The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-06
TODAY IN THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June 6, 1S94.-A resolution
was reported in the Senate today by Mr..
Blackburn dem, Ky.) from the COMMITTEES
on Rules for the appointment of select
committee of five Senators on the existing
public distress, and to which shall be re-
ferred the petition of Maurice L. Swift snd
others, and all other petitions for measures
of relief from such distress.
At 1880 AN the Tariff bill was taken
up the question being on the tobacco
schedule (F9.
Paragraph 1S4 as it came from the House,
and as it was reported by the Finance Com
mittee, imposed duty of 81 per pound on
all leaf tobacco suitable for cigar wrappers
if unstemmed, and s1.25 per pound if stem
med. The Jones amendment was to strike
out the paragraph and substitute for it the
following
Wrapper tobacco, unstemmed, imported
in any bale package s Or N bulk, S9o per
Mr. Jones Dem, Ark, on behalf of the
Finance Committee now modified the
amendment by making the rates 81 on I'M
ssemmed wrapper tobacco and Sl.25 on
: stemmed tthe House rates.
REPUBLICAN CONTENTION.
Mr. Platt rep. CON- opposed he modif-
cation, and compared the action of the COM
mittee in again changing its mind and in
eulging in what boys used to call Indian
giving1-that is giving and taking back.
The proposed change, he said, would be
very sad news to the Democratic
the growing of leaf tobacco in Connect
icut and Massachusetts,. The increase of
duty on leaf tobacco in the existing law
harmed no one; while the proposed change
would result in throwing away 21a or 3
million dollarsiof revenue every year. and in
that the proposed change would be
as little satisfactory to the
Florida Senators, as it was to him, but the
result of it would be the breaking up of the
cigar industry in that State.
Mr.. Vest dem, No. on behalf of the FL
nances Committee, admitted that differ
ence of opinion on this matter ex-
isted even on the democratic side.
and he suggested that the modification be
withdrawn and the amendment remain as
originally proposed-$150 so and 1925 per
pound He made the suggestion in order to
save time. Thematter could be afterwards
considered in the Senate.
Mr.. Platt thought the proposition was
fair, and SO did his colleague Mr. Hawley.
Mr.. Aldrich rep, R. L. thought that the
harmony was little confusing.
Mr.. Vests suggestion was concurred In
and the Jones amendment las originally
proposed was agreed to.
AMENDMENTS AGREEA TO.
The next paragraph t135) read as it
came from the House and as it was report
ed from the Finance Committee, ''all other
leaf tobacco, if unstemmed, thirty-five cents
per pound; if stemmed, i5ty cents per pound.
The amendment proposed by MIR. Jones (Dem.,
Ark on behalf of the Finance Committee
was to substitute for that paragraph the fol-
lowing:-'Filler tobacco, unstemmed, i'm
ported in any bale. box, package or in bulk,
35 cents per pound if stemmed, so cents per
pound"-wi}h var. :.ous provisos.
The amendment was agreed to.
The next paragraph 1856 remains as in the
House bill-forty cents per pound on to-
bacco not specially provided for in the bill.
The next paragraph 1S0 was amended SO
as to make the duty on snuff fifty cents per
pound, instead of forty.
The next paragraph (1e2) was amended SO
as to read
ssCigars, cigarettes and cheroots of all
kinds, 81 per pound and 25 per cent. ad
valorem; and paper cigars and cigarettes,
including wrappers, shall be subject to the
same duties as are herein imposed upon
cigars"
This finished the tobacco schedule.