Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-17
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replied Vest, every public man has
some time to take hold Of live wire
and cannot let 60 My friend from
Maine with a strong disposition 10
piscatorial exercises Is compelled to
stay here to wrcstle with financial and
economic questions
Vest spoke OF the drink of our child
hood and said Noah had never Joined
the sons Of temperance.
1T would have been better If he had"
Platt Of Connecticut suggested.
But ne did moi join them" insisted
Vest.
The speech was one Of those sponta-
neous bursts with which Vest at times
enlivens dull debate and was greatly
enjoyed. Tae amendment Of Vest was
disagreed to, yeas, q: nays. 2s
In the paragraph ON eggs, not other
wise provided for. Vest moved to re-
duce the rate from cents to 3 cents
per dozen; rejected.
The next paragraph was changed, on
| motion of Allison to read eggs, yolk
| of 25 per cent. ad valorem. albumen,
| eggs or dried blood cents per pound
dried blood when soluble, X cent per
pound.
| In the paragraph on hay, Allison
| withdrew the committee amendment,
leaving the House rate Of "a per ton.
Jones moved to reduce the rate Of s2
per ton, disagreed 10, yeas %. nays 2S.
on honey, Vest moved to reduce the
rate from 20 cents per gallon to 10
cents; disagreed 70.
ON hops, Jones. Ark. moved TO re-
duce the committee rate from II to .
cents per pound. Vest submitted
memorial from New York and st. Louis
brewers. urging that the rate be placed
n; cents.
Jones' amendment was disagreed to:
Yeas. %: nays. 2s. The committee rate
OF II cents per pound was then agr, ed
to.
Allison offered an additional claim 10
the hop paragraph which was agreed
TO as follows: Hop extract and
Lupulin. 80 per cent. ad valoresn." On
onions. Vest moved TO reduce the rate
from 20 to 20 cents per bushel. He said
the Bermuda onion came here in the
winter months and did not come into
competition with our crop Of onions
Rejected on motion of Allison. the
House provision on garlic was restored
ard the rafe changed TO :. cents per
pound. on peas. Allison proposed a
committee modification. making tile
rate on peas. green In bulk. etc. 30
O. n.s per bushel; dried peas 90 cents,
split peas 40 cents; agreed to. Vest
moved to place green peas ON the free
list: rejected
Allison offered a new paragraph,
covering flowers as follows: Orchids
III oslns. chrotons. azalias. 80 per cent.
ad valorem; tulips, hyacinths, narcis-
sus. jonquils. lilies. lilies Of the valley
ard all bulb ad bulbous roots used for
growing flowers. 30 per cent. ad va
loren; natural flowers, preserved or
fl esh for decorative purposes, 80 per
cent. ad valorem.
This caused lively contest. Il am
bound to say this is an outrage" de-
cl1red Vest. That we should place
tax on the flowers brought into our
hamcs and TO adorn our dead is an OUT
rage. 1t is simply designed 10 allow
til ese nurserymen TO raise their prices"
He went on to state in a humorous
vein the high prices of roses from -
cents to 81 each. He had recently
>aped from a flower store before be-
ing charged 25 cents for smelling a
rose.
What will our Republican friends
tax next" asked Vest. "Will it be the
ar we breathe? VIII they be taxing
the atmosphere and taxing the oxygen
aud hydrogen and nitrogen because
they are raw materials" UaughterD
Allison briefly answered that orchids
were hardly a flower 10 be found in the
home We D0iritsl thai
the law of 1894 included a number of
these flowers and this was merely a
bcardening OF the law.
How about the daisy? asked Gray,
Del.
We have not included that" answered
Allison.
Il crime for our people to beautify and
decorate their hCmes and bring a little
briehteness into them. He moved TO
strike out the clause beginning tulips.
hyacinths. etc.; rejected, 25 to 3S ALI
sons new paragraph was then agreed to.
On stocks. seedlings, etc, Allison for
the committee, proposed several changes |
making the rate on stocks. cuttings etc.
OF mNrobolan plum or mahaleo or aZzard |
cherry. 50 cents and Is per cent. ad val
orem per 1000 plants; stock. etc, of pear.
apple. ounce, or ST. Julien plum 81 and |
Ii per cent. ad valorem per 1900 plants |
rose plants 2i2 cents each.
AT this point Pottus. Ala. gave notice |
OF an amendment to the sugar schedule |
making unlawful the Importation of su
gar by any trust or combination formed |
in restraint of trade or TO increase the |
price of sugar. The amendment provides |
that such sugar when imported shall be |
forfeited to the government and that |
the attorney general shall take steps TO |
enforce this forfeiture.
The debate then proceeded on the para |
graph as to nursery stock. Vest declared |
that the nurserymen Were now proposing
to say what kind of cherries and small /
fruits the people We're to grow. II was.
he asserted. protection run to madness.
particular cherry tree was picked out /
and an enormous duty put on it. Ii Eve /
had found cherries instead of apples in
the garden of Eden. Vest said he would |
not have blamed her for taking a bite
Vest moved to strike out the entire para
graph; disagreed to. The paragrap ph
with the proposed changes, was then
agreed to.
on potatoes. Allison withdrew the COM
mittee amendment of 20 cents per bushel |
leaving the House rate of p cents per
bushel. Jones. Ark. moved to reduce the
rate to 10 cents per bushel. Jones amend
ment was rejected and the paragraph as
changed by Allison was agreed to.
On seeds. Hawley, CT, said he would
address a few affectionate remarks to the
finance committee against the committee
change reducing the House rate on seeds
not specially provided for from 10 to %
per cent. ad valorem. Lindsay Ky,
pointed out that Blue grass seed was on
the free list, that New England ought