The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-26
TARIFF BILL
l ONCE OVER
The Silk and Tobacco
Schedules Are Given
Their Turn.
ONLY ODDS And ENDS
Items That Were Passed
Are Now to Be Up
in Turn.
FIGHT ON CARPETS
Majority Cut Down to
Only Two Votes.
FIGHT ON CARPETS
Majority Cut Down to
Only Two Votes.

WASHINGTON, June 25-The senate
today completed the wool schedule The
silk schedule and the tobacco schedule
OF the tariff bill, and with this accom-
| pl1shed the tariff leaders had the salts
1actlon OF knowing that all the sched-
ules OF the bill and the free list had
peen gone over once. There now re-
mains only to go through the bill
second time, passing on the items pass
ed over. These are very numerous and
important, including hides, gloves coal.
tea and beer. After that the internal
revenue features of the bill will be aIl
that remain. Progress was rapid to-
uay, although every paragraph relat-
ing TO carpets was stubbornly contest
ed. The consideration of the silk sched-
uIe led to strong protest against The
proposed duties on silk fabrics. Sen
ators Teller and Mantle joining with
the Democrats in opposition The para
graph was passed by the slender ma
Jorlty Of two. The tobacco schedule
went through with little friction after
the committee had advanced the dutv
snghdy on wrapper and leaf tobacco.
consideration of the tariff bill was
resumed today at paragraph 307, relat-
ing to aubosson, Administer. Moquette
and Chenille carpets Mr.. Vest (Io1
moved to strike out the specific rate
The vote was II to "a four short Of
a quorum. There was some delav in
announcing the result, owing to the
anxiety to secure a quorum. bui Mr..
Vest insisted on a speedy announce
ment, remarking that the suffering
country could not wait while RepubIi-
can senators mustered quorum. When
the want of a quorum was announced.
Mr. Vest derisively said:
And this. with the country lust
wailowing and dying, while the bill
waits"
call of the senate brought fft7
two senators to the chamber, and Mr.
Vests amendment was then rejected.
q to &c.
Paragre ph 81, Saxon, Wilton and
Tourney velvet carpets, was agreed
to with an increase in the specific dutv
from 60 to 62 cents per yard. the ad
Valorem being left at 40 per cent. On
paragraph 372, Brussels carpets. figured
or plain, the specific duty was in
creased from A to 45 cents per square
yard, with 40 per cent ad Valorem in
addition. Mr.. Vest criticised the rates.
saying it was the evident purpose IL
prohibit the Importation of cheap mat
tlngs and cheap carpets, thus making
is impossible for poor man to cOvzt
his floors except with higher priced
American carpets
Mr.. Allison answered briefly that the
duties were imposed as a compensa ton
for the increased duties on raw wool
On paragraph 373, velvet and tapes
try and velvet carpets the specific
duty was increased from 10 to Al cents
per square yard, with 40 per cent ali
Valorem in addition. MI Vest again
moved to strike out the specific rate.
This drew a brief but emphatic pro.
test from Mr.. Tillman IS. c.. He dis
liked to differ with the distinguished
Democratic leader, he said. but" he
continued, "it is perfectly clear were
beaten on every one of these items.
and, well-its just a waste of time.
that's all. Mr.. Vests amendment was
rejected, 1927.
In paragraph 374 tapestry Brussels
carpet, the specific duty was increased
from IS to 30 cents per square ward
with 40 per cent ad valorem additional.
Mr.. Allison proposed a substitute for
paragraph 37612, providing that carpets
of every description, woven whole for
rooms, including Oriental, Berlin and
similar rugs, shall pay a duty of 10
cents per square foot and 40 per cent ad
valorem.
All remaining para graphs of the wool
schedule were agreed to as reported
and at 1 o'clock the senate entered
upon the silk schedule. The considera-
ton proceeded rapidly until the para
graph on woven silk fabrics was
reached. After Mr.. Allison had perfect
ed the paragraph in minor particulars.
Mr.. Jones spoke in opposition to the
rates, saying they ran from 20 to 700
per cent, were excessive and prohibit
ory and most burdensOme on the cheap
silks
Mr. Mantle CMont) said that. while
he believed in a good stiff protective
tariff, 75 to 100 per cent, il necessary
yet he entirely SympathiZed with this
opposition to excessive rates on Chi
nese and Japanese silks. He would
oppose them on the same ground that
he favored putting straw mating on
the free list, for he did not believe in
this manner of meeting the competi-
ton of the Orient.
Mr.. Teller (CoL) said he was willing
to vote for fair duty, but not for a
700 per cent duty, and for this reason
the committee ought to furnish exact
information. He spoke of the rapid
growth of trade In Japanese textiles
1t was due, he said, to the low rate Of
wages in Japan and to the difference
in exchange between Japan and the
United States giving that country a
bonus of about 100 per cent. AS to the
statement that Japan had gone to the
gold standard, Mr.. Teller said this had
been done merely by cutting their yen,
or coin, in two, and that the standard
was practically unchanged. He could
not vote for a 700 per cent duty against
Japanese, Chinese. or any other goods.
He wanted this to be a Republican
tariff BILL although, he said, he con-
sidered the Wilson bill about as good