Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-31

3d. page 6-the article being extracts of licorice.
and the amendment reported from the finance
committee being to reduce the rate on the
house Dill from cents to cents pound.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved TO make the rate four
cents pound, which would be, he said, equal
70 an ad valorem rate Of 66 per cent the prices
current showing that the New York price was
SIX cents q pound. He speaks of the bill as
oeing "a big steal from beginning to end" and
saio tnat he would make reductions in matters
Affecting the industries of his state Just as
ne would in matters affecting the industries Of
other states.
Mr. Vance rose to ask Mr. Mcpherson ques-
tlon, but before he had chance to do SO he
was himself asked by Mr.. Hiscock IL he would
10 tne same In reference to the industries of
North Carolina
II did not know" said Mr.. Vance. "that had
constituted the Senator from New York my
guardian or mentor for the purpose OF antici-
pating what I am going to say. God forbid
that should ever intend to say what he thinks
ought to say in reference to this tariff bill. {"
(Laughter.l
In the course Of the discussion, which
turned upon the benefits conferred on labor
6y high rates Of duty, Mr.. Mcpherson asserted
that (taktng the whole bilD American labor did
not receive 20 per cent of the duties, and that,
aa the wages Of American labor were double
the wages paid in Europe, half of that 20 per
cent would represent the entire difference be-
tween the labor cost in the United States and
Mr.. ALDRIcH RIDIcULED THAT STATEMENT
and said that If it WAS true the Sepator should
not move to ix duty Of cents pound on
licorice paste because that would (according to
the Senator'S fgures) put s.s cents a pound
into the pockets Of the manufacturers. He
said that there Was little scrap of political
history as to the icorice paragraph in the Mills
Dill. That bill originally proposed q duty of
cents pound on icorice paste; but when it
was found that the men engaged in the busi-
ness were democrats'the rate was increased to
cents-the same as the finance committee
now proposed
Mr. VEST REPELLKD THE INTIMArroN
and read from the proceedings before the COM
mfsfee OF ways and means in 1888 to disprove
IT. But he charged that the pending bill was
absolutely intended to pay OF the manufac-
surers Tor their subscriptions to the republican
party In the last campaign.
=, The discussion was continued BY Mr.. Plat,
Mr.. Hawley and Mr.. Vance.
Mr.. MPHEasoN's AMENDMENT VOTED DOWN.
Finally, the vote was taken on Mr.. McPher-
sons amendment toreduce the duty on extracts
OF icorice to four cents pound and it was dis
agreed to by the usual party vots-yeas, I6;
nays, "a.
The committee amendment was then agreed
to, making the duty cents a pound
me next paragraph was: "Magnesia. car
Donate OF, medicinal, cents per pound; cal
cined, cents per pound; sulphate Of or epson
salts, 3-10 cents per pound"
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to reduce the rates to
y, and 2-l0 per pound, respectively. Disa-
greed to-
The next paragraph was: "Morphia or NOR
phine and all salt thereof, so cents per ounce"
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to reduce the rate to
25 cents. Disagreed to.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to reduce the duty on
castor oil from 30 cents to Is cents per gallon,
and said that the former rate was equivalent to
l25 per cent ad valorem. Disagreed to.