St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-05
BOON FOR CHANGERS.
Senator Davis Gets in His
Work on the Mckinley
Bill.
His Proposal to Place Bind
ing TWine on the Free
List Adopted.
Fighting Bob Kennedy's At
tack on Quay Stirs Up
the Senate.
Efforts to Prevent His Speech
From Appearing in the
Record.

WASHINGTON, Sept. An the senate
to-day consideration of the tariff bill
was continued under the five-minute
rule. Mr.. Washburn demanded a yea
and nay vote on an amendment to para
graph $40, reducing the rate on fax not
hacked or dressed from 11lc a pound
to $50 a ton. On this amendment Mr..
Washburn demanded the years and
nays. The vote was taken and the COM
mlttee amendment was agreed tO-yeaS
80, nays IA ALI the Democrats voted
yea. The negative votes were given by
Senators Allen, Cameron, Casey, Davis,
Dolph. Higgins. Mcmillan. Moody.
Paddock, Pierce, Sherman, Stockbridge,
Washburn and Wilson, of Iowa.
the finance committee to paragraph
BAL. 1t was to reduce the duty on
hackled flax from cents pound to $40
a ton. Mr.. Carlisle, Mr.. Davis, Mr..
Wilson Qo.), Mr.. Dawes and Mr.. Wash
burn argued against the amendment,
and Mr.. Hiscock and Mr.. Allison for it.
1t was agreed tO--yeas 33, nays 16. The
Democrats all voted for the committee
amendment, and the following Repub-
licans against it: Messrs. Allen, Cam
eron, Casey, Dolph. Higgins, Mcmillan,
Manderson, Moody, Mitchell, Paddock,
Pierce, Quay, Sherman, Stockbridge
and Washburn. In the next paragraph,
342. the finance committee had reported
an amendment to reduce the duty ON
flax or hemp from $25 to $40 ton. Mr..
Sherman argued against the amend
ment. Mr.. Davis opposed the amend
ment as one in favor of the binding
twine trust, which was the plunderer of
the West. The amendment was agreed
to without the yeas and nays. The
paragraph relating TO hemp be-
ing under discussion, Mr.. Hoar
said that the only combination in the
business was ON the purchase of foreign
raw material. Mr.. Hiscock confirmed
this statement. Mr.. Dawes said than
the combination was among the middle
men, but Mr.. Davis denied this state
ment and referred to the binding twine
trust as .'confederated league of plum
derers." Mr.. Sherman said that the
chasing cheap raw material and cheap
ening twine. Mr.. Vest said that the
farmers were not to be cajOled with the
story that this trust was for their bene-
fit.
The committee amendment to para
graph 344, increasing the duty on yarn
made of jute from 80 to 35 per cent. and
striking out the words 'sisal or manil-
Ia" was read and Mr.. Carlisle moved to
reduce the rate to 2b per cent. Mr..
Carlisle's amendment was agreed
to. In the next paragraph impos-
ing duty of one and a half cents
a pound on cables, cordage and twine,
the finance committee had proposed to
insert the words "binding twine," and
to strike out the words ''binding twine,
N cents per pound" Mr.. Aldrich
withdrew the amendment SO as to leave
the paragraph as it came from the
house. Mr.. Davis moved an amend
ment to strike binding twine out of the
paragraph in order to have it afterward
placed on the free list. Mr.. Vance
favored the amendment. The amend
ment was opposed by Messrs. Stewart.
Evarts, Dawes and Hawley. and advo-
Gated by Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas. The
vote was taken on Mr.. Davis amend
ment, and it was agreed to, yeas "a,
nays "a. The Republicans voting aye
were: Messrs Aldrich, Davis, Mcmillan,
Mitchell. Moody, Paddock, Pierce,
Plumb, Squire, Washburn and Wilson,
Iowa. Only one Democrat. Mr.. Blod-
gett. voted nay. The senate disposed
of all the paragraphs in the dutiable
list except sugar.