The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-03
A PROTEST BY MILLS.
Southern Cotton Ties Taxed, North.
ern Binding Twinc Is Not.
TEXAN WANTED TO KNOW REASON.
The Republicans Cinched the Tax
Without Answering
TTLLMAN WANTS a LIQUOR LAW.
Rccttcd That South Carolina Would
Like to Control whisky Traffic
to suit Herself.
rILLMAN WANTS a LIQUOR LAW.

Washington, June 1.-The senate made
greater progress on tho tarin bill than any
day since the debate opened. completing
more than half Of the important metal
schedule The speaking was by the DEM
taking no part in tho debate except at
rare intervals, to answer quosticns which
would expedite tho advance OF the bin.
Mossrs. Jones' OF Ari,ansas and Vest
urged numerous amendments embracing In
The main the Wilson rates. but these were
rejected. with only one exception, This
exception related to anvils on which MIR.
Vest secured a reduction from tho com
mittec from ito ~, oents por pound. II
VAS the first change madr without the as-
aent OF the committee, and II was duo
mainly to Tho iistless manner OF many sen
ators IN voting.
Early IN the day MIR Tillmau of South
Carolina secured the adoption OF a resolu-
ton directing the judiciary committee to
iutute Into the recent decision against tho
south Carolma dispcnsary law. with a
view To reporting such legislation IA might
be desirable,
Washington. juno 2.--Mr. Tillman OF
South Carolina, soon after assembling,
asked confederation for resolution rect-
Ing tho circumstances of the enactment OF
the South Carolina dispcnsary law. it's of-
feet IN reducing ntcmperaucc. the recent
decision of Federal Judge over the law.
| and requiring the state TO reopen the bar
rooms "
The resolution then directs the Judiciary
committee 10 consider and report what leg
| Hlation Is necessary to restore 20 South
| ,aroiina It's righi to regulate The liquor
| traffic in lis own way.
Nh TiiInau apolsc briefly IN support OF
the resolution, oayinr The public innres-
sion wax lint the diaponYnry law Mas q
| money mailing device was crroncous and
| that il had accomplished much good In
regulating the liquor traffic.
| There WAS objection 10 the preamble. aud
finally Mr. lioar Of Massachusetts,. Of the
| Judiciary committee proposed Hubstituto
| emitting AL preamble and simply diroct-
ing the Judiciary committees to consider
| and report by bin or otherwise what leg
| N'ntion II any, IL necessary 10 curry out
the statute at isae 'TsintiuE 10 ean,ncsre
between the Stntsn
MIR. Tillmnn accepted tho substitute and
| II was agreed 10.
Tho first formal notice OF n tariff speech
was made by MIR. Mantle fSii.or Rep.
Mont l. who said he would address the SEN
| ate M Friday on the wool schedule. The
| tariff bin WIS thun taken up.
| Mr.. Aldrich, who has boon IN charge
| thus far. WAS not present, and Mr. Allison
| Of lowH and MIR. Plat Of Contestant dl-
| rccted the course Of tho bill
AIr. Stewart tPopu New preceded the
| debate by offering an amendment propose
ing the maintenance Of 2 TREASURY reserve
OF sl2i 900 900 and the redemption of bonds
| ont Of the surplus above st25,Q0e.00D
Mr. stewart stated that u previous
amendment offered by him might lead Ia
| Injecting the silver question into the tariff,
no he preferred 90 strip the question OF
| everything beyond regulation Of tho
| treasury reserve.
| Consideration of tho metal schedule was
| then begun The first paragraph. oh iron
| ore, etc. went over nj the request OF Mr..
| quay The paragraph on iron IN pigs and
| on bar Iron were the sninc In the houHo and
| SENATE bills
| Mr. ZONES OF Arkansas took occasion,
| however. To make statement OF tho abb
srGity. he aald. of Keeping MP the taSct on
| these products. when the American pro-
| Queer had absolute control of tho market
| and shipped large quantities ahrond
| Mr. Jones reviewed the dissolution of tho
! steel rail combination. This reduced the
| price oi steel rails 80 per cont. he said;
and why should law protect producers
wiz, could 10y combination double their
| prices on siccl rails" He spoke also OF the
! Effect of this combination and that on wire
| nalla In raising the price 10 American con-
| snmora. while the same goods we're being
| eold at lower prices TO foreign consumers.
| n was a condition, he asserted, which
should arouse the people from ocean TO
ocean until they stamped TO pieces these
| combinations
| Mr.. Caffsry Dem, Lad also spoke gem
orally against the ratos Of the metal pched-
| uIe. He maintained that our manufsc-
| ,,,ed iron goods were being shipped abroad
| In enormous quantities ana that me mriif
\ 81 .tal laan
| oourtry. IIn then branched into general
speocb against tho bh. reading from man
uscript. In the main. bis speech was ~
urotest aranst nm increase OF duties on
| neeessares OF life and raw materius. 10
| did not mention tho sugar schedule
Debate on the bill was then resumed and
osrarraphs were agreed 10 on round iroo