The times., 1897-06-20

the legislature OF California voted to put
these bags on the free list Things, how
ever, have changed. He said that convict
labor on jute bags in prisons and else
where in California had great deal TO
do with the breaking up OF the Jute trust.
At all events, while the price had been
low, it was because people who had cor
nered them Were obliged to sell them.
1t should not be forgotten that the farmer
gets a rebate, and that bags that go out
come back to this country free of duty
1t was false that Republicans were op-
posed to agricultural interests. Today we
We're AT the mercy OF the trusts of Calcutta
and Bombay. He would stand by the re-
port OF the Finance Committee.
MT. Tillman-Are you trying to protect
the conyicts' labor2
Mr.. Perkins did not believe when Mr.
Tiiinan was governor, he favored keeping
the convicts of South Carolina idle
MIR. Tiliman said that he understood Mr..
Perkins to be defending the potection OF
criminal, and not. honest labor. Mr. Till
man said that it was folly to talk about
using these bags twice; there was no
drawback to be utilized. The farmer
was, in truth. the forgotten man, and he
was always forgotten, the proposition
simply was to pay from 15c TO 20c Il
ton on fertilizers 70 some trust or an-
other, or perhaps to the convict labor of
California The big monopoly was in
Brooklyn.
Mr.. stewart made a short speech, in
which he advocated the removal of the
duty on grain and fertilizer sacks
During the debate there was diversion
caused by Mr stewartcbarging Mr. Perkins
with changing front on the silver question.
Mr.. Perkins replied by giving Mr. stewart's s
record on the vote demonetizing silver
AFR. Stewart denied statement made
hy Mr.. Perkins that the Republican party
WAS glorious and without Flemish. When
it went over to the enemy on the money
question, he, Stewart, abandoned it.
Mr.. Chandler Was the party spotless
up to the tim you left it?
Mr.. Stewart No, sir. Great laughter }
The Nevada Senator then went on, at
length, to explain how the decentralization
act was passed clandestinely; nobody knew
what was In it, and he didn't have q
chance to vote on it's real merits. The
good character OF the Republican party
In the past could not be pleaded to offset
with England to enslave mankind.
MI. Pettus brought the Senate back to
burlaps," as he expressed it. He was in
favor of letting the Republicans alone on
free silver till at least after breakfast to-
day, if they wonId only do the farmers OF
the country the modicum OF justice of
giving them free cotton bags Mr.. Allison,
he said, ought TO know that it would be
good for his party.
MI White pointed out that there was
only one manufactory OF bags in California
to be protected against coolie labor, as
argued by Mr.. Perkins. 1t would be much
better to let that factory go than to tax
all the farmers of the country to keep
it alive.
The vote was tlIen taken on the motion
of Senator Pettus to strike out the para
graphs, 341 and 342, imposing a duty
of l cent specific and 15 per cent ad
valorem on jute bags, and 1-2 cent and 15
per cent ad valorem on cotton bagging.
The vote resulted ayes 81, nays 28,
distinct Democratic victory. Senators
Teller and Stewart voted aye with the
Democrats.
Mr. Jones then moved to strike out sec
tion 339, providing tax Of 3-4 of
cent per poun d, and 5 per cent ad
valorem per square yard on plain woven
fabrics OF single jute yarns. by whatever
name known
The ayes were 20. nays, 2s: so the mo-
tion of Mr.. Jones was carried.
Mr.. Allison agreed that the motion to
put all these jute fabrics on the free
list would he considered later on
Mr.. Jones moved to make the duty 40