The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-02

| amendments which were defeated by ma
! jorities Of from TO H. The votes were
| on party lines in the main. although
| Rawlins and White. Democrats. voted
with the Republicans to increase the rate
| on onyx. and McEnery. Democrat. voted
| with the Republicans against Jones. prop
| osition for q reduction OF the rates on
| china.
Az a sequel 10 the recent sensational
speech OF T,llman. Smith OF New Jersey
| rose to question OF personal privileEe{
/ while the tariff debate was proceedings
] and made brief bu; pointed denial OF all
speculation in sugar stock, eithe. recently
or at any time when sugar was the sub
| ject OF legislation. Tiliman heard the de-
nial. bat made no comment on it.
McLaurin Of South Carolina was sworn
| in early In the day. raising the member
/ ship Of the senate to So as follows: Re-
| publicans, -: Democrats. "a; Popiiists. I:
| Silver Republicans. 5, vacancy (Orcgon,. !.
Mason submitted petition from the
! National Business Mer's League urging
immediate action on the tnrin Dill. ana
stating that this was the general senu-
ment OF business interests.
The tariff was then taken UP. Aldrich
withdrew the proposed committee amend
ment to the china schedule. leaving tho
rate as reported by the house, viz: Deco
rated. 60 per cent. ad valorem, undeco-
rated. IS per cent
Jones OF Arkansas moved 20 reduce
these rates to IS and 80 per cent. respect
lively The proposed amendment was de-
feated. yeas q nays a. The vote was on
party lines. except that McEnery and
Cannon voted with the Republicans IN
/ the negative. and Heitfeld and Harris OF
Kansas with the Democrats in the az
firmative.
THE paragraph was amended to omit
clock cases, and was then agreed TO.
The COMMITTEES amendments were with
4 -. ~ ft~0 .
"aI other china not specifically provided
Far. leaving the harise rates at 50 cents
fer decorated and IS cents for 1fndecorated
china.
The committee amendments to the par
agrar,hs were then agreed TO. The para
graph covering lava tips. gas retorfs, etc.
heretofore pa sSfd over. was agreed 20 rs
reported To paragraph ~. covering plain
greer, flint or lime bottles. Vest pro-
posed an amendment reducing the rate on
bottles hoioing more than one pint from
a cent per pound 10 = cent. Vests amerd-
ment was 3ise grsFd 10. yeas 81. nays y.
i The paragraph was then agreed TO.
TIE consideration Of the bill then pro-
ceetesi from the point reached az iaSr ses-
s.on viz: Para graph fee. relating 20 spec
taeies. eyeglasses. goggles. etc Aidrich
argued that iow-priced spectacles from
abroad we're 80 poor that II would he or
advantage 10 exclude them from use IN
"
was the first time the sanitary argu-
rent had been used In support of a high
tariff. and Carsry declared that the people
eii not ask that their spectaciss De tried
hv Alarsch. White offered an amendment
substituting tsfe rates OF the present law.
wh!se's amendment was defeated and tha
paragraph was agreed 20 rs reported
At this point. 80 p. m. smith Of New
Jersey rose 10 a question OF personal pr!v.-
,ere and made the following statement.
reading from manuscript:
.sNr. President: During my absence
s-sry- tho senate the other day | learned Gs
Z. very remarkable delivsrance from tho
senator frarn Seuth CsTe8ira CFisirnSnt.
thai he became SsSarSoT far Dewspa per
clipping IN which my narTse q mentioned
y, s-yr r,,~tson wi,n a schedule IN ths reni-
in; tariff hsl IL - unnecessary for me 80
say that the statement y the new spa ger
~ absolutely and U'sQusa1neFsis untrue
T43lsYssn al at nss desk while The state
Fneas vras Being made. aat made no move
sewzra replying.
T~s. consideration of th@ tsr4F bill was
s.,graix resumed The remaining para
eranhs relating 20 glass were agreed ~
except ;hs para era pfl covering stained or
r1a4nses glass windows. ~hsca went over
az she request 90 Allison
When fHe wsrhls ard stone schedule
was taken up. Vest made s contest on the
nara GrarA scSasiFsg - the manufacture ~
g,xste esr rnovir- n resfgRshon OF me
r7sfe fror. - 20 - Esr cert. TIE amend.
rYsnt vas zesessfs~ysas - rays %
TeA committee proposed q change III TIA
amendment relMting 20 marble axi orvx
leaving tne rTsar3sis rate as reror.ess sri
,.lacfng cravg IL Siock a. 81 20 ps~ s.ssais,
saot Sess remarked fhss tnss WAS z raise
of sas rer eazt- cves TIRE present rate %
wAsch Af2rfsh asserted. Es~ery Sraka
azafns. xlsca heavy Increases warning Ala
xseh fhsf re WAS digging the grave ~
protection Ai1ytts answered .fxas ts.ts
,sraposss rates were ra.z1trs& Sn orsser 10
give ssae American manufacturers az oryx
adequate protection az etnst VI stear enxx
White sfgn-~0Ff~s sns e@-srEStt3ss rsysssys
On - Amendment. showing q ssfy@rerxS.
~ssa ass TsssssorrAtka associates IA tAYs se-
sTsert
p0EklnS spoke &C fhs growing ozyx lr-
SsEssry ~ his stsSe. srsd - 1@ss1 az 3 sfN-
ussatc rressNssoT against the hrsl5san.
grades OF cagx p-o12cs3 ~ sas cheaper