The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-04

inc exchanges were direct and nersora,
MT iliImsn said he had been told Tim, IN.
republican senators had "eaucussed At a
dinner and had decided not TO supnor,
this investigation. The democra,,o ,s,,
tors were said to be opposed to inyestisa.
ton But" he added Turning TO his assc.
''a'es' III there is rascal, We ought to
know 1t. 1t lays with you, by your votes
to be relieved OF the charges before the
American people"
Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas OF the committees
gave assurance that the resolution would
be reported in due time unless taken AWAY
from the committee.
Il believe the senate OF the United
States is an honorable body" he said, "and
believe senator's are gentlemen-as a
rule"
There was hum Of suppressed laughter
at this qualification.
|
the representative of the committee had
stated a report on The sugar resolution
would be made he would withdraw his mo-
ton.
After short parliamentary discussion
ihe incident closed and the tariff hill was
taken up.
Paragraph l5a. in relation to poyiknives
razorS, etc, being the subject OF oonsid-
Grafton. Mr. Jones OF Arkansas criticised
sharply the provisions of the paragraph
asserting that there could be no possible
justice OF such high rate He asserted
that high rates OF duty were premium
On trusts and a direct tax on the poorer
people and that whore trusts existed COM
petition was out of the question.
MIR. rHpie followed In general speech
directed at high tann rates on low priced
articles which was done, he said. to crc-
ate monopoly. This he pronounced an un-
pardonable sin and a crime against jus
lice and public policy He closed with
denunciatIon of the republican policy, and
said the tariff bill was an effort on lis
part To redeem It's broken pledges TO It's
followers at the expense OF the general
public
Mr., Vests substitute for the paragraph
fixing 10 per cent as the maximum rate
was lost. % to 81.
Other amendments were defeated, and
the paragraph us amended by the commit
tee Was adopted.
Paragraphs $50, i5l and l52 We're agreed
to. after amendments hnd been lost.
on paragraph I'D, relating 10 shotguns.
pistols etc, a new committee amendment
was agreed to, making the rate on reyolv-
Ing pistols 10 cents each aud 20 per cent
ad valorem
Efforts by Nh Vest TO reduce the rate on
combination shotguns and rifles 10 30 per
cent ad valorem on cut nails to 20 per
cent ad yalorem and by Mr. Turpie on
horseshoe nails 10 25 per cent ad vaiorem
were lost.
on paragraph i5s relating TO wire nails.
Mr.. Vest moved an amendment making
the rate rs per cent al valorem, He said
this was another instance in which the
American producer controlled the Ameri-
can market and shipped 10 the foreign
market.
Mr. Jones Of Arkansas stated at the pres
ent time combination was forming to
control the price of wird nails and at such
a time should the senate, lie asked increase
rates and encourage this combination,
The succeeding paragraphs up to l65
were agreed TO as reported. except para
graph l6i, cross cut saws. which went over
nj the request % Mir. Allison.
A contest was made on paragraph l65,
screws.
Mr. Vest moved reduction Of the rates
to those Of the present law Rejected.
The committee amendment striking out
paragraph l67 relating to vessels was con-
CURED in.
Aluminium bronze powder, lead mica and
nickel went over on request
The bill was laid aside AT . O'Clock and
Mir. White asked Mr. Allison as TO his
plans for going ON with the sugar schedule,
which was but four paragraphs beyond the
point now reached. II II was 80 20 over to