The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-17
MOTION TO RESTORE 1T TO THE
FREE LIST DEFEATED BY
RAPID PROGRESS ON BILL
Rates ON AGRICULTURAL PRO-
DUCTS, AS FIXED BY THE RE-
PUBLICANs, ACCEPTED.
Tax on Tea, Proposed by the Finance
Committee, Will Not Be Strongly
Pressed.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-The senate
made rapid progress OF the tariff bill
today. There were no long speeches, and
the debate was of a snappy character,
which at times enliVened but did not
delay the serious work on the bill. Thir-
teen pages were disposed of, carrying
the senate through the agricultural
schedule and up to schedule II, :elat-
ting to spirits, wines, etc. During the
day the paragraphs on dairy products,
farm products, fish, fruit and nuts,
meat products and miscellaneous agri-
cultural products were acted on. The
finance committee proposed many
changes, in the main advancing rates
somewhat YER those heretofore re-
ported. The committee was Sustained
on every vote, although a contest was
made on almost every paragraph. Mr..
Vest's motion to restore salt to the free
list was rejected, yeas q; nays 81. The
important paragraph proposing a tax
on tea went over at the suggestion of
MIR. Allison, who expressed hope that
his duty on tea might be dispensed
with.
The senate met at II a. M, and will
continue to meet at that hour until the
bill is disposed of.
The changes in the bill as reported to
the senate follow:
In the paragraph on eggs, not other
wise provided for, Mr.. Vest moved to
reduce the rate from 5 cents to 3 cents
per dozen, rejected.
Paragraph 243 was on motion of Mr..
Allison made to read: Eggs, yolk of,
25 per cent ad valorem; albumen, egg
or dried blood, 3 cents per pound; dried
blood when soluble, 1h cents per
pound"
In the paragraph or hay Mr.. Allison
withdrew the committee amendment,
leaving the house rate of 81 per ton.
Mr.. Allison offered an additional
clause to the hop paragraph, as fol-
lows: Hop extract and lupulin, so
per cent ad valorem." Mr.. Allison ex-
planned that hop extract was a me-
dicinal preparation.
On motion of Mr.. Allison, the house
provision on garlic was restored, and
the rate changed to q cent per pound.
On peas, Mr.. Allison proposed an
amendment making the rate on peas,
green, in bulk, etc, 80 cents per
bushel; dried pea 80 cents; split peas,
20 cents. MI. Jones protested against
making it a crime for people to beau
tify or decorate their homes and bring
a little brighgtness into them. Mr.. AL
lison's new paragraph was then agreed
to.
On stocks, seedlings, etc, 249, Ny.
Allison, for the committee, proposed
several changes, making the rate on
stocks, cuttings, etc, of M~yrobolan
plum. Mohaleb or MaZZard cherry, 80
cents and Is per cent ad valorem per
1000 plants; stocks, ETC., of pear, apple,
ounce or ST. Julian plum, 81 n Is
per cent ad valorem per 1000 plants;
rose plants, 2a cents each.
AT his point Mr.. Pettus (Ala.) gave
notice of an amendment to the sugar
schedule making unlawful the importa-
ton Of sugar by any trust or combina-
ton formed in restraint Of trade or to
increase the price of sugar. The
amendment provides that such sugar
when imported Shall be forfeited to
the government and the attorney gen.
cral shall take steps to enforce this
forfeiture.
On potatoes Mr.. Allison withdrew the
committee amendment of 20 cents per
buShel. Gavin the mouse rate OF 20
cents per buShel.
Fruits and nuts were then taken
up. On paragraph 261 Mr.. Allison pro-
posed changes, including peaches, cur
rants. ounces, cherries ard plums.
with green or ripe apples and pears at
rs cents per bushel and adding cram
berries at 25 per cent ad valorem.
These were agreed to.
Paragraph 262, figs, etc, was
changed, on motion of Mr.. Allison, SO
that the rate ON figs, plums, prunes
and prunelles is two cents per pound;
raisins and other dried grapes two
and one-half cents per pound; olives rs
cents per gallon. In this paragraph
the item of Zante currants, two cents
per pound, occasioned a lengthy dis
cussion. Mr.. Mills, Texas, maintained
that these currants came exclusively
from the island of Zante, while the
California senators, White and Per-
kins, insisted that these currants were
a leading product of California. MI.
White reinforced his assertion by a
box of Zante currants from California
and a currant bush in bloom. Mr.. Per-
kins declared that the production of
raisins and currants in California was
revolutionizing the trade of the world.
MIR. Jones (Ark.) moved an amend
ment, taking the rate 1A2 cents per
pound on figs, plums, prunes, p%runelles.
raisins and other dried grapes and ~