Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-12
SENATE WAS IN A MERRY MOOD.
yot.,, for n Two Dollar Duty on
White Pine Lumber.


wssbington June Sin the senate
Yesterday Mr. Quay presented several
snoapdnanta 10 the tariff bill.
one of them proposes to strike out the
duty on teas and substitute duty Oh
ner cent ad valorem on articles pro-
posed by the bill to be placed on inc
free list, these duties to continue untii
.July. 1901, after which the articles SHAH
he exempt from duty. Another amend
mont proposes a proviso to the para
graph fixing the duty on iron ore so
that ore from foreign mines owned DN
American citizens and imported Tor
their own use and not for sale shall be
exempt from duty.
Consideration of the tariff bill was
resumed soon after the session opened
and the discussion proceeded on the
paragraph placing a duty of 81 per 1000
feet on lumber Senator Allen moved to
substitute the provisions of the Wilson
bill which placed lumber on the free
list. The senator spoke in particular
against restoring white pine to the du>
table list, urging that the rates were
designed to be prohibitory against "a
madam pine There was nothing, ne
said. in the claptrap argument of Amer
lean high wages, as the wages OF lum-
bermen in Canada were on the whole
higher than in the United States.
Senator Berry spoke against restoring
the duty on white pine. He expressed
establishment that any democratic SEN
ator would support this restoration OF
a duty on labor.
Mr. Bacon, who is supporting the
lumber duty, reminded Mr.. Berry that
his (Bacon's) support was due to the
fact that the duty was a revenue rath-
err than a protective rate. MI Berry
responded with vehement arraign-
ment of the bill, framed, he said in
1T, ,,F fptlE nd l.
nation in the country. When he saw
that the bill gave a large increase Of
duty to the sugar trust and to every
other combination of capital, this sas'
isfied him that the measure was framed
distinctly on the lines of protection,
and not revenue.
Mr. Bacon protested at being termed
a free trader. He wanted additional
duty on raw materials.
IAN raw materials that compete with
the products of Georgia. remarked
Hoar amid laughter IF we could
commit the framing of a tariff bill to
the free trade senators who are con-
Quoting the debate on the other side
said he. after it's passage we would
discover every industry in their respec-
tive states had been amply protected.
haughteT). Morally. there is a great
deal of human nature in the demo-
Gratis"
Mr.. ThurStOn defended the proposed
lumber duty in a short statement, con-
Guiding by arguing that the lumber
schedule in the bill would not increase
the cost of lumber to the people Of Ne
braska cent per 1000 feet.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas characterized
as absurd the claim that this country
was being flooded by foreign lumber, in
the face of the fact that but $7.500000
worn of lumber was imported last year,
against $40 .000. 600 consumed.
Mr.. Vests amendment to except white
pine lumber from the 81 rate was lost,
20 to s. The negative vote included
eight democrats, viz: Bacon and Clay
of Georgia, McEnery of Louisiana, Nc
Lauren and Tillman of South Carolina,
Martin of Virginia, Rawlins Of Utah
and White of California. Mr. Heit-
field (populist of Idaho), who has been
voting with the democrats, voted no.
Mr.. Carter republican of Montana),
voted yes, and Mr.. Quay (republican of
PennsylVania), was paired for the
amendment. Mr. Allen of Nebraska
Mr.. Harris of Kansas, and Mr.. Kyle of
South Dakota, populists, voted yes, as
did Mr.. Cannon of Utah, and Mantle of
Montana, silver republicans.
Mr.. Allison offered a new paragraph
which was agreed to, placing a duty on
boxes for fruit at 30 per cent adva-
loren. When such boxes are exported
they may be re-imported at One-half of
the rate.
The lumber paragraph as whole was
then agreed to, also the paragraphs on
clap-boards. shingles and chair cane,
heretofore passed over.