The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-30
FOR A 500 HEAD TAX
gJTLER. QUAY AND TlLLMAN
THE QUEER TRIO.
Elm OVER CHANDELIERS TwITs
r;,nan Tormented With Witty iaun's
on Support of Grover Cleveland
ae Makes Headlong Plunges
hut Blows are Parried.
hut Blows are ParrIed.

but Blows are TdTTiSo'
uosb;nqton. D. c., June 29.-After
Ana;ous consideration of the tarlH OH
ahronohout to-day, the Senate wound up
9Th a half hour of lively and amusing
eolloouy between Senators Tillman' OF
South Carolina, and Chandler, OF New
uampshire. The former had proposed
nm amendment to the tariff bill, provid-
sng a 500 head tax on immigrants ana
. restriction against all those not coming
10 the limited States to become citizens.
Dur;ne .he day the Senate disposed of
the lead paragraphs, the committee rate
of 11k cents per pound on lead ore being
.y,eea to-3O to %. The other para
srsphs considered were Of comparatively
minor Importance.
Several hundred pension bills were re-
,orted as the result of the first meeting
af the pension committee since tine pres
ent Congress assembled.
II took half an hour to read the list of
nriyate pension bills. When it was con-
eluf,ed. Mr.. Morgan (Alabama) COM
mented on the fact that the men ana
women named in these bills must wait
for relief, owing to the inaction OF one
Of the branches of Congress. AT this
time Congress was without the opportu-
nifty or liberty to pass one OF these pen
sion bills. Congress was not even In
session. asserted Mr.. Morgan The
lawyers of the country would look into
this question and there was great deal
of trouble ahead over this question of
Congress being in session.
The tariff bill was then taken up and
paragraph 1S9, relating to watch move
meats, clocks, etc, perfected by striking
ont the clauses on watches and on jewels
for making watches and combining the
paragraph to those articles not made of
China, porcelain, etc.
Pine apples were changed to cents
per cubic foot in barrels and packages
and 81 per thousand in bulk.
Mr., Vest asked what climatic or sani-
cary reason justified this heavy duty.
Mr. Allison responded that Florida
produced pine apples and great pressure
had been brought to bear for adequate
protection.
ssWhere did the pressure come from? y
asked Mr. Bacon (Georgia.)
81 cannot give specifications" respond
ed Mr.. Allison, 'but will say it comes
from both sides of this chamber"
The Florida Senators, Mallory and
Pasco, Democrats, explained the recent
development of the pine apple industry
I'm Florida, which led Mr.. Gray Dela-
10 ~, Mi tod GO
that it would have been better had
Florida lands been left in primeval sim
plicity, if their use for raising pine apples
was to be followed by a tax on the bulk
Of the people.
Mr.. Pasco urged that the Florida
fruits should receive the same benefits
as those of the North.
Mr.. Vest moved to reduce the rate on
pine apples to 20 ad valorem, rejected.
Lead ore and lead in pigs were then
considered, Mr.. Allen (Nebraska), speak.
ing at length against the committee
rates.
The paragraph was further debated by
Messrs. Carter (Montana) J. Vest and Raw
lfngs, after which vote was taken on
the committee amendment, making the
duty ON lead ore ~ cent pound and
~ WdS dSIettu W CO W
The lead ore paragraph was then
agreed to as reported.
In paragraph $50, relating to lead in
pigs, ETC., the rate was increased from
2 to 21a cents pound, the duty of 2111
cents on lead in sheets, etc, being re.
tained.
Paragraph 1S1, metallic minerals, sub
stances, was changed as heretofore
INV hn TIM
A substitute for paragraph 1872, mica,
was agreed to, viz: manufactured
mica, Eve cents per pound and 20 per
cent ad valorem; manufactured 10 cents
q pound and 20 per cent ad valorem.
Gypsum was changed, making the
duty on the crude article 81 per ton and
in that form went over at Mr.. Buffers
request.
Paragraph 27S, talIow, was changed
from 1 to n cent per pound, the re-
mainder Of the paragraph being I'M
changed. e
Mr. Tillman, (South Carolina), was
then recognized for speech in support
Of che following amendments to the bill:
''That there shall be collected head
ftaa Of 500 on all immigrations coming
to the United States by land or water"
seffat it shall be a misdemeanor, pun
ishable by fine or imprisonment, for any
alien who does not intend to become an
American citizen, or who retains his
.eSssaenship in a foreign country, to en-
.sr THE United States for the purpose OF
engaging in any mechanical trade OF
manual labor within the borders thereof
Provided, that this section and the one
Immediately preceding shall only remain
In force until silver shall be admitted
to our mints for coinage at the ratio OF
16 to ! on the same conditions witt
gold.0 d 8.enG-.. ..s.
Mr.. Tillman spoke of the rapid spread
Of pauperism, as shown by the statistic.
Of the jails and prisons. It was time, h
said, to keep platform promises, to d
something for labor, to keep back hal
million immigrants arriving annually
and to place a value on American eiti
zenship. p'il'-
"To sell it at 500 head" suggeste'
Mr.. Chandler, ironically.
''Oh, if the Senator wants colloqu.