The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-21
DIMES WEED AND FRUIT.
BOTH COME UP IN THE DISCUSSION
ON THE TARIFF.


Duty on Florida's Golden Apples In
creased - Senator hi cock Humor-
ously Remarks That They Are a
Necessity with the Overburdened
Workmen of the North.
WASHINGTON, Dec 20.-The tariff bill
was again taken up by the Senats this after
noon, beginning with schedule F, relating
to tobacco and cigars, No amendment was
offered to the first two paragraphs, 228 and
227 Mr.. Pasco moved t. amend paragranh
22S by Inserting 40 cents inSteld of 25 ce is
er pound, SO as TO read: All other tobacco
IN ieaf, manufactured d not ste mined,
20 cents per pould; If stemmed, 40 cents per
pound" After discussion the amendment
was rejected
Paragraph 226 was gone back TO, Mr..
Vance moving to amend by st king out
SO so per poun and inserting So so and IS
! per cent. ad val rem, so as to make it read:
Cigars, cigarettes and cheroots of all kinds
So 90 per pound and rs per cent ad va
orem" After a short discussion. the
anne dment was rejected by vote of IS
yeas to % nays.
LEAF TOBACCO.
Mr.. Vance called at .ention to paragraph
227, relating to leaf tobacco suit BILE for
wrapper, and stated that the propo ed
| change from the existing Law would in-
crease the revenue over 100000. He
| asked Mr. Aldrich whether he wa, satisfied
that the change would very largely increase
| the revenue.
| Mr.. Aldrich--I an not, and am satisfied
that the statement of the so-called expert
| Of the House of Representatives is very
| wide of the mark
Mr.. Vance, shall offer no amendment
| t. the paragraph.
No amendment was offered to any other
| ot the tobacco and cigar para sraphs, III
| chedule q was reached relating to pro-
visions etc.
| So6, were gotten over rapidly, such amend
nents as VI ere offered being voted down in
formally with little discussion.
TOUCHES FLoRIDA's FRUITS.
When paragraph 257, relating to oranges,
lemons or lines, was reached, Mr.. Call
m wed to Mend it by inc easing the rates
| Of 10, - and 40 cents per package accord
| ing to sze) TO 20, 40 and 50 cents.
Mr.. Aldrich asked him whether he re-
garded IA ges as a necessary II life
Mr. Call said he did not.
"Oh, you are entirely mistaken" said Mr.
| Hisc ok, satlrically. "TO the down-tro lden
workingmen of the north oranges are
among the necessities of life." Laughter
SIS ERE anv other article in the bill"
| Mr.. Aldrich asked, ION which the Sc ,ator
thinks the duty Ought to be lncreasedP
Yes" Mr.. Call replied, ~ think it ought
to be increased on bananas aud sponges.n
| ALLISON EXPLAINS.
| Mr.. Allison said taat he sympathized
| with the views of the senator from Florida.
out he thought that the senator'should be a
| little IN re moderate. The finance com
| mittee had endeavored t. keep the rates
down as much as possible, but Florida
interests had been fully protected in the
| amend nent, wlich re aimed substantially
| tine present rates of duty.
| Mr.. Call wit drew his amendment and
INSTITUTED for it the provisions of the
existing law on the subject Of oranges and
| lemons.
After some time MIR. Call withdrew his
amendment and offered another to add the
paragraph: bananas, pineapples and CO.
| coan1ts 10 per cent. ad valorem." The mo-
zion was rejected.
| RICE PASSED OVER.
| Paragraph 2S7, relating to rice, was tat
| the request OF Mr.. Butle) passed over in
|, formally, and paragraph 2S9, relating TO
salt, was also as ed over informally at the
request OF Mr.. Va0ce.
On motion of Mr.. Allison, paragraph 302
was amended by increasing the rate on
still wines, per case OF one dozen titles,
1
Oh bottles or jugs from to ~ cents per
| pint.
No amendment was offered to any Of the
succeeding parag apis, until schedule ''I''
| (relaJing to cotton manufactures was
reached. Messrs. Vest and Vance said that
they were not prepared to go on with the
co ton schedule { j-dav.
Mr.. Allison suggested that the free list
schedule might be taken up, but Mr.. Vest
| made the same objection TO that.
Mr.. Vance could not see wat was TO be
gained, now that the day was fixed for
voting on the bill, in applying the whip
| and spur.
ALLISON GIVES WAY.
Mr.. Allison said that, the senator from
Minnesota (Mr. Davis desired to go on
with pension bills this evening. he was will
| ing TO give way. He gave notice, however,
that he would ask the Senate tomorrow to
consider the ltton schedule, the fax, hemp
d jute schedule, the wool and wooden
schedule and the silk schedule He thought
that that would be enough work for to-
| morrow.
Yes; that would be a tolerably fair
days work" said Mr.. Vance THAT is a
very generous response to the request made
on this side, that the work for the day
should be designated on the evening before.
The tariff bill was then laid aside, the
progress to-day having been about ten
pages.