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manufactures OF pulp. here was little or
no opposition To the schedule on jeweiry and
precious stones, Mr.. Vest contenting HIM
self with calling attention 10 several iu-
creases over the Mckinley law.
The s-ction relating to leather and
leatnern manufactured articles was reach.
ell and the paragraph on hides passed for
future consideration. MIR. Smith, of New
Jersey, asked that the entire leather sec
tion go over, and it was SO agreed
Mr.. Allen inquired of Mr. Allison il the
committee had reached an agreement as
yet upon hides. Ii was explained by Mr.
Allison III reply that his only reason for
delay was that the committee might as
certain if there could he a specific duty
ON hides, W hich would he just in its ap-
plication He was certain the duty on
hides woule he retained; the question was
whether il should he ad valorem or
specific
Paragraph 437, providing for duty OF
20 per cent ad yalorem on manufactures
of amber, asbestos, bladder, cat gut, or
whip gut, or worm gut, OF wax, was So
amended. as to include manufactures of
cork. The House rates on manufactures
of bone, chip, grass, etc; of leather, fur,
and giItta percha, etc; and the rates on
mating made of cocoa fiber. were all
agreed to-
Mr.. Vest called attention to the fact
there was an increased duty ON common
clay pipes. upon which a duty was pro
posed of 10 cents per gross. he also
pointed out the exports and imports Of
plows, harrows, cultivators, etc, upon
which duty of 20 per cent al vaiorem
was offered Mr. Vest asserted that the
manufacturers did not need protection.
They shipped to Europe and South America
these agricultural articles. and sold them
there cheaper than in this country.
Mr.. White said the farmers depended
Oh local machinery, and it was true that
American machinery was sold cheaper
abroad than in the United States.
In this Mr. Allison differed from his two
colleagues. He thought the proposed
paragraph was a benefit to the farmer
Mr. Gray sand there could be but two
grounds upon which the rates were offered.
1t was either for revenue or protection.
There would be no re venue and Mr.
Allison had disclaimed a protection to
the industry The agricultural machinery
manufacturers were without foreign COM
petition. They controlled the homs
market ard supplied the foreign market
Go great extent.
Mr. Vest moved to strike out the para-
graph III dispute. This, he announced, WAS
preparatory to a IL ot on to guf agricultural
implements on the free list. The motion
was lost by vote Of "a in the affirmative
and 20 in the negative.
The free list was reached and Senator
Bacon OF Georgia Immediately offered n
new paragraph, to be known IS paragraph
517 1-2, placing cotton ties on tue free
list
AieSsrs. White and Morgan objected to
consideration of the free list until the
dutiable list was completed.
Mr.. Allison insisted on the cons ;deration
of thefree list and consented to an arrange
mcnt permitting amendments to he sub
mitted even after the bill was reported.
There were many changes and several
para graphs were passed over. The first
part of the schedule was amended by
striking ont the months May and july
Then. uron the request OF Mr. White, the
paragraph on acids as passed over Rapid
progress was made, but the important
schedules We're not considered. Those
drawback provision, the paragraph IN
bauxite or beauxite, crude. not refined s,r
otherwise advanced in contlit 'un: charcoal.
coal, coal tar, fish, fresh, frozen or Packed
in ice. The paragraph providing for The
free inn ortation of animals for breeding
purposes was agreed to.
MIR. White, of California, proposed a
new paragraph providing for the free ad-
mission of aEti-toxin, which was agreed to.
Then followed the coal schedules which
were passed. When cotton was reached
Mr.. Bacon proposed TO put on the free
list cotton ties of iron or steel and of any
thickness, with or without cotton.
He was afraid to venture a vote and
was glad to allow il to go over at the re-
quest of Mr.. Allison. Mr. McLaurin moved
TO strike cut the words cotton and'' in
the paragraph in question. This was also
allowed to go over.
Mr.. Vest wanted jewels to re used in
the manufacture OF clocks and watches
admitted free, but at the request of Mr.
Allison. an amendment to the diamond
and jewel paragraph was withdrawn and
held until after the dutiable schedule on
watches and clocks is disposed Of Mr.
White secured the adoption of a new para
graph. placing hurlaps on the free list, and
Mr. Allison 6 motion to disagree to the free
admission CT chicory root was adopted