Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-09
DULY UN kAW UUlIUN
Great Product Of the South Listed for
Protection,
TWENTY PER CENT AD VAL0REM IMPOSED
Amendment Goes Through the Senate by
Vote of AZ to 10.
ORIGINATES WITH BACON OF GEORGIA
Democrats Give Voice to Diverse Views
During Debate.
VEST WANTS EVERYTHING ON FREE LIST
First Time in History of LcgisIati ion
in This Country that Duty on
Cotton Has Appeared in
Tnrin Bill.
lEsl WANTS EVERYTHING ON FREE LIST

WASHINGTON, June S.-By the decisive
vote of AZ to 10 the senate today adopted an
amendment to the tariff bill placing raw cot
ton, the great product of the south, on the
dutable list at 20 per cent ad valorem. 1t
is the first time in the history of tariff legis-
lation that u duty ON cotton has been incor-
porated In a bill.
The amendment was proposed by Mr.
Bacon. democrat Of Georgia, on his individual
responsibility, and without the approval Of
the finance committee, which thus far has
been requisite to the success OF every amend
ment except minor one which went through
by default. The amendment led to a spirited
debate, democratic senators expressing wide
difference of views, and at times exchanging
sharp personal criticisms. On the final vote
six democrats voted with the republicans
for the Bacon amendment, while the negative
vote was soidly democratic, with one ex-
ception. The debate took up most of the day
and but little progress was made on the bill.
Early in the day the sugar schedule was
passed over and the agricultural schedule
taken up. The paragraph on cattle went
over but the balance of the agricultural
schedule up to and including paragraph 22S,
was agreed to as reported. all amendments
except that of Mr.. Bacon being rejected
BILL TAKEN UP.
Tho consideration of the tariff bill was
promptly resumed today and Mr. Allison of
Iowa requested that the sugar schedule be
passed over.
Mr.. Vest remarked that 1t was an open
secret that the majority had made modfca-
lions in the sugar schedule and II was inl-
portant that some understanding be had
as to when the notifications would be pre-
sented and when the schedule would be
taken up. This led to a definite statement
from Mr.. Allison. There were no open
secrets that he knew of and he would now
announce that the committee proposed to
modify the schedule by asking the senate
to disagree TO the committee amendments
and insert others which he named. Mr..
Allison stated also that the committee was
rot yet prepared to present a provision relat-
ing to sugar imported from the Hawaiian
islands. Under the circumstances he asked
that the consideration of the sugar schedule
be temporarily passed over and taken up to-
morrow
Mr.. Vest said this would be satisfactory.
He wanted the consideration of the sugar
schedule to proceed tomorrow, as it was 'the
mist troublesome, most scandalous and most
irritating in the whole BILL" and it ought
to be got out Of the way.
Schedule G. relating to agricultural prod
ucts and provisions, was then taken up. Mr..
Jones of ADkansas moved to. strike out the
first five paragraphs relating to live animals,
cattle, hogs, horses. mules and sheep, and
substitute a provision covering all live ami
mails, at 20 per cent ad yaorem. Rejected,
22 to 3S.
The paragraphs relating to live animals
were then agreed to as reported, that on
hogs being amended to Swine"
BARLEY SCHEDULE.
On barley Mr.. Jones of Arkansas moved to
substitute 40 per cent ad valorem for the
rate in the bill 80 cents per bushel.
I'VE now enter upon q series of enormous
In In ahalf Nf tIaaF Fas IA,
Vest, ironically, 'and without violating the
rules OF parliamentary procedure l will say
1t Is a fraud, sham and pretense." He
declared that the idea of protecting the
farmer on barley, wheat, oats, ETC., when
millions of bushels of these products were
being exported, was palpable effort to de-
ceive the agricultural classes. 1t was de-
signed to cajole the farmers by absolutely
spectacular duties" II was a Wholesale sub
terfuge, he asserted, and the republican
party was trying to play on the ignorance
of the farmers by saying: MY dear, bucoic
friend, we, your friends, will undertake tc
deceive you we did in 1890 in order tc
catch your votes"
GEAR FAVORS THE BILL.
Mr. Gear OF Iowa interposed the point
that the debate was on the barley paragraph
and OH barley the imports from Canada
where there was cheap labor and cheaper
lands, We're over II 900 900 bushels the year
prior to the Mckinley act, and these fell
to 5000 600 bushels after that act Mr.. Gear
said tho farmers OF his state supported this
increased duty on barley and the grand
master of the state grange WEE one OF its
chief advocates
Mr.. Vest turned his attention to the gen.
eral features of the tarj1 debate, reverting
TO the course of some Of his democratic as
soeiates in supporting revenue tariff rates
There was a time once when he, too, was
ignorant enough and foolish enough to sup,
port the idea of revenue duties with in
cidental protection. But he was soon dis.
abused of that idea, as he had found that II
turned the congress of the United States into
convention like that OF monkeys who
while pursuing their deliberations were sud,
denly thrown into a wild scramble when
nuts were thrown into the cage, Mr.. Ves
declared that he would give up his seat i,
the senate rather than vote against free
lumber, free salt or free wool the three
great achievements of the Wilson bill
Mr.. Mantle answered briefly that the bar,
ley duties would be highly beneficial to tn,
barley raisers Of Montana. Minnesota ant
Wisconsin.
vote was taken on Mr. Jones' amend
ncnt and 1t was agreed to. II to "a. Thre,
democrats, McEnery, Rawlins and Tlllman
and three populists, Allen, Butler and Heit
field, voted with the republicans in the mega
tive.
Formal amendments to reduce the rates OF
barleymalt, buckwheat. corn aud maize, corr
meal, offered by Mr.. Vest, were defeated, ant
the original paragraphs adopted. On eacl
OF the votes on these amendments som,
democrats voted with the Republicans. which
led Mr. Vest to remark: "The vote upoy
this side of the chamber seems to be gettin,
smaller and smaller"
Lonesome and right" said Mr.. Bate
COTTON SCHEDULE.
Mr.. bacon, democrat of Georgia, offered al
individual amendment TO be known as para.
graph 225ia placing a duty OF 20 per cent
ad valorem ON raw cotton, Mr.. Bacon said
the omission of this article from the dutia-
bio list wac violation Of the principle OF
tho democratic platform that tarf taxation
shall be so imposed as to discriminate against
no section. The tariff as a whole fell like
dead weight on the producer Of cotton
raising the prices OF all articles essential Il
his use and yet on his article Of protection
on raw cotton, he was left In the iurch
Last year the statistics showed that IS O00 r
o9O pounds Of cotton were imported into H.,