The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-01-09
SENATE AND HOUSE.
The Duty on oetton ssgslng- Contest Over the
Oklahoma Bill.

The Duty on octton Bagging- Contest Over the
Oklahoma Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. SIN the senate the
postoffice committee reported bill proyld-
ing that the omission to pay the lawful
postage on a special delivery letter shall
not prevent or delay Its transmission and
delivery, but that the lawful postage shall
be collected on its delivery. Passed. Sher-
man introduced bill to make and alter
the regulations as TO the time, place and
manner of holding elections for representa-
tives In congress. lie said the bill was
prepared by gentleman familiar with the
subject, but who did not care TO have his
name published. The bill was bipartisan
and calculated 20 ensure an absolutely fair
election In every part of the United States.
IL was confined 10 elections Of member OF
congress.
Hoar offered resolution (agreed to)
calling on the secretary OF the treasury for
the report Of Special Treasury 0hicer
Byrne, made In November, 1887, In regard
20 the evas on OF sugar duties In New
York.
The senate then resumed consideration
of the tariff bill at the paragraph relating
10 collars and cuffs, fixing the duty on
those composed entirely OF cotton at ft-
teen cents per dozen pieces and 35 per cent.
advalorem, and on those composed en-
tirely OF partly Of linen at thirty cents
dozen pieces and 35 per cent
advalorem. Vance moved To strike out
those rates and insert forty
per cent ad valorem. The proposed rates,
he said, would be equivalent 10 q tax Of l5o
per cent ad valorem. The amendment WAS
rejected by the usual party yote-yeas, 10;
nays, "a No amendment was offered 10
the paragraph taxing hemp or jute carpet
ing . cents per square yard. Jones, Ar
kansas, moved 10 amend the paragraph
which taxes bagglng Of cotton, gunny
cloth, ETC., for covering cotton, composed
wholly or partly Of hemp, jute or iute butt,
valued at not more than 10 cents per pound
q Of q cent per pound, by putting IL on the
free list.
The amendment was discussed at great
length by Berry, Jones, George, A llison.
Sherman, Platt, Butler, Aldrich, Hiscock,
Vance and Coke. The southern senators
said that the tax must come out of the
pockets OF the southern planters and labor
ers, and be handed over Ia the manufac.
turers. The tax would be ON the one and a
quarter million men, women and children
who furnished the manual labor OF the
south 10 make the cotton. They were be-
ing robbed 10 give 5000 men In the employ
OF the cotton bagRing trust higher wages
than the average Of those who paid the tax.
Ii the 5000 laborers got all this tax the SEN
ators would be content But they didn't
Allison said the question related prhc-
tically not 10 the cotton bagging paragraph
alone, but 10 every paragraph In the bill.
IL the arguments OF the senators were 10
prevail, the whole bill would be cut up In
detail and destroyed. IL was not a ques-
tiou between 5000 laborers on one side and
l. 250, 900 on the other. IL was a question
whether or not under existing conditions II
was wise 10 have cotton bsgglng and other
manufactures made In the United States or
whether II was wiser t0 root up In detail
every manufacturing industry In the
country and to have all manufactured
goods made elsewhere. That was all that
there was In the question. The raw ma
terial OF cotton bagging jute was not pro-
duced Ia this country practically,
though some Jute, he believed,
was now grown In Texas. IL
was produced exclusively In India A
vote was finally taken on Jones' amend
ment and il Was rejected-yeas ~, nays "a,
Brown yoiDg with the republicans In the
negative. Jones then moved 20 reduce the
rale from u % Y Of a cent and the motion
was rejected, Brown again voting In the
negative. On motion Of Allison the value
limit OF cents pound In the paragraph
was reduced 10 "a ctnte. vest moved 10
20 back 20 paragraph a, aud put burlaps
on the free list; rejected, Brown again y0t-
ing In the negative. Vance moved ~ add
proyiso 20 the section that the
duty ON no article In the sec.
tiOn should exceed rate Of 90
per cent adyalorem. No action was taken
and the bill went over till tomorrow, ALI.
son giving notice that unless better pro.
gress was made he would tO morrow OF
next day move evening sessions, or 10 meet
at II and sit I'LL OF $50 p m.
The house Joint resolution authorizing
the secretary OF war to loan the COMMITTEES
on inaugural ceremonies, flags. ETC., wa,
reported by Hawley and passed. Ad
journed.
THE HOUSE.
Reed, Maine, tired the first gun OF th,
iifih days contest over the proposed change
OF rules by calling up the resolution re
ported by him from the committee on
rules. The shot took effect and the pre-
vious question was ordered on the resolu
tioD-1s7 20 20 Then Holman, Indiana, II
pursuance Of the yAncus action last night
moved 10 rec0mmit the resolution an,
upon that motion demanded the preyl0u
question.
Payson, Illinois. desired 10 move 10 re
commit the resolution with Instructions u
the committee on rules how TO act Ia tn
7 DremlseE hut the sneaker fnlpd thai On