The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-04
THU TARIFF DEBATE.
Senate IS Now Down to the
Metal Schedule.
A DENIAL TO TILLaAN's CHARGES.
Ehe Minority Proposed Numerous Amend
meut>, But Were All DeGeated-An
Attack Speaker Reed In the House.
Some witty Talk In His support.

WASHINGTON, June 2.-The senate
made good progress on the tariff bill.
advancing TO the important metal
schedule During the day the para
graphs GOVERNS, marble and stone,
china. glass. Drick and tiles were COM
p,etcd. with q few minor exceptions.
NIeSSrs Vest and Jones Ark. in be-
half of the minority of the finance
committee, proposed numerous amend
uleurS. which We're defeated by majOrI-
tip- Of To II The votes we-e on party
lines in the main, although MesSrs-
Raw inS and White. Democrats. voted
with the Republicans to increase the
rate on onyx and Mr.. McEnery, Demo
Crat. voted with the Republicans
against Mr.. Jones proposition for re-
ducriOn of the rates on china.
As a sequel to the recent sensational
s9eech of Mr. TiI.man. Mr.. Smith N.
j. rose to q question of personal privi-
Ice while the tariff debate was pro-
creding and made brief but pointed
denial of ali speCulat. on IN sugar stock,
either recently or at any time when
sugar was the subject of legislation.
Mr. Illlman was among those who
heard the denial, but he made no COM
was sworn in early in the day. raising
the membership OF the senate to 50.
The tariff bill was taken up immedi-
atelv after the disposition of business.
The committee amendments were
Withdrawn on the paragraphs covering
.saIl other china not specifically pro-
vidcd for leaving the house rates at
go for decorated and 30 for undecor-
atcd Mr.. Jones again offered an
amendm, mt He supported 1t in a
speech stating that at the rates OF the
present law the producers claimed to
be dong prosperous business
Mr. SeweI rep, y. j. answered.
reading a statement showing that many
potterieS had failed and large number
of pottery workers were out of work as
a result of the present low rates
The committee offered a substitute.
which was agreed to, on the paragraph
covering tiles, glazed or unglaZed. lt
Is practically the same as the house
paragraph.
Paragraph %, covering articles COM
posed OF earth and mineral substances,
was taken up. and MIR. Gallery LaD
offered an amendment reducing the
rare from % to 20 Der cent on undecO-
CIted ware.
The Caffery amendment was defeated
1876. Mr.. HeitfieId voting with the
Democrats IN the affirmative and Mr.
Jones New with the Republicans i'll
the negative. The committee amend
ments 10 the paragraph were then
agreed TO.
ON paragraph -, covering plain
green flint or lime bottles, Mr.. Vest
proposed an amendment reducing the
rate on bottles holding more than one
pint from seveu-eighths of a cent per
pound to three quarters of a cent. Mr..
Vest neld in support OF his amendment.
that the American producers controlled
the market and could export goods with
out duty Mr.. Vests amendment was
disagreed tO-yeaS, y nays, %. The
paragraph was then agreed to as re-
ported.
The consideration of the bill pro-
Ceeded from the point reached at the
last session, VIZ paragraph IO5. relat
ing To speCtacles, eyeglasses, goggles,
etc. Mr.. Vest opposed the proposed
rates. saying they ranged from 65 TO lSO
Der cent on articles of necessity.
Mr. AldrIch argued that low priced
spectacles from abroad were so poor
that 1t would be of advantage to ex-
clude them from use in this country
Mr. W hite tCal. SAID this was the
first time the sanitary argument had
been used in support of high tariff
and Mr.. Gallery declared that the
American people did not ask thar their
spectacles be trIed by Mr. Aldrich
Mr. White offered an amendment
substituting the rates of the present
law Mr. Whites amendment was de-
featrd. and the paragraph was agreed
10 as reported.
The remaining paragraphs relating to
glass We're agreed to as reported, except
the paragraph covering stained or
painted glass windows. which went
over at the request of Mr.. Allison.
When the marble and stone schedule
ID,
on the paragraph relating 70 manufact-
uTers of agate, etc, moving a reduction
of the rate from 90 10 % per cent The
amendment was defeated, yeas II;
mavS %.
The committee proposed a change in
the amendment relating TO marble and
ONYX leaving the marble rate as re-
ported, and placing onyx, i'll block, at
at 81 30 per cubic foot
Mr.. Vest remarked that this was a
raise of 800 per cent over the present
rate. 10 which Mr.. Aldrich assented-
Mr.. Gallery spoke against such heavy
increases. warning Mr.. Aldrich that he
was digging the grave of protection
Mr.. Aldrich answered that the pro-
posed rates We're required in order to
give the American producers of onyx
adequate protect on against Mexican
ONYX.
MIR. White and MIR. Jones ARK }.
both minority members of the finance
committee, had several colloqules
which disclosed a divergence of opin-
ion between them and in response TO
JOcular remarks by Mr.. White Mr.
Jones said Il 300 per cent increase could
not be laughed into respectabilitv"
The committee amendment placing
onyx at $50 per cubic foot was then
agreed tO-yeas, 81 nays, Il. MesSrs
White and Rawlins voted with the Re
publicans in the affirmative. The COM
mittee amendment as a whole relating
to marble and onyx was agreed to.
ON dressed freeStone Mr. Vest moved
a reduction from 30 to so per cent. In
this connection Mr. Vest remarked that
II became his melancholy duty to refer
10 another duty raised above the Nc
Kinley rate. Already. he said. he had
pointed GU; about 30 instances of the
kind, although Mr.. Aldrich had claimed
there We're but half dozen rates above
those III the Mckinley bill. 1t had
reached point Mr.. Vest said, when
the advocates Of bill had lost all vener-
ntlOn and respect for that tariff act
bearing the name of the president of
the United States.
Mr.. Lodge Mass and Mr. Gallinger
IN H. spoke of the greater labor cost
IN the quarrying of granite in the
United States over that in Scotland
and Sweden, and Mr.. Gallinger ex-
pressed the hope that when the bill got
into conference the protection afforded
American granite would be greater
than ever before. Mr.. Vests amend
ment was then disagreed to. yeas 10 /;
nays 2S.
The other paragraphs relating TO
stone and slate were agreed to as re-
ported This brought the senate up to
schedule G, relating to metals and
manufactures metals