New-York tribune., 1890-08-30
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SESSIONS NEXT WEEK.
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WASHINGTON Aur oo-The senate made fair prog
Yess again TO day on the Tariff bill as compared "lti
the daily distances covered for several weeks past
The few items left In the agricultural scheaue "cc
disposed Of the whole OF the wine ana spirit soeo"o
gone through, and start was inade upon WOOL III"
woollcns But so much Of the text remains 10 DC
considered between now and september that MI
AIdrich in the Interest Of legitimate dscussfn gave
notice that lie would ask for night sessions Of the sen
ate on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday IT next week
seven schedules Of tie fourteen in the bill have heeh
finished far, and they comprise, perhaps about Two
fihs of the duablo items dealt with The free list
and the general internal revenue legislation contained
in the bill must also be added to the other three ftls
OF dutable items to give idea OF the ground yet N
be gene over About lis out OF 15l pages have sun
to be read and debated.
Little opposition was offered by the Democratic
Senators TO the Wine and Spirits schedule. and they
looked ON disinterestedly, while, at Mr. Plumb's sug
gcsttop, the rates wines, brandies. uquenrs ana
Other alcoholic beverages all shot skywsrd The
Finance Committee holds that such dnties being
purely revenue ones cannot be put up too FAR JUST
now to meet the demands OF the Treasury. The du'y
on champagne raised from 81 a dozen for quart
bottles to SlO and all the other rates were altered
coTespondrgly.
The Wool schedule having been reached. Mr.. Car
Isle offered an amendment placing all wools on tho
free list. lie made an elaborate speech in defence
Of this radical and extravagant proposition the hooDy
on which Mr.. Cleveland rode so vigorously in 1857
and was answered completely by Mr.. sherman, who
controverted the Kentucky Senator's arguments by
skilfu ANALYSIS of the effect the wool industry OF
the tariffs OF 1857 and 1883 Under the former
the industry, he showed had had notable growth
and expansion under the latter. which dscrmlnated
sharply against wool. it had begun to shrink ana
dwindle.
No yotn IN Mr. Carlsle,s amendment was reached
before adjournment
The pending question was on the Finance Commit
tees amendment to Paragraph 307 (which taxes salt
in bags and packages 10 cents per 100 pounds ana
salt in bulk cents), the amendment being to strike
out the provso allowing drawbacks on sait useu /"
exported meats
Mr. Mcpherson moved to strike out the entire para
graph the effect OF which would be 10 place salt on
the free list.
Mr. Colquitt advocated Mr.. McPherson's amend
ment and read extract from speech made by Mr.
Benton in tho Senate half century ago. against the
salt tax which no characterized as "heartess ana
tyranpioal inexorable and omnipresent, which no
economy could evade, no poverty shun, no privauon
esciae.D
Mr. Hoar asked whether Mr. Benton had not made
that speech about the time that he made another
speech declaring that Oregon and the whole oil the
Pacific Territories were utterly worthless ior aS"
cultural purposes.
Mr.. Reagan remarked that Mr.. Webster had said
substantially the same thing. in his speech on uie
compromise measures. He wanted to leave Mr..
Benton In good company.
Mr. Hoar admitted that Mr.. Benton was in excellent
company. Both gentlemen were. in that particular
excellent illustrations of maxim which he commended
to the consideration Of the other side OF the ehanoer
namely, that prophecy Is not an exact science
The vote was taken, and Mr.. McPhersons amend
ment was rojected-yeas, Is; nays. ao-a party vote
MI Vest inquired of the Finance Committee why the
proviso was to be stricken out-why the export meat
business was 10 be Disseminated against
Mr. sherman did not consider the matter material,
nasmuch as there general provision In the Dill
allowing the drawback Of duties paid on oil exporta-
tions.
fca;ion of the material which duties were pau ;
and how he asked, could the salt used in preserving
meats be identified
Mr. Aldrlch said that there had been division in
the Finance Committee as to the propriety OF the
amendment but a majority had been In favor OF It,
Mr.. Allison said he had voted in committee against
putting salt on the free lis because salt was now as
low as it could be- lie understood tha at tho Mic1-
gan Salt Works salt sold at AZ cents a barrel
lncludng the barrcD, which was about 20 cents for
2o3 pounds Of salt. lIo had voted In committee
against striking out the proviso, because he believed
with Mr. Vest, that the general provision In regard 10
drawbacks section 24) would not apply TO salt. He
hoped that that section would DO reached before de-
hate was closed so that 1t might be discussed and
comparison OF views ascertaned as TO whether that
section was wise legislation He had his doubts about
II.
Mr.. Vest argued in favor Of free salt, natural
rroAuct which was found in inexhaustble quantities
In every country In the world, and in almost every
state La the Union. lie had seen deposit OF foch
salt In Louisiana which would supply this world anc
five worlds like IL, for an illmitable time Why then
he asked, should English salt he taxed wDap tne
dairy men and the pork packers and beef packers
would use IT, no matter what the duty On i was
Mr. CuIlom argued against striking out the provsc
In the paragraph, and said that he had written 70
pork packer in his state. inquiring whether inc gen
eal nroylsion section 24) would allow drawback IL
that business and that the reply was that IL wouu not
The export trade. he said demanded foreign SALT Im
was not question of protection TO American salt; i
was rather a question Of protection 10 the American
export meat business =,
Mr. stockbridge argued in favor Of striking out th
provisO. -
Mr. Allison said that II 100000 barrels OF American
salt had been sold last year in the United States anc
only 400 600 barrels of Liverpool salt; that tht
use of the latter was plainly an English prejudice.
aBut one which your pork packers are bouno u
respect said Mr.. Mcpherson.
"Undoubtedly,o Mr.. Allison acGuiesced
During temporary suspension of the Tariff bill, IN
conference report the Joint resolution for the reie
f desttutiop in Oklahoma presented and agreed 10
After further discussion tho salt paragraph IN
vote was taken on the committees amendment to strk
out the proviso. The proviso was not suikeh ou.-
yeas 10; nays, 81. The Republican Senators wh
voted against the Finance Committee on the Ameno
ment were Messrs. Allison. Cullom, Edmunds, Hawiey
ingalls, Jones, of Nevada; Mitchell Piatt RUM
Sherman. Teller washburn, and Wilson, OF Iowa.
No amendment offered to any OF the paragraph
from 30S 70 3i3.
On motion of Mr.. Plumb, the duty on brandy
Paragraph 314, and on cordals hqueurs etc. IN rai'
craph 3I7 was increased from 81 10 s. gallon
on bay rum, IN Paragraph 3Io, from 81 to 81, ana
champagne and other sparkling wines. so as to max
the rates OH bottles not more than quart an
more than a pint, $40 kozen INSTEAD OF Sp
not moro than pint, and more than haltpin'' .
a, ,ozsn (ipstead Of 80 so); one-hah pint each,
,ess AZ SO dnstead Of 81 75); and where bottlc
contain more than quart s3 25 per gallon additiona
On motion Of Mr.. Plumb. the following amendment
we're also agreed TO: Paragraph a21 trelatng to sa
the rnte GALLON In casks q