The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-07
TOBACCO and The TARIFF.
The Senate Makes Through the SChed-
ule in a Day.

Schedule Adopted-The Schedule
Relating to Agricultural Products
and Provisions Taken Up Next-The
Tariff Talk Wanders Into a Discus
sion About Gladstone.
Washington, June 6.-In the morning
half hour the Senate passed several local
and private bills, and a resolution was
reported by MIR. Blackburn, from the
committee on rules, for the appointment
Of a select committee Of, five senator's on
the existing public distress, and to which
shall be referred the petition of Morri-
son l. Swift ana others, and all other pc
titions for measures of relief from such
distress.
AT l0:30 O'Clock the tariff bill was taken
up, the question being on the tobacco
schedule Paragraph 1874, as it came from
the House, and as it was reported by the
finance committee, imposed a duty of 81
per pound on all leaf tobacco suitable for
cigar wrappers, if unstemmed, and S1.25
per pound if stemmed, The Jones amend
ment was to strike out the paragraph and
substitute for it the following; Wrap
per tobacco, unstemmed, imported in any
bale, package or in bulk, S1.50 per pound,
if stemmed, S2.25 per pound.
Mr.. Jones, dem, of Arkansas, on behalf
of the finance committee, now modified
the amendment by making the rates 81 on
the unstemmed wrapper tobacco and $1.25
on stemmed.
PLATT OPPOSES THE MODIFICATION.
MIR. Platt, rep, of Connecticut opposed
the modification and compared the action
of the committee in again changing its
mind to indulging in what boys used to
call Indian giving''-that is, giving and
taking back. The proposed change, he
said, would be very sad news to the
democratic friends of the committee
engaged in the growing of leaf tobacco in
Connecticut and Massachusetts. The
increase of duty on leaf tobacco in the
existing law harmed no one; while the
proposed change would result in throw
ing away 50, 800 000 or 50, 900 600 of reve-
nue. every year and in benefting nobody.
He fancied that the proposed change
would be as little satisfactory to the
Florida senators as it was TO
him; because it would be the breaking
up of the cigar industry in that state.
Mr.. Vest, on behalf of the finance COM
mittee, admitted that differences of opin-
Ion on this matter existed even on the
democratic side, and he suggested that
the modification be Withdrawn and that
the amendment remain as originally pro-
posed-$1.50 and $2.25 per pound. He
made the suggestion in order to save time.
The matter could be afterward consid-
cred in the Senate.
MIR. Platt thought the proposition very
fair; and so did his colleague, Mr.. Haw-
ley,
Mr.. Aldrich thought that the harmony
was little confusing.
THE JONES AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
Mr.. Vests suggestion was concurred in,
and the Jones amendment as originally
proposed was agreed to.
The next paragraph, 1856, read as it
came from the House and as it was re-
ported from the finance committee. "All
other leaf tobacco, If unstemmed, 35 cents
per pound; if stemmed, 50 cents per
pound" The amendment proposed by
MIR. Jones on behalf of the finance com
mittee was to substitute for that para
graph the following: Filler tobacco,
unstemmed, imported in any bale, box,
package or in bulk, 30 cents per pound
if stemmed, 80 cents per pound, y with
various provisos.
The amendment was agreed to.
The next paragraph 1856, remains as in
the House bill-40 cents per pound on
tobacco not specifically provided for in
the bill.
The next paragraph, 1877, was amended
so as to make the duty on snuff 80 cents
per pound instead of 40
The next paragraph 1873, was amended
so as to read: Cigars, cigarettes and
cheroots of all kinds $4 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 uDOn cigars
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
This finished the tobacco schedule.
The next schedule taken up was G..
Agricultural products and provisions, "
the first paragraph boing lS9, "20 per
cent. ad valorem on live animals not
specially provided for"
Mr.. Hale moved to strike out the para
graph and insert paragraph 247 Of the ex-
listing law, making the duty on horses
and mules $50 per head, horses valued at
$3.50 and over TO pay duty of 30 per cent.
ad valorem.
Then followed the long debate of the
day, a very little of il devoted to tariff
subjects and great deal Of it to a wide
range of subjects. Messrs. Hale, Aldrich,
Vest Delph, Gallinger, PETER and
Cullom had more to say about the Oregon
and Illinois elections than about the
tariff bill.
Mr.. Stewart broke IN Win one OF his
usual speeches on silver.
Mr. Hoar quoted with commentator a
statement of Lord Salisbury in favor of
protection; aud Mr.. Gray met it with an
equally strong declaration of Mr.. Glad
stone on the opposite side of the question
That set Mr.. Holr of with 4 reference
to Prince Bismarck as greater than either
Lord Salisbury or Mr.. Gladstone
TELLER oRITIcIsEs GLADSTONE.
MIR. Teller came into the Gladstone dis
cussion. and said his admiration of Mr..
Gladstone was confined to two points
his great intellect and his great admire
ton for England, but that there was not "A
chapter in Mr.. Gladstone's history which
indicated that his sympathy had ever
gone beyond Great Britain. There was
no example for Mr.. Gladstone's selfish
moss and narrowness in his declaration
before parliament that while Great
Britain was the creditor Of all the world,
she was interested ia maintaining low
prices Tor products. MIR. Gladstone was
not fit Illustration for American sena-
tors.
Mr.. Hawley, rep, Of Connecticut,
made a short speech bristling with cpl
gramatic sayings, such as these The
doctrine of free trade is cruel. II is tho
doctrine OF wild beasts. II is every man
for himself, and the devil take the hind
most, the world over. That is what free
trade is. IL is not cur duty to break down
the bar and let all the wildcats Of the
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