Evening star., 1897-06-16
T ARM PRODUCTS.
The Senate Reaches the Agricultural
Schedule in the Tariff.
R. VEST MAKES A STAND FOR CIDER
Amendments Fayoring Reduction
Repeatedly Defeated.
THE ATTENDANCE SMALL

The Senate met at II o'clock today, and
will continue meeting at that hour until
the tariff bill has passed. The attend
ance was meager, and It was noticeable
that there were more democrats than re-
publicans present.
The tariff bill was taken up at 11:1O am,
At the suggestion Of MI. Jones (Ark3 an
arrangement was made by which the Sem
ate after agreeing to several amendments
might return and secure a vote on six
or more at a time.
The consideration OF the agricultural
schedule was continued. The first con-
test was over condensed milk.
Mr.. Jones moved to make the rate 20 per
cent ad valorem, which was lost.
Mr.. Vest moved to put cabbages on the
free list. Lost
When cider was reached Mr.. Vest said
he drew the line at cider" After three
weeks Of arduous labor the democrats had
succeeded In only one instance in securing
slight reduction, and he appealed to New
England to come 10 The rescue Of cider,
the liquor Of our Dcyhood. the beverage
which cheers, but hot inebriates, which
sparkles in every New England festival
and In the west and south, wherever the
apple is raised and used" II there was a
temperance man on the republican side
Of the chamber, to him Mr.. Vest appealed.
He had been in Europe lnd had seen there
that the use of light wines, beer and cider
was the right road TO temperance and
he was sorry he was not there now instead
Of struggling hopciessly with the tariff.
'Give up the struggle" suggested Mr..
Frye amid laughter.
I'VE cannot always give things up," re-
piled Mr.. Vest. Every public man has
sometimes to take hold Of a live wire and
cannot let go. My friend from Maine, with
a strong disposition to piscatorial exercises.
Is compelled to stay here to wrestle with
financial and economical questions"
Mr.. Vest spoke Of the drink Of our child
hood. and said Noah had never Joined the
Sons of Temperance.
ut would have been better If he had"
Mr.. Platt (Conn.) suggested.
But he did not join them," insisted Mr..
Vest.
The amendment of Mr.. Vest was dis
agreed to-yeas, u; nays, q.
In the paragraph on eggs, not otherwise
provided for. Mr.. Vest moved to reduce
the rate from cents to cents per dozen I;
rejected.
motion of Mr.. Allison. to read: Eggs, yolk
of, % per cent ad valorem; albumen, egg
or dried blood, 3 cents per pound; dried
blood, when soluble, ~ cents per pound" "
In the paragraph on hay Mr.. Allison
withdrew the committee amendment, leav-
ing the House rate of 81 per ton.
Mr.. Jones moved to reduce the rate to 81
per ton: disagreed to; yeas. %; nays, %.
rate from 20 cents per gallon to 10 cents;
disagreed to.
Secretary Mutsu Appears.
About noon Secretary Mutsu of the Jap
anese legation entered the diplomatic gal
lery, in evident anticipation that the Ha-
waiian treaty of annexation would be sent
to the Senate
On hops Mr.. Jones (Ark.) moved to re-
he foo fa %o
8 cents per pound. Mr.. Jones said the i'm
port of hops was infnitesimal. so little rev.
enue could be derived from the duty.
American hops were exported in. large
quantities, and controlled the worlds mar
ket.
Mr.. Vest submitted memorial from New
Yerk and st. Louis brewers urging that the
rates be placed at 8 cents. The memorial
Urged that foreign hops were essential to
produce certain fiavors to beer.
Mr.. Jones' amendment was disagreed to-
yeas, -: Lays, u.
The committee rate OF u cents per pound
was then agreed to.
Mr. Allison offered an additional clause
to the hop paragraph, as follows: Hop
extract and iupulin, 50 per cent ad va
lcrem." Mr.. Allison explained that hop ex-
tract was medicinal preparation. The
new clause was agreed to.
On onions Mr.. Vest moved to reduce the
rate from 40 to 70 cents. per bushel. He
said the Bermuda onions came here in the
winter mCnths and did not come into COM
petition with our crop of onions. The ef-
feet, therefore, was to raise the price of
this vegetable, one Of the most wholesome
grown. without affording any protection
The amendment was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Allison the House pro-
vision on garlic was restored and the rate
changed to Y cents per pound.
On pease Mr.. Allison proposed commit
tee modification, making the rates on pease
green, in bulk. etc, 30 cents per busheI
dried pease, 30 cents; split pease, 40 cents
agreed to.
Mr.. Vest moved to place green pease on
the free list; rejected.
Mr.. Allison offered a new paragraph
covering f1owers.as follows: "Orchids, drosi-
mas. chrotons. azaleas. 80 per cent ad va
loren: tulips. hyacinths, narcissus, Jon
quils. lilies, lilies of the valley and all
bulbs and Dubious roots used for growing
flowers. 80 per cent ad valorem; natural
flowers. pr reserved or fresh, for decorative
purposes 30 per cent ad valorem."
This caused lively contest.
Il am bound to say this Is an outrage"
declared Mr.. Vest. That we should place
. tax on the flowers brought into our