The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-28
At WORK oN THE TARIFF.
Sc nate Sustains the Finance COmmit-
tee-SsoOd Progress Made

WASHINGTON. May 21-The senate
made good progress on the tariff bin to-
day d.sposing of about ten pages. Sew
eral votes were taken. the finance COM
nlittee being sustained I'm each case by
maioritiss varying from s 20 Is. The drug
schedule was under discussion and the
debate was largely technical Occasion
ally. however, 1t branched Off 10 general
phases Of the tariff. although at no time
during the d-y was there speech of more
than five minutes duration.
The tariff bill was taken no at o clock.
and formal consideration of the measure
by paragraph proceeded. Vest moved an
amendment 10 paragraph ID So as To fix
the rate on crude horax at it4 cents. aud
refined horaS , cents per pound. After
brief debate the amendment was dis
agreed to without division The commit
tee substitute was then agreed 10. fixing
horax at S cents per pound. bora,es OF
lime or soda cents and cents. accord
ing to strength.
The committees amendments on refined
camphor ground chalk. manufactured
chalk and ehIoroform were agreed to.
Vest remarked that the chalk stem
showed another rise above Mckinley
rates.
When paragraph 10. relating 10 harhs
snd HE drugs was reached. Aidrich
moved an amendment NJ \. of a cent per
pound in addition 10 the 10 per cent. ad
valorem provided by the bill Aldrich
said the foreigners were securing the
trade on these poorer classes al drugs
under the present arrangement. Vest
Questioned this. saving the Americans
controlled the market ara export II
sseoeo last year He demanded : roll call.
on which the Aldrich amendment was
agreed TO e 20 q The vote q party
one except that Jones and stewart II Ne
vada ard pettiwrcw OF S-outn Dakota
voted in the Affirmative.
Committee amendments wtre agreed 20
en- Hcorfce extracts. chicole magnesia
aiizarine assistant, cottonseed oil, poppy
seed oil fuset oll and pepper mint 0tl
Ai3rlch withdrew tha committee amend
ment on opiun prep pared for smoking
leaving " At S. yer pound. Jones % Ar
kansas resisted the other textures ~ the
opium paragraph saving En>at increases
had been made on 3 drug ~ universal
usa ESs moved 70 amend tbs rate on
rnorphis from s. 70 80 cents rer ounce
ard said he would latrs NAIVE IN place
crude aad manufactured ogaun Ga the
free list 1anss' amandmea; Nas dis
agreed tn yeas 81 nays -
When the vsrmishes were ros he'd. Vest
rvctesfeG against tfe Increase }s BE futv
bas ssga Il was use less - take vote
against r.
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lead nav8sTsGh. saying the increased ,;,s-
ties would Accrue % Fhe proNts os tne
ieaa trust. FEe Moved 70 ~e5Gee the rate
f~esr -. - iis cents rar na,srd and Be-
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