Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-09
THE NATIONS CAPITOL
The Salt Section Under Consid-
Grafton.
Democrats Stubbornly Refusing to Allow
Any Amendments.
Dingley's Resolution Regarding Cana
dian Determination. Adopted.
WASHINGTON, June s.
House.

Mr.. Dingley of Maine, from the commit
tee on merchant marine and fisheries, re-
ported back his resolution calling upon the
| secretary of the treasury for information as
to whether any order is now in force by
which vessels from United States ports are
required to pay less tolls in passing through
Welland canal and other Canadian canals
and when they pursue their voyage by way
of the st. Lawrence and Montreal, than
when they pursue their voyage by way Of
Lake Ontario to American ports, and whether
additional legislation is necessary to author
ize the secretary of the treasury to impose
additional tolls upon vessels passing through
the Sault Ste. Marie and st. Clair flats canal.
bound to Canadian ports. In case the Domin-
ion authorities continue determination
against vessels bound to American ports.
Adopted.
The tariff bill was then taken up in COM
mittee Of the whole, the salt aragraph being
under consideration
Mr.. GrOsvenOr of Ohio, said his was
q great salt producing district. The tax on
people on account of salt amounted to about
six cents for capita and if that small protec
ton was removed, salt could not be pro-
duced in the United States to a certainty,
the works in his district would be closed and
employees driven to other business or starva-
ton.
Mr. Cox of New York pleaded for cheap
salt. Why should Congress discriminate
against dairymen and in favor of the fish
packer of New England
Mr.. Belden denied that such was the case
and added that Cox did not know what he
was talking about.
Mr.. Cox replied he had good authority for
his statements. He wanted to reduce the
surplus and to reduce the cost of the break
fast table.
Mr.. Burrows supposed it had been de-
termined in caucus by the democrats to pass
the bill just as it stood, AMI naturally they
were Indifferent to any facts that might be
presented.
Mr.. Tarsney of Michigan, charged thar
that the republicans hal struck the first blow
which had brought down the salt industry in
Michigan. He quoted the utterances and the
votes of the former and present republican
members Of the House, Messrs. Hale, His
cock, Burrows and Reed, i'll favor of free
salt for packing meat and fish.
MIR. Breckenridge of Arkansas, said that
salt duty was class Legislation, pure and SIM
pie. He wanted to know why the farmers
of the West should he deprived Of cheap
salt, and it be accorded to the New England
fishermen.
Mr.. Hooker of Mississippi, cited the
treaty reports to show that sixty millions of
people were paying a tribute to forty thou
sand people engaged in salt production.
The motion by MIR. Burrows to strike out
the paragraph was rejected
The amendment by Mr.. Grosvenor of
Ohio, to exclude bulk salt from the free list.
admitting only dairy and table salt, met with
a similar fate.
Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, offered an
amendment to insert rice, cleaned and un-
cleaned, in the free list.
Four lines, Nos. 80, 81, 80 and 33, re-
lating to flax were read and Mr.. Browne of
Indiana, moved to strike them out of the
free list.
Pending debate the committee rose and
the House took recess until o'clock.
At the evening session. the House passed
33 private pension bills and adjourned.