Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-06
SCHEDULE.
SENATE THUS FAR ALONG ON THE
TARIFF BILL.
WHITE line ON DUTIlBLE LIST.
Democratic Differences ms TO inc
Propricty of Putting IL T"cre-
.,,,. J,ptor senator Makes
III. Maiden speech.

-. hccn the subject Of so much n''e
'''s 80 conflict. During the day many
- - paragraphs OF the wood schedule
80, agreed 10. but that restoilhs
Tito nine 20 the dutiable ISL a. q
-. oo rroved the greatest summons
-, encountered since the deDa'e
p''~ ,,5 10 an extended debate du-
gan r,-n wide divergence of views
''''" ,...,o,ca on the Democratic SIDE
va .,,or,bcr. Mr.. Bacon. OF Georgia
60 his support TO the comm'''ee '''o
- Il was essential to the lunlpe'
80. NJ the country. lie was also
<-...- ~ a revenue tariff so ADJUSTED
- Give equal benefits to all industries.
" 30, and Mr.. Vest clashed seVerai
.,,,e on tariff doctrine, Mr.. vest On
icing his regret that Democ'"u0
.,or would aid in restoring TO the
S,rsble list one Of the three proouc's-
i,-,ber salt. and wool-which the "i'so"
I'm put on the free list. =.
49, CLAY of Georgia. also spoke AT
Mr' on the tariff bill. criticising tne
.,.ar schedule and other feature" -
' t,,,o, the paragraph Sawed ooaI e1S
-, was reached. Mr.. NeSt S"lr
-,,c'.,d move to place the a. ~
-, paragraph on the tIee rs on
30 Arkansas, spoke asanis1 80
'OnV,' tov on lumber, reterihs ~
.,'- ~ burden II imposed ."
80 ~ the West. He salu '"' sa.or-
- w. hin were tho result ol a., I'm
- and systematic EFFORT Dy ~ raod
- and in this conhcCDV' CO..
,e,,sr from the National i@u' ~, wish
.,ntion issued from an oi'i0e eo,,ators
Srto0 urging that peutonS w the
go members be prep"i,T-I, 49,, M ZONES
~ 80 vcrkingmen. TINS NJ 10
nailes ,9. the means by which ''0
I'm retes were being urseu s,ngle
A.-" , e9,d there was not so -,
N .be hill so utterly inoeielIS.1,.o
''". Increasing the rate On ,d
hs ,.'re n from the free hsl az az.
pine, m 60 per 900 feet. W hi'c Pr
iae."5 i,. called the king oil con.
was ,,.ooas" and yet the cleal -
ferrous Gamers of his bin was ~
ro rates absolutely prohiOi'oiS ="
''''' WEST AND SOUTH.
w.. - some extent 10 com
i' ""' ,,+u.een the lumber lhIe 80
~.,l south and West. ana ne nv s.,r,~e,
o. l.', ~, Nv This combination uuii"9
- last canvass. .,o nroposed
Ves. declared that tae b'terosts
,.,tfe pine was in Inc Hi'e.,.,,,,,-
.,,.. lumber barons, who haFo - ~
,++c1 millions upon mihohs - Mr..
,.reo Of the people. IN l,' -, an the
So referred 10 this adleu ~. air,ost a
80 y,born every penny was dii''o -
ooI' ~ IA every dollar almost ny
CONC T. vas he said. the most ~ ~
feasible item OF the pli''
w rtrcs warned his southern 49, ,',o,
Nl. ,i,,s+ the argument that tHe iui''
,-+rrests Of the South woulus ~ 1nrn
cte5 low the exclusion Oh
be-. 20 co,th Carolina. who
-aI " ~ senate recently, maue ne
,,,a, e,,eech i'm criticising the ia.eS ot
- schedules, saying they W., .'..rs
IN ,-'d 20 benefit any southern e - %
80, II there was anythHe u
- a. vas merely incidental ...oor+ -
KIM ~ - moved an amendment eNS r.
M. - ,ina from the operation ol 'i'
paragraph. ~. Vests position.
M i,ttar. he said. had pOi'teu Oue .,,is
,r,reosed 100 per cent, WhiIe Al Tras
t'r,,,,, e. the average al Naloien ,,,o case.
80. On Nor cent. That being the 80
PEG" -, ~ asserted. Mr.. Vests t''Le
"t rnot this was the most M
IN .Ji' seefure Of the bill was not ""i
Ianted. lot reasonable fea-
~ whole bill" declared MI %
c-, 81 regard the schedule as pipPJ
N'-'' ,--.r~o.tiye of the party from WIN"
81 comes" ..,,,s,
FOR UNIFORM RATES
.,- ,,.ocr vent on to state that he was
,,~otectiouist. But the stern ne
roesitifs cf the government requil0 ="
to,5m and high tariff lie was llot
eroaltinr Tor a protective tarlh' puO W.
A. became necessary 10 impose - 49,
dr-ies tnen 10 was essenudi 10 mon
rates uniform as Tar as piacueaoi5S 80,
the southern lumber interests -
10 support q rate simply lol ~ Put
~ protection he would not 90 H. -
V,hdn tbev asked that the revenue Juuc9
~. in rronortion TO the revenue duties VI.
rth.r ARTICLES he regarded that as JUS
ami he would support il. Less ina" ~
NOR cent. was not a protective u".S ~
.,+la In front OF his home ran Trains
s-tstt.d with southern lumber lot 'he
Vor-bvast. aud this industry Wouiu pe
s,rYok down without its legitimate '"Ill'
lie had received telegram ne san S"y
ing that every man, WomaI' alu -.
was looking 10 the success OF inc iu'ii'0
schedule. 49,. 49,. ,r,roei.
lion of taxes on finished products' "iil'
tto raw products were LETT on the AV'
list ,, 81,
why. he asked Mr.. Vest, should th'
0rops OF blood which the Missouri Seha'
tor had referred TO- be drawn Tor 'h'
fereGt Of the producer o. finished products
and not the raw.
Alr. Vest rather lightly said he under
stood the web and wool OF me senator
statement 10 be that he favored reVehu'
tariff but not protective tarin.
"Not only the web and wool, put th'
whole garment" responded Mr.. bacon.
Air. Vest asked Dir. Bacon TO eNpiali
why IL was that the rates were maui
prohibltory ..,.,
Mr.. Bacon answered by a denial sayini
that average duties below ~ per cen,
could not be prohibitory. lie aadeu III"
he had suoken at some length, because M
found himself differing froiQ some OF NE
Democratic associates. He mad hol thei
in any way abandoned the view th''
correct duty Is a revenue duty anu II
this connection he referred Mr.. vest U
the duties imposed by the wilson ae'
framed IN part by him NesO.
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE.
Nr Vest said he entered his protes
against any statement that the Wisoi
act established precedent for the Demo
cratic party. That bill. he declared wa
passed under duress, with the Pfesi- en-
and the Secretary OF the Treasury uis
ing that a tariff bill was absolutely ne
cessary
az the Senator was called upon TO fran
revenue tariff bill" interposed Mr
Bacon. what would he consider the low