The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29
SENATE AGREES ON HIDES.
DUTY FIXED AT 30 PER CENT. hD
KALOREM.DRAWBAOK OMITTED.

TALOREM- DRAWBACK OMIIIbD'
Senator Smith or New Jersey Assaiis tho beef
Trust-ssnator Hoar Explains That Amert-
cen business Has In other Lands More Dam
rerous Enemies Thar the Domestic Trusts.
WASHINGTON, Juno 2s.-Thc Senate spent
nearly six hours to-day in picking up and dis
posing OF somo Of the paragraphs In the Tariff
bill which had gone over without action when
first encountered. The most important OF them
was that relating to hides. The House had left
hides on the free list. whore they had boon for
the last twenty-five years. But tho Senate
Finance mmit had reported an amend
ment putting them on the dutinble list at the
rate OF one and a half cents n pound, with a provi-
sion for q drawback on exported leather made
from imported hides. A modification OF that
amendment was offered to-day by Mr.. Allison.
making the duty 20 per cent. ad valorem and
emitting the drawback provision. 1t was die
cussed for three hours, and was finally agreed
to-. 81 to 90. The various paragraphs relating
to leather gloves wero agreed to and a substi-
tuto for the paragraph on live cattle was
adopted.
Mr.. Allen Pop. Neb.) offered q resolution re-
~questing the President to invite foreign nations
to take part In the Trans-M Mississippi and Interna-
tional Exposition at Omaha between June and
November. 1898, and It was agreed to. The
Tariff bill was taken up, and the m
HlntnunuOnLb " paragraph " NoIuihcu VI
painted glass. windows. and mirrors) were
agreed to. They were nero verbal changes
in the text Of tho House bill-the duty being As
per cent. ad valorem. as against IS in the
present law.
Tho next Of tho laid-over paragraphs was 11s.
relating to iron ore. 1t was agreed to. modified
80 as to read Iron ore, including manganifer-
Gus iron ore; also the dross or residuum from
burnt pyrites, 40 cents a ton; manganese ore. 81
a ton; Xxx basic Stag. ground or unground. 81
per ton"
Paragraph lao tcard clothing) was agreed to
as In the House bill. Paragraph 1877 iron or
steel bars) was retained as In the House bill, OK
cept that the additional rates were changed
from one cent a pound to three-fourths, and
from three.fourths to a half cent. Subsequently
this action was reconsidered. and the first
amendment was disagreed to on motion of MIR.
Quay, leaving the duty one cent a pound.
Paragraph 164, cross-cut saws, was modii cd
by the insertion of the clause "steel bands. I'm
ished or unfinished. 10 cents a pound and 20 per
cent. ad valorem," and the duty was made 80.
instead OF 40. per cent. ad valorem.
Paragraph 169. aluminium, was changed 30 as
to make the rate on aluminium In crude form z
cents a pound instead of 10, and on aluminium
in plates. sheets. bars and rods IL cents In.
stead of 10. Paragraph ITO, manufactured
artists or wares Of aluminium. was struck out.
In paragraph ia. bronze powder. the duty on
brouze or Dutch metal or aluminium in leaf was
mad e g cents a package instead Of 4.
A new paragraph u7slaI was inserted, making
the duty on hooks and eyes 5a cents a pound
and $50 as to lead ore and lead in pigs Went
oyer temporarily at the request OF Mr.. Allen.
Mr.. Allison medited the committee AMEND.
ment by making it read: I" Hides OF cattle, raw or
seSt, sS v Wss,heF dry irys, sal'e ed 9r r picked asGls / 5 20 per
the provision as to a drawback being stricken
MIR. smith of New Jersey stated that at the
present rate, Of sailed hides, IL cents a pound.
the proposed ad valorem rate would be higher
whether the duty was to be put on goat skins;
and, when the question was answered in the
to allow in free Of duty goat skins that did come
in competition with the American product. and
Come into competition. The proposed duty on
hides, he said, Was unnecessary. unfair. and rn,
great s4ss; a n@s a1e nG SedPf FfG ssss. "R He did n sa'f Sslls sRs
that III si ths na ion 81 I T Of the b S9u IN ,Ei. required the
Mr.. Smith made a diversion to tho Cuban
} question. referring to the belligerency resolu-
. and aDh Saying saying Z that It had BEEN So's sent s1 'H over sen to a
Gatafalqne, to be laid away in the tomb by a
d hep a OF " Ropub III ne spessero "nd With "a ths
intimation that It was done at the dictation Of a
. II the people, he said. did not change their
: House would be 80 strong and overwhelming
'H"' "c AousS VI iNopicStiltliNC co
At this point Mr.; Smith, who had evidently
) count Of III healt hnI sat down with %imG an inti@ NJ" sS,
2 that he would rest for ten minutes and would
; In the mean line. Mr. Vest of Missouri made
l an argument in favor Of free hides, although he
t State Zine cattle) In the Union; In that connec.
isGn Mt to V Sf. %fds psS Of wh ,ns bro Mc& & Mr
bill was under eonsidcratio on" against taxing
hides off the free list. He also caused
t Cs be senate Esns qu Somnitsee from ON the The rs mssi
question. five years ago, to show that the
, removal c Of the Il tariff ,Fa on on hides i'd in is12 did not
a because It was fifteen years afterward when the
t decline began. He, said that, the exports OF
4 creased since 1872. when hides were put on the
4 free list, from SO, 1000. 900 to SOC, 600, 900. For
l why not" Mr.. Allen asked.
! leather" Mr.. Vest replied. used for different
1 purposes. A duty on hides would not increase
; BY a single cent the price paid for cattle in the
Does the Senator claim. Mr.. Gear of Iowa
asked. that the Big Four absolutely control the
z ,h = e: n NJ; Yet y std REPLIED Il d.. . ,tIna ,y you will find
t and swift and Hammond s Co. undertake tc
sell their hides and a very different thing when
! ! 'h NJ. e %osr 20 Of 01 Ms ssstiS; was addressing a
;. remark rem to MI. -, Vf st.. when zen NJ; Allen broke in
great zeal to Wait, Wilff y than e&ohH lEm. Mr. II
8 Hoar remarked, with susve severity. HE is a
4 very able man. but he Is not 30 distinguished al
n prophet as he is in other branches OF science
81 will admit that the Senator from Massa
chusetts is not only a distinguished prophet
Mr.. Allen interjected, but In all my life have
never seen a man who knew 30 much" Laugh
teri;
Mr.. Hoar's comment, land am glad l did not.
o Mr.. smith of New Jersey resumed til,
k floor and continued his argument against tn
- interest K the matter ter by stating that in tn
sailed hides was manufactured into leather
q and that 95 per cent. OF all the patent leather
o practically all the furniture leather, and nearl,
all OF tho namelled leather used in the country
a was made there. Although the people o
that State were in favor OF fair projection
n to all Industries. they believed that the duty
d on hides would bring destruction on tho leathc
industries Of New Jersey. 1t could not he con
sidcrcd rs. n protection to any industry, ant
could only be OF benefit TO the Beef Trust, whiCl