Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26
SILK WOOL AND TOBACCO. Were the Schedules Disposed
 of in the Senate. AND THE BILL COMPLETED Will Be Gone Over the Second Time to Patch Up Flaws and Broken Places Only
 One Close Vote Noted.

ddy COIEpleleQ lIe WOOi SCI6dulS, llC Ciih schedule and the tobacco schedule Of the tariff bill, and with this accomplish d the tariff leaders had the satisfaction of knowing that all the schedules of the bill and the free lss had been gone over ones. There now remains only to go through the bill second time, passing on the items passed over. These are very nu- merous and important including hides, gloves, coal tea and beer. After tha [ the internal revenue fea lures of the bill will be all that remains. Progress was rapid today, although every paragraph relating to carpets was stubbornly con- tested. The considerable of he silk schedule led to a strong contest against the proposed duties on silk fabrics, sen ators Teller and Mantle joining with the democrats in opposition The paragraph was passsd by the slender majority Of two.
 The tobacco schedule went through with little friction after the committee had advanced the duty slightly on wrap per and leaf tobacco.
 The resolution of lMr. Hale, of Maine, relative to restricting the privileges or ex-eenators on the floor of the senate to those not interested in legislation and claims, was referred without comment to the committee on rules.
 The consdera tion of the wool sch dule was resumed at paragraph 370. relaxing to Arbusson, Administer, Moquette and chenille carpets, the committee rate bs- ing 621s cents per yard and 40 per cent, ad valorem. Paragraph 371, SaXony, Wilton and Tournay velvet carpets, was agreed to with an increase in the specific duty from 60 to 62 cents, ad valorem be- ing left at 40 per cent. On Brussels car- pets figured or plain, the specific duty was increased from 40 to fl cents per square yard, with 40 per cent ad valorem in addition.
 In paragraph 373, velvets, tapestry and velvet carpets, the specific duty was in- creased from 40 to 50 cents per square yard, with 40 per cent. ad valorem in ad- diton. -1s
 MT. Vest moved to strike out the specific rate. This drew brief but em- phatfc protest from MT. Tillman, much as he disliked to disagree with the distin- guished democ. atic leader. he said. But" he continued, Cit is perfectly clear that we are beaten on every one of these items, and. well, it's waste of time, That's all." T5ic
 Mr. Vests amendment was defeated.
 In paragraph 374, Brussels carpets, the specific duty was increased from S2 to S9c per square yard, with 40 per cent. ad valorum additional. Paragraph 375, tre- ble ingfain and Venetian carpets, and paragraph 376 wool duties and two-piy ingrain carpets. were agreed to as re- ported. -7tsf
 Ar. Allison proposed substitute for paragraph 376h 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 extended debate.
 MT White and MT. Vest criticised the rates as excessive.
 Mr. Allison explained that oriental rugs were luxuries some of them costing $10,- GOO. He also fired a shot at the Califor- mia senator (White) by saying that what ever the rates might be they were not as high as the duties. on oranges and curl rants the products of California. s
 Mir Vest insisted that these rugs were not luxuries and had become the most common of floor coverings. A motion by Mr. Vest to strike out the specific rates was rejected 22 to 29.
 Mr. Allison secured new amendment to paragraph 377 druggets, etc, striking out felt carpeting. He also withdrew the committee changes to paragraph 3s0 de- scribing the meaning of the word wool T With these exceptions all remaining par agraphs of the wool schedules were agreed to. and at o'clock the senate en- tered upon the silk schedule.
 At the outset MT. Vest tested the feel ing of the seate by moving to strike out the specific rate on thrown silk. The amendment was disagreed to without division and the discussion of the sched- ule proceeded rapidly. There was halt, however, when the paragraph on woven silk fabrics was reached. tf
 MT. Jones spoke in opposition to the rates.
 Mir Mantle, of Montana, said that while he believed in good, stiff protective tariff 75 or 100 per cent if necessary yet he entirely sympathized with this opposition to excessive rates on Chinese and Japanese silks. The debate was fur ther participated in by Senators Platt of Connecticut; White and Turner, Of Wash-e ington.
 MT. Jones moved a substitute for the paragraph scaling down the duties on all lines of silk fabrics; rejected, 2S to 26
 Messrs. Mantle, Pettigrew and Teller voted with the democrats in the afiirma- tive.
 MT. White moved a provso that no du- ty on silk fabrics shall exceed 10 per cent; rejected, 22 to A.
 Mr White renewed his motion, making 100 Der cent. the limit of duty on SILK fabrics Rejected-25 to 2S
 Mir. White then tried to limit the duty to 200 per cent.
 Mir Mantle appealed to his "protec ion friends" to accept the proviso but MT. Piatt declined, saying it was move to embarrass the whole bin.
 MT. Allison declined, saying that the assertion thai the rates rsached 1o0 per cent was merely repetition or the un- founded asSer ions on the other schedules.
 Mir Morgan, of Ala bama, declared hat the tariff bill marked the entry of the United Stases upon fierce and relentless commercial warfare With the rest or Nhe world He regretted it particularly as to Japan, just as she was joining the other commercial nations. We should not out rage the sense of fairnes of the Japa nese3 nation when she was manifesting her freindship by building her warships In American yards and showing every evil dence of cordiality,
 MT Morgan referred, incidentally, to- Japan's protes. against the annexation of Hawaii to the United States, on which !. rt,f vota laa.H no possible ground for complaint. 1t was unfortunate at this particular time to have this nation feel the ferocity of the tariff bill, although, Mir. Morgan declared, there was not a nation from Mexico 10 Turkey which did not know that the United States was able to enter upon a. war against the commerce of the world.
 MT. Whites amendment limiting the duties to 200 per cent was rejected--2s to 2S
 The tobacco schedule was next taken