Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-21
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, June 81.
SENATE.


Mr.. Allison. in charge of the tariff bill,
stated that it had been expected to 60
on to-day with the wool schedule, but
he asked consent tina. this go over un-
til tomorrow and that the Senate pro-
coed to-day with schedule NJ. relating
to pulp, paper and books. There was
whispered conference between MIR.
Jones (Ark. and MIR. Allison and no OBJ
,cton being made the consideration OF
the paper schedule proceeded.
Mr.. Vest moved to strike out the
amendment, providing retaliatory
duty on wood pulp, coming from coun.
| tries imposing an export duty on wood
pulp; rejected.
On printing paper, unsized, sized or
glued, suitable only for books and
newspapers, the tax of Is per cent. ad
valorem was fixed, provided that such
paper shall pay less rate Of duty than
80 of one cent per pound.
On envelopes plain, 25 per cent, If
boardered &c. 80 per cent; playing
cards 20 cents per pack and 20 per cent
ad valorem was agreed.
Mr.. White moved to strike out the
paragraph on corks. Disagreed to.
Mr.. Allison moved to disagree to the
committee amendment Of 20 per cent.
| ad valorem on matches and to agree to
the House rates, with changes making
the rate cents per gross boxes, in
place of 10 cents and Z cents per thou
sand when imported in bulk, in place
of one cent.
Mr.. Vest and Mr.. Grey opposed the
rates, the latter stating that the bust
ness was enormously profitable.
MIR. Smith stated that he had a letter
from the proprietor of large match
concern at Camden, n. j., saying no
! increase of duty was desired and that
the increase was in the interest of the
Diamond Match Trust.
The changes proposed by Mr.. ALI
son were agreed to, and Mr.. White
then moved to substitute 20 per cent.
ad valorem; disagreed to 20-26.
Mr.. Pettigrew moved to add clause
fixing the rate on safety fuse at 10 per
cent. He said the article was controll-
ed by trust. He said he proposed to
place Senators from the mining States
on record, to see if they favored giving
this bonus to the trust as against the
! miners.
MIR. Teller supported Mr.. Pettigrew's
contention. He felt that the commit
tee lad not heard from the individuals,
but only from the trust. Certainly
there was nothing in the item to aid
any one but the trust.
In the course of the discussion Mr..
Teller remarked that he would have
=, some other questions to aak the CON-
mittee before the bill was completed.
The vote on the Pettigrew amend
ment was yeas a. nays "a, tie, and
the Vice President declared the amend.
ment lost.
Messrs. Mantle, Pettigrew, Stewart
and Teller, silver republicans, voted in
the affirmative with the democrats.
Mr.. Allen asked what the committee
proposed doing on hides.
Mr.. Allison responded that he had
| asked that hides 60 over in order to
reach an understanding as to whether
the rate was to be ad valorem OF spe-
cifc. so far as he knew, he added, the
committee intended to ask the Senate
to retain the duty on hides, either ad
valorem or specific.
Mr.. Stewart remarked that he hoped
the rate whatever it was would be
enough to amount to something, to
which Mr.. Allison jocularly remarked
that he chopped so too."
Mr.. Allen suggested that any mate.
rial changes should not be brought in
at The eleventh hour.
eff there is any eleventh hour" an
swered Mr.. Allison, "the committee
will stand where it is now"
The paragraph on plows and other
agricultural implements 20 per cent.
brought on brief contest, MIR. Vest
and Mr.. White criticising the commit.
tees action. In this connection MIR.
Allison stated that The assertion by MIR.
Vest during previous debates that the
American factories were selling goods
abroad cheaper than at home had been
disproved, to which statement MIR.
Vest demurred, saying his position was
upheld.
Mr.. Vest moved to strike out the
paragraph leaving these articles on the
free list disagreed to, 24.29.
This brought the Senate to the free
list. This apparent progress was offset,
however, by the fact that the wool,
silk and leather schedules, and the para
graphs on gloves had gone over during
the day, while several other features OF
the customs portion of the bill had
gone over at previous stages of the de-
bate.
MIR. Bacon offered an amendment to
be urged later, placing cotton ties on
the free list.
HOUSE.
After the approval of the journal in
the House to-day special order was
apopted providing for the consideration
OF bill appropriating 100000 for the
repair of dry dock No. 3, at the New
York navy yard.
Mr.. Henderson explained the neces-
sity for the appropriation, saying that
leaks had appeared which threaten the
collapse of the dock.
In answer to an inquiry by Mr.. Say
ers, Mr.. Henderson said that dock No.
8 had been completed within the last
year. The injury had probably been
done by powerful dredging machinery
or by the prows of vessels.
Mr.. Cummings said this dock was
the only dock on the Atlantic coast
where a large battleship could be re-
paired. -.