The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-20
Floor Mating. Plain Jute Fabrics,
main ON the Free List.
TWO REPUBLICAN BOLTERS
CARTER AND HANSBROUGH VOTE
WITH DEMOCRATS AND POPULIsTs.
Completion of the Flax, Jute and
Hemp Schedule--Protest from
the Japanese Minister.

WASHINGTON, June 19.-The day was
rendered noteworthy in the Senate by the
defeat of the finance committee on four i'm
portant paragraphs in the flax hemp and
jute schedule of the tariff bill. These were
the paragraphs relating to floor mating,
plain jute fabrics, burlaps and cotton bag
ging. The Democrats were enabled to car
ry their point against these paragraphs by
the assistance of the silver Republicans and
Populists, and by the help of Messrs. Carter
and Hansbrough, straight Republicans, on
the paragraph relating TO mating. 1t was
the first vote during consideration of the
bill which any Republican had broken
away from the party, and naturally occa-
stoned some comment.
When the bill was taken up this morn
ing the pending question was on Mr.. AL
nsons motion to amend Paragraph 327 of
the fax schedule, relating to thread, twine
etc, made of flax, hemp or ramie, by sub
shutting for the Senate rate the rate of IA
cents per pound and 70 cent additional for
each lea in excess of five.
Mr.. Vest and Mr. Jones, of Arkansas
contested the proposed change, arguing
that the rates were excessive, while Mr.
Allison contended that they were essential
as compensatory duty for the increased
rates on the raw material already provided.
Mr.. Allisons amendment was agreed to
20 to IS, Mr.. McEnery voting with the
Republicans.
Mr.. Allison moved to increase the rates in
Paragraph $685. relating to yarns, making
the rates Z cents instead of cents a pound
On single yarns in the gray not finer than
. lea IN number, as proposed in the original
finance committee amendment, and 50 per
cent; al vaIorem instead of AZ per cent per
single yarn finer than eight and not finer
than eight lea in number
Mr.. Gray called for an explanation of the
increase. He said it would not do for Re-
pu5icans to sit still without saying word
simply because they had the necessary ma
jority..
Mr.. Sewell said the increase had been de-
c1ded on 10 compensate for the increase in
the rate OF the raw material demanded by
VERY WE'LL said Mr.. Gray; that is
more light than we have heretofore had
Go on
That's enough" interjected two. or three
Republican senators.
Mr.. Allison complained that if the Della
ware senator had not received the neces-
sary Information he had not listened tie
what was said. The coloquy continued
bringing out the information that the man
fracture OF fiaX yarns had not been pro1lta-
bic in recent years. FIR. Allison said it was
the purpose OF the committee to so adjust
rates not to throw American laborers
out OF employment.
Mr.. Gray made an argument for free
raw material, the necessity for which, he
said, was illustrated by the action of the
nnance committee in the case of linen
thread.
The amendments were agreed to without
division. The committee amendments to
max gill netting were also agreed to-
Mr.. Vest TOOK exception to the Increase
on floor mattings, saying the duties as pro-
posed would range from 40 per cent to 1O5
whereas they had heretofore been free He
moved to strike out the entire section.
Mr. Pettigrew said the committee amend
ments were evidently aimed at the Jap
anese mating, which could not be produced
mere. de supported Mr.. Vests amendment
as ala messrs. Jones, of Arkansas, and
Mr.. Jones read letters to show no Min
neSota flax had been manufactured in Rel
ISsst, and saying that the fax received was
or poor quality.
On roll call the Senate accented Mr.
Nest amendment striking out Paragraph
$50 IN regard to floor mattings the vote
standing Is to q. Messrs Carter and Hans
pfough (stratght Republicans) Mantle
FettigreW and Teller silver Republicans
me result created slight stir in the
chamber, as it was the first substantial
M 1I5untp e OF the opposition to the tariff bill
Inc erect IS to restore floor mattings, man
fractured from straw and other Yegeta HE
substance, to the free list. These include
the japanese, Chinese and Indian mattinps
without division ~
When Paragraph 1884, relating to oiicloth
Tor floors was reached the opposition was
renewed, and, after the amendment had
been perfected by the Republicans. Mr.,
Jones of Arkansas moved to strike out the
paragraph and insert the provision of the
Wilson law. The amendment was lost-22
to q. -
The amendments to Paragraph 395 (shirt
collars and cufts) were received without op-
position, but Mr.. White moved to substi-
Sute the present law for Paragraph 1886 in
relation TO laces lace window curtains.
Tides, etc. The motion was lost. With this
paragraph the Senate passed the haIf-Way
point in the bill.
The amendments to Paragraph 337 (win-
raj ~ al
ven fabrics of single Jute yarns) and $40
(pliG fabriCS) We're agreed to.
Paragraphs S4 Cute grain bags and bur
lapsl and S42 (bagging for cotton: gunny
cloth, etc.) were considered together and
aroused some discussion.
Mr.. White coEtended that the proposed
duty on jute bags would cost the farmers
of the Pacific coast $500000 per annum. He
asserted that the duty on wheat was delu-
sion and that in putting these bags on the
free list an opportunity was afforded to do
the farmer a substantial service
Mr.. Perkins said the Pacific coast farmers
were at the mercy of the bagmakers of
Calcutta and Bombay except for the bags
made by the convicts in the state prison of
California.
A motion to strike out the two paragraphs
in regard to burlaps and cloth for cotton
bagging was carried-1 to 2S The effect
OF the vote is to leave these articles on the
free list The silver Republicans and Popu-
lists who were present all voted with the
Democrats, but no straight Republicans
did so.
to strike out Paragraph 339 (plain woven
fabrics of single jute yarns) This motion
also preVailed-29 to 2S.
Mr.. Allison, in behalf of the committee,
proposed a modification of Paragraph 344
in regard to woven fabrics reducing the
rate on articles containing between so and
100 threads from cents to 2% cents per
yard on those between 120 and $780, from
z TO cents and on those of more than
$50 threads, from 10 to 9. The committee
amendments were accepted.
The next paragraph (345) was agreed TO
without division.
This concluded the hemp schedule and
brought the Senate face TO face with the
wool schedule. There was an evident in
disposition on all sides to take up the wool
question and, after the passage, at the in
stance OF Mr. Mantle, of a bill providing
for the erection of a public building at
Butte, Mont. no cost 100000, the Senate
vent into executive session, and at 4:10 p.
N. adjourned
PROTEST FROM JAPAN.