Show ACID IX THE SENATE I Hoar Wants a Record and Is Given One Washington May 11 Harris almost despaired of making progress with the tariff bill today when Quay introduced intro-duced a bill to establish a code of laws for the District of Columbia and asked for its reading In lull Democratic senators objected Vest gjLying the evident purpose was to delay de-lay the tariff bill The bill was return re-turn to Quay who Intimated he mietot brIm it up tomorrow Allen tried In vain to obtain consideration consid-eration 01 ins ooxey resolution eraton loxey reoluuon auu a ter a brief discussion of Peffers industrial indus-trial depression resolution the Senate resume consIderation of the tariff bill The pending amendment was that of Mr Perkins to the amendment of Mr Jonps of Arkansas to change the duty on boracic acid ac Mr Jones amendment is for an in rease of the duty from 20 per cent ad valorem to 2 cents per pound Mr Perkins amendment was to increase in-crease it to the present rate 5 cents Mr Chandler succeeded in his own peculiar i way in irritating the Peuo IA crats especially Mr Harris who at the conclusion of the remarks of the New Hampshire senator moved to lay Mr Perkins amendment on the table The motion was carried by a strict party vote 31 t 25 The question then recurred upon Mr Jones compromise amendment to change the duty from 20 per cent to 2 cents per pound pund Mr Aldrich moved to strike out and insert 3 cents Mr Harris moved to lay the amendment amend-ment on the table Carried 31 to 24 Mr Hoar offered an amendment to the Jones amendment providing for a specific duty of 40 per cent on boracic acid in place of 2 cents per pound He wanted a record of Democratic senti ment on the two systems Mr Harris remarked that he should have it and moved to lay the amendment amend-ment on the table which was carried by a practically unanimous vote Mr Dolph alone voted in the negative nega-tive The vote then recurred on the Jones compromise amendment the Republicans cans voting with the Democrats amendment Mr Mills alone voted against the The vote on the next amendment offered by Mr Jones changing the duty on chromic acid from 10 percent per-cent ad valorem to 4 cents per pound an increase of 28 per cent was taken without debate The Republicans again voted with the Democrats and it was adopted 57 to 2 Mr Allen and Mr Mills voted against it The next amendment was that increasing in-creasing the duty on citric acid from 20 to 25 per cent ad valorem Mr Harris moved to lay the amendment amend-ment on the table I was carried29 to 20 as was his motion to lay on the table an amendment of Mr Aldrich to substitute 7 cents per pound for the 25 per cent ad valorem on citric acid The amendment increasing the rate 25 per cent ad valorem was then adopted The next amendment offered by Mr Jones increased the duty on tannic acid or tannin from 35 to 75 cents per pound The debate on this item was continued con-tinued for some time Just before u the Senate went into executive ex-ecutive session a truce was arranged I by which the Democrats agreed not to press the motion and to meet at 10 oclock with the understanding that the morning hour should be limited to one hour and the tariff bill be taken up each day at noon At 5T55 the doors were closed |