The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-09
IN THE SENATE
The Jufc Bagsi Trust Paragraph ~
Taken Up-Thc Discussion.

Taken Up-Thr Discussion.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Son motion Of
Mr.. sherman il was ordered that Mr.
Gray's amendment to the Panama rcsolu
ton and the action OF the Senate thereon
at Yesterdays session be printed in tn,
Record
Mr.. Sawyer, from the postoiIicc commit
tee, reported the bill providing that The
omission to pay the lawful postage on q
Especial delivery" should not prevent and
delay its transmission and delivery, bu
that the lawful postage shall be collected
ON its delivery. Passed.
Mr.. Sherman introduced bill to make
and alter regulations as TO the time place and
manner Of holding elections for reprcsen.
tatiyes in Congress- which was referred "a
the committee on privileges lie said the
bill had been prepared by gentleman
who was familiar with the subject, but
did no, care 10 have his name published.
The bill was bipartisan in its character,
and was calculating 10 insure absolutely
fair elections in every part of the United
States. II was confined 10 elections OF
members OF Congress.
Many OF its provisions were rather novel
10 him, because they were modelled on
laws in Southern States, with which ho
was not familiar. Many OF them were
drawn from laws in Northern States.
The Senate then, at 1890 o'clock, 10.
sumed consideration OF the tariff bill, ut
paragraph 337.
An amendment was offered TO paragraph
9Ss taxing hemp or jute carpeting o cents
per square yard.
Mr. Jones, Of Arkansas, moved TO
amend paragraph 800, which taxes bag
ging Tor cotton, gunny cloth, etc, for COW
ering cotton composed wholly or partly Of
hemp, jute or jutc butts valued ut not
more than cents per pound, I Of a cent
per pound, by puttinglit on the free list.
Mr.. Berry argued in support OF the
amendment asserting that the tax must
come out OF the pockets Of Southern
planters and laborcrs, and would amount
10 l0lc per bale on 6,OOO.0OO bales OF cot
ton, or in the aggregate s650,O0O ON the
years cotton crop, while the tax ON cotton
tics would amount 10 Sl,3jOOOO more
Why should this =, OOO, 900 be- taken from
the pockets Of Southern planters and In.
borcn and handed over 10 manufacturers
Mr.. Jones, Of Arkansas, made state
ment rs 10 the combination entered into
last year 10y the cotton-bagging trust, aud
said that II the trust had been enabled 10
increase the price by the existing duty
equal 10 about 3 cents yard IL would
have oStoried 81 100000 from the cotton
growers, while the whole amount paid for
labor In the business OF making the bag
ging was less than SjOOOOO year lie
read testimony Of baggng manufacturers
before tho Finance Committee admitting
that they had q corner, and stating that no
power on earth could prevent II, the only
danger 10 the combination being death, or
that they should turn thieves ON each
other lie argued that tho rate OF lc per
pound ON juto bagging, AS provided In The
House bill, was ample protection, and
more than covered the difference between
the cost OF labor In the United States aud
India, but he thought that juic bagging
should he put on the free list.
Mr.. Goorgc said that this tax ON cotton
hagging WIS being imposed directly, not
indirectly; Immediately, not mcdialcly. on
the l,.j1OO men, women aud children
who furnished the manual labor 90 mako
the cotton. The poor laboring people Of
the South TO the number Of more than
l,2j0,OOO were being robbed for whnl2
To give 300 men higher wages than the
average wagcs ol those who paid the tax.
II the 1000 lahofors got all the tax he
might be- content, but there was not Sem
ator who did not know that they 20, but a
small part oi H. lie spoke OF the Cotton
Bagging Trust n a conspiracy by which
the South had been robbed In the last
year, and he asked whether the senate
was going 10 give Il the opportunity Of
continuing such robbcry.in the future II
40, Senators would become the ailrfs and
nbctiors OF those internal conspimiurs,"
every one OF whom ought Ia be- Ia thcpcn.
iientiary, and would bc under any system
OF Just and wise economical laws.
Mr. Allison eaid the question related
practically, not 10 the cotton bagging para
graph alone, hut 10 every paragraph IN the
I'LL. II the Argument OF the Senators from
Alabama and Mississippi were 10 prevail,
the whole bill would bc cut up In detail
and destroyed. II was not a question be-.
tween 300 lnborcfs on one side aud
l,2j0,OoJ on the other II was a question
whether ur not, under existing conditions.
u was wise tO have cotton hngging aud
other manufactures made in the United
States or whether u was wise to root up in
detail every manufacturing industry ia
goods made elsewhere. That was all that
theD was in the question. lie accepted
the gage laid down 10y the Senator from
Mirel'Sippi, and said Ia hun Ia the judg.
mcnt OF the Republican side oi the cham
Dor u was wiser 10 have such goods made
IN this country than Ia have them wholly
made 10 other Countries. The raw mate.
rial of cotton halging Ju;cl wa not pro.
duccd IN this country, practically. though
some iutc, be believed, was now grown Ia
Texas. u was rtoduccd exclusively In
India The manufacture OF u into cotton
hagRing had gown up In his country ~
that thcrc was nov machinery sufficient Ia
produce double the amount oi hass.ng
needed Tor covering thc cotton ol the
United states, AMI up a. last wear the
competition hndhpcu ~ cluFo that barsiur
had ~ be- sold 40 n l0s,. ~ ~ least without
profit. The senators from Atkansas and
Mississippi would cut or this industry
the next industry they would cut oil
would be- cutlery. and then they would
higgic at this tarh until vi. mtnuiactur.
Ing industries OF the country are destroyed
IN detail
The discussion was continued by Soma.
ton Allison, George. rIuu, Butler. Iono.
OF Arkansas, Aldrich, lliscoCk, Vance and
Sherman.
NJ. Coke spoke Of the great proyrcs.
made IN the South during iho last h'tecr
ycau, aud said that tie Southern propl,
had only just commenced in their caroel
81 prosperity They would devotion IA,
South. They would make u the prr,
country which nature intended b in hp
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