Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22
DULL DAY IN BOTH HOUSES
Formal Reading of the Tariff
Conference
CONCLUDED IN THE SENATE
Vest Grows Sarcastic in Derdng the Grand
Old Party
FOR TAXING THE BACK TRACK
In Excluding Paintings, Statuary and Sci
entific Books From the Free I,ist-Mo-
nopoles Catch It Again-Noth-
ing Done in the House.

Washington. July 2f.-The senate con-
cluded the formal reading OF the Gariff
conference report today. The debate was
spiri less in th main.
usarly in tha day Mr.. Jones, democrat,
of Arkansas. made contest against the
conference report in that it exceeded it's
authority IN amending the paragraph re-
lating to pointing paper as to place a
re alfatory 0uy against the countries
paying an export bounty on wood pulp
His point cj order was debated at much
length ana finally overruled by the vice
president
This remaved .he only obstacle thus far
Iencountc' I'd by the report. The reci-
procity aereen@m AMI the abandonment
of the stamp tax on bonds and stocks
developed much criticism. When the
amendment re tting "a hid was reached
Mr. Allen ~ Nebraska, asked why the
conference had provided drawback or
duty on leather exported, made from inn
ported hides.
MIR Aldrict explain that the house
had insis,ed ON this proviso and he felt
that The drawback was payable under
the law without reference 10 this provis-
ion. He thought about 100000 to SI5Q,0O0
of revenue would be obtained from the
duty on hides and probably half of this
would be / aid In drawbacks
Mr.. Allen. of Nebraska, spoke against
the bill as II whole and incidentally re-
ferred to the pres Mt coal strike con rast-
ing 1T with the promise of prosperity.
The s',ril<e would be arbitrated and would
end only one way, namely: in favor OF
the coal barous and against the miners
and if the mnsr protested he would be
met by ahe baton of the police and the
Dayonet OF the soldier.
Mr. Teller criticised the hide amend
ment.
He was rerli to by Mr.. Aldrich.
The removal from the free list, of sell
endfic books and periodicals brought out
a sarcastic denunciation from Mr.. Vest.
The der'ded democracy in the Wilson
law had placed paintings, statuary and
scientific h-nks upon the free list, thus
admitting into this country the best of
art and science
Now the o. p, the party of culture
refinement and progress, took the back
ward tack ard attempted to exclude these
articles
The reciplocity amendment caused
some co nnent Mr.. Teller asked why it
had been restricted to two years in max
ing reciprocity treaties.
Mr. Allison replied that it was. desired
to have our ccmmercial relations detin-
itey established within reasonable
time. " Was believed this could be es-
tablished Within tive years
Mr. Teller said he thought it was done
because of inistrust of the next president.
Congress had the power to raise or low
er dutes without waiting to approve
treaty and he declared that this provi-
SION would cause elftic.sm as to the ment-
al ability Of The congress enacting it.
Mr. Allison explained that congress
had no means of negotiating with for
eign government SO that a treaty was
esseE tial before any satisfactory form of
reciprocity could be established,
The agreement cutting out the senate
provision for q stamp tax on the sales
of stocks ana bonds also aroused discus
sion.
Mr. Allison said an internal revenues
tax could not be levied on a particular
class. while The serate provision espe-
cially excepted bonds of building and
loan associations, which was considered
sufficient objection.
Mr. Allen said this was a concession
to the money power. ~
Mr. Allen said that there were many
reasons h. hind the one assigned for the
abandonment of the bond and stock tax.
The principal one was the favortism
showed to capital, Another influence was
the sugar trust which had been instru-
mental in having the bond tax aban-
doned as II would affect the tremend-
Gus stock transfers of the company.
The formal reading of the conference
report was completed at $50 O'Clock and
the senate al once went into executive
session ard adjourned soon after.
HOUSE, 4l3s
When tie house met today Mr.. Evans
republican,, OF Pennsylvania, from The
commit On ways and means, reported
a joint resolution requesting the presi-
tiena to make such Investigations as
will elicit all the facts in reference TO the
restrictions on .he sale of Ame rican to-
nacco in foreign countries and what IS
known as the Reggie government com
tracts 1t ais authorizes the president
to enter into negotiations with he gov
ernments Of those countries with the
view of OH aiming a modification or re-
moval of these restrictions =
The resolution was considered and NJ.
McChrdy democrat, of kentucky, eN-
planed the necessity of ii and said that
the great surplus. of tobacco waspraiseH
in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Nir-
ginia which must find foreign market.
England and Germany were the only
countries to which tobacco could BE-
shipped; to any other country it could pot
b. shipped except through the govern
mente. -
Mr.. Swanson, democrat, of Virginia
supported the resolution and pointed out
the difficulty which the American growers
encountered in selling their product
abroad.
The resou ion was passed.
Mr. Perkins, republicans, of Iowa, called
up a resolution for printing 260o COO copies
of the house digest. This served as an op-
porturity for Mr.. Simpson, populist. Of
Kansas, to erticise the house proceedure
in the mid of which Mr. Dingley moved
an adjournment.
Mr. Bailey secured a roll call on the
motion. The motion was carried 153 to
ia and th'a house adjourned until tomor-
row.
VOTE MAY BE TAKEN FRIDAY !
When the senate adjourned friday the
understanding was that the final vote
would be taken on the conierer!se report
of the tariff bill not later than Friday,