The times., 1897-06-18
DRY GOODS IN THE SENATE.
senator Jenes Makes a Display of
Feminine Apparel.

| tbf iIOm hTkaHSdS ibuttu tO tut
humor, and the caustic and nereurial
Senator from South Carolina furnished
| the Other half of tie acceptable pabulun
Senator Jones of Arkansas had before
him, in on, and around lis desk, a be
wfldering array OF spring goods" as
| they We're correctly described IA tie gal
| Ielies. In the bizarre collection were
long stockings, short stockings, oorsets,
oyerwear and underwear, lingerie, frn-
| geiie, things PLAN and things with ruffles
! CONSPICUOUS on his Gesk weie Iasteboard
| boxes in various colors for gloves and
things, all Of Which belonged TO schedule
| /. or cotton manufactures. Mr.. Jones
r.;tde a mastery argument in favor OF
| putting all OF these til ngs at a reasonable
duty, while Mr. Vest followed with a
| short but feeling argument in favor Of
mankind, with special reference to free
| tor as free az, rossihlej susrenders. Mr..
| TiiIman also, ty induction, argued for
| plenty Of suspeudefs for the Republican
| party, which, he sad, would do the rest
| Of the suicide act by 1900
Mr.. Tiliman characterized the tariff
| on botii sides OF the chamber as grab
| aud a steal, and bciabofed both parties
| that each party cited the other as d
| precedent in the business OF grabbing
| and stealing.
The Democrats failed to secure any
reduction on meat extracts. The slight
reduction on brandies and cordiais in
the Senate amendments compared with
those OF the Dingley bin We're agreed to.
The tax on " Inc was reduced from so
To w M II
pleasing to tie Pacific Coast interests
Mr.. Jones failed to get the duty on ginger
ale, ginger beer, etc, reduced from Is
cents to cents.
The cotton manufactures schedule was
next taken up. Senators Mills, Jones, AMI
Vest attacked the Senate amendments
vigorously, but III vain, every one of the
Senate amendments going through.
A very remarkable incident Of the pas
sage OF the cotton schedule was that the
Democrats who voted to put go per cent
ad valorem tax ON raw cotton voted
against 10 per cent compensatory duty
to the manufacturers Mr.. Jones, uf
Arkansas, intimated that this kind OF
consistency made the other Democrats
very tired, IL not disguSted.
air NeL.urin made his first speech ~
any ifUSsi HI tilt sociidbE tttaf diid " GO
heard with great attention. evidently i'm
pressing the Senate favorably. He d,-nied
that he was protectionist. but was merely
standing for equal advantages TO North
and South. He had not deserted the
Democracy. He denounced free raw ma
teriaI as a doctrine of the Democratic
party; which tenet, he said, was not
declared until by bill introduced in Con
III.
TIE Democratic platform OF 1884 first
contained a support OF the doctrine OF free
raw material An effort was made TO
indorse it again In 1888, and IN 1895
it was repudiated entirely by the Demo
cratic party. The dogma or free raw ma
terial came and went with Grover Cleve
land
Mir McLauriu proceeded to advocate the
adoption OF free coinage OF silver; the
abOiishuent OF the internal revenue sys
TEN. and the adoption OF the good, old
fashioned doctrine of tariff for revenue
only. This, with a proper income tax, he
proposed "a remedy for hard times.
An amendment proposed by Senator
Jones, for a retention of the Wilson rates
on cotton Oh read and carded yarn, was
lost-ayes, 20; noes, 80.
The paragraph relating to Gotten thread
was adopted as reported By the Senate
commt ttee.
An Intellectual effort was made by Mr.
Jones to replace the WILSON rate for the
Dingley duty on handkerhiefs or mufflers
composed of cotton; also, to strike out
the paragraph Oh figured cotton cloth
Senator Vest moved to make 40 per cent
ad vaIorem the rate on plushes, vefveteen,
etc, instead Of 8 cents per square yard
and % Per cent al yalorem Lost.
Afr. Jones moved to amend paragraph
3I3, providing 80 per cent ad TaloTem on
curtains, tsble-covers, etc, by ma king u. e
tax 40 per cent Lost on viva yoce
vote
Senator Vest moved to insert 90 per cent |
ad valore1n instead of the high specific |
rates on stockings, half hose, etc. Mr.. !
Vest showed that under the proposed rates |
the high duties were on the lower grades |
of goods Lost on viva voce vote.
Mr. Vest made similar motion in rela- |
tion to the specific duties on shirts, draw
ers, tights, corset covers, sweaters and all |
underwear Of every description, etc. He |
also showed that the specific duties dis |
crlminated against the cheaper goods
Mr. Jones moved to substitute the Wilson |
bill rates Tor the paragraphs relating to |
stockings. shirts, drawers, corset covers |
and all manner of underwear
Mr. Jones said that he had samples of |
all these things on his desk, but he would /
not exhibit them in the Senate, as they |
wouldn't make any impression on any |
body Several Senators smiled and there |
were distinct bushes in several galleries /
Senator Gray and Senator Mills, however, |
did examine certain specimens of black
stockings, as did Senator Hoar and Senator
Burrows Mr.. Burrows, in fact, sat down |
by Mr.. Jones and the samples and looked
at the things which Mr.. Jones said so dog |
matically would not interest anybody In |
the Senate The conference between Mr..
jones and Mr. Burrows continued for some
time.
The Jones amendment for cheap stock.
ines, etc, WAS defeated: Republicans 81,
Democrats %.
The Democrats also moved to strike
out the proposed duties on suspenders,
braces, etc, and substitute 45 per cent
ad vaIorem. Lost
Mr.. Allison, toward the close of the de- |
bate on cotton duties, moved to increase |
the duty 10 per cent on all cotton goods
made of cotton yarns finer than No. 10.
Mr.. Gray and Mr.. Vest jumped On |
this amendment and demonstrate that this |
was pure and simple q compensatory |
duty to the manufacturers by reason of |
the cotton tax recently put on by the |
Republican and few Democratic Senators |
Mr.. Gray asked Mr.. Vest if he knew of |
any case where the other side had ade |
a compensatory duty to the consumer
Mr. yest-I do not know of auy such |