining with the
Democrats, Populists and Silver Re-
publicans in the affirmative, while
three Democrats, Bacon, McEnery and
Martin, voted with the Republicans in
the negative. Following upthis close
vote, Mr.. Mantle, Silver Republican,
moved to reduce the rate on white
pine from So TO 81, and this was car
ried by a majority of one. Two Re-
publicans, Baker and Carter, voted
with the Democrats in the affirmative,
and three Democrats, Bacon, McEnery
and Martin, with the Republicans in
the negative.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The House
adjourned until Monday after an ex-
tended attack by Mr.. Settle of Ken
lucky upon its power to adjourn for
three days at time. He arraigned
the Republicans for not acting upon
the bankruptcy and Cuban questions.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-As result OF
the rapid work on the tariff bill yes
terday, the close of the long debate in
the Senate and the final vote on the
bill is felt to be very near at hand.
Two of the most important provisions,
those relating to the Hawaiian treaty
of reciprocity and the duty on coal,
were perfected, while another source
of much conflict, the reciprocity Sec
ton, was matured by the finance COM
mittee and presented to the Senate.
The Hawaiian provision of the House
bill was restored after n brief debate
and without tho formality of a vote.
This has the effect of leaving the Ha-
waiian treaty of reciprocity IN full
force and effect.
During the day Mr. Turpie of Iudi-
ana spoke in support of the amend
ment for per cent tax on inherit
ances. His speech was notable for its
picturesque metaphors and the viru-
lance of his denunciation of the pend
ing bill.
WASHINGTON, June3O. The Senate
yesterday adopted the lead paragraph
of the tariff bill, the finance commit
tees rate of ~ cents per pound on
lead ore being agreed to-30 to %.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska spoke at
length against the committee rates
He argued against the duty of l. y
cents pound on lead ore, because, as
he said, it would operate to keep out
the huxing ores of Mexico and Canada
that were necessary to the American
smelters, some of which are located in
Mr.. Aliens state.
MIR. Vest said this was conflict be-
tween the lead smelters and the lead
mines, and both interests were heavily
represented in his state. But his vote
would be cast in behalf of the con-
umer, and not for either of these
conflicting interests. If his state eN-
pected these interests to be defended
as against those of the people, the
great mass of consumers of lead, then
some one must take his plsce here, He
would not give a vote, even though
two thirds of the people of Missouri
were here asking it, if it violated his
ideas of justice and equity. Mr. Vest
SAID he would move later on to reduce
the duty on lead ore from Ike to &c
a pound. although he would be glad
to go further and see it on the free
list.
The committee rates were then
agreed tc, Messrs Heitfeld, Mantle
and Teller voting with the Republic
ans in the affirmative and Mr.. Allen
with the Democrats in the negative.
On pig lead the rate was increased
from &C to 2Ac pound, the duty of
2]5c on lead sheets, etc, being re-
taina1