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reason To apply maximum rate to silk
| than to any other schedule. IL was intro
| ducing a new feature. IL was not SO in
| the wool schedule.
Mr.. Gray Why then, is minimum per-
| nlitted?
Mr.. Allison-Recause a certain minimum
| is necessary TO form u basis OF calculation
| for revenue.
Mr.. White said that the opposition of
the Republicans to 1. 100 per cent rate
when Mr.. Platt said 10 was about the
| average under the bill demonstrated the
| statements made by Mr.. Jones as To the
enormously high rates.
Mr.. Morgan made speech, in which
he said that 1T would be an outrage on
Japan. whose foster-mother the United
States is, to tax her exports 200 per cent
We were not only making war ON Japan's
commerce, but that of the world. Every
| nation in the world regards it so The
attitude of Congress and the Administra-
tion was undoubtedly one OF bitter, un-
relenting war on trade They viii re-
taliate; Japan will undoubtedly retaliate.
1t was unfortunate to select this par
ticular schedule at this particular time
to harass this particular country, and to
The vote was then taken and resulted
yeas %, nays %.
Mr.. Vest moved to make the ad valorem
45instead OF 90 on bindings. beltings, ETC.,
of silk. Lost.
The remaining sections of the silk sched-
ule Were adopted over the Democratic votes
on protest.
The Senate then went back to the
tph a.It,ia
wrapper tobacco was taken up Mr. Vest
said that the whole controversy was the
old one between Sumatra tobacco and the
Connecticut article. The people want
the SumatTa tobacco, and Congress was
asked to make the people buy the Connecti-
cut article
Mr.. Hawley said that Mr Vest was mis-
taken In speaking of Connecticut tobacco
as the only kind to be protected The
same kind of tobacco was grown in New
Hampshire. Vermont. Ohio Pennsylvania.
etc. Senator Hawley made plea for the
protection Of home agriculture.
Mr.. Allison announced change from the
printed bill (sec. 21o) of ''15 per cent
lin weightl of wrapper tobacco instead
of per cent. The duty was also an.
nounced as increased from 81. so to SI75
uustSDl'Dtu, anu lfotD S1sSO TO Sl- OF
stemmed, per pound.
Mr.. Pasco supported the changes
Mr.. Mills remarked after listening TO Mr..
Pasco's argument that smoking a good
cigar by a Democrat in this country was a
lost art" He moved TO strike out the
whole paragraph and to insert duty of
80 per cent ad valorem on aii leaf tobacco.
Mr.. Bacon desired to know why the
higher rates were desired by the people.
Mr.. Pasco sad that the tobacco growers
Of Florida desired the higher rates and
the manufacturers the lower rates.
Mr.. Mills amendment was defeated.
Mr.. Pettigrew said that he knew il was
no use to protest, because the Republicans
could make any Infamous legislation in
caucus and have it passed.
MIR. Allison moved that the duty on all
tobacco not mentioned in the act be 90
cents per pound instead OF 40 cents, $ in
the bill Adopted. He asked also that
the proviso that cigarettes of all kinds
weighing less than four pounds per 1 900,
pay i duty of So per pound, be disagreedto
Adopted.
The Senate went into executive session
and soon thereafter adjourned until today
at IL q. m.
Several Senators gave notice OF inten-
ton to talk on the remaining tobacco
paragraphs today.