Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-17
GETTING ALONG RAPIDLY. Tariff Bill Disposed ofat a Great
 Rate. THIRTEEN PAGES CLEARED Allison and Vest Seem to Be Doing All the ChampoHing, the Former Holding at
 All Times the Winning Card.

rapid WOrk on the tEbr1H DlHl today. Inefe was no long speeches and the debate was of a snappy chara cter, which was at times enlivened, but did not detract firm the work of the bill. Thirteen pages was disposed of, carry the senate through the agricultural schedule and up to schedule c, relating to spirits, wines, etc. During the day the para graphs on dairy pro ducts, faam products, fish, fruits and nuts, meat products and miscellaneous agricultural products were acted on. The finance committee proposed many changes in the main advancing rats somewhat over those heret ofore reported. The commAttes was sustained on every Vote although a contest was made on al- most every paragraph. MI. Vests no tion to restore salt to the free list was re- jectei, ysas A. nays, 31. The important amendment proposing tariff on tea went over on the suggestion Of MT. Allls en, who expressed the hope that this duty on tea might be disps nsed with.
 The first contention cf the day was over condensed milk. MT. Jones moved ito make the rate 20 per cent ad valorem, which was lost MT. Vest moved to put cabbage on the free list lost. When cider was reached Mir. Vest said he "dTew the line at cider" after three weeks of arduous labor the democrats had sue ceeded in only one instance in securing a slight reduction, and he appealed to New England to come to the rescue of cider, ''the liquor of our boyhood: the beverage which cheers, but rot inetrlat- ing, which sparkless in every New Eng land festival and in the west and in the south wherever the apple is rais;d and 'used." If there was a temperance man on the republican side of the chamber to him Mir. Vest appealed. He had been in Europe and had seen there that the use of light wines, beer and cider was the right road to temperance. and fle was sorry he was not there now instead of struggling hopslessly with the tariff
 Give up the struggle" suggested MT. Frye, amid laughter
 In the paragraph on eggs, not other wise provided for MT. Vest moved to re- duce the rate from 5c to 3c per dozen; rejected.
 The next paragraph was changed, on motion of MT. Allison, to read: Eggs yolk, 20 per cent, ad valorem; albumen egg or dry blood, Be per pound; dry blood when soluble. 31Sc per pound In the paragraph on hay MT. Allison withdrew the committee amendment. leaving the house rate of 40 per cent. per ton.
 On honey. MT. Vest moved to reduce the rate from 20 cents per gallon to 10 cents; disagreed to-.
 On hops MT. Jones, of Arkansas, moved to reduce the committee rate from i2 cents to cents per pound MT. Jones said the importation of hops was inf1ri-
 
 rived from the duty. American hops were exported in larger quantities and con trolled the worlds market.
 MT Vest submitted a memorial from New York and St. Louis brewers urging that the rate be placed at 8 cents The memorial suggested that foreign hops were essential to produce certain flavors in beer
 MT. Jones' amendment was disagreed to, yeas p, nays 2s. A9i The committee rate of 12 cents per pound wassthen agreed to. Fpe MT. Allison offered an additional clause to the hop paragraph as follows: Hop extract and lupulin 30 per cent ad valol rem" 1'
 MT. Allison explained that the hop ex-a tract was medicinal preparat ton. The new clause was agreed to. fsi. On onions, MT. Vest moved to reduce the rate from 40 cents to 20 cents per bushel The amendment was rejected. 8
 On motion of MT. Allison the house, provision on garlic was restored and the rate changed to 34 per cent per pound
 On Peas, MT. Allison proposed com- mittee modification. making the rate on peas, green, in bulk. etc., 30 cents per bushel; dried peas, 30 cents; split peas, 40 cents; agreed to.
 MT. Vest moved to place green peas on the free list; rejected.
 MT. Allison offered a new paragraph covering cut flowers, as follows:
 Orchids, dresinas. chotinas, azalias, 30 per cent ad valorem; tulips, hyacinths narcissus, jonquils, lilies, lilies of the valley and all bulbs and bulb roots used for dry flowers. 95 per cent ad valorem; natural flowers, preserved or fresh, for decoration purposes. 30 per cent ad va lorem.''
 This caused lively contest.
 'I am bound to say his is an outrage" declared Mir. Vest that we should place a tax on our flowers brought into our homes and to adorn cur dead. + is sim ply designed to allow the nurserymen to, raise their prices"
 Hs went on to state in humorous vein the high price of roses from 25 cents to S2 each He had recently esca ped from flower store before being charged 25 cents for smelling a rose.
 .'What will you republican friends tax next?" asked MT. Vest 'Will it be the air we brsathe? Will they be taking the atmosphere and taxing the hydrogen, oxygen and nfunogen because they are neeess.ties?''
 MT Allison said there was hardly flower to be found in the poor mans house. He pointed out that the law of 1893 includes a number of these flowers and they were merely broadening the law.
 How about she dafses?' inquired Mr. Gray, of Delaware.
 ''We have not included those in," said MT. Allison.
 Mir Jones, of Arkansas, protested against making it a crime for our people 10 beautify and decorate their homes by bringing flowers into it. He moved to strike out tulips, hyacinths etc.--reject- ed.
 MT. Allisors new paragraph was then agreed to. On stocks seedlings, etc, MT. Allison, of the committee. offered an amendmsnt- h,ssing duties on various plants, stocks etc, of pear, apple, quince, rose plants, eac. lAt this point MT. Pettus, of Alabama, gave lsstice of an amendment to the su- gar scheldu1e, making unlawful the im- portatiorf of sugar by any trust, corpora ton or connbine formed to retsrain com petition and to advance the price of su- gar The amendment provided that su- gar SC imported shall be forfeited to tfe government, and the attorney general shall take steps to enforce this provis- ion.
 The nursery sock shcedule, with com mfttee, a arnendmefrts was agreed to. On potatoes MT. Allison withdrew the