The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-28
The Committee Was Sustained
When Test Votes We're
FOrC6d.
NO TIME WAS WASTED in 0RAT0Ry.
LONGEST Speech Of the Whole Ddu Did Not OCCUPY More
Than Five Minlt6STh6 Conference Report
on Sundfy Civil Bill H6G6pt6d bu
the Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 27-The senate
! made good progress on the tariff bill
today, disposing Of about ten pages.
Several votes were taken, the finance
, committee being sustained in each case
by majorities varying from six to fif-
teen. The drug schedule was under dis
cussion and the debate was largely
technical. Occasionally, however, it
branched off to general phases Of the
tariff, although at no time during the
day was there speech Of more than
five minutes duration.
The final conference report on the
sundry civil bill was taken UP when
the senate met, an agreement having
been made to vote at p. m. The
main questions involved in the con-
ference report related to the suspen-
sion, until March next, Of President
Clevelands proclamation embracing
large areas as forest reserves; making
Immediately available $2,933, 1888 for
contract work on the Mississippi river,
and appropriating $4,000 for the inn
provement of Pearl harbor, Hawaii.
The question of forest reserves was
Utah, referred to the order as bar
barous and inhuman, and Mr.. Stewart
of Nevada characterized it as dis
grace to American civilization, and
the worst outrage Of the last half CEN
tury' Mr.. Pettigrew asserted that
the order was the result Of the 'ignor-
ance of Grover Cleveland" He said
that In South Dakota, the area In
cluded as part of the forest reserve
contained seventeen post Offices, $4,000
people, and fifty miles of railroad.
Mr.. Berry, of Ark, said the Missis-
sippi item and other important features
of the bill would be jeopardized by the
rejection of the report. The vote was
then taken, and the final conference
report was agreed to ~ 70 TO- as lol-
lows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Bate, Caffrey, Chand-
ler Culom, Deboe, Fairbanks, Faulkner, Gear.
Gray, Hanna, Hansbrough Hawley, Kenney,
Piatt usae econn.S, Plattt IN. Yj, Pritchard Proc
tor, Quay, Spooner, Turpie, Vest, Walthall,
Wellington. Wetmore- 80. o.. c,.,,
Nays-Bacon, Butler, Cannon, Carter, GlarK'
Clay. Davis, Foraker, Frye, Harris (kan;),
Heitfeld, Jones Arko, Jones lNev.g, RsM'
Inns. Roach, Shoup Stewart. T1llman' Wnite'
Wilson-25. q
The tariff bill was taken up at
o'clock. and the formal consideration
of the measure, by paragraphs, pro-
ceeded. Mr.. Vest, Of Missouri, moved
an amendment to paragraph ~ SO as
to fix the rate on crude borax at I12
cents, and on refined porax at IVY
cents ner pound. After brief debate
the amendment was disagreed to, with
out division The committee supstl-
tute was then agreed to, fixing boraA
at five cents per pound, bora1es OF
lime or soda four cents, ana three
cents, according to strength. The COM
mittee amendments on rehnea CALL CAIN,
phor. ground chalk, manufactured
chalk and chloroform were agreed 10.
Mr.. Vest remarked that the chalk item
showed another raise above Mckinney
rates.
When paragraph 10. relating to
| barks, beans and like drugs was
reached. Mr.. Aldrich moved an amend
ment of fourth cent per pound IN
addition to the 10 per cent ad valorem,
provided by the bill Mr.. Aldrich said
the foreigners were securing the trade
of these poorer classes of drugs under
the present arrangement. Mr. vest
questioned this, saying the Americans
controlled the market and exported
$500 900 last year. He demanded roll
call. on which the Aldrich amendment
was agreed to, 35 to 21. The vote was
| party one except that Jones and
Stewart, of Nevada, and PettigreW, on
South Dakota, voted in the affirmative
| Committee amendments were agreed
| to on licorice extract, chilli, magnesla,
alizarine assistant, cOtton-Seed OIL,
| poppy seed oil, fusel oil and pepper
mint oil.
Mr.. Aldrich withdrew the COMMITTEES
! amendment on opium prepared for
| smoking, leaving it at $6 per pound.
Mr. Jones, Of Arkansas, resisted tne
| other features of the OPIUM paragraph,
| saving great increases had been made
| Of mix
| to amend the rate on morphia from 81
| to SO cents per ounce, and SAID ne
would later move to place crude and
manufactured opium on the free list.
| Mr. Jones' amendment was disagreed
| to. yeas "a. nays 49, Mr.. McEnery
Kyle and Stewart, voted with the Re-
publicans, and Mr.. Heitfeld with the
| Democrats. In other respects the vote
| was on party lines.
| When varnishes were reached, Mr..
| Vest protested against the increase in
duty, but said it was waste OF time
| To take a vote against It, Mr.. Vest
again made a protest on the white lead
paragraph, saying the increased duties
would accrue to the profits Of the lead
| trust. He moved to reduce the rate
| from 2% to ~ cents per pound, and
| demanded yea and nay VOTE Inc
amendment was rejected, yeas ~ nays
| that Mr.. Pettigrew voted with the
Democrats and Messrs. Cannon, Hett-
field, Jones (Nev.) and Stewart with
the Republicans.
The paint paragraph led to some de-
| bate. Mr. Aldrich stated that the In
crease was justified as a measure OF
protection to the American paint maxi
ers. Mr.. Vest answered that the ex-
port Of sSS0O00 worth Of paint refuted
| the claim that the producers needed
| more protection. The paragraph was
agreed to, however without a vote.
| On lead litharge, Mr.. Vest moved an
amendment to reduce the duty from
! 21k to 11a cents, which was disagreed
/ to without division.
Mr. Aldrich offered a committee
| amendment to increase clorate of pot.
| ash from 2 to 21a cents. This was re-
! sisted by Mr.. Vest. who said the ar
| ticle was required In manufacturing
cotton goods. He made general plea
against taxing raw materials The
] amendment was agreed to, yeas 33,
nays 27 Messrs. Jones, Stewart and
Cannon voted with the Republicans.
and Harris, Kas.) Heitfeld and Kyle
/ with the Democrats.
4 The committee amendments were
/ agreed to on ochre, orange mineral.
red lead varnishes vermillion red,
white lead, oxide of zinc paints, acetate
of lead, caustic potash and Prussiate
] Of potash. At $50 p. H., Mr.. Aldrich