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shich arc to be in mol case loss than so nor cent,

which arc to be in no case less than so per cent.
tors Mantle, Pettigrew, and Teller voted with
the Democrats.
Mr.. White moved to add to tho words e" in no
case shall any Of the foregoing fabrics in this
cent nd valorem' the words "or IA greater rate
than 60" When that was voted down he raised
the limit to IS, and when that was also voted
down. % to24, he again raised the limit to 100
per cent: This was rejected. % to %, and then
Mr.. Mantle said that in the h 1ishPt Of the indea-
nlteness OF the paragraph his protection friends
ought certainly be willing to accept Mr.. Whites
Mr.. Plat OF Connecticut expressed the opinion
that these movements were simply designed to
willing to have accepted Mr., Whites first
Mr.. Allison said that if he believed the rates
proposed were anything nearly as high as had
S Sseb F fBs smend me Woul fb naso w s9@G n sy' Tas.oH'
however. why the proposed limitation should be
applied TO the silk schedule and not to other
Mr.. Morgan appealed to the Senate not to
make an enemy OF Japan by refusing TO limit the
200 per cent. Japan. he said. looked to tho
United States as her foster mother in trade and
commerce. The Senate ought to have q care
United States had other possible trouble with
her. Her trade was a matter OF great impor,
built at San Francisco at n cost OF about IS ,0OO,-
600.
VII. w 1llC . ldo "hb utlthbtu-
yeas %, nays 2s-andthep paragraph as amended
was agreed to.
The notifications OF the paragraph made the
rates on silk dyed in the thread: other than
black, s.. so per pound instead of 81. II weigh
ing more than one-third of AN ounce per square
printed in the piece. $3.50 Instead OF is per
pound; and il weighing not more than one.
third of an ounce per square yard. $3.50 instead
OF 30 u pound.
The other paragraphs in the silk schedule
were disposed of without any contention.
Schedule +, relating 10 tobacco and its manu-
features, was then taken up. The committees
amendment to paragraph 30 was modified 30
as to read:
or packed with more than - per cent OF Wrapper to-
baHco and all leaf tobacco. the product OF two or
packed together; IL unstemmed. sI.75 per pound; II
steamed, 32.25 per pound.
The figures in the original amendment were
8 pcr cent, $l,50 and $l.25.,
American Democrat, is n lost art, tho result of
enormous duties on tobacco and cigars" said
Mr.. Mills. in beginning. his speech against tho
paragraph, In closing his speech he moved to
bacco of all kinds. 80 pcr cent. ad valorcm.".
If tho rates were reduced, no said, the inn
poTtation of cigars would be increased, and we
would get more revenue and better cigars"
The motion WAS rejected.
Paragraphs 30 and I'll were agreed to. Par
agraph 212 was amended by making the rate
nfty.iive cents pcr pound INSTEAD Of sixty.ive
in tho House bill and forty in the committee
amepdmentb.
The duty on snuff t2l3D was fixed at So cents
pa the committee proviso putting a duty OF VI
n pound on cigarettes was stricken out, ana the
duty on cigars and cigarettes was nSed NJ ~,
instead Of VI. so per pound. and % per cent. ad
This closed the tobacco schedule. and the Sen.
ate, after an executive session. adjourned.