The evening world., 1894-06-06
Of Course, Uncle Sam Quits a Loser.
NO COMPROMISE ON TOBACCO
Jones Amendment to Be With
drawn in the Senate.
Adopted "Pro Forma" To-Day, as
the Change Was q Surprise.
tBy Associated Presa.)

Wy EEoas
WASHINGTON. June at the open.
Ing OF the session of the Senate to-day
Mr.. Blackburn Dem.. Ky.) reported ~
vorably q resolution from the Commit
tee on Rules for the appointment OF q
special committee OF five Senators or
the existing public distress to whom
should be referred the petitions of Nor
rison l. 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 UT.
The House bill made leaf wrapper to.
bacco paragraph 1sD dutiable at 81 pei
pound II unstemmed. and $.25 per pound
IT. stemmed. The compromise" amend
ment increased these rates to $3.50 and
So respectively.
To-day Mr.. Jones withdrew the Com
oni amendment. so as to leave the
rates as they stood in the House bill.
Mr.. Platt (Rep., Comm expressed his
amazement and establishment at this un-
expected action of the Finance Gem
mittee.
and take back Tobacco, he argued,
was a legitimate article of revenue
Under existing rates on tobacco, over
tb'VDDIvbp "ds oiiilhaiiy oiS ht NthH
from tobacco. II the rates proposed
stood half hat amount OF revenue would
be thrown away without doing n hui
man being any good. except. perhaps, the
the change proposed would meet with
opposition from the Florida Senators as
well as himself.
tobacco was equivalent to a rate or 23S
per cent. ad valorem. One dollar, there
fore. was equivalent to l19 per cent. He
hIgS. In 1893 there was Imported *l,s79,-
657 worth OF tobacco. while there was
exported 800, 292, 704.
Mr.. Plat called the Missouri Senator's
Intestinal portion OF the export product
OF the United States was leaf tobacco,
Mr.. Vest said that in view, OF the
fact that the change proposed to-day
TO Senators interested on both sides OF
the Chamber. he would suggest thai Mr..
Jones withdraw his last. amendment
and allow the compromise" amendment
with the understanding that the subject
should come, up later In the Senate;
This suggestion was well received and
adopted, Mr.. Voorhees, stating. how
ever, that he was very earnest in his
desire TO go back to the House rates
after.
then adopted proforma, and. the fight
over the paragraph postponed until the
bill should be reported from the Com
mittee of the Whole.
The other Jones amendment to the
tobacco schedule were adopted. They
fixed the rates on filler tobacco, un-
stemmed. at 80 cents per pound; stem
med. at so cents per pound: tobacco
manufactured or manufactured not
specially provided for. 40 cents per
pound: snufr, 50 cents per pound; cigars.
cigarettes and cheroots, 81 per pound and
q per cent. ad valorem; PAPER cigar or
cigaretts to be subject to the rates i'm
posed on cigars.
The next schedule was agricultural
products and provisions"
All live animals, not specially provided
for. were made dutiable by the bill at 20
per cent. ad valorem.
Mr.. Hale Rep., Me.) proposed to re-
store the Mckinley rates horses and
mules. $50 per head cattle, $40 per head
hogs, $50; sheep, $3.50, other animals
20 per cent, ad valorem.