The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-20
|IaTI0N BAGGlNG is FREE,
.,,,,,s Mere Defeated on Four
'''T Important Schedules
uoOR MA1llNGS MOI TO BE TAXED
. ueuublicans and Three silver
.,,,ons voted with the Dcm-
.u on the Amendments.

~..,,oc,on. June l9.-Today was rem
noteworthy in the senate by the de-
,bo finance committee on four iin-
'..,nt paragraphs in the fax hemp and
9. ,chedules of the tariff bill These were
= paragraphs relating to iloor mating.
=. ,,,o fabrics, burlaps and cotton bag
:, The democrats were enabled to carry
~, point against these paragraphs by
.,,s,ance OF the silver republicans and
.,,,... and by the help of Carter and
a.,.hrOugh, straight republicans, on the
,.rsr.ph relating 10 mating 1t was tho
s. rote during the consideration of the
M IN which any republican had broken
nav from the party and naturally oe-
r,oped some comment.
!, the senate today the flax schedule OF
4. tariff bill was taken up with little de-
- the pending question being on MIR.
,N.on's motion to amend paragraph S27,
Eating TO thread, Irvine, etc, made OF
' or hemp or ramie. by substituting for
A, sepate rate the rate of II cents per
,npa and II cents addition for each lea
+ excess OF 5.
Nj. Vest of Missouri and Mr. Jones OF
ltupsas contested the proposed change.
lille Mr.. Allison cuntendcd that they were
essntal as compensatory duty for the
ntsased rates on the raw material al
aidy provided.
Nj. Allisons amendment was agreed to-
| s@ ls-Mr. McEnery voting with the re-
shllcans,
W. Allison moved to increase the rates
paragraph S2S, relating to yarns. max
:, the rate I cents instead of cents d
pad Oh single yarns in gray, not finer
jan eight lea in rumber. as proposed in
D. original finance committee amendment,
Il! 20 per cent ad valorem instead of 40
" cent on single yarns finer than eight
IL not finer than eight lea In number.
Nr Gray called for an explanation of the
Ercase. He said 1t would not do fur the
.fghlicans t, sit still without saying a
y-i, simply because they had the neces-
Ky majority.
VI. Sewall OF New Jersey said the in
rne had been decided upon to compen-
ne for the increase in the rate OF the
Nv material demanded by the western
Eple"
Very we'll" said Mr.. Gray, that is
.xs light than we have heretofore had
Fsp on"
That's enough INTERCEPTED two or
e~ republican senators.
w. Allison complained that II the Della
nv senator had not received the neces-
| ~ Information IL was because he had
listened 10 what was said The colo
" continued, bringing ont the infolma-
q that the manufacture OF fax yarns
not been profitable In recent years
Allison said 1t was the purpose Of
ssommittee so TO adjust rates as not
srow American laborers out OF employ
#la
Gray made IN argument for free raw
Asial, the necessity for which. he said,
- Illustrated by the action of the I'm
~ committee IN this case of linen thread.
DIVISION "'"'''
The committee Amendments to flax gill
ietilng were agreed TO.
n,. vast took exception 10 the increase
~ lio0f mattinss, saying the duties "a pro-
f syse0 would range from 40 per cent to l0b.
.aeleas 'hey had heretofore been free. He
-Seo 10 STRIKE out the entire section
M Fettigrew said the committee amend
..nIs We're evidently aimed at the Japan
sg.'lihs' which could not be produced here.
az supported Mr., Vests amendments. as
= ~ , aessrs. Jones OF Arkansas and White
4 California.
~. ~. Jones OF Arkansas read letters to
. .-.s no Minnesota flax had been manufac-
nc, ,.e N Belfast, and saying that the flax
'Se'H was of poor quality.
w w, roll call the senate adopted MIR.
s amendment striking out paragraph
w., m regard to floor mattinFs, the vote
ss.auihg % TO 20. Messrs Carter aud
ss.sproush tstraight rcpublicansl. Mantle.
, ,'.. and Teller (silver republicans)
nv. W win the democrats on this motion.
i, .as result created a slight stir in tho
,.a.. as 1t was the first substantial
rr \. or the opposition to the tariff bill.
Site, =. erect is TO restore floor mattings man
sa..d IRON straw and o-her vegetable
4. "ss TO the free list. These include
:, sapahese, Chinese and Indian mattInGs.
.ne paragraph relating to oil cloths for