Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28

said the real evil was the consumption
of liquors by senators in the committee
rooms.
This charge was combatted by Teller,
Sherman and others, who contended
that the senate was temperate body.
The resolution and amendment were
referred to the committee on rules.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the
question being on the substitute offered
by Mcpherson, yesterday, for Schedule
d, wood and manufacturers of wood.
Free Binding Irvine Wanted.
Davis addressed the senate He said
the tariff bill was in its general aspect, a
wisely devised measure, and he should
criticise it not in it's entirety, but
in the hope of modifica
ton of some OF its items.
He thought it should be amended in
the direction of reciprocity, so as to
secure for American farmers trade with
foreign nations, especially with South
American, Central American, Mexico
and the West India islands,
but there was one item in the
bill of extraordinary Importance to the
people of Minnesota; that was binding
twine. In his opinion. the article should
60 on the free list, and should be subject
to no duty or tax whatever. The matter
affected the farmers OF every state in the
union. The entire business, including
the sources from which that commodity
was supplied, was governed by a COM
bination Of all, or substantially all the
manufacturers of cordage and binding
twine; that combination controlled alb
solutely the raw material, sisal, jute,
etc., in the places where it was grown,
and also limited the produce of the
manufactured article, and fixed its
price. They were in no need of pro-
lection. They were. amenable to the
law against trusts, and certainly the
senate should not legislate in favor of
men under the ban of outlawry.
A Blaine Convert.
Passing from the specialsubject, Davis
addressed himself to the "desirabilitv of
unrestricted commercial relations with
our sister republics in the SOUTH" He
would, he said, retain the duty of sugar
as an instrument coercive or persuasive
to the enlargement of American foreign
trade, by remitting that duty as con-
sideration therefor. AS to wool, he
would give to the American farmer the
fullest protection on the kinds of wool
that he raised, but if found that Ameri-
can farmers could not, or would
not produce the coarse woods of
the Argentine Republic, he would
retain the duty on the coarse woods of
South America as basis of negotiation
for reciprocity that would create mar
the farms and factories of the United
States. He would adopt the same
policy as to hides, rubber, cocoa, cabinet
Ot ioln
would also adopt retaliatory measures
against France, Germany and England
for their exclusion of American meat
products. That would be true protec-
ton to the American farmers.
Schedules Passed Over.
McPherson's substitute for the wood
schedule, and some amendments offered
by Plumb to some of its paragraphs,
went over without action, leaving the
whole schedule still open.
The sugar schedule was also passed
over informally, and the tobacco sched-
ule was taken up. After several
amendments had been offered and re-
jected, Schedule g., agricultural pro-
ducts and provisions, was reached.
Paragraph 235 in that schedule, was,
on motion of Aldrich, made to read:
"Sheep one year old, or more, 81 so per
head; less than one year old, rs cents
per head"
The paragraph relating to barley hay
ing been reached, Aldrich Withdrew the
amendment of the finance committee
to reduce the duty from 80 to 35 cents
a bushel, leaving it at the house rate,
80 cents. The duty on barley malt was
left at 35 cents.
The rice paragraph was reached, and
then the senate went into executive
session, and soon adjourned.