The times., 1897-06-19
A Two-Line Paragraph Proyokes
Four Hours Of Oratory.
HOUSE RATES RESTORED
The senate Committee Ahandons
the Effort TO Lower the Duty,
Rut Eyen This Does not Satisfy
Some Of the Western Men ana
They Try to Get More.

tacrease the House rates. The Senate
committee reduced the House rates, out
Yesterday restored them. Even this was
not satisfactory to some OF the western
senators, but their effort was made IA VAN.
The debate over the two-line paragraph ON
dressed flax lasted for four hours "hen
MIR. Allison withdrew the Senate amend
meats, he and his associates were twitteu
by Messrs Vest and Jones for permitting
the high rates in the House bill To stand
after crfticising those rates as they had-
MIR. Davis of Minnesota made his nrst re-
marksoa the tariff subject. waea he Ii.aaean
aupeal for the higher protection on flax.
Mr. Pettigrew star ted in on long speech
on the flax question, by tie stateinenttt ttas
the 5 cents pea pound provided IA the House
bill was far too low even
Mr Bacon stirred up Mr. Vest by critl-
cising him for not moving TO put agri-
cult lrai supplements, iron ore and severai
other items on the free list, instead OF on
the dutiable list at the rates of the present
law.
MI Vest hotly replied that he could see
the happy CLEAN in the eyes or tie Re-
publieans over this unnecessary and un-
timely washing of Democratic dirty linen
among the nlembars of tina party Although
his own State produced more iron ore than
any other State, he would gladly put all
tbs. items named on the free list, and had
repeatedly assured the people OF Missouri
of that fact, but he had not so moved be
cause he knew four or five Democrats, of
whom Mr. Bacon was one, who would help
oh
Nj. Bacon said he would defeat any
tariff bill at this session if he had the
power, but If one is TO be passed it should
not contain any compensatory duties for
any sec. ion of the country.
After an exhibition OF considerable DIT
tcrness upon the part of both Senators, Mr.
Bacon took back all he had said against
Mr V est OF his actions, and styled him ona
of the ablest men in the highest leg1sia
tive body. Mr. Vest bowed his forgiveness
and the unpleasantness was at an end
Mr.. Hawley read from the Democratic
platform Of 1884 and 1883 on the tariff
question, and said that Thomas jefferson
was a good protecionist as well as an ami
slavery man.
Mr.. Chandler called upon the Demo
cratic Senators who had been voting
with the Republicans on certain articles
TO tell where they stood on the general
principle of tariff legislation and why
they differ from their Democratic bretil-
rem.
This was the opportunity Mr. Tillman
had been waiting for, and he made an eN'
ceedingly vigorous speech OF five min
utes, in which he arraigned both Demo
e :rats and Republicans in his InCst original
and enthusiastic manner. Washing 1irty
Democratic linen is nothing new for me,
for / nave been doing ii for some years" ="
he said.
Mr. Tillman said he was not in favor
OF protection except for the least pos
sible revenue necessary and to afford
a diversity of Industries, an d never where
il discririnates against the agricultural
and laboring classes of the country.
'sIf'' said he, I'VE must have a hll
filled full OF infamy, as now seems as
sured, think South Carolina should have
as much benefit from it as she can get
If anybody wants to know where / stand
j think they understand it now. ! claim
20 he as good a Democrat as ever walked
In shoe leather
Mr.. Jones closed the debate on the propo-
Democrats could do was 10 content them
selves with an expression Of their oppo
sdtion TO the outrageous rates, and then
leave the result for the people to consider
Mr. Jones motion TO amend SO as to make
the rate on hacked flax 1 l2 cents pei
pound was then lost, yeas "a, nays 81
The rate was then agreed to at 3 cents
per pound as in the House bill MI Petit
grew then tried to increase the rate TO
cents, but failed, and thus closed de-
bate of nearly four hours on a two-lint
paragraph.
Mr.. Allison modified the paragraph OF
tow of flax by making the rate $50 pei
ton.
One or two other committee amend
nents To the catIe, cordage and threa'
paragraphs were somewhat modified and
then agreed to.
At this point, Mr. Morgan offered q
motion providing that a tax of 10 pei
cent ad yalorem shall be levied and col
iectel on every article included in tire free
list of the bill excepting thirty-six items
which, he said, were absolute necessities
of life.
MT Morgan spoke in favor of his mo
ton, and occupied the time until the
close of the session He said if the mo-
tion were adopted the country would
soon have money to burn, as the boys
say, while nobody would be wronged ol
injured by the tax thus imposed He had
never known child of twelve years
TO have such implicit confidence In its
mother as the Republican members ot
the Senate have in their able and wise
leader, the Senator from Iowa, whose
slightest wish they all support by theil
votes according to their caucus dicta
tion. Should he give the word, this
necessary amendment would be promptly
Incorporated into the bill.
The one feature OF the bill that he liked
Mr.. Morgan said, is the fact that 1t rcakes
no provision for the repeal of the income
tax section of the present law. BE was
gladthat provision was not to be repealed, ,fol
some eyidentiy think that at some time, il
not for hundred years to come, the su.
prerne Court may be so changed that il
would see fit TO revise its former decision, and
declare the law constitutional If in the
providence OF God that was ever done, the
revenue OF the country would be so grea
that the tax could be taken off from beer
whisky, sugar, salt, and many other muci
uecu di HCles ltldl are HON OdAc'l 80 hclNHg y
Mr.. Morgan also again scored the Hous,
severely for its unconstitutional semi
weekly adjournment policy.
He then Withdrew his amendment 70
the time being, and win offer it again
when the free list of the bill is reached
Sir. Mantle offereda long proposedamend
Jaent TO the wool schedule, and Mr.. Nelson
another antitrust amendment.
The Senate at 8 O'Clock went into ex
scutiye session, and ten minutes later ad