Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-16
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, juno 1e.
SENATE.

The Senate met at IL O'CLOCK To-Day
and will continue meeting at that hour
until the tariff bill has passed. The at
tendance was meagre and it was no.
ticeable that there were more demo-
Gratis than republicans present.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Jones an
arrangement was made by which the
Senate after agreeing to several amend
ments might return and secure vote
on six or more at time. The consid.
Grafton of the agricultural schedule
was continued. The first contest was
over condensed milk. Mr.. Jones
moved to make the rate 90 per cent.
ad valorem, which was lost
Mr.. Vest moved to put cabbages on
the free list. Lost.
When cider was reached Mr.. Vest
said he "drew the line at cider. After
three weeks of arduous labor the demo-
Gratis bad succeeded in only one In
stance in securing slight reduction
aud he appealed to New England to
come to the rescue OF cider, "the liquor
of our boyhood, the beverage which
cheers but not ipebriates, which
sparkles in every New England testi-
val and in the west and south,
wherever the apple is raised and used"
The speech was one of those spon
taneous bursts with which Mr.. Vest at
times enlivens 8 dull debate and was
greatly enjoyed. The amendment of
Mr.. Vest was disagreed to, yeas 81,
nays %.
In the paragraph on eggs, not other
wise provided for, MIR. Vest moved to
reduce the rate from cents to 3 cents
per dozen; rejected.
The next paragraph was changed,
on motion of Mr. Allison, to read
Eggs, yolk of, 25 per cent. ad va
loren; albumen, egg or dried blood, 8
cents per pound; dried blood when
soluble l. cents per pound"
In the paragraph on hay MIR. Alli-
son withdrew the committee amend
ment, leaving the House rate of - per
ton.
Mr.. Jones moved to reduce the rate
to 81 per ton; disagreed to, yeas %,
nays IS.
On honey, Mr.. Vest moved to reduce
the rate from 20 cents per gallon to 10
cente; disagreed to.
About noon Secretary Mutau OF the
Japanese legation entered the diplo-
matte gallery, In evident anticipation
that the Hawaiian treaty OF annexation
would be sent to the Senate.
On hops, Mr.. Jones moved to reduce
the committee rate from II cents to
cents per pound. He said the import
Of hops was in6nitesmal, 80 little rev.
enue could be derived from the duty.
, American hops were exported in large
quantities and controlled the worlds
market.
Mr.. Vest submitted memorial from
New York and st. Louis brewers
urging that the rate be placed at s
cents. The memorials urged that for
eign hops were essential to produce
certain favors to beer.
Mr.. Jones's amendment was disagreed
to, yeas %, nays rs.
The committee rate of u cents per
pound was then agreed to.
Mr.. Allison offered an additional
clause to the hop paragraph, as follows :
"Hop extract and lupulin, 80 per cent.
ad valorem." Mr.. Allison explained
that hop extract was medicinal pre-
paration. The new clause was agreed to.
On onions-Mr. Vest moved to re-
duce the rate from 40 to 20 cents per |
bushel. He said the Bermuda onion |
came here in the winter months and |
did not come into competition with our
crops OF onions. The effect, therefore,
was to raise the price OF the vegetable, |
without affording protection. The
amendment was rejected.
On motion OF Mr.. Allison, the House
provision on garlic was restored and |
the rate changed to cents per pound.
On peas-Mr. Allison proposed a |
committee modification, making the
rates on peas. green, in bulk, &C., 80
cents per bushel; dried peas 80 cents;
split peas 10 cents; agreed to.
Mr.. Vest moved TO place green peas |
on the free list; rejected.
Mr.. Allison offered new paragraph |
covering flowers and bulbs, fixing the
rate at 80 per cent. advalorem. This
caused lively contest.
Mr.. Vest said it was designed to al
low nurserymen to raise their prices.
"What will our republican friends tax
next" Twill it be the air We breathe?"
Mr.. Jones protested against making
it a crime for our people to beautify |
and decorate their homes and bring q
little brightness into them. He moved
to strike out the clause beginning STU
lips, hyacinths, etc." rejected, 25-S3.
Mr.. Allison's new paragraph was
then agreed.
Mr.. Allison proposed making the
duty on stocks, cuttings, etc., OF myro-
bolan plum or mohaleb or mszzard
cherry, so cents and Is per cent. sd
valorem per 81, 900 plants; stocks, ETC.,
of pear, apple, ounce or St. Julien
plum 81 and Is per cent. ad valorem
per 1000 plants; rose plants q cents
each.
The debate then proceeded on the
paragraph as to nursery stock.
Mr.. Vest declared that the nursery
men were now proposing to say what
kind of cherries and small fruits the
people were to grow. 1t was, he assert
ed, protection run to 8 madness never
seen outside of an insane asylum.
A particular cherry tree was picked
out and sn enormous duty put on it.
II Eve had found cherries, instead of
apples, in the garden of Eden, Mr..
Vest said he would not have blamed
her for taking a bite. He moved to
strike out the entire paragraph; dis