Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-19

Snnor, Mr Tillman to his feet for another We.
s%ollSd % Democratic linen is nothing new TO
me ne declared. Il have been doing IL
Tor years. and have been trying to get
INC senate TO do some OF II"
ne Senator reviewed the Democratic
ponSy on the tariff. In speaking OF the
tarin contest I'm Democratic conventions
Mr Iulman referred TO the spurious
bastard. tariff doctrine brought there by
MT Cleveiand's tools" Turning TO his
associates. he exclaimed that they had
SET the example by giving to the country
IN 1924 disrcputable protective tariff bill
Mr.. lbllman spoke OF the position of the
democratic party on silver. and said
president Cleveland had bought the repeal
OF the sherman act through both houses
leaving the party betrayed and almost
disbandod. Ii was time. the Senator de-
clarcd. the party threw off some of the
FOSSILS who clung 10 IL.
Concerning the pending bill. Mr.. TIL
man said it was necessary 10 fight the
Republicans as you fight the evil one
with fire. Attempts were made TO satisfy
the farmer with humbug and falsehood.
giving him supposed advantages on corn
ana wheat and denying him a bounty on
agricultural products. The Republicans
ana Democrats were alike In their lip
declarations in behalf OF the agricultural
classes. II am as good a Democrat as
any man who wears shoe-lcather." Mr..
Tillman continued, "and as ] understand
mans equality, IL is equality OF burdens
ana equality or opportunity
BACK TO FLAX.
MIR. Burrows. of Michigan, attempted to
bring the debate back 10 the fax Ques-
tion. making plea for good rate on
that article.
Mr. Stewart made a general argument
in support of the policy Of a duty on raw
materials.
number of amendments were offered
by Democrats to the different fax para
graphs but they were all rejected.
Dir. Allison. OF Iowa. presented a sub
stitutc for paragraph 325. providing: sin
gle yarns made of jute not nner than
five lea. / cent per pound and 10 per cent.
ad vaiorem; II finer than five lea, cent
and % per cent ad valorem." Agreed TO-
on thread and twine. Mr.. Allison moved
10 substitute the rate of II cents per
pound and rs cents for each lea.
Before this was acted on, MIR. Morgan
OemocraD, of Alabama. offered a com
prehensive amendment for q duty OF ~
per cent. ad valOrem on all articles on
the free list. with certain stated cXcep-
tiOns. He contended that all imports
should bear duty If any Of them, except
ing few absolute requisites OF llfe. HIS
examination of the free list had shown
him unjustihable bounties 10 favored in
teres's hidden away in that list Every
article on the free list operated 10 the
benefit of the manufactures using IT 10
the expense Of the producer of the raw
material All of the enormous advan-
tages of the free list went TO the manu-
facturer who TO this extent enjoyed free
trade.
Mr.. Chandler remarked that Mr. Nor
gan had now joined Mr. Bacon, going even
to the point of taking not only cotton. bat
all articles from the free list.
Mr.. Jones. of Arkansas. cOntend"d that
an ideal protective tariff protec, ng all
alike. would be OF no interest to any one.
as If il benefited all alike no one would
care for it. a protective tariff must pro-
tect some classes more than others 10
1gf n a
Mr. Jones criticised the entire fax
schedule. as designed to place a heavy
grades of goods and relieved the burdens
On the high grades. used by people OF
wealth. He moved TO reduce the rate on 7
fax (hackled) TO IL: cents per pound. Re
jected-2i TO 81
The House rates on hackled and un-
hacked fax were then agreed TO.
on tow Of fax @20 Mr.. Allison moved |
to substitute $50 per ton for the commit |
tee rate of p cent per pound. Agreed TO-
THE HOUSE
Mr.. Morgan turned his attention to a |
legislative body that used to sit at the |
national capital. about 200 feet from us"
The members Of this body were men Of |
leisure. meeting only twice "a week, in |
accordance with a rule in defiance of the |
Constitution.
M. Morgan called attention TO the fact |
that the pending bin failed 10 repeal the
income-taX. 1t was q remarkable omis-
sion, he declared. The supreme court /
had set aside the law. and yet II was /
left Oh the statute-books. so that in time,
with a change in the court the unrepeal-
ed law could be sustained
Mr. Morgan withdrew his amendment
as to the free list with a view To Offering 1
L when that point was reached.
without completing Paragraph 32l. the
bill was laid aside at O'Clock, and af-
ter an executive session. the Senate ad-
journed.
The House was not in session to-day.