The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
THREE SCHEDULES TACKLED.
WOOL, SILK AND TOBACCO RATES
DISPOSED OF.

Hides. Gloves, Coal, Tea and Beer
Among the Items to BE Disposed of
In Going over the Bill the Second
Time-Fhe Silk Schedule Passed by
the Slender Majority of Two - The
High Rates On Carpets Left In the
Bill-EIaIe's Anti-IObbying ResoIu-
ton Goes to Committee.
Washington. June 25.-The Senate to-day
completed the wool schedule, the silk
schedule and the tobacco schedule of the
tariff bill, and with this accomplished the
tariff leaders had the satisfaction of
knowing that all the schedules of the bill
and free list had been gone over once
There now remains only to go through the
bill second time passing on the items
passed over. These are very numerous
and important, including hides, gloves,
coal. tea and beer. After that the in
ternal revenue features of the bill will
be all that remains.
Progress was rapid to-day, although
every paragraph relating to carpets was
stubbornly contested.
The consideration of the silk schedule
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posed duties on silk fabrics, Senators Tell
er and Mantle joining with the democrats
in opposition. The paragraph was pass
ed by the slender majority of q
The tobacco schedule went through with
little friction after the committee had ad-
vanced the duty slightly on wrapper and
leaf tobacco.
The resolution of Mr.. Hale of Maine,
relative to restricting the privileges of
ex-senators on the floor of the Senate
to those not Interested in legislation and
claims, was referred without comment to
the committee on rules.
The consideration of the wool schedule
was resumed at paragraph $40, relating 10
aubusson, administer, moquette and che
mile carpets. the committee rate being 621b
cents per yard and 40 per cent ad valorem
Paragraph S71 saxony, Elton and Tour
nay velvet carpets, was agreed to, with
an Increase in the specific duty from go to
81 cents per yard, the ad Valorem being
left at 40 per cent. On paragraph S72
Brussels carpets, figured or plain, the spe-
cific duty was increased from A to As
cents per square yard, with 40 per cent.
ad valorem in addition.
On paragraph S73, velvet and tapestry
velvet carpets the specific duty was in
creased from 40 to Al ceSts per square
yard, with 40 per cent, ad valorem in ad-
dition.
Mr.. Vest moved to strike out the specific
rate
This drew a brief but emphatic pro-
test from Mr. Tillman of South Carolina.
He disliked to differ from the distinguish
ed democratic leader. he said, but" he
continued, its perfectly clear we are
beaten on every one of these items ana
well-it's just waste of time, that's ALL"
Mr.. Vests amendment was rejected, 10
to q.
In paragraph S74, tapestry Brussels car
pet. the specific duty was increased from
q to 29c per square yard, with 40 per cent.
ad valorem additional.
Paragraph 375 treble ingram. three ply
and all chain Venetian carpets, and par
agraph 376, wool Dutch, and two ply in
grain carpets were agreed TO as reported.
Mr.. Allison proposed a substitute for
paragraph 1867, providing that carpets of
every description woven whole for rooms
including oriental, Berlin and similar
rugs, shall pay duty of 1Oc per square
foot, and 40 per cent. ad valorem.
This led to an extended debate. Mr..
White and Mr. Vest criticised the rates
as excessive.
Mr.. Allison explained that Oriental rugs
were luxuries, some of them costing &c.,
900. He also fired a shot at the Califor-
mia senator chr. White, by saying that
while the rates might be high, they were
not as high as the duties on oranges and
Zante currants, the products of Califor-
MIA.
Mr. Vest insisted that these rugs were
not luxuries and had become the most
common of floor coverings. motion by
Mr.. Vest to strike out the specific rates
was rejected p to 20.
Mr. Allison secured a new amendment
TO paragraph 81, druggets, etc., striking
out felt carpeting. He also withdrew the
committee changes to paragraph $50 des-
ignating the meaning of the words wool"
With these exception, all the remaining
paragraphs of the wool schedule were
agreed to as reported, and at o'clock the
Senate entered upon the silk schedule.
At the outset Mr.. Vest tested the atti-
tude of the Senate by moving to strike
out the specific rate on thrown silk. The
amendment was disagreed TO without di-
vision, and the consideration of the sched-
ule proceeded rapidly.
There was a hale, however, when the
paragraph on woven silk fabrics was
reached. After Mr.. Allison had perfected
the paragraph in minor particulars, Mr..
Jones spoke In opposition TO the rates.
Mr. Mantle of Montana said that while
he believed in good stiff protective
tariff 70 or 100 per cent If necessary" yet
he entirely sympathized with this oppo-
sition to excessive rates on Chinese and
japanese silks.
The debate was further participated IN
by Senators Platt of Connecticut, White
and Teller.
Mr.. Jones moved a substitute for the
paragraph, scaling down the duties on all
lines of silk fabrics. 1t was rejected
% to 26
Messrs. Mantle. Pettigrew and Teller
voted with the democrats in the affirma-
tive.
Mr.. White moved a proviso that no duty
on silk fabrics shall exceed IS per cent?
rejected-22 to "a.
Mr.. White renewed his motion, making
100 per cent. the limit Of duty on silk fab
rics--rejected, 25 to 2S.
MIR. White then tried 90 limit the duty
TO 200 per cent. Mr.. Mantle appealed to
his protection friend to accept the pro.
viso, but Mr.. Plat declined, saying II
was a move to embarrass the whole bill.
Mr.. Allison declined, saying the asser-
ton that the rates reached 200 per cent.
were merely repetition of the unfounded
assertions on other schedules.
Mr.. Morgan. Of Alabama. declared that
the tariff bill marked the entry OF the
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