The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-19

bIng Away ON the Tariff Bill, But is No
a Nearly SO Much to the Purposs-FIaz
s schecule Sets Debate Going - Soiis
South Is . House Divided In Severa
Different Places Tillman Wants HI
share of tho Plunder If There's ANY t.
Give Out.
Washington, June 1s.-The tariff bill
came to a halt in the senate today, less
, than one page of the fax schedule be-
: ing disposed Of. The debate drifted into
, political channels, Senator's Bacon, Vest,
Jones (Ark.) and Tillman taking part
in the opposition of Democratic doctrine
on the tariff. II led to several lively ex-
changes, during which the cleaning OF
political dirty linen" was frequently re-
, ferred 10. Mr.. Tillman's remarks were
made with mis- characteristic vehemence,
and at one point he frankly stated, con-
cerning the tariff, that If there was 10
be stealing he wanted his share for
South Carolina. Late in the day. Mr..
Morgan proposed q sweeping amend
ment 70 place a 10 per cent ad valorem
duty on all articles now on the free list,
with a few stated exceptions. In sup
porting the amendment Mr.. Morgan
called attention to the singular fact that
the income tax feature of the Wilson
| bill is not repealed and can be enforc-
ed by change in the personnel OF the
supreme court OF the United States.
Owing TO the interest in the Hawaiian
annexation treaty Mr.. Davis (Minn.) Sc
cured an agreement for the printing Of
5000 copies of the treaty and other
documents.
TARIFF BILL RESUMED.
The consideration OF the tariff bill was
resumed at schedule J. relating TO fax,
hemp and jute and manufactures there
Of Mr.. Vest (Mo) made a test contest
at the outset moving to strike out the
| first paragrah, flax straw at s. per ton.
| He said the whole flax schedule was
based on the idea that we could produce
! the flax but he denied this. Ireland
| was the only country in which the fax
! for linen could be successfully produced
! and he declared that the Minnesota fax
! mad not proved satisfactory. The amend
| ment was rejected IS TO 2S. Mr.. Nc
Emery voting with the Republicans.
Mr.. Allison Qowa), in charge of the
! bill, withdrew the senate amendment on
! flax not hacked or dressed, leaving the
house rate of 1 cent per pound stand.
He also withdrew the committee amend
ment on dressed fax, leaving the house
| rate OF cents.
"It is evident" remarked Mr.. Jones
(Ark.), that all the committee reduc-
tfons are to be abandoned and the chair
man might as we'll move TO accept the
high house rates in bulk
In further criticising the fax para
graph, Mr.. Vest ironically referred to
that era of prosperity which had been
Officially and enthusiastically announc-
ell N recent prayer by the chaplain
of the senate, "an emissary OF provi- |
/ dence."
Mr.. Davis CMinn.) said the fax pro-
duction of the northwest was demon !
strated success. He presented samples
OF the article. produced in Minnesota, |
Michigan and the Dakotas.
Mr.. Pettigrew (S. d. declared that the |
proposed rates ought 10 be doubled. as !
an encouragement to the hourishing |
flax industry OF the northwest. Mr.. !
Pettigrew derided the result of placing |
a duty on raw cotton. Southern sena-
tors had done this TO keep out Egyptian |
cotton, and yet the New England manu- |
facturer had been given a compensary |
duty to bring in Egyptian cotton. So /
that, declared the senator, all that was |
accomplished was TO help eastern Re-
pubicans break up the solid south.
This brought response from Mr.. |
Bacon (Ga.) who took the lead in the |
contest for duty ON raw cotton. He |
did not believe the cotton manufacture
ers should receive compensatory duty
TO offset the duty on raw cotton. as the |
manufacturer already had ample pro-
lection. There was flagrant discrimina-
ton. he said. between the raw products
OF the farmers of the south and those of |
the north, the cotton bagging and cot
ton ties used by the south being taxed
while the binding twine used by the
north was free.
Mr.. Allison interjected the remark
that the committee hoped before the
senate was through with the bill that
just equilibrium would be established.
SoAiI I--NSa 1oINI LIZ
Mr.. Bacon had some sharp and good
natured sparring with Mr.. Jones and
Mr. Vest over their position that tariff
rates should be limited to revenue pur-
poses. And yet, he said, these senator's
believed in compensatory duties 10 the
manufacturer which were not based on
revenue, but were purely additional pro-
lection.
Mr.. Vest Immediately declared his op-
position 10 compensatory duties.
Mr.. Jones said that he offered tax
on raw materials. but when such tax
was imposed, then the manufacturer was
bound 20 have a compensation.
There was an exciting interruption
when Mr. Bacon criticized the position
of some OF his associates in not favor
ing revenue duty on raw materials.
Mr.. Vest sprang TO his feet and with
great vehemence exclaimed:
This is very delectable to Republi-
can senator's. Their hearts are cheer
ed and can see their eyes gieam."
He had resrainei thus far, ne said.
from exposing Democratic discoris. but
since the senator from Georgia had gone
into "this lavatory for washing Demo
cratic dirty linen he Ueso would ask
MS associates few questions.
VEST TURNS INoUISIToR-
Mr. Vest was about TO put a series OF
sharp ,n;errogatories. cut Mr.. Bacon
de,nur-ed He did not like the idea. ne
said of being put on the witness stand
by his Democratic associates. ard be-
icg put through course OF categorical
questions.
NJ Nasr urnsa manner had been r.