The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20
The Proceedings.

Inc frOcSeQlnSS.
Washington, June 19.-In the senate
today the flax schedule of the tariff bill
was taken up with little delay, the
pending question being on Mr.. Allison S
motion to amend paragraph 327, relat-
ing to thread, Irvine. etc, made OF
flax, hemp or ramie, by substituting
for the senate rate of IA cents per
pound and Is cent additional for each
lea in excess of five.
Mr.. Vest and Mr.. Jones of Arkansas
contested the proposed changes, claim
| ing the rates were excessive, while Mr..
Allison contended that they were es-
| Sential as a compensatory duty for the
| increased rates on the raw material
already provided.
Mr.. Auisons amendment was agreed
to-26 to 10, Mr.. McEnery voting with
| the Republicans.
Mr. Allison moved to increase the
rates in paragraph 1928 relating TO
yarns, making the rate cents instead
/ of cents a pound on single yarns in
/ the gray not finer than eight lea or
number as proposed in the original
/ finance committee amendment and 90
per cent ad valorem instead of 40 per
cent, on single yarns finer than eight
and not finer than so lea in number
Mr.. Gray called for an explanation of
the increase. He said it would not do
for the Republicans to sit still without
saying word. simply because they
had the necessary majority.
Mr. SeWall of New Jersey said the in
crease had been decided upon to COM
pensate for the increase in the rate on
| the raw material demanded by the
western people.
Very well, said Mr.. Gray, that is
b.x- n atffff tr~a
| had. Go on"
That's enough" interjected two or
three Republican senator's.
Mi. Allison complained that if the
Delaware senator had not received the
necessary information it was because
he had not listened to what was said.
The colloquyecontinued, bringing out
the information that the manufacture
of fax yarns had not been profitable
in recent years.
Mr.. Allison said it was the purpose
of the committee so to adjust rates as
not to throw any laborers out of en-
ployment.
Mr.. Gray made an argument for free
raw material, the necessity for which.
he said. was illustrated by the action
of the finance committee in the case of
linen thread. The amendments were
agreed TO without division.
The committee amendments to fax
sill netting were agreed to. Mr.. Vest
took exception TO the increase on floor
mattings. saying the duties proposed
would range from 40 per cent TO 105,
whereas they mad heretofore been free.
He moved 10 strike out the entire sec
ton. Mr.. Pettigrew said the commit
tee amendments were evidently aimed
at the japanese mating, which could
not be produced here. The purpose,
therefore. evidently was to force the
patronage of the American LiaOleum
trust for the manufacture of an in
fericr and different article. This was
not an infant industry. This rate was
prohibitive and every article affected
was one on which the poor classes
were especially interested. He sup
ported PettigreW's amendment, as did
Jones of Arkansas and White of Cal
ifornia.
Mr.. Mantle said the expectation of
grains and their products to Japan
from this country was almost wholly
dependent upon the carrying vessels
being able to secure return cargoes.
These cargoes were largely composed
OF Japanese mattings. He thought The
subject was important to the farmer
He contended that legislation should
not be so directed as to affect this
growing trade. and he had read a re-
Gently published letter from J. II. Hill,
road, in support of his proposition
Mr.. Jones read letters to show that no
Minnesota flax had been manufactured
in Belfast. saying that the flax was of
q poor quality. Replying. Mr.. Petit
rev said ne knew the flax produced
in Minnesota to be of the best quality.
and that the linen exhibited here yes
terday was made Of flax of the same
quality.
-,
Vests amendment striking out para
graph $50 in regard to floor mattings,
the vote standing % to %. Messrs.
Carter and Hansbrough. straight Re
publicans). Mantle, Pettigrew and Tel
Ter. (silver Republicans). voted with
the Democrats on this motion.
The result crelted slight stir in the
chamber. as 1t was the first substantial
triumph Of the opposition to the tariff
bill. The effect Is to restore floor mat
ting manufactured from straw and
other vegetable substances 10 the free
list. These include the japanese. Chi |
IeSe and Indian mattings.
Para graphs 331, 3S2 and 'S33 were ac-
cepted without division. When para |
graph 3S4. relating to oil cloth for
doors. was reached. the opposition was I
and. after the amendment had /
been perfected by the Republicans. Mr.. /
Jones of Arkansas moved to strike the |
paragraph out and insert the provision 1
Of the Wilson law. The amendment was |
ost-22-27
The amendments to paragraph S35,
shirt collars and cuffs), were received |
without opposition, but Mr. White |
moved TO substitute the present law for |
paragraph 336. in relation to laces lace /
window curtains, tides, etc. The mo-
ion was lost. With this paragraph the
senate paSscd the halfway mimi in tha
bill.
The amendments to paragraph s57.
window curtains. 33S, embroideries, 339, /
woven fabrics of single jute yarns, and
40, pile fabrics, were agreed to.
Paragraph 241. jute grain bags. and
AZ, bagging for cotton, gunny cloth,
Etc.. were considered together and
aroused some discussion
Mr.. White contended that the pro-
POSED duty on jute bags would cost the
armers of the Pacific ceast $500, 900 per
lnnufn. He asserted that the duty on
wheat was a delusioa and that by put
ing the bags on the free list. an op-