Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-06-24
MET WITH DEFEAT
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TURNED
DOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME.
The Opposition Scores a Victory ON
Four Important Paragraphs I'm
the Flax, Hemp and Jute ScheAaIe
of the Tarin Bill-The Vote Has
the Eject Of Restoring Those
Commodities to the Free List.

Washington, June 21.-The day was
rendered noteworthy in the senate by
the defeat of the finance committee on
four important paragraphs In the fax,
hemp and jute schedule of the tariff
bill. These were the paragraphs re-
lating to floor mattings, plain jute
fabrics. burlaps and cotton bagging.
The Democrats were enabled to carry
their points against these paragraphs
by the assistance of the silver Repub-
leans and Populists and by the help
of Messrs. Carter and HInsbrough,
straight Republicans, on the para
graph relating to mating. Ii wasSthe
first vote during the consideration OF
the bill on which any Republican had
broken away from the party, and nat
urally occasioned some comment.
The flax question was taken up, the
pending question being on Mr.. Aili-
sons motion to amend paragraph 327,
relating TO thread. twine, etc. made OF
flax, hemp or remie, by substituting
for the senate rate the rate of IA
cents per pound, and rs cents addi-
tional for each lea in excess of five.
Mr.. Vest and Mr.. Jones contested the
proposed change, arguing that the
rates We're excessive, while Mr.. ALI
son contended that they were essen
tiai as a compensatory duty for the
increased rates on the raw material al
ready provided. Mr.. Allison's amend
ment was agreed to - 70 to 10. Mr..
Allison moved to increase the rates in
paragraph 32S, relating to yarns. max.
ing the rate Z cents instead of 6 cents
q pound on single yarns in the gray,
NOT finer than nivhf lnQ ~ pYf,ohn- N =
proposed in the original finance com
mittee amendment. and so per cent
ad valorem instead of 40 per cent on
single yarns, finer than eight and not
finer than eighty lea in number.
Agreed 10 without division. The COM
mittee amendments TO fax gill net
tings We're agreed to.
Mr.. Vest took exception TO the in
crease on floor mattings, saving the
duties as proposed would range from
40 per cent to 105, whereas they had
heretofore been free. He moved to
strike out the entire section.
On roll call the senate accepted Mr..
Vests amendment striking out para
graph $50 In regard TO floor m~attings,
the vote standing % To 80. Messrs.
Carter and Hansbrough straight Re
publicans), Mantle, Pettigrew and
Teller silver Republicans voted with
the Democrats on this motion.
Paragraphs 341 Gute grain bags and
burlaps) and 342 dragging for cotton,
gunny cloth, etc. were considered to-
gether and aroused some discussion.
A motion to strike out the two para
graphs In regard to burlaps and cloth
for cotton bagginl was C~arried-31 to
Is. The effect of the vote Is to leave
these articles on the free list.
Going back, Mr.. Jones moved to
strike out paragraph 800 (plain woven
fabrics OF single jute yarns. This
motion also prevailed-29 10 IS.
Mr.. Allison, in behalf Of the COM
nittee, proposed n modification of
paragraph 344. in regard TO woven
fabrics, reducing the rate on articles
containing between 90 and 40 threads
from 3 cents to "a cents per yard:
on those between 120 and 1870 threads
from Z cents TO 6 cents, and on those
or more than $50 threads from 10
cents to 8 cents. The committee
amendments were accepted. The next
paragraph. BAD, was agreed to without
division. This concluded the hemp
schedule and brought the senate face
to face with the wool schedules.
After the passage. at the instance OF
Mr.. Mantle. of n bill providing for the
erection OF n public building at Butte.
Mont, to cost 5000 00, the senate adj
journed.