The morning news., 1894-07-13
A HARD FIGHT FOR RICE.
All the Rice State Senator'S Working to
Maintain the Wilson Bill Schedule.

All the Rice State Senator'S Working to
Maintain the Wilson Bill Schedule.
A letter from Hon Patrick Walsh on
the subject of the rice schedule in the
tariff bill was the cause of special meet
ing Of the Savannah Board of Trade yes
terday morning at IL o'clock.
1t will be remembered that through the
efforts of the senator's from this state and
Louisiana, the rice schedule as fixed by
the House bill was practically agreed
upon, but at the last minute an amend
ment was adopted which decreased the
duty on clean rice from l cent to $40 of
cent per pound
Hon. Patrick Walsh writes the follow
ing letter upon the matter, which eX-
plains how it was done:
United States Senate. Washington. D. c.,
July H. lss4,-Capt. ID. G. Purse, President,
savannah. Ga; MY Dear Sir: At the last
moment the Senate finance committee agreed
TO an amendment Of Senator Allison of Iowa
70 strike out cent and insert $40 in the rice
schedule 1t was too late to make fight for
the retention of the duty. It was l0:30 p. m.
and our side was anxious to pass the tariff
bill The inclosed will explain itself 1 am
In hopes that the conference committee will
restore the duty in the Wilson DILL Yours
very truly, PATRICK WALSH.
BY the inclosed Senator Walsh refers
to letter addressed by the senator's from
the rice growing states to the conference
committee, which is as follows:
United States Senate, Washington, July TO-
ls9i.-TO the Honorable Committee OF Confer
ence on the Tariff Bill: We the undersigned
senators from rice-producing stntes. respect
fully protest against the reduction OF duty on
uncleaned rice from l cent per pound to $40
per pound, as per the Allison amendment
We ask that the rice schedule remain ex-
actly as il was in the bill as the same passed
the Honse. The differential duty between
cleaned and uncleaned rice should remain at
2 cent only, as agreed on Uy the House, and
the definitions as fixed In the House bill
should not be disturbed.
All this is asked in the interest Of the rice.
producers. We are informed and believe that
House bill are few interested in rice mills
in New York and San Francisco.
J. B. GORDON,
PATRICK WALSH
THOMAS J. JARVIS,
M w. RANSOM,
D. CAFFERY
N. c. BLANCHARD.
After considering the matter the board
OF trade unanimously adopted the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas, The Senate upon the eve of the
final vote upon the tariff bill reduced the duty
on rice as it stood in the original House bill
from l cent to eight-tenths OF | cent after
having given assurance that they would not
ceding from previous amendment Of similar
character to that finally adopted therefore
be it
Resolved. That the Savannah Board of
Trade heartily approve and thank Senators
Gordon and Walsh of Georgia, Senators Ran
som and Jarvis Of North Carolina and Sena-
tors Caf1ery and Blanchard of Louisiana for
their strong and earnest protest so promptly
filed with the honorable committee of confer
ence against the amendment of Senator
Allison OF Iowa, as adopted, and asking that,
in reporting the measure back TO the Two
houses for final action. the committee on con-
ference recommend that the duties upon and
rules regulating the importation of rice stand
in every particular as fixed by the House.
Resolved, further, That a copy OF these
resolutions be sent to each of the honorable
senators who have joined in the protest. and
to Senators Gordon and Walsh with especial
thanks for furnishing this board with a copy
of the protest. d. G. PURSE, President.
Attest: G. WALLACE HOWARD, Secretary.
Copies of the resolutions will be for
warded at once to those mentioned in
them, and strenuous efforts will be made
to have the duty retained as esta blished
in the Wilson bill
During the meeting a set Of resolutions
on this line, recently adopted by the New
Orleans Board of Trade, copy of which
was sent to Capt. Purse, was read