The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-14
THE SCIENCE OF POLITICS.
TUE T4RIFFIC WTTTICIsMs IN rHa
HOUSE or REPRESENTITIVEs,

Free Trade Demanded for Lager B,er-
MIR. Cox speaks Piece for Peanut Con.
surrcr-- -Stn piping Maine IN the Face e-Iro-
lection for Her Potatoes.
WASHINGTON, May l3.-Durine the considers.
tion Of the Tariff In the House this afternoon, Mr.,
JuDD moved TO strike out the paragraph imposing q
duty OF thirty por cent ad rolorem on malt, men.
tionng the fact taat the industry In which malt Is
used six millions annually to the revenue.
Mr.. BBooKs said there had been n large decrease
last year 10 the consumption OF beer, which was
accounted for by the high price OF mai. iiqror. II
ills policy carried out there would be one uni
yersol outcry oil over the country nom every Ger.
mar as with his frau, his rduiein. he sat at the
table and called for his sr lager, his d,si lager
OF his rifr lager. [I.aughier1
Mr.. Judd's motion was rejected, when the para.
graph taxing apples, garden fruit, vegetables, aad
roots 10 per cent. eamo up.
Mr.. Asper moved TO strike out the word roots"
Mr.. RooTs, without nspcrity made the point OF
order that 1t not proper to strike roots" ous
of TIE bill. Laughter
Tie motion was rejected.
In the evening, the Committee OF tac Whole 70.
sumed its session on the Tariff bin the pending
paragraph being "on oranges, lemons, pineapples.
aud coco i-nuts. 10 per cent. dd rdlOre17.
Mr.. BUCKLEY moved to Increase the duty to Is
por cent, with special view to the protection OF
ihe orange groves OF the South
Mr.. Cox moved TO strike out the paragraph leav-
eeious s5eSc in the nters. % Of f the grea ep body o
peanut consumers OF the Bowery, who nov had TO
pay !" per cent; on their fsvori;e ,aI"ry A..
speech In iavor OF the rising generation, though he
was not aware q a. the gentleman did much himself
speech was thn fact that there was nothing about
peanuts in the bill bu, the speech had to be got
on, tie gentleman found himself obliged TO exhlade
his peanut speech oranges. (Laughterp He aug.
gosled that the amendment OF Mr.. Buckley be modi.
pinosppcs aad grapes twenty-five per cent od raio
fc1n and on lines bananas, pllntains, shnddocks,
mungres ahb cocoanuts. ten per cent. dd Udiorern.
Mr.. BUCKLEY made the modification suggested.
Mr.. Cox suggested the insertion of alligators.
Which are a nsti,s production Laughter.
hucklcberries.
Mr. BUcKLEys amendment, as modified, was
agreed to by 81 TO 80.
The next paragr iDh was:
"On potatoes, 10 cents per bushel."
M, mr. r. rhTSns novel to increase the duty TO v
that the Committee OF Ways and Means should ro.
sort to this email potato business Of giving Maine a
slap In the face for the benefit OF the New Bruins
wick farmers.
Mr.. FARSswoRrH sustained the amendment. The
Committee had just raised the duty on oranges for
the 9cueht of Fiorids, and he did not see why they
Should not do the same tor the potatoes, which
were the oranges Of Maine. tLauuhterl
1hc amendment was agreed to, and the duty on
potatoes was fixed at - cents per bushel
MIR. PLAIT moved to insert an additional para
"'on peanuts nnsheled. cent: per pound; on
peanut shcllcd, 3cenis per pound"
Mr. LOGAN suggested, jncuary, the insertion Of
lazol nuts, hickory nuts, black wanuts, and chest
nuts.
MIR. Cox opposed the amendment and In the course
of Li, remarks said not VI thosc pi-mires
or irossnoppers that the CEairmln Of tie Commit
tee uf Ways aud Means had described as nibhling
kicking his bill to death bat he would rather be 9
| live ant
Mr.. scnENcK-Than a dead uncle. ILaughterl
Mr.. Como but than the Dieslosaurus Of the old
red sandst one formation.
Mr.. PLATTs amendment was agreed to.
The Committee then rose.
The House then at 10 O'Clock adjourned till Mon.