New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-24
SOUTH WANTS PROTECTION.
MANY AMENDMENTS TO THE TARIFF
BILL. SHOWING THE DRIFT OF
OPINION THERE.
[pY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

Washington. May 23.-The growth of Protection
sentiment in the South. referred to In this corre-
spondence when the Tariff bill was before the
House. is likely TO be quite as clearly Indicated IN
the discussion in the Senate. which begins TINS
week as It was in the other branch OF Congress.
Not only are five of the thirty Senators from the
Standardization, Eikins, Pritchard. Deboe ana
McEnery-avowed Proteconists. but the amend
offered to the bill I'm the Senate, covering
nearly every product of that section. and coming
from Democrats. Populists and Republicans. snow
that the Protection sentiment in that part or the
country is not only gaining ground. but Is really
almost as strong when IL comes TO the considefa-
ton of advantages articles Of local production as
in the North. OF the thirty Southern votes cast In
the House for the Protective Tariff bill. five were
Democratic. OF the thirty Southern men In the
Senate who to vote upon the Tariff BILL hve
are avowed Protectionists and others favor proec-
local interests. is shown by their appeals
70 the committee which framed and amended the
bill now before the Senate.
The list OF amendments TO the Tariff bill offered
by Southern men, representing all political parties
shows the strength of the Southern sentiment In
favor Of Protection irrespective Of party lines.
when local interests affected 1t includes the
amendments offered TO the bill by Southern Sena-
tors many of them being supported by delegations
Of Southern men. who have visited Washington to
urge these changes upon the committees The
amendments proposed follows:
BY Senator McEnery. OF Louisiana. Democrat
Increasing the duty cleaned rice from Ia cents
per ne nS TsPopeh IN py h the os b "
BY Senator Prichard. of North Carolina. Republi;;
placing upon ii duly Of ~ cents per pound:
BY Senator Butler of North Carolina Chairman
of duty on rice from IL cents per pound to cents
BY Senator Elklns. OF West Virginia, Republican
Increasing the rates of duty on sheet steel
Placing duty on cut mica OF cents per pound on
sizes Of one square inch and cents per pound adj
placing duty of from % 50 cents per pound upon
sheet and block mica OF certain sizes n1r
creasng. the duty on unceaned rice from eight
By senator Wellington, of Maryland. Republican
M me Tae 2d d9 XS on srona Repub
embarrassing the rate of duty on china clay,
Ai By Senator t9 bg sf Of North Carolina popus
Placing duty Of 4 cents per pound on ground
BY Senator Butler. of North Carolina. Populist-
Increasing the rate OF duty rice -four 100 per
cent over the rate named by the Senate Finance
BY Senator Deboe. of Kentucky. Republican-In-
BY senator Wellington. OF Maryland. Republican,
Increasing the rate Of duty on coal
lican-Placing duty of cents per pound on
BY Senator Pritchard. of North Carolina. Repub-
Gan-Placing duty OF 50 p per ton on sulphur ore.
BY Senator McEnery Of Louisiana, Democrat
store the rates named in the bill as passed by the
BY Senator Elkins, Of West Virginia. Republican,
Changing the rates on pottery from ad valorem to
BY Senator Pritchard OF North Carolina, Repub-
lcan-Placing duty of IL cents per pound
BY Senator Pritchard. OF North Carolina, Repub-
lcan-Placing duty Of 81 per thousand feet on
BY Senator Deboe of Kentucky. Republican-In-
creasing the duty on hemp.
BY Senator Butler, of North Carolina. Populist-
BY Senator McEncry. Of Louisiana, Democrat
Increasing the rate Of duty in its nat
ura state from 10 per cent 20 per ad valorem
BY Senator McEnery, Of Louisiana, Democrat
TO 81 per pound. and from 10 to - per cent ad
by Senator wellington, Of Maryland, Republican,
BY Senator McEnery. OF Louisiana. Democrat
Increasing the rate Of duty on rice -four from one
fourth of one cent TO one-half cent pound.
BY Senator Pritchard. of North Carolina, Repub-
lican-Placing duty OF cents pound on raw
cotton.
BY Senator Prichard. OF North Carolina, Repub-
lican-lncreasng the duty on iron from 40 to Is
BY Senator McEnery. Of Louisiana Democrat
Increasing the duty on tinctured colored sugars
from to cents pound and from - to 20 per
cent al Valorem.
In addition to the aforementioned amendments,
It is understood that numbers OF other amend
ments awaiting opportunity to be offered to
the bill It progresses in the Senate. and that the
protection vote In the South will In most cases sup
port the House schedules where they are higher
than those of the Senate committee especially
those relating to tobacco and hemp coal. iron and
other products OF the south
Southern interests generally for protection Is in
tcnsfed by the presence of delegations urging in
hemp. lumber. various classes of metals and other
productions OF the South, and by large selection
which have been forwarded from the South to SEN
ators OF all parties for use In the coming debate in
the Senate.