The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-06

to support a rate simply for the sake
of protection he would not do it. But
when they asked that the revenue
duties be in proportion to the revenue
duties on other articles he regarded
that as just and would support it, Less
than 20 per cent was not protective
duty, he asserted In front of his
home ran trains freighted with south
ern lumber to the northwest and this
industry would be struck down without
this legitimate revenue tariff. He had
received a telegram, he said, saying
that every man, woman and child was
looking to the success of the lumber
schedule.
Mr.. Bacon argued against the inn
position of taxes against the I'M
finished products and not on raw ma
terial. He fell into a colloquy with Mr..
Vest, in the course of which he con-
tended that he had not abandoned the
Democratic principles of a revenue
duty and equality of taxation and
pointed to Vests participation in
framing the Wilson bill which led Mr..
Vest to decline responsibility for
measure framed under duress.
HIS MAIDEN SPEECH.
Mr. Clay Dem. Ga), in his maiden
speech in the senate, declared against
free trade and for tariff sufficient for
an economically administered he de-
nounced the senate bill sugar schedule
as increasing the cost of sugar $1.2O
per hundred to the consumer for the
benefit of the trust-the scandal of the
nation. He also attacked the tea tax,
and said the senate bill would increase
taxation S92. 100000 on sugar, tea, wool
and beer, while the farming interests
were neglected. The financial and not
the tariff question was the issue of the
last campaign.
Mr.. Hale (Rep., Me.), having OBJ
jected to the request of Mr.. Pettigrew
Is. D. to let the Vest amendment,
emitting white pine, go over, Mr. Pet-
tigrew asserted that the proposition
would be discussed next week and made
an attack on the 81 rate on white pine
as in the interest of a corner of mil
lionaires He said he did not expect
reelection by the Republicans, who
would not have $4,000 votes in South
Dakota next year, if this pine duty
stood.
Later. on the request of Allen (Pop.,
Neb.), the paragraph went over.
In paragraph 1874, paving posts, rail-
road ties, etc. a committee agreement
was agreed to, striking out other
woods
Mr.. Jones (Ark) moved to strike out
the entire paragraph; defeated-l7
to &c.
Paragraph 1876 (kindlipg wood in
bundles, etc.) had been struck out by
the committee, but Mr.. Allison asked
to have the house provision restored.
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) moved to strike out
the restored paragraph. Rejected
Is to q.
Paragraphs 1877 and POI (clapboards
and shingles) went over.
Paragraph 1913 Clubs and wheels) was
disagreed to at the request of Mr.. Al
lison.
On Paragraph 1879 Qaths) Mr.. Allison
proposed an amendment increasing the
rate from 10 cents to % cents per 1000.
Agreed toe to II.
Paragraph 202 (casks and barrels)
was agreed to as reported.
Paragraph 203 (chair cane) went over.
Paragraph 204 (toothpicks) at the
request of Mr. Allison the house rate
of cents per 1000 was retained on
toothpicks and the committee amend
ment was agreed to on the balance of
the paragraph.
Paragraph 205 was agreed to. This
concluded the wood schedule and the
bill was laid aside.
The senate had reached the sugar
schedule, although the paragraphs
passed over promise to take consider
able time before the sugar schedule
will be taken up.
At Ais p. m. the senate held q brief
executive session and then adjourned. |