The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-05
TWINE0 ON THE FREE LIST.
THE SENATE BENDS THE KNEE TO
THE ALLIANCE.

w AsHINGToN, Sept. 4.-The Senate de- |
feated the finance committee to-day for the
first time, when binding Irvine Was put on
the free list by ten majority. This was
done out of respect for the farmers
alliance of the west and in entire dis
regard of the manufacturers Of Philadel-
phia and New England. New England has
few friends in the republican councils nova
days. The southern senators who helped
to make binding twine free, hoped that the
western republicans who asked their assist
ance would unite with them to secure free
cotton bagging for the farmers alliance of
the south, but they were disappointed. The
republicans care no more for the south than
for New England.
THE DAYS DEBATE.
By the associated Press
WASHINGTON, Sept An the Senate
this morning, Immediately after the read
ing of the journal Of yesterday, the tariff
bill was taken up. under an agreement
limiting the discussion ON each subject to
five minutes for each senator.
Mr.. Gibson withdrew the amendment
offered by him last Tuesday to the sugar
schedule "a mistake having been made in it,,
and he offered another amendment striking
out that schedule and substituting for il the
sugar provisions of the Mills bill.
MIR. Butler presented a communication re-
ceived by him from the state department,
showing the relative expectations of cotton
goods by Great Britain and the United
States. de thought the information might
be valuable in view Of the reciprocal propo-
sitfons.
BRITISH BoMBAsT.
Mr.. Hoar in connection with that sub
ject, referred to the statement which he
had recently read over the autograph OF an
English gentleman (Mr. Glover to the
effect that cotton manufacturers who had
been travelling extensively through the
United States said that if it were not for
the American tariff England would shut up
every American cotton mandatory within
two years.
Mr.. Butler said he did not know anything
about that, but he had been very
much gratifled and encouraged to see
his republican friends charging their
economic vision somewhat by reaching out
to South America, Central America,
Canada, and other parts Of the world, and
he had thought that the information repre-
sented by him might be of service. 1t
showed how absolutely Great Britain had
control Of the market in South and Central
America, and also in Asia and Africa. The
value of the cotton goods exported into
those countries by Great Britain last year
was SIT, 600, 900. against about $50, 900 900
from the United States. He, therefore,
asked to have the paper printed in the
Record. 1t was so ordered
THE GENERAL DEBATE CLOSED.
The presiding officer (Air. Ingalls, an
nounced that the general debate on the
tariff bill had closed, with the exception of
the reservation of day when the final
vote is to be taken, and when three hours
time is to be allowed each side.
The sugar schedule was laid aside In
formally and Schedule ], Cotton manu-
facturers,n was taken up.
Amendments to reduce the rates In
various paragraphs of the schedule were
offered by Messrs. Mcpherson, Carlisle and
Vance, and were uniformly rejected with
out yea and nay vote.
The committee amendments were agreed
to.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved TO strike out para
graph 1886, relating to stockings, hose aud
half hose, and to substitute for it one max
ing the rate of duty 40 per cent ad valorem.
The. notioniwas rejscted by a vote Of 20 yeas
to q nays. Messrs. Paddock and Plumb
voted with the democrats IN the affirmative.
Neither Mr.. Ingalls, nor Mr.. Henderson
voted.
FLAX, HEMP AND JUTE.
All the paragraphs in schedule / having
been disposed Of schedule was taken up,
relating to fax, hemp jute and their MAD
ufactures. The finance committee had
reported an amendment to paragraph $40,
reducing the rate ON fax not packed or
dressed from ~ cents per pound to $50
per ton. On this amendment
Mr.. Washburn demanded the yeas
and nays A vote was taken aud the COM
mittee amendment was agreed to by 30 yeas
to IA nays All the democrats voted yea.
The negative votes were given by Senators
Allen, Cameron, Casey, Davis. Dolpb, Hig-
gins, Mcmillan, Moody, Paddock, Pierce,
Sherman, Stockbridge, Washburn aud
Wilson Of Iowa.
The next amendment was that of the
finance committee to paragraph S41. 1t
was to reduce the duty on hacked fax
from cents pound to $40 ton.
Mr.. Carlisle said that all these raw mate
rials-fax, hemp and jute-ought to be on
the free list; so that the duty on textile
ia RIGS. into which they entered, might be
reduced. He thought it useless, however,
to make motion to that effect
Messrs. Davis, Wilson OF Iowa, Dawes
and Washburn argued against the amend
ment, and Messrs. Hisco ok and Allison for
it. 1t was agreed to by o vote Of 80 yeas
to 10 nays.
IN THE INTEREST OF LINEN.
Mr. Allison explained why the amend
ment had been reported from the finance
committee. There was great pressure, he
SAID, in certain portions of the country for
development of linen manufacture. which
found its home in New Jersey and New
England. He had his doubts as to whether
it could be successful in the immediate
future. But, In order to make it q success,
the House bill proposed TO double the duty
on linen fabrices, of which only the coarser
sorts were made in the United States. If
the duties were doubled on raw materials,
then, as q matter of course, the duty would
have to be doubled on the manufactured
fabric. II the Senators were ready to do
that they would vote against the amend
ment. He was not quite prepared to do
that, especially as he knew that not one
particle of fax produced in Iowa, the Da-
kotas or Minnesota could be utilized for
fiber and at the same time utilized for seed.
The democrats all voted for the committee
amendment and the following republicans
against it,: Messrs. Allen, Cameron, Casey,
Davis. Dolph. Higgins, Mcmillan, Maudsr-
son, Moody, Mitchell, Paddock. Pierce,
Quay, Sherman, Stookbridge and Wash
burn.
On the next paragraph C34N the finance
committee had reported an amendment to
reduce the duty on fax or hemp tow from
S25 TO $40 ton. This was agreed to with
out the yeas and nays.