The evening world., 1894-06-06
NO COMPROMISE ON TOBACCO
Jones Amendment to Be With
drawn in the Senate.
Adopted "Pro Forma" To- Day, as
the Change Was n Surprise.
my Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. June At the OPEN
Ing of the session OF the Senate to-day
MIR, Blackburn Dem.. kyD reported ia
vorably a resolution from the Commit
tee on Rules for the appointment of a
special committee OF five Senators on
the existing public distress to whom
should be referred the petitions of Nor
rison !. Swift and others bearing upon
this subject. 1t was adopeted without
division.
Several bills OF minor Importance were
passed and at 1910 the Senate resumed
the consideration of the Tariff bill. The
tobacco schedule was taken up.
The House bin made leaf wrapper to-
pound Ii unstemmed. and 81. .25 per pound
IL stemmed. The compromise" amend
ment increased these rates to $3.50 and
To-day MIR Jones withdrew the com
promise" amendment. so as to leave the
rates AS they stood In the House bill.
amazement and astonishment at this un-
expected action of the Finance Com
mittee.
/ 1t savored OF what was called "inIun
giving in New England-that was give
and take back" Tobacco. he argued.
was "A legitimate article OF revenue.
Under existing rates on tobacco, over
| from tobacco. IL the rates proposed
stood half that amount Of revenue would
be thrown away without doing any hui
! importers OF Havana cigars. He thought
the change proposed would meet with
opposition from the Florida Senators as
well as himself
tobacco was equivalent to rate OF 235
per cent al valorem One dollar, there
fore, was equivalent to ll9 per cent He
thought the former rate entirely too
high. In 1898 there was imported H.9I9,
65T worth OF tobacco. while there was
exported SO. es2, 7oi.
attention to the fact that but very. In.
flnitesimai portion OF the export product
Of the United States was leaf tobacco:
Mr. Vest said that n1ondssd in yisw Of ,1da the
had come suddenly and unexpectedly
to Senator'S interested on both sides OF
the Chamber he would suggest that Mr.:
Jones withdraw his last amendment
and allow the rompromise" amendment
to be adhered to in n pro forma way.
with the understanding that the subject
1S1u! Com np later . II racevss tSs ssnats and
ever that he was very. earnest In his
desire TO 20 back to the House rates
The "comnromise" amendment was
then adopted pro forma. and the nigh
over the paragraph postponed until the
bill should be renorted from the Com
The other Jones amendments to thu
tobacco schedule wern adopted. They
fixed the rates on filler tobacco un
s.emmed, ut 35 cents per pound; stem
med, at 60 cents per pound tobacco
manufn ctured or manufactured no
specially provided for, 10 cents per
pound; snuN, 80 cents par pound: cigars
cigarettes nnd cheroots, "a per pound and
25 per cent. ad valorem: paper cigars o
cigarettes to be subject to the rates i'm
posed on cigars.
The next schedule was "agricultura
products and provisions"
All live animals not specially provide,
for were made dutiable by the bill at
per cent. nd valorem.
, Mr.. Hale Ren Mel proposed to re
, store the Mckinley rates horses an
mules. $50 per head; cattle $40 per head
: hogs, $50: sheen, 81 so other animal
90 per cent nd valorem.