The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26

crease Of duty on lead" asked Mr..
Vest. when the lead trust is max
Ing enormous profits and is declaring
IL per cent dividends on It's stock,
common and preferred? Why double
the rate on lead, product going into
every poor home, In order to feed the
cormorant taste Of these monopolists 2"
On earthenware and crockery the SEN
ator said the increased duties were ap-
palling. The trainers Of the bill had
Undertaken to make the duties abso-
lutely prohibitory. And this on the
goods which go into every home. It
was outrageous oppression, the senator
declared. Referring to the wool
schedule, Mr.. Vest spoke Of the con-
flicttng claims Of the wool manufacture
ers and Mr.. Lawrence, "The shepherd
king" AS to hides Mr.. Vest said he
warned Republican senators that hides
would go back to the free list as a
result Of thrifty New England senti-
ment.
In conclusion, Mr.. Vest said there
was no disposition to delay the con-
no factious opposition and no unneces-
sary objection.
FOR THE FARMER.
Mr. Cannon IS. R., Utah) introduced
an amendment for a bounty on agri-
cultural exports and spoke briefly. He
said the pending bill offered no pro-
passage of the bill without any pro-
lection to the farmer would be a rank
injustice and would be a violation of
the pledge which the victorious party
made in it's platform to the voters last
year. If the bill shall fail to give some
measure of justice to the farmer then
he will overthrow it at the first op-
portunity, declared Mr.. Cannon.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Can
non is as follows:
And from and after sixty days from the pas
sage Of this act there shall be paid out of
any moneys in the treasury, not otherwise
appropriated, to any exporter of wheat or
or unground; cotton, hops or tobacco, pro-
duced wholly in the United States and ex-
ported by sea from any port In the United
States to any port OF any other country, the
following export bounty, by way OF an eQuait-
zation Of agriculture of the benefits OF this
act to encourage the industries of the United
States, to wit: Ten cents per bushel on
wheat, 80 cents per barrel on wheat flour.
10 cents per bushel on rye, 80 cents per barrel
on rye flour, cents per bushel on corn, 10 per
cent on corn ground, cent per pound on cot
ton, cents per pound on hops cents per
pound on tobacco And all payments OF bounty
under this act shall be made upon negotiable
vouchers, issued by the collector OF customs
at the port Of clearance, upon presentation at
the treasury or any subtreasury OF the
United States; and the secretary OF the treas
ury is hereby charged with making and en-
forcing such regulations as may be necessary.
for the full protection Of the exporters. and
Of the government according to the true in
tent and meaning Of this law.
This amendment is the result OF a.
conference Of silver Republicans, Popu-
lists and some Democrats, and may be
said to represent the sentiments of the
element in the senate, which puts sill
yer above all other subjects Of legis-
lation.
It was a singular fact, commented
Mr. Chandler, that the Utah senator
had long supported protective tariff
and now concluded that the system
he advocated was robbery.
Mr. Cannon responded that in his
guilelessness, as Republican. he had
accepted the entire protective idea. but
now with the responsibility of weigh
ing the merits of every protective
proposition he insisted on equalizing
the advantages SO that the farmer
would receive a share. The tariff bill
was then: laid aside for the day. At
5:16 p. M the senate went into execu-
tive session. and soon after adjourned.