The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-17
THIRTEEN IAGES OF THE TARIFF
BILL DISPOSED OF YESTERDAY.
Finance Committee Sustained on
Every VOte-MOtion to Restore Salt
TO the Free List Defeated.
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/ WASHINGTON, June 16. - The foreign
ministers in Washington are doing all they
can to arouse indignation in their respec-
| tive countries over what they are pleased
| to term unjust discrimination against them
/ in the present tariff bill So strong has
| this feeling been aroused in some quarters
| that extreme measures of retaliation are
openly proposed and strongly advocated.
Austria-Hungary has developed group of
manufacturers who have demanded that
their government enter into negotiations
with other European governments to form
a commercial and industrial alliance
| against the United States. Germany seems
| to be the center of irritation and to be
| doing more complaining than all the other
people put together. This same sort of talk
! about reprisals is heard every time the
American Congress revises the tariff, but 1t
| is stronger this time. possibly, than ever
| before
The very latest inside information war
| rants the PREDICTION that the tariff bill
will leave the Senate either on the 22d or
| the 29th of June. 1t can be further stated
| that the gentlemen of the Senate and
House who will be conferees are keeping
| UP on the bill as it is being acted on by
| the Senate and that there is reasonable
assurance that the measure will be in con-
ference only three four days instead OF
| as many weeks, as is commonly feared
The Senate made rapid work on the tariff
bill to-day. There were no long speeches
and the debate was of snappy character,
which at times enlivened but did not delay
the serious work on the bill Thirteen
pages were disposed Of carrying the Sem
~ate through the agricultural schedule and
! up to Schedule Fl, relating to spirits, wines,
| etc. During the day the paragraphs on
dairy products, farm products, fish, fruits
| and nuts, meat products and miscellaneous
| agricultural products were acted on. The
| finance committee proposed many changes,
| in the main advancing rates somewhat over
| those heretofore reported. The committee
| was sustained on every vote, although
| contest was made on almost every para
graph. Mr.. Vests motion to restore salt
! to the free list was rejected--yeas "a; nays,
81 The important paragraph proposing a
| tax On tea went over, at the suggestion
of Mr.. Allison. who expressed the hope that
| this duty on tea may be dispensed with.
| ACTION ON AMENDMENTS.
! The Senate met at II a. M, and will cons
| tinue to meet at that hour until the bill
/ is disposed of. Below is given the Senate's
action on various amendments to-day:
| In the paragraph on eggs, not otherwise
provided for Mr.. Vest moved to reduce the
rate from cents to cents per dozen, re-
! iected.
Paragraph 24S was, on motion of Mr., AL
! lison, made to read: Eggs, yolk of, 25 per
cent, ad valorem; albumen, egg or dried
| blood, cents per pound dried blood, when
| soluble l12 cents per pound.
/ In the paragraph on hay, Mr.. Allison
| withdrew the committee amendment, leav-
| ing the House rate of 81 per ton.
| Mr. Allison offered an additional clause
| to the hop paragraph, as follows: Hop ex-
| tract and lupulin, 50 per cent ad valorem. =
| Mr.. Allison explained that hop extract was
| on motion of Mr., Allison, the House pro-
| vision on garlic was restored, the rate
| changed to a cent per pound
| On peas Mr.. Allison proposed commits
| tee modification, making the peas green and
| in bulk, soc per bushel; dried peas 30 cents;
| split peas, 40 cents.
! ering flowers as follows: Orchids dracinas,
| chrotonS, azalias, 80 per cent. ad valorem;
tulips, hyacinths, narcissus, jonquils, lilies
| lilies of the valley and all bulbs and bulb
| bous roots used for growing flowers, 30 per
| cent ad valorem; natural flowers, preserved
! or fresh, for decorative purposes. 80 per
| cent. ad yalorem. This caused a lively con-
II am bound to. say, this is outrage"
a tax on the flowers brought into our
homes and to adorn our dead, is an outrage. )
serymen to raise their prices. What will
our Republican friends tax next?' asked
Mr. Vest. "Will it~be the air we breathe?
Will they be taking the atmosphere and
taxing the oxygen,and hydrogen, and nitro
gen. because they are raw materials?"
Mr.. Allison briefly answered that orchids
were hardly a flower to be found in the
poor mans home He pointed out that the
| law of 1894 included a number of these flow
ers, and this was merely broadening OF
the law.
making 1t crime for our people to beau
tify and decorate their homes and bring
little brightness into them
Mr.. AlliSon's new paragraph was then
On stocks. seedlings etc (240 Mr. Alli-
SON. for the committee, proposed several
changes. making the rate on stocks, CUT
tings, etc, of myrobolan plum or mohaleD,
or mazzard cherry 80 cents and p per cent:
ad valorem per 1000 plants; stocks, ETC., of
pear, apple ounce, or ST. Julien plums, 81
and Is per cent. ad Nalorem per 1000 plants;
rose plants 2l2 cents EACH
ANOTHER DRIVE AT TRUSTS
At this point Mr.. Pettus, of Alabama,
gave notice of an amendment to the sugar
schedule making unlawful the importation
of sugar by any trust or combination
formed in restraint of trade or TO increase
the price OF sugar. The amendment pro-
vides that such sugar when imported shall
be forfeited to the government and that
the attorney general shall take steps to
enforce this forfeiture.
on potatoes Mr. Allison withdrew the
committee amendment, of 20 cents per
bushel leaving the House rate OF % cents
per bushel.
Fruits and nuts were then taken up. on
Paragraph 261 Mr.. Allison proposed
changes including peaches currants.
ounces, cherries and plums with green or
ripe apples and pears a 25 cents per bushel,
ard adding cranberries at p per cent. ad-
Valorem. These were agreed TO.
Paragraph 263, figs, etc, was changed on
motion of Mr. Allison, that the rate on
figs, plums and prmes is cents per
pound; raisins and other dried grapes pa
cents per pound; olives, % cents per gallon
In this paragraph the item of Iante cur
rants, cents per pound, occasioned a
lengthy discussion MIR. Mills. of Texas,
maintained that these currants came ex-
clnsively from the Island OF Zante while
the California senator's (White and Per-
kns) insisted that these currants were a
leading product of California. Mr. White
reinforced his assertion by a box OF Zante
currants from California and a currant
bush in bloom. Mr.. Perkins declared that
the production of raisins and currants in
California revoluttonizing the trade of
the world.
MIR Jones, of Arkansas. moved an
amendment making the rates ~ cents per
pound figs. plums nrunes, prunelies
raisins and other dried grapes, and 20 per
cent ad valorem on Zante currants
Mr. White urged that il the bill was TO