The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-12
AS 1T SHOULD BE.
The Duty ON Lumber Of 81
WnI stand.

Washington, June S.-Considera-
tion Of the tariff bill was resumed
today soon after the session opened,
and the discussion proceeded on the
paragraph placing duty OF ~ per
thousand feet on lumber.
Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, spoke
against the duty, which, he said
would be particularly oppressive
to the people of Nebraska, who were
I victims of the lumber trust. He de-
clared that 30 per cent OF the lum-
Der cut from Maine TO Minnesota was
cut by men of foreign birth and a
great portion by men who were not
citizens of the United States. Mr..
| Thurston defended the proposed
lumber duty in short statement,
concluding bv arguing that the lum-
( Der schedule in the bill would not in.
crease the cost of lumber TO the peo-
pie of Nebraska cent per thous-
and feet.
u
the claim that this country was being flooded
Z by foreign manufacturers OF lumber in the
/ face of the fact that but s7,50OOOO worth of
lumber was imported last year. against 500
OOIOO consumed He spoke of the "innocent"
lumber barons of the northwest, who wanted
the people OF the country To pay for the al.
legged high stumpage paid by them, the great
risks they rap on account of fires, etc, set
forth In the petition TO the ways and means
committee.
Mr. Spooner Wis protested against the ar
raignment ofthe lumbermen whole be.
cause of the INSCRIPTIONS methods OF few,
and paid high tribute to the integrity and
public spirit of the better class Sir. Spooner
called attention to the remarkable nature of
Mr. Vests amendment, which proposed to ex-
cude white pine from the general duty of -
ON timber Why should the lumber interests
of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin be dealt
this blow;
Mr.. Vest discaimed any intention of dis
eliminating, and he said he would be willing
to withdraw the amendment and take the yeas
aud nays on Mr.. Aliens amendment To put all
lumber on the free list. All he wanted, he
said, was n test vote 6n free lumber.
Mr.. Spooner expressed willingness to agree
draw his amendment. To put white pine on
the free list Mr., Spooner said, would give an
undue advantage to Canada, and would
amount toa confscation of the property OF
men VINO had invested their money on this side
of the border. From the standpoint of the
senator from Missouri he could see some logic
in the motion to put all lumber on the free
list. but none in the proposition to single out
white pine aud leave the mber of New Eng
land and the south and west unprotected from
Canadian competition by duty of -,
Mr.. Rawlins Dem Utah spoke of the I'M
fortunate fact that the Democrats who were
now standing shoulder to shoulder in opposi-
ton To this tariff bill, should have been divided
IN the last campaign. III some of them" he
said, =" had stood with Us then would not
now be fighting this bill"
''If the senator and others like him." inter- !
rupted Mr. Gray, "had paid more attention to
free trade and less to free silver, that would (,
be true"
After some further debate Mr. Vests amend.
ment To except white pine lumber from the -
rate was lost - to b. The negative vote in.
cluded eight Democrats viz: Senators Bacon.
Clay, McEnery, McLaurin, Tillman Martin, 4
Rawlins and Waite. Mr.. HctheId. Pop. who
had been voting with the Democrats voted no /
Mr.. Carter, IRep.l voted yes, aud rQuay was /
paired for the amendment. Senators Allen, +
Harris and Kyle lpopsl voted yes. "a did
Mes-rs. Cannon and Mantle Sil. Reps.l
MIR. Allen then moved to substitute the pro-
visions of the WILSON bill for the entire lum
Der schedule; rejected, q to 81 This disposed .
OF the wood schedule and brought the senate
up To the sugar schedule