The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-03
ACTUALLY VOTED No
Pritchard Stood for the Tax on
Cotton Ties.
JOINED BY SENATOR DE BOE
ONLY SOUTHERN MEN TO VOTE
AGAINST THEIR PEOPLE.
TILLMAN ON THE DIsPENsARY
Resents Simonton's Decision and Asks
for Legislation Giving South Car
olina Undisputed Rights--Rapid
Progress on the Tariff.

Washington, ID. C., June 1.-The Sen
ate made greater progress ON the tariff
bill today than in any day since the de-
bate opened, completing more than half
of the important metal schedules. This
speaking was done by the Democratic
Senators, the Republican Senators TAX
ing no part in the debate except at rare
intervals, to answer questions which
would expedite the advance of the bill.
Messrs. Jones (ArkD and Vest urged
numerous amendments embodying in the
main the Wilson rates, but these were
rejected with only one exception. This
exception related to anvils, on which Mr..
Vest secured a reduction of the commit
tee rate from to 134 cents per pound
1t was the first change made without
the assent of the committee and it was
due mainly to the listless manner of
many Senators in voting. Early in the
day Mr.. Tillman Is. Co. secured the adOp-
ton of the following:
Whereas, The Supreme Court of the
United States declared in the case of
Leisy VS.. Hardin, that no State had the
right to prohibit the sale of liquor within
its own borders in original packages, up
on the ground that it was aA interference
with Interstate commerce, and
Whereas, in order to give relief to
the people of Iowa, Congress passed
what is known as the Wilson law (WilsOn
law us then quoted
"Whereas, under the authority therein
granted the State of South Carolina, in
December, 1892. passed the dispensary
Low 11Uflar which IroviS is made fo1.
the sale of liquor by State officers under
strict restrictions and rules; and
Whereas, under this system expert
ence has shown that the cause of tenn
perance has been advanced and the good
order and quiet of the State
have been promoted, there being
now less than 100 dispensaries in place
of upwards OF 800 bar rooms in 1929, and.
Whereas, circuit judge of the United
States court, by judicial legislation in
recent decision, has repealed the act of
Congress above recited as far as South
Carolina is concerned, thus requiring that
State to reopen the bar rooms or allow
the free and unlimited sale of liquor i'll
original packages: therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Judiciary commit
tee of the Senate be instructed to consid-
er what legislation, if any, is necessary
to restore to South Carolina the right
granted by the act of August s, 1890, to
control the sale of alcoholic liquors with
in its own borders in its own way in COM
mon with other States of this Union"
Mr. Tilman 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 it
| had accomplished much good in regulat-
| ing the liquor traffic.
Mr. Faulkner, of West Virginia, felt
| that the Senate should not be committed
| to the lengthy preamble reciting the effect
| OF the law, etc.
Mr.. Tillman modified the preamble so
| as to avoid the term judicial legisla-
| ton" in charac acterizing the recent decision
and substituting judicial interpreta-
| ton
Mr.. Hoar, of Mass, chairman of the
| Judiciary committee, proposed substi-
| tute Omitting all the preamble and simply
directing the judiciary committee to con-
| slider and report, by bill or otherwise,
what legislation, if any, is necessary to
carry out the statute of 1890 relating to
commerce between the States.
Mr.. Tillman accepted the substitute
| and it was agreed to.
Mr.. Stewart, (Rep., New, preceded the
tariff debate by offering an amendment
proposing the maintenance of q treasury
reserve of $125 000, 900 and the retirement
of bonds out of the surplus above $125,-
000,O00. Mr.. Stewart stated that q pre-
vious amendment offered by him might
lead to injecting the silver question into
the tariff debate, SO that he preferred to
strip the question of everything beyond u
regulation of the treasury reserve.
The consideration of the tariff bill be-
gan with schedule &C." relating to metals
and manufacture of metals. The first
paragraph on iron ore, etc, went over
at the request of Mr.. Quay. The para
graphs on iron in pigs and on bar iron
were the same in the House and Senate
bills Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas took oc-
caSiOn, however, to make u statement to
show the absurdity, he said, Of keeping
up the taxes on these products when the
American producer had absolute control
of the market and stripped large guam
titles abroad.
A discussion arose on paragraph 125, re-
lating to hoop, band and scrool iron, in
Guiding the bands used in baling cotton.
Mr.. Vest pointed out that the Mckinley
rate was l 2-10 cents, the Wilson bill
made cotton ties free, and the Senate bill
now proposed to make the rate 40 cent
per pound. Cotton was so depressed that
the restoration of duty was not war
ranted, Mr.. Vest said.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, also opposed the |
rate, saying it was equivalent to 10 cents
a bale on cotton, or 100000 on cotton
crop of 100000 bales. Why was this |
distinction made between the North and |