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 a Surprise.
~ Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. June at the open
ing Of the session OF the senate to-day
MIR. Blackburn dem, Ky.) reported ia
vorably a resolution from the Commit
tee on Rules for the appointment OF a
special committee OF five Senator's on
the existing public distress to whom
SHOULD be referred the petitions of Nor
rison |. Swift and others bearing upon
this subject. 1t was Adopted without
division.
Several bills Of minor Importance were
passed and at 1890 the Senate resumed
the consideration OF the Tariff bill. The
tobacco schedule was taken up.
The House bill made leaf wrapper to-
bacco. paragraph lSD dutinble at 81 per
pound IL unstemmed. and I.25 per pound
II stemmed. The compromise amend
mcnt Increased these rates to $3.50 and
ST. respectively.
To-day MIR. Jones withdrew the com
promise" amendment. so AZ to leave the
rates ms they stood In the HOUSE bill.
Mr., Plat Rcp.. Comb expressed his
amazcment and astonishment at this un-
expected action of Nhe Finance Com
mittee.
II savored of what was called 'lnJun'
giving In New ~England-that was give
was n legitimate article of revenue.
Under existing rates on tobacco, over
!j,oOo,Oo was annually raised In revenue
from to6ae &C., II the rates proposed posed
be thrown away without doing any hui
man being any. good. except. perhaps. the
Importers OF Havana cigars. He thought
the change proposed would meet with
opposition from the Florida Senators as
well AS himself. .
MIR. Vest said that 81 per pound on leaf
tobacco was equivalent to q rate Of 23o
per cent. nd valorem. One dollar, there
fore. was equivalent to 1l9 per cent. lie
thought the former rate entirely too
G5T worth OF tobacco. while there was
Mr.. Plat called the Missouri Senator's
attention to the fact that but a very, In
OF the United States was leaf tobacco:
Mr.. Vest said that In view OF the
fact that the change proposed to-day
had come suddenly and ,unexpectedly,
the Chamber, he would suggest that Mr..
Jones withdraw his last amendment
and allow the compromise" amendment
to be adhered to In n pro forma way.
with the understanding that the subject
should come up later In the, Senate;
This suggestion was well received. and
ever, that he was very earnest In his
desire to go back to the House rates
on lenf tobacco,
The 'compromise" amendment was
then adopted pro forma. and the fight
over the paragraph postponed until the
bill should he reported from the Com
mittee Of the Whole.
The other Jones amendments. to the
tobacco schedule wera adnpted. They
fixed the rates on filler tobacco. UNI
s'emmed. ut 30 cents per pound: stem
med. Mt 80 cents per pound: tobacco
ma%nrf1 ctured or manufactured not
specially provided for, 40 cents per
round: snurr. 50 cents per pound; cigars.
! r'varettes ami cNe-oots. - per pound and
Or per cent. nd valorem: paper cigars or
cigarettes to be subject to the rates i'm
posed on cigars.
The next schedule was agricultural
products n provisions"
All live animals. not specially provided
for. were made dutiable by the bill at q
per cent. ad valorem.
Mr.. Hale Rcp., Mel proposed to re,
store the Mckinley rates horses and
mules. go per head; cattle. $40 per head
hogs. 40: sheen, $50, other ANNA
20 per cent. nd valorem.