The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-10
Senate Proceedings.

senate PrOceeuinSr.
Washington, June 2.-Mr. Tillman OF
South Carolina, soon after assembling
asked consideration for resolution re-
citing the circumstances of the enactment
of the South Carolina dispensary laws,
its effect in reducing intemperance, the
recent decision of federal Judge over
the law and requiring the state to reopen
the bar-rooms. :.
The resolution then directs the judi
ciary committee TO consider and report
what legislation Is necessary to restore
to South Carolina its right to regulate
the liquor traffic in its own way.
Mr.. Tillman spoke briefly in support OF
the resolution. saying the public impress
sion that the dispensary law was Il money
making device was erroneous and that
il had accomplished much good in regu-
lating the liquor traffic.
There was objection to the preamble,
and finally Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts
of the judiciary committee proposed u
substitute emitting all the preamble and
simply directing the judiciary committee
to consider and report by bill or otherwise
what legislation, II any, is necessary to
carry out the statute of 1890 relating to
commerce between the states.
Mr.. Tillman accepted the substitute,
and il was agreed to.
was made by Mr. Mantle (sil. rep) of
Montana, who said he would address the
senate on Friday on the wool schedule.
The tariff bill was then taken mp.
Mr.. Aldrich, who has been in charge
thus far, was not present, and Mr.. Alli-
son of Iowa and Mr.. Plat of Connecticut
directed the course of the bill.
Mr.. Stewart (pop) of Nevada preceded
the debate by offering an amendment pro-
posing the maintenance of Il treasury re-
serve of $125 100000 and the redemption
of bonds out of the surplus above $125,-
100000 Mr.. Stewart stated that pre-
vious amendment had been offered by
him, that II led to injecting the silver
question into the tariff, so he preferred
10 strip the question of everything beyond
Il regulation of the treasury reserve.
Consideration Of the metal schedule was
then begun.
, The paragraph on iron ore, etc, went
over at the request of Mr.. Quay. The
paragraph on iron in pigs and in bar were
the same in the house and senate bills.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, however, took
occasion to make a statement to show the
absurdity, he said, of keeping up the tax
on these products when the American
producer had absolute control of the mar
ket and shipped large quantities abroad.
Mr. Jones reviewed the dissolution of
the steel rail combination. This reduced
the price of steel rails 80 per cent, he
said and why should law protect pro-
ducers who could by combination double
their prices on steel rails? He spoke.
also, of the effect of this combination
and that of wire nails in raising the price
TO American consumers while the same
goods were sold at lower prices to foreign
consumers.
1t was condition, he asserted. which
should arouse the people from ocean to
ocean till they stamped to pieces these
combinations.
Mr.. Gallery of Louisiana also spoke
generally against the rates of the metal
schedule. He maintained that our man
ufactured iron goods were being shipped
abroad in enormous quantities and that
the tariff on raw material embarrassed
the schedule.
He then branched into general speech
against the bill, reading from manuscript.
In the main his speech was protest
against an increase of duties on neces-
sarics of life and raw materials. He
did not mention the sugar schedule.
Debate on the bill was then resumed.
and paragraphs were agreed to on round
iron in coils or rods, beams, Orders, etc,
boiler or other plate, iron or steel anchors.
n discussion also on paragraph 10 re-
lating to hoop, band and scroll iron. in
Guiding the bands used in baling cotton.
Mr.. Vest pointed out that the Mckinley
rate was | 2-10 cents the Wilson bill
made cotton ties free, and the senate bill
now proposed TO make the rate 40 of a
cent n pound.
Cotton was so depressed that the res
toration of duty was not warranted. Mr..
Vest said.
Mr.. Mills of Texas also opposed the
rate. saying it was equivalent to 10 cents
Il bale on cotton. or S90O000 on n cotton
crop of 100000 bales. He called at
tention TO the distinction between the
north and south, and asked why did the
north receive free binding Irvine while
the cotton ties of the south were taxed.
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia called on the
committee to explain the distinction be-
tween the wheat growers of the north
and the cotton growers of the south.
There was no response, and Mr.. Vest
offered an amendment TO strike cotton
ties from the dutiable list. The amend
INIT was defeated-yas, 81; nays. %. and
the paragraph was agreed TO as reported
On the Vest amendment ON cotton ties.
Messrs. Pritchard of North Carolina and
Deboe of Kentucky were the only men
from southern section voting in the mega
tive. Messrs. Harris of Kansas, Heitfcld
and Kyle voted with the democrats in
the affirmative. and Messrs. Jones of Ne
vada and Stewart with the republicans in
the negative. The paragraphs ON sheet
iron and steel were agreed on us present
ed, amendments offered by Mr.. White of
California embodying the Wilson rates
being rejected without division.
A contest arose over tin plate The
house rate was 1-2 cents per pound |:
senate rate 40 cents.
Mr.. Vest moved an amendment reduc-