Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-30
The Tariff Debate in The
Senate.
Salt Denied a Place on the Free
List.
A Number of Changes Made in The
Liquor Schedule.
Carlisle Takes the Floor in Favor of Free
Wool.-Private Pension Bills
Passed.
Associated Press Dispatches.


WASHINGTON, Augusta 9.-In the sem
ate today, Blair presented memorial
from the Women's National Industrial
league, for the suppression and punish
ment of the earned assassins known as
Pinkerton detectives" Referred to
the judiciary committee.
Edmunds offered concurrent resolu-
tion, which went over, that when
congress adjourns on the 10th of Sep
tember, it be to meet on the 10th CT
November.
The tariff bill was taken up, the pend
ing question being on the finance COM
mittee's amendment to paragraph 307,
which taxes salt in bags and packages,
twelve cents per 100 pounds, and salt in
bulk eight cents, the amendment being
to strike out the proviso allowing draw
backs on salt used in exported meats.
Mcpherson moved to strike out the en-
tire paragraph, the effect of which
would be to place salt on the free list.
Colquitt advocated McPherson's
amendment and read an abstract from
speech made by Benton in the senate a
half century ago, against the salt tax.
Hoar asked whether Benton had not
made that speech about the same time
he made another speech declaring Ore
gon and the whole of the Pacific coast
territories utterly worthless for agricul-
tural purposes.
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substantially the same thing.
McPherson's amendment was rejected
yeas, 15; nays, 20, party vote.
Vest made the point that to strike out
the provision for drawback, as pro-
posed, would discriminate against the
tax against meats, as the salt used in
preserving them could not be identified
for reimportation. Under the general
provisions of the act there was special
provision in the case OF salt used in pre-
serving fish.
Vest argued in favor of free salt, the
natural production of which was found
in inexhaustible quantities in every
country in the world, and in almost
every state of the union. He had seen
a deposit of rock salt in Louisiana which
would supply this world and five worlds
like it for an illimitable time. Why then
should English salt be taxed? The
dairymen and pork packers and beef
packers would use tho matter what the
duty on it was.
Cullom argued against striking out
the proviso in the paragraph. He had
written to pork packer in his state,
inquiring whether the general provision
of section twenty-four would allow a
drawback in that business, and the
reply was that it would not. The export
trade, he said, demanded foreign salt.
He had been always in favor of produc-
tion, even in the matter OF salt, but this
was not question of protection to the
American export meat business.
After further discussion on the salt
paragraph, a vote was taken on
the Committees amendment to strike
out the provision, The proviso was not
struck out-yeas, 15; nays, 81. The
Republican senators who voted against
the finance committees amendment
were: Allison, Cullom, Edmunds, Haw-
ley, Ingalls,, Jones, of Nevada, Mitchell,
Platt, Plumb, Sherman, Teller, Wash
burn and Wilson, of Iowa.
The conference report on joint resolu-
ton, for the relief of destitution in Okla
homa, was presented and agreed to-. 1t
directs the application of the unex-
pended balance for the relief of persons
in the region overfowed by the Missis-
sippi, to relieving citizens OF Oklahoma
rendered destitute by the excessive
drought there.
On motion of Plumb, the duty on
brandy in paragraph 3l4, and cordials,
liquors, etc., was increased from two to
three dollars a gallon; on bay rum from
one to two dollars, and on champagne
and sparkling wines, so as to make the
rate on bottles of not more than quart,
and less than pint, IS a dozen, instead
of So. 80; one-half pint each or less, $3.50
instead of $1.75, and where bottles con-
tain more than quarts, 1925 per gallon
additional.
On motion of Plumb, the following
amendments were also agreed to-:
The paragraph relating to still wines
by making the rate per gallon, in casks,
rs cents, instead of 80 cents, and per
case of twelve quart bottles, or twenty
four pint bottles, $3.50 instead of $l.65.
Extra quantities to be taxed 10 cents
per pint instead of 5 cents.
The paragraph relating to porter and
beer in bottles or jugs, making the duty
80 cents per gallon, instead of 35 cents,
and when not in bottles or jugs, 35
cents per gallon, instead of 20 cents.
The paragraph relating to malt ex-
tract by making the duty on malt ex-
tract in casks, 35 cents per gallon, in
stead of 20 cents, in jugs, go cents per
gallon, instead of 40 cents, and when
solid or condensed, 60 per cent ad val
orem, instead of 40 per cent.
The paragraph relating to cherry
juice and prune juice, by making the
duty rs cents per gallon, instead of 81,
and % per cent ad valorem, when con-
tanning more than Is per cent alcohol.
The paragraph relating to ginger ale,
soda water, and other similar waters,
was amended, in the report of the
finance committee, by reducing the rate
from 13 cents to 10 cents dozen bottles,
and on motion of Carlisle, by inserting
the word artificial"
The paragraph relating to mineral
waters and their limitations, was
stricken out, on recommendation of the
finance committee.
Schedule I, relating to cotton manu-
factures, and Schedule J,relating to flax
and hemp, were passed over informally.
Schedule X, relating to wool and man.
ufactures of wool was then taken up.
All the paragraphs from 35S to 1863, re-
lating to raw wool, having been read,
Carlisle moved to have them all struck
out 80 as to have wool put on the free
list He aroned in support of the prop