The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-22

Washington, June 21-The senate
made gigantic stretches on the tariff
bill today, covering Sc pages and estab-
fishing a record for progress during
this tariff debate. The last two sched-
ules of the dutiable list, covering paper
and manufactured sundries, were COM
pleted with the exception of the para
graphs on hides. gloves coal and some
lesser articles, which went over. This
advanced the senate to the free list.
which was taken up at p. m, and
completed in three hours. Early in the
day the wool and silk schedules Went
over. with an agreement that wool
would be taken up tomorrow
After that. the tobacco schedule. the
reciprocity provisions and the internal
revenue portions of the bill. as well
as the many isolated paragraphs passed
over remain TO be considered The pro-
gress today was so marked. however,
that for the first time there was a feel
ing that the end was not far off.
BUT LITTLE DEBATE.
There was little debate today. the
main topic of discussion being matches
and fuses. On the latter item. an
the rate to 10 Der cent came within
one vote of passing. against the protest
of the finance committee, the vote be-
ing d tie-24 to "a. While the free is
was under consideration. Mr.. Bacon
(Ga.). gave notice of amendment Dlac-
ing cotton ties on the free list and Mr..
McLaurin Is. c., gave notice of an
other amendment taking raw cotton
from the free list, thus completing the
action heretofore taken of placing a
duty of 20 per cent on cotton.
CHANGES MADE.
The following changes were made in
the bill as reported to the senate on
motion OF Mr.. Allison:
Paragraph 392 was amended so as to
read:
Printing paper unsized. sized or
glued, suitable only for books and
newspapers. Is per cent ad valoren.
provided that no such paper shall nav
a rate of duty less than $40 of l cent
per pound
In paragraph 1913, relating TO papers
known as copying papers. etc. new
committee amendment was inserted,
including -bibulous paper" The rate
of the committee amendment on these
papers weighing over pounds and not
over 10 pounds TO the ream and letter
copying books, whether wholly or
partly manufactured. was changed
from ! cents per pound and 10 per cent
ad valOrem to cents per pound and II
per cent ad valOrem.
Surface coated paper went over.
In paragraph 395. relating 10 envel-
opes, new committee provision was
added. as follows:
If made from tissue parchment pa
per, 80 Der cent ad vaIorera."
A new committee paragraph was ad-
Il Z !,
graph and scrap albums, 30 cents ad
valorem.''
In schedule y (sundries). a new
paragraph was agreed TO. providing
duties on trousers buckles, varying
from cents TO 10 cents per leo, ac-
cording to grade. and a uniform ad
valorem duty of 10 per cent.
In the paragraph on buttons of Vari-
Gus kinds, the clause referring to but
tons of bone was made TO include steel
trouser buttons at 4 cent per line per
gross.
me paragraph on corzs was
amended. making manufactured corks
over three-quarter incn in diameter l.
cents per pound. three-quarter inch and
less in diameter, % cents per pound.
MATCHES.
Matches caused something of a con-
test. Mr.. Allison moved to disagree 10
the committee amendment Of 20 per
cent ad valorem and to agree TO the
house rates. with charges making the
rate cents per gross boxes. in place of
10 cents. and z cent per 1000 when i'm
ported in bulk in place of l cent
Mr.. Vest and Mr.. Gray opposed the
rates, the latter stating that the bust
ness was enormously profitable.
Mr.. Allison explained that the change
from ad valorem to specific was made
on the recommendation of treasury eX-
perts and with rates in part off set
advance on raw materials, including
lumber.
Mr.. Allison's proposal was agreed to.
Mr.. Pettigrew moved TO add clause
fixing the rate ON safety fuse at 10
per cent. He said these fuses were
used in mining operations and that the
article was controlled by trust He
submitted letters and statements.
showing the extent of the alleged fuse
trust and its divisions of territory and
purpose he said, Of plundering the
country.
o, WILSON.
the mining company and not the miner
paid for the fuse.
Mr.. Pettigrew answered that thou
sands of miners in the mountains were
compelled to buy their own fuses.
Mr.. Teller of Colorado supported Mr..
Pettigrew's contention. saying that a
large amount of the mining. particular
ly in silver and gold. was done by indi-
vidual miners. He felt that the COM
mittee had not heard from the indi-
Viduals. but only from the trust. IL any
evidence had been presented. MI Tel
Ter said the mining industry was will
ing to bear its just share as a means of
protecting American industry and
equalizing the differences in labor
standards here and abroad. but it was
not willing 10 contribute 10 the profits
of trust.
Mr.. Platt OF Connecticut. who. with
Mr. Allison. is in charge of the bill.
said this was the most remarkable
in a teapot he had ever wit
messed. All that seemed necessary to
get duty lowered was to present SEN
ate newspaper clipping declaring that
a trust existed. He did not know
whether there was a trust or not, but
he urged that the rate on fuses, which
would come under the general basket
clause" of 80 to 40 per cent was just
one
The vote on the Pettigrew amend
ment was yeas "a. nays "a, a tie, and
the vice-president declared the amend
ment lost.
Messrs Mantle, Pettigrew. Stewart