The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-07
Senator's How Wrestling With bSflcultuTa
Products and Provisions.
KUCH TINE WASTED With DEBATE.
senator Hnrris Makes an Iffort 20 Frolong
the Session, but Rtpnb leans Manifest
Disposition TO Filibuster.

NJ a select committee Of five senators on
the existing public distress, and to which
shall be- referred the petition from swift
and others. and all other petitions for
means of relief from such distress.
50 1880 a. NJ. the tariff bill was taken
uq the question being on the tobacco
s.aedule GD.
Paragraph JS4. as 1t came from the
House and as It was reported by the
Finance Committee Imposed duty OF
81 per pound on all leaf tobacco sultaDiS
for cigar wrappers, II unstemmed', anu anu
S.21 per pound II stemmcd. l"e JOhes
amendment was 10 strike out the para
graph and substitute for IL the following;
Wrapper tobacco, unstemmed. imported
in any bale. package or in bulk, A:JV per
pornd. IN stemmed. S2.25 per pound"
MIR Jones lem.. Ark, on behalf OF lne
Finance Committee, modified the amend
meni by making the rates 81 on the un-
stemmed wrapper and $l.25 on stemmed
(the House rates).
Air. Pati opposed the modification. and
compared the action Of the committee IN
again changing its mind and indulgng IN
what boys used 10 call Indian giving -
that Is. giving and taking back. The pro-
posed chahse, he said. would be very sad
news 10 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
existing law harmed no one, while the
away two and a half or three million
dollars OF revenue every year and In bene-
ntlng nobody. lie fancied that the pro-
posed change would be as little satisfac-
tory 20 the Florida senators as IL was TO
. him, because IL would be the breaking up
OF the cigar Industry in that State.
ORIGINAL AwESDMENT E AVDs.
Mr.. Vest, on behalf OF the Finance
Committee. admitted that differences OF
opinion on this matter existed on the
Democratic side and he suggested that
the modification be Withdrawn and that
the amendment remain as originally pro-
posed-Sl.5 and &.25 per pound. He made
the suggestion in order TO save time.
Inc matter could be afterwards consid-
Mr.. Platt thought the proposition very
fair. and so did his colleague, Mr.. Haw-
ley
Mr.. Aldrich thought the harmony was
n little confusing.
Mr.. Vests suggestion was concurred in,
and the Jones amendment. as originally
proposed, was agreed TO.
The next paragraph 0S5) read as il came
from the House. and as IL was reported
from the Finance Committee. "all other
leaf tobacco. if unstemmed, 35 cents per
pound. n stemmed, 80 cents per pound"
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Jones,
on behalf Of the Finance Committee. was
then submitted for that paragraph the
Following: FILLER tobacco. unstemmed, I'M
ported in any bale, box package, or I'm
cents per pound" with various prOvisOs.
The amendment was agreed 10.
The next paragraph QS6) remains as in
the House bill-f0 cents per pound on
tobacco not specially provided for in the
bill
The next paragraph $50 was amended
SO as 10 make the duty on snuff so cents
per pound instead of 40.
The next dNO was amended so as to
Icad; cigars, cigarettes. and cheroOts
or all kinds 81 per pound and % per cent.
ad Nalorem and paper cigars and cigar
eues, including wrappers, shall be sub
lect 10 The same duties as are herein
imposed on cigars
This finished the tobacco schedule.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The next schedule taken up was c..
Agricultural products and provisions"
the nrst paragraph being lS9 100 per cent.
ad Valorem on live animals not speedily
provided for"
Mr.. Hale moved to strike out the para
graph and insert paragraph 27 of the
existing law, making the duty on horses
and mules $50 per head; horses valued al
SoO and over 10 pay a duty Of 80 per
cent ad ValOrem.
Then followed the long debate Of tie
day. very little Of IL devoted to tariff
subjects. and a great deal of il to a wide
range Of subjects Messrs. Han, Aldrich,
Vest, Dolph, Gallinger, PETER and Cul-
lom had more TO say about the Oregon
and Illinois election than about the tariff
bin Mr.. Stewart broke in with one of
his usual speeches on silver.
Mr.. HOar quoted with commendatiOn
statement Of Lord Salisbury in favor of |
protection. and Mr.. Gray met 1t with an
equally strong declaration Of Mr. Glad
stone on the opposite side Of the ques-
ton That set Mr. Hoar off with a re- |
ference 10 Bismarck as greater than |
either Salisbury or Gladstone
Mr.. Teller came into the game. ana !
said his admiration Of Gladstone was con- I
fined 70 two points-hiS great intellect |
and his great admiration for England. but
there was not a chapter In Gladstones |
history which indicated that his sym
Dathy had ever gone beyond Great Britain.
There was no example for GladstOnes
seliishness and narrOwness in his deciara-
lion before Parliament that while Great
Britain was the creditor of all the world. |
She was interested in maintaining low
prices for products. Mr. Gladstone was !
bot a fit illustration for American sena-
tors.