The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-17

making If a crime for our people to beau
t;fv and decorate their homes and bring
a little brightness into them. lie moved
to strike out the clause beginning tulips,
hyacinths. etc" Rejected, 20 to 80.
Mr. Allison's new paragraph was then
agreed to.
| On stalks, seedlings. etc, Mr.. Allison,
| of the committee, proposed several
changes. making the rate on stocks, cut
| tings. etc. of myrobolan plum or mohaleb
or mazzard cherry, 80 and Is per cent nd
valorem per 1000 plants; stocks, etc, of
pear. apple, ounce or st. Julien plum, .
and Is per cent ad valorem per 1000
plants: rose plants, Do cents each.
At this point Mr.. rettus (Aiabama(
gave notice of an amendment 10 the SUI
gar schedule, making unlawful the inn
portat;on of sugar 10y any trust or COM
bination formed in restraint of trade or
to increases the price of sugar. The
amendment provides that such sugar
when imported shall be forfeited to the
government and that the Attorney-Gene~
raj shall take steps to enforce this for
FIXTURE The nursery stock paragraph,
with the proposed changes, was agreed
to.
On potatoes. Mr. Allison withdrew the
committee amendment of 20 cents per
bushel, leaving the House rate of -
cents per hushel.
Straw, $3.50 per ton. was agreed to;
also teazles and vegetables.
This brought the Senate to the fish par
agrphs..
A number of committee amendments
were agreed to.
Fruits and nuts were then taken up.
For the paragraph relating to oranges
lemons, lines. grape fruit and pomelos
the committee had substituted the rate
of one cent per pound for the House
rate of q cent on the fruit and 20 per
cent al yalorem on the boxes, etc. The
parag graph caused some discussion.
Mr.. Jones tArkansas) argued that the
measure Of fruit by weight was unwise
Mr.. McLaurin South Cardinal pre-
scented a statement showing that the
proposed rate would be prohibitoiy on
foreign oranges. lemons, etc.
Mr.. Gray Delaware characterized
this as wanton and cruel tax ON the
poorer people of the country, showing
the devastating effect of protection car
red TO an extreme. These rates he de-
clared, were devised solely for greedy
aud selfish interest. The consumer, IN
Guiding the fever-stricken hospital pa
tent, lad been forgotten. The increase
was more than 40 per cent on the part
of the law and more than 200 per cent
over the Mckinley law.
Mr.. Perkins California; championed
the interests of the citrous fruit growers
of California. He said that the price
of foreign lemons was put up when there
was a serious need of them in the hos
pitfalls. Much of this class of fruit brought
disease and had to be condemned by the
authorities.
Mr.. White california; also supported
the proposed rates differing with his
Democratic associates in their statement
that the duty would be excessive.
The paragraph was then agreed to as
reported
On paragraph 266 orange peel or lemon
peel, preserved, etc, and cocoanut meat,
the committee rate was changed, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Allison, to 21a cents per
pound, the remainder of the paragraph
being agreed to.
Pineapples went over at the request
of Mr. Quay.
On almonds the rates were changed,
on motion of Mr.. Allison, to 3 cents
per pound on unsheled almonds and 6
cents on shelled almonds.
Filberts and walnuts was agreed to
as reported, also peanuts and nuts of
all kinds, not specially provided for.
Meat products were next considered.
The paragraphs as to fresh beef, etc,
prepared meat and dead game were
agreed to.
Poultry was agreed to at 8 cents per
pound on live and five cents ON dressed.
On chicory root, the House provision
was restored and the rate on chicory
root changed to two and half cents per
pound.
Paragraph 2S3, fixing the rate ON salt
in bags at II cents per 100 pound and
in bulk cents per 100, occasioned strong
opposition.
Mr.. Vest said free salt. free lumber,
free wool and the income tax were the
features which reconciled him to the
Wilson bill. Salt was one Of the great
preservatives of nature, like the air and
water, and yet an excessive duty was to
be placed ON it.
Mr.. Vest moved to strike out the en-
tire salt paragraph, with view to plac-
ing salt ON the free list.
Disagreed to, yeas "a, nays 81, Mr..
McEnery voting in the negative with the
Republicans.
Starch deYtrine, and spices, were "a
greed to as reported.
Mr.. Mills, Texas), gave notice of an
amendment to the bill providing that
only Is per cent of the duties shall be
levied against countries whose minis are
open to the free and unlimited coinage
of gold and silver at ratio of 16 to /.
The bill was laid aside at five o'clock
and message from the President was
announced.
Mr. Davis, (Minn), Immediately secur-
ed an executive session.
At 5:15 p. M, the Senate adjourned.