The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-17


/ made rapid work on the tarin bin today.
| There were no long speeches and the de-
bate was OF snappy character. which at
/ times snlyened but did not delay the se-
| rteEs Work on the bill Thirteen pages
| We're disposed al. carrying the senate
through the agricultural schedule and UP
10 schedule II, relating TO spirits. wines.
| etc. During the day the paragra phs on
GARY products, farm products fish. fruits
and nuts, meat products and miscellane-
| Gus agricultural products were acted on.
The unance committee proposed many
| changes. in the main advancing rates
| sonne what over those neretofors reported.
The committee was sustained on every
vote. although contest was made on al
most every paragraph. Vests motion TO
| restore salt to the free list was rejectei.
| yeas "A. nays. II. The important para
| graph proposing a tax on tea went over.
| at the suggestion of Allison. who expressed
| the hope that this duty on tea might be
| dispensed with. The senate met at Ii a.
| IN. and Will continue 10 meet at that hour
| until the bill Is disposed of. The changes
In the bill as reported To the senate follow:
In the paragraph on eggs, not otherwise
| provided Tor, Vest moved to reduce the
! rate from cents TO cents per dozen; re-
| jected.
| Paragraph 243 was. on motion Of Allison.
| made TO read: Eggs. yolk of. . per cent
/ ad valorem. albumen. egg. or dried blood,
| 3 cents per pound. dried blood. when solu-
| bic, y cent per pound.
| In the paragraph on hay Allison with
| drew the committee amendment, leaving
| the house rate of 81 per ton.
| Allison offered an additional clause to
| the hop paragraph as follows: Hop ca
| tract and iupulin. 50 per cent. ad valorem.
| Allison explained that hop extract was a
f, medicinal preparation
| On motion OF Allison the house pro-
| vision on garlic was restored the rate
being changed to :. cent per pound. On
| peas. Mr. Allison proposed a committee
modification. making the rate on peas.
green. In bulk. etc, % cents per bushel; !;
dried peas, % cents; split peas, 40 cents.
Allison offered a new paragraph cover
| Ing flowers as follows: Orchids. drisinas,
chrotins, azelias. 30 per cent. ad yalorem;
tulips, hyac!nths. narcissus, jonquils,
lilies. lilies Of the valley and all bulbs and
bulbous roots used for growing flowers. %
| per cont. ad valorem; natural flowers. pre-
served or fresh. for decorative purposes.
80 per cent. ad valorem. This caused a
lively contest.
Il am bound TO say this is an outrage"
declared Vest. That We should place tax
on the flowers brought into our homes
and to adorn our dead is an outrage. II
| Is simply designed to allow these nur-
| serymen TO raise their prices What will
our Republican friends tax next?" asked
Vest. "Wiii II be the air we breathe,
VIII they be taxing the atmosphere and
| taxing the oxygen and hydrogen and
nitrogen because they are raw mate
rials?" U4aughter)
Allison briefly answered that orchids
were hardly flower 10 he found in the
| Popuiist mans home. He pointed out
that the law of 1894 included n number Of
these flowers. and this was merely
I 49,. H.. - n.
| sas protested against making IL a crime
| for our people to heauiify and decorate
their homes and bring little brightness
into them.
Alilson's new paragraph was then
agreed To.
On stocks. seedlings, etc t2se, Allison
proposed several changes making the
rate on stocks. cuttings. etc. Of myro-
tolan plum Of mohalb or meseard cherry
~ cents and Is per cent ad valorem per
l."a plants; stocks. etc. OF pear. ounce
| or 81. julien plums. etc. 81 and Is per
cent. ad vaiorem per 1000 plants: rose
plants, ais cents.
Al this point Pettus OF Alabama gave
notice OF an amendment to the sugar
schedule. making unlawful the importa-
| ton of sugar by any trust or combina-
tion formed in restraint OF trade. or TO
Increase the price Of sugar The amend
ported shah be forfeited To the govern
ment. and that the attorney general shall
take steps 10 enforce this forfeiture
on potatoes Allison withdrew the com
mittee amendment OF 20 cents per husheI.
leaving the house rate OF - cents per
busheI
Fruits and nuts were then taken up.
On paragraph 26i Allison proposed
changes including peaches. currants.
au,nces, cherries and plums. with green or
ripe apples and pears. at - cents per
tuShei. and crauheTrics at Is per cent al
va!orem. These were agreed TO,
Paragraph en3 figs. ete.. was changed
on motion Of Allison so tina; the rates on
figs. pluns pranes and prunelles is cents
per pound. raistns and other dried grapes
2ts cents per pound dried grapes. ~ cents
per pound olives. = cents per gallon. on
oranges. lemons. lines. grape fruit and
pomelos, the committee had substituted
the rate Of I cert per pound FOR the house
rate of ;. cent on fruit and 90 per cert al
valorsn on the boxes etc. The para
sraph caused some discussion. hat was
agreed 70.
On paragraph 2s. grange peel or lemon
peel. preserved. etc. and cocoanut meal
the rate WAS changed on motion OF Alli-
SCR 10 Ga cents per pound. the remainder
81 the paragraph being agreed to Pineap-
pies wen; over 81 the request of Qaay. On
almonds, the rates We're changed on mo-
tion ~ Allison ts : cents per pound 70 un-
shslled almonds and cents On sheIld al
ElonsEs
Meal products were next consi3ert3 and
adopted as reported. except that tassoyv
went over on the request OF Foraker.
On the para sTapa cn chocolate and CO.
coA- the committee amendment NAs r1lsssff-
ned or motion 0f AIHscn. increasing the
rate 20 - cents Per pound on the articles
valued uader Is esGss per pound and add
ms iaoaderv3 cocoa. unsweetened. at 5
cents ger pound.
PARAGRAPH 30. fNlns the rate Oa salt in
bsaes az - ceats per is rounds aaa In
hu1k AZ 5 cents per In pounds nccasiostsa
strong opposition. hag wa~ finally Adogs-
t3 starch. dextrine and splcss wsra
agrved 70 reported T8e PARAGRAPH.
placing 28ty Oh tea a. II eents t4er
pound un5u January I lse wens oxer AZ
TIRE request ~ All!soa- 8fs said the nara
graph had aesa proposed merely as a s.fzgs-
isarary measure. ard be hoped h pTaul6
- possible t0 dispense wsts the duty.
The ban WAs iatd aSt6c 81 o'clock ares
message from iae president w2s ar
noanoe2. DAVIS ~ MluneSsss sEarnessssts To-
y secured &n executive sesssasg. and az
s sS r. M the senate adjourned
EAsSoa's PgosectAScoae tonight. Maalsoa