The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-26
The United States Against All The Rest
Of the World.
THIS The EFFECT OF The TARIFF BILL
Says senator Morgan, of Alabama-rhe
senate Yesterday Completed the silk,
Wool and Tobacco Schedules, aud
Little Remains Ia be Done.


ton of knowing that all the schedules OF
the bin and the free list had been gone
over once. There now remains only to go
through the bin second time. passing on
the items passed over. These are very
numerous and important including hdes'
gloves. coal. tea and beer After that thc
internal revenue features of the pili VIII
De AN that remain. ,,.,.
Progress was rapid to-day. although
,tfrN p4ragraph rtialinE 20 carpets was
subb0rniy contested. 1he 'onsiu'i"ii""
of the silk scnedulc led to strong con
test against thc proposed ouuea ~" 'i,N
fabrics. Senators lciltr ana Mamie !oin-
INK with the Democrats m opposlilon. luo
paralraph WAS passed Boy tine slenoei ma.
J0rify oI TWO. Ihc tobacco schtuule "Vh'
through with little friction. "liti VIZ
committee had advanced the duty slightly
on wrapper and leaf tobacco.
The resolution of Mr. Hale tMaincl Ieia-
tive 10 restricting the privileges oi 'N-
senators ON the floor of the senate was
referred go the Committee on Rules.
THE WOOL SCHEDULE.
The consideration of the Wool sch'uui'
was resumed at paragraph 310. relating 10
Auhusson. Administer. Moquctte. and che
mile carpets tho committee iate neh5
G2i, cents per yard and 40 per cent. ad
valorom Agreed 10.
paragraph 37i-SaNOnia. Wilton, ana
Tournay velvet carpets-was agreed 10
with am increase ON the specific duty from
80 10 a. cents per yard the ad Naloiem
being laft at 40 per cent
on paragraph 32- Brussels carpets, hg-
urod-or plain-the specific duty was m
creased from - tO a. cents per square
yard with q, per cent. ad valorem in al
ditiou.
velvet carpets the specific duty was IN
creased from 40 10 ~ cents per square
yard with 40 per cent. ad Nalorem ih
addition.
Mr. Vest moved TO strike out the spe-
cinc rate. This drew brief nut en-
phatic protest from Mr. llllman lot
South CarOlina). lie disliked 10 differ
With the distinguished Democratic leader
hc said. hut he continued. MS per
fecfly clear that We're beaten on every
ono of these items. and. wcll-lts $ just
waste Of timc-tine. that's all
Mr. Vests amendcmnt was rejected
- to -.
I'm paragraph 31-tapestry brussels car
petite specific duty was increased from
2S 10 20 cents per square yard. with 40
per cont ad valorcm duty additional
Paragraph 315-Erchle ingram. three
PLY and an chain Venetian carpets-and
paragraph 3,6- wool. dutch, and three-ply
ingram carpets-were agreed TO as re-
ported.
ALLIsON'S SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. Allison proposed a substitute Tor
paragraph 3s6 IL. providing that carpets
Of every description woven whole ioi
rooms including oriental, Berlin, ana
Smyrna rugs shall pay a duty OF 40
cents per square foot and 40 per cent. al
NdlOrcm.
This lsi TO extended debate. Mr..
White and Mr.. Vest criticised the rate as
excessive.
Mr.. Allison explained that oriental rugs
were luXuries some of them costing So
coo lie also fired "a shot at the Calior-
mia Senator tMr. Whue) 10y saying thdt
while the rate might be high they were
not as high as the duties on oranges
an zantce currents the products of Cali
fOrnia
Mr.. Vest insisted that these rugs were
not iuXuries and had become the most
common Of floor coverings.
A motion by Mr.. Vest TO strike out the
specific rates was rc1ected-22 10 -
Mr.. Allison secured new amendment
80 paragraph 311-druggcts, ctc.-striking
ont felt carpctng. lie also withdrew the
changes 10 paragraph $50. designating the
meaning Of the word wool" With these
exceptions an remaining items Of the
wool schedule We're agreed 10 a. reported.
and ~ ] o'clock the Senate entered upon
tho silk schedule.
At the outset Mr. Vest tested the atti-
tude of the Senate 10y moving TO strike
ont the specific rate ON thrown silk. The
amendment was disagreed 10 without di-
vision. and the consideration Of the sche-
dulc proceeded rapidly.
There was "a halt however, when the
paragraph ON woven SILK fabrics was
reached. After Mr. Allison had perfected
Tho paragraph in minor particulars Mr..
Jones spoke in opposition 10 the rates.
GOOD STIFF PROTECTION"
Mr Mantle (Aioniana) said while he
believed an good. stin protective tariff,
80 or loo per cent. If necessary" vet he
entirely sympathizcd with this opposition
10 excessive rates on Chinese and Japa-
ucse silks.
The debate was further participated in
10y Senators Plait Connecticut. White.
and Teller when Mr. Jones moved "a sub
fututc paragraph. scaling down the du-
lies ON lines of silk fabrics. This was re-
Iected-23 20 2G-Messrs. Mantle. Petit
grow and Teller voting with the Demo
srats In the affirmative Mr.. White
moved a prOysO that no duty ON silk
fabrics sh. u exceed 40 per cent. Reject
cd-22 20 II.
Mr. White renewed his motion. making
lw per cent the limit of duty on silk
fabrics. Rcicctcd-25 20 IS
Mr. White then tried 10 limit the duties
10 200 per cent
Dir. Mantle appealed to his protection
friends To accept this proviso. but this
Mr. Platt declined. saying IL was move
90 cmharrass the whole bill.
Mr.. Allison declined. saying the asser-
lion that tho rates reached 100 per cent.
was merely rep, tition OF the unfounded
assertions on other schedules.
Mr.. Morgan (Al1) declared that the
tariff bin marked the entry of the United
states upon fierce and relentless COM
mercidl warfare with the rest of tho
world. lie regretted II particularly as to
Japan. Just as she was joining the other
commercial nations We should not out
rage the sense OF fairness OF the Japanese
nation when she was manifesting her
friendship by building her warships IN
American yards and showing every cv!-
dence OF Cordllity.
MORGAN AND JAPAN
Mr Morgan referred incidentally to ia
pans protest against the annexation Of
Hawaii 90 the United States on which
subject he said he thought Japan had no
possible ground Of complaint. IL was un-
fortunate at this particular time TO have
this particular nation feel the ferocity Of
,iared there was not a nation from Mex
ico TO Turkey which did not know that
tho United States was about 10 enter
upon war against tho commerce Of
the world.
Mr.. Whites amcndment limiting the
duties 10 go per cent. was rejected by
a vote Of % 10 %. The tobacco schedule
was next taken up
The first para graph. 2i0 was materially
modified by Mr.. Allison making the duty
on wrapper tobacco and nller tobacco
when mixed more than Is per cent. OF
wrapper tobacco and all leaf tobacco. etc.
si1b per pound, IL stemmed. s225 per
pound.
.Thc balance Of the paragraph remains
unchanged
Mr YES, said the controversy ~ 10
rates WAS between the Connecticut wrap