Evening star., 1897-06-16

homes and to adorn our dead. n an out
rage. 1t is simply designed to allow these
nurserymen to .raiss their prices" As
went on to state In humorous vein the hign
prices Of roses. frop Is cents to 81 each.
He had recently escaped from a flower
store before oeip6 ecfrged Is cents 70.
ne1t ~, asked NJ TRe W IrisnSs ie Be tas tns
air we breathef Wnr they be taxing the
atmosphere and taxing the oxygen and
hydrogen and nitrogen, because they are
M Mr.. % Allison br,s;E s5sWeTed ssa,s that orchid.
were hardly q flower to be found In the
poor mans home. = He pointed out that
the law Of 1894 included a number Of these
ioWer, ne .S and this MAS Fereiy broadening
ns7S ,ll9w about the sasieE'" sl r. asked Mr.. Gray
I'VE have not included that" answered
Mr; Allison.
ing 1t u crime for nur people to beautify
and decorate their homes and bring q little
brightness into them. He moved to strike
out the clause beginning Tulips, hya-
cinths, etc: - rejected 25-SS.
M. Allison's new paragraph was then
agreed to.
On stocks. seedlings. ETC.. Mr.. Allison. for
the committee. proposed several changes,
making the rate on stocks, cuttings. ETC..
of myrobelan, plum. or mohalob or mazzard
cherry, so cents and Is per cent ad valorem
per 900 plants; stocks, ETC.. of pear, apple,
duince or st. Julien plum 81 and Is per
cent ad valorem per 1000 plants; rose
plants, ~ cents each:
f''Sis-5 Aimed at Sugar Trust.
At this point Mr.. fPettus (Ala-) gave no
tice Of an amendment to the sugar sched-
ule. making unlawful the importa Ton Of
sugar by any trust Or combination formed
in restraint Of trade, or to increase the
price of sugar. The amendment provides
that such sugar when imported shall be
forfeited to the government, and that the
Attorney General shall take. steps to en-
force this forfeiture.
The debate then proceeded on the para
graph as to nursery stock. Mr.. Vest de-
posing to say what kind Of cherries and
small fruits the people were to grow: 1t
was, he asserted, protection run to @ mad
ness never seen outside Of en- insane asy-
lun.
particular cherry tree was picked out
and an enormous duty put on 1t. II Eve
had found cherries, instead of apples, in
the garden of Eden, Mr.. Vest said. he
would not have blamed her for taking q
bite. He came from fruit country. ana
this proposition worked exceptional hard
ship. -. -.
paragraph; disagreed to. The paragraph.
with the proposed changes, was then
On potatoes (25O) Mr.. Allison withdrew
the committee amendment of 20 cents per
bushel leaving the House rate Of Is cents
per bushel.
MIR. Jones (Ark) moved to reduce the rate
to Is cents per .bushef.
Mr.. Vest said this vegetable did not come
into competition with our crop Of potatoes.
Mr.. Jones' amendment was rejected, and
the para graph as changed by Mr. Allison
was agreed to. 49, - ''--'-.-' =.
On. seeds (251) Mr.. Hawiey (Conn) said
he would address few affeotionate- re-
marks to the finance committee against
the committee change reducing the House
rate on seeds, not specially provided for,
from 40 to % per cent ad valorem. =
Mr.. Lindsay Qky.o pointed out that 'blne
grass seed was on the free list. SO that
New England ought to be satisfied with
25 per cent on their seeds.
The seed paragraph finally went over.
Straw (25O $1.5Q per, ton was agreed to;
also teasies t25s), Vegetables (25D.