The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-07
three properties, lumber, salt and wool,
which the Wilson bill put on, the free

three properties, lumber, salt and wool.
which the Wilson bill put ON, the free
| list.
Mr.. Clay, of Georgia. also spoke at
| length on the tariff bill critieisino the
sugar schedule and other features Of the
bill.
Mr.. Clay said in levying this tariff
there should be the strictest equality in
| its impositions. He criticised The sugar
schedule as especially Objectionable and
as calculated to increase the cost to the
consumer. Mr.. Clay claimed that the
| farming interest had been neglected and
called attention to the constantly falling
prices in farm products. He declared tina t
| the bill would not give relief to the people
and also asserted that the tariff had not
been the paramount issue in the last
campaign. That is, the issue he said
had almost been forgotten in the financial
question. Now the financial question
was apparently lost sight Of in the agita-
ton Of the tariff.
Mr.. Pettigrew, of South Dakota, said
he favored Mr.. Vests amendment omit
ting white pine from the dutiable list
He asked, however, that the paragraph be
passed for the present.
Mr.. Hale, Republican of Maine, prompt
ly objected.
1.-THE Senator will make less progress
on this bill by objecting, z said Mr.. Pet
tigrew deflantly, than he will by allow
/ ing the paragraph to go over.''
| Mr.. Hale responded that he was not to
be frightened by threat and he insisted
on going on with the paragraph;
EVERY we'll, = said Mr.. Pettigrew,
"then we'll discuss it today and we'll
discuss it next week, tooo He declared
that the " rate on white pine was in
the interest of a few millionaires who had
cornered the white pine of the country
Mr.. Pettigrew declared that he did not
expect tosseek election from the Repub-
1ican party and if he were guided by po-
| litical and selfish ends he would allow
the Republican advocates of the bill to
pass this paragraph, because, he asserted,
whereas the Republicans had ST, 900 votes
in South Dakota last year, they would not
have $4,000 next year after putting this
tax on pine. He commented upon the
failure of the St. Louis platform to de-
nounce trusts although the two preceding
national platforms had denounced them,
and he thought this movement in behalf
of the lumber trust was a natural sequel
to this action at St. Louis.
Mr.Allen, Populist of Nebraska, asked
that the paragraph go over for further
consideration and Mr. Allison assented.
In paragraph 1914, paving posts, railroad
ties, etc., q committee amendment was
agreed to striking out "other woods.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, moved to strike
out the entire paragraph defeated, 1873.
Paragraph 1876, kindling wood in bun
dies, etc., had been struck out by the
committee, but Mr.. Allison asked to have
the House provision restored.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, moved to strike
out the restored paragraph; rejected,
1897.
Paragraphs 1877 and pol, clapboards and
shingles, went over.
In paragraph 1893 (hubs for wheels) the
committee proviso excepting heading
bolts, stave bolts was disagreed to, at
the request of Mr.. Allison.
In paragraph 1879, laths, Mr.. Allison
proposed an amendment increasing the
rate from Is to rs cents per 1000; agreed
to, 1911.
Paragraph 202, casks and barrels, was
agreed to as reported. y{4b4
Paragraph 203, chair cane or reeds, went
over. 4rrs4
On paragraph 204, tooth picks at the
request of Mr.. Allison the House rate of
two cents per 1000 was retained on tooth
picks and the committee amendment was
agreed. to on the balance of the para
graph. ~ x;fa
Paragraph POS was agreed to-
This concluded the wood schedule and
the bill was laid aside. The Senate had
reached the sugar schedule, although the
paragraphs passed over promised to take
considerable time before the sugar sched-
ule was actually taken up.
At 4.15 p. M, the Senate held a brief
executive session and then adjourned