Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-06-07
STATE BANK CRAZE
Receives a Setback in the House on
Wednesday.
The SENATE Iiaksss Away d lie Tsbacce
Sehsduie.


on rules for the appointment Of . elect
committee of five senators on the extting
public distress and to which shall be feftfred
all petitions for measures for relief from
such distress.
At 10 30 the tariff bill was taken up, the
question being on the tobacco schedule, r,
paragraph 1874, az it came from the House
and a. it was reported by the finance COM
mittee, imposed duty OF Sl per pound on
leaf tobacco suitable for cigar wrappers II
unstemmed, and sl.25 per pound ii
stemmed. The Jones amendment was to
strike out the paragraph and substitute for
it the following: Wrapper tobacco, un-
stemmed, imported in any bale or in bulk,
81 80 per pound, If stemmed 1925 per
pound" Mr.. Jones on behalf of the
finance committee, now modified the
amendment by making the rates 81 on un-
stemmed wapper tobacco and $l.25 on
stemmed, the House rates.
Plat of Connecticut opposed the modi-
Hca,ion, and compared the action of the
committee in sgain changing it's mind and
indulging in what boys used to call "In-
dian giving" j. e., 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 Massachu-
sets; the Increase Of duty on leaf tobacco
in the existing law harmed no one, while
the proposed change would result in throw
iug sway two and half or three million
dollars of revenue every year, and in bene-
filing nobody.
Vest on behalf of the finance committee
suggested that the modification be with
drawn aud the amendment remain as orig
inally proposed. He made the suggestion
in order to save time. The matter could
not be afterward considered in the Senate.
Plat thought the provision very fair and so
did Hawley. Aldrich of Rhode Island
thought that the harmony was little con-
fusing. 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 reported from
the finance committee, "All other leaf TO-
bacco. IL uustemmed. 35 cents per pound, if
stemmed, so cents per pound"
The amendment proposed by Jones on
behalf Of the finance committee was to sub
stitute for that paragraph the following :
Filler tobacco unstemmed, imported in any
bale box, package, or in bulk 50 cents per
pound, If stemmed, 80 cents per pound, with
various provisos.
The Senate completed the tobacco sched
ule. The next schedule taken up was 'G'
agricultural products ard provisions.
The first paragraph provides for duty of
20 per cent. ad valorem on live animals not
specially provided for. Hale moved to
strike out the paragraph and insert para
graph 247 of the existing law, making the
duty on horses and mules $50 q head,
horses valued at $3.50 and over 30
per cent. ad valorem. After some
discussion, participated in by Frye
Hoar. Hawley, Gallinger and others.
Hsles amendment was rejected, yeas, %;
nays, 80. PETER voted aye; Messrs. Kyle
and Hill voted no. Allen did not vote.
Hale moved to make the duty 500 head
that was tabled without division. Hale
moved as an amendment the provisions of
the existing lay as to cattle, hogs, sheep and
other live animals. Rejected, yeas, %;
nays, 81 Senator PETER voting aye, Sena-
tors Allen Hill and Kyle voting no.
Next paragraph 900 was read. The
House bill puts duty on buckwheat. corn
or maize, corn meal, oats, oatmeal, rye,
rye flour, wheat -four of 20 per cent ad
valorem. The amendment reported by the
finance committee was to reduce the duty
on oatmeal to Is per cent. The paragraph
provides that each Of these products be
admitted free of duty from any country
that imposes no import duty on like
product when exported from the United
States. After some discussion the Senate
adjourned.