Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-06-25
PROGRESS ON TARIFF. BILL
Best Days Work the Senate
Has Done So Far.
rwo SCHEDULES FINISHED

Spirits, Wines, Beverages and Manu-
factured Goods Flax and Wool VIII
BE che Next to Come.
Washington, June l9-The senate
made greater progress today on the tar
III bill than any day since the debate
opened. Two entire schedules, cover
ing 20 pages, were completed, namely,
schedule ii, on spirits, wines and bev-
erages, and schedule /, on manufactur-
ed cotton goods. This brings the SEN
ate TO the fax schedule with the i'm
portant wool schedule standing next.
The portion Of the bill passed today
is substantially the same as that re-
ported, the committee changes being
unimportant, while the opposition
amendments Of Jones Of Arkansas and
Vest were systematically rejected by
majorities varying from five to ten.
Allison secured the adoption Of a
new paragraph to the cotton schedule
with view Of compensating the cot
ton manufacturers for the recent ac-
tion Of the senate in placing raw cot
ton on the dutiable list.
In paragraph 289, on motion Of Alli-
son, the house provision was restored.
The remaining paragraphs on spirits
(290 to 293 inclusive) were agreed to
as reported, without opposition.
The wine paragraph led to some dis
cussion. That on champagne and other
sparkling wines was agreed to as re.
ported. The committee paragraph on
still wines was perfected by striking
out the provision for an additional duty
Of cents on each bottle or jug and the
substitution Of provision that the
filled bottles or jugs shall pay the
same duty as if empty.
White presented statements from
representative wine men of California,
criticising the paragraphs on wines as
not affording sufficient protection.
White added his views that these
wines, brandies, and similar articles
should be literally taxed ON the prin-
ciple that they are articles of luxury,
although he would not make the tax
prohibitive.
vest said the rates were practically
prohibitory. In effect, it compelled
people to drink California wine or go
without wine.
The senate paragraph was agreed to.
The paragraph on cherry juice, etc.
,29S), was modified by the committee
to include the house proviso of 'con-
tanning no alcohol, or not more than
eight per cent of alcohol, and thus
agreed to.
On ginger ale, soda water, etc. ,t299),
the committee changed the wording
from "other similar waters to "bev-
erages containing no alcohol" The
paragraph was then agreed to with a
committee provision that all filled bot
ties shall have the character Of their
contents blown in the bottles.
Schedule |, cotton manufactures,
was then taken up, The first para,
graph (S01), cotton thread and yarn,
was contested by Jones of Arkansas.
He spoke at length on the ability of
the American cotton manufacturer to
compete against the foreign producer
without high duties.
The debate, although on the first
paragraph OF the cotton schedule, tot k
wide range, covering the entire cot.
ton question.
Jones OF Arkansas offered an amend
ment in the nature OF test on the en-.
tire cotton schedule, proposing the
Wilson rates on cotton thread and
yarns. Rejected. 20 to 80, McEnery
voting with the Republicans in the
negative. The Democratic senators,
Bacon, Clay, McLaurin and Tillman,
who had voted for duty on raw cot.
ton, were in the affirmative on this
motion to reduce the rate ON manufac.
tured cotton. After this contest, rapid
progress was made on the schedule,
the paragraphs being agreed to as re-
ported.
On motion OF Allison, paragraph S15
was changed to exclude braids and gor'
lngs, inserting suspenders ana braces
at 40 per cent and reducing the rate or
labels for garments to 90 cents pei
pound and 80 per cent ad valorem.
Allison also proposed new para
graph, Sl91a, with view to meeting
the duty heretofore imposed on raw
cotton. He said the duty on raw cot
ton, if it remained in the bill, would
probably require an entire overhaulins
Of the cotton schedule at later date.
The additional paragraph provides that
on all cotton yarns finer than No. II
single, and on the goods manufactures
thereof, the duty shall be 10 per cent
in addition to the rates of the cottol
schedule.
Tillman said he was one of the Dem
ocrats voting for duty on raw cotton
He avowed that he wanted the bill
loaded as heavily as possible, SO as tC
disgust the people and have then
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