Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-09
DUTY ON RAW COTTON
SENATE VOTES FOR IT-i2
TO 10.
DEMOCRATIC DIFFERENCES.
pcbatc on General Party f"'tcs
vith Reference To Tariff Taxation
nncon Against Vest an" Jones'
stewart supports Georgian.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June Sly the
decisive vote Of A. 90 10. the Senate To-
day adopted an amendment to the 'a'""
nul p,aclne raw cotton. the great prou"''
~ tho south. on the dutiatle list, AT ~
nor cent. al valorem. IL IS the hrat
,lmc IN the history Of tariff legislation
that a duty on cotton has bee" ihco'po-
rated I'm n bin The amendment was
uroposed by Mr. Bacon Democrat OF
c,o~eia on his individual responsibility
and without the approval Of the Finance
committee. which thus far has been re-
ouislte 10 the success OF any amenu-
,,,nt cxccpt q minor one, which went
through by default
r,. amendment led TO a spirited de-
h,te Democratic senators disclosing
wide difference Of views. and ~ tunes
exchanging sharp personal criticisms On
the fna. vote six Democrats-Messrs'
1,oco, and clay. OF Georgia; McEnery, OF
1or.si,ra: McLaurn and Tillman. OF
south Carolina and Rawiins. Of Utah
,.o,el with the Republicans for the Bacon
aoo.smcnt. while the negative vote was
sol,uv democratic. with one exception
th4f ~ Nir. Kyle PopulisD.
,rha debate on cotton took up most OF
tb, lay. and but little progress was inauo.
ON the bin. Early in the day the sus''
schedule was passed over. ana the "5it-
cultural schedule taken up. Less 'n@n
Two pages were disposed OF during the
day. The paragraph ON cattle We,
over. but the balance of the asrlcu''"i" ga
schedule up to and including paragraph
e9S was agreed to as reported. an amehu-
rpents. except that OF Mr.. Bacon, BENG
when the tariff bin was tSIen mp at
19.s9 u NJ. Mr.. Allison Of Iowa rCQuesteu
That the sugar schedule be passed staIns
that fl would be considered tomorrow
Tine agricultural schedule being next III
order. "a number Of amendments were
offered by Democratic senator's put al
were rejected until Mr.. Bacon olereu
his amendment, to be known as para
graph % u placing duty OF - Per
sent. al valorcm on raw cotton.
MR.. BACONs ARGUMENT
Mr. Bacon said the omission of this ar
ticle from the dutable list was viola
zion OF the principle OF the Democratic
platform that tariff taxation should be
so imposed as 10 discriminate against
NO section. The tariff as q whole fell Ike
dead weight on the producer OF cot
ton. raising the price OF all articles es-
sential 10 his use. and yet on ms one
article of production-raw cOtton-ne was
"left in the lurch." Last year the sta
ti-tics showed that 550oo,0O) pounds OF
cotton were imported into the United
states. valued at Sj.0O),0)). The arrivals oil
foreign cotton were increasing constantly
Sir Bacon said he addressed himself par
- TNl.fr
WHY should cotton be excluded from the
1.refts of "A revenue duty, If all otneF
ayriouitural products were TO nave INC
l0neft of such duties? Under the rule OF
consistency. there should be unanimous
vote for "a duty on cotton.
Mr. P.att ORepubhcam. OF ConhecllSS9q.'
Mo Was in charge of the bill pending MI.
AUieons absence. Indicated IeaulHesS
for vote favorable 10 the amendment
and Mr. Chandler Republicanl OF New
Hamushire added: Nv e are Just dHlhs
10 support the Senator's amendment -
Mr. Chiffon DemOcraD. Of Texas, sald
The amendment would not raise the price
.of cotton. According 10 the Georgia H93Is
ltor mir Bacon. there would be no uiinl-
tnufion Of the importation OF EgSptiail
cotton. so that the only erect Moulu, Se
10 give additional revenue on cotloH' W.
out taking away lhe COiiiPc'i'''i' ~
foreign cotton. ,..,,,,. 20
MIR Chiffon said II was Impossible 20
Increase the price OF cotton by a taIln'
So long as il was necessary 70 iihu d Hl'I
let for The surplus of American COTTON,
as was now the case In Liverpool, OF ~
any other foreign market II was WIN
cotton. as with wheat. the IoI1ish ~ ~
would fix the domestic price. HelCc Jnc
orlv result would be TO increase the price
on cotton goods.
VEST IN OPPOSITION.
Mr. Vest said the amendment would be
adopted. as IL was In the Inc OF pr
ducirg revenue. and because IL was C"lCu-
lated 20 cause dlssenSions IN Wy NJ Iii
cratic party He claimed that the auul7
lion OF the % per cent PROVIDED WUul5
simply add that amount 10 tne hIisIieu
1roluct lie took issue with MT. bacon
ON the contention mat the ail d,,5 az
Was in line with the platform adopled az
chicago OF" he said. Il had lnousnt
the platform meant what me oeiiA'o no.
from Ge0rcia says 1t does, l Woulu hVS
have touched it. any more than Wonla
have touched ratuesnake' khONIl5
there was no Whiskcy within hunoreo
miles God help us if the new eYangel Is
l. prevail -, 80,
statement that the cotton nanuiact1reIs
needed assistance. He said it had been
generally understood that the cotton
manufacturers were exceptionally pros
I'M conclusion. Mr.. Vest said that he had
e. ID southern Democrat always pointed
with pride 20 the fact that cotton Wa
admitted free Of duty. as showing the
Democratic consistency III cuII'l iliio -
Jaw materials. Hence his disaDpointmeht
that this amendment should be proposeu
o., H southern senator, as H. would JustiIS
ana open the way for a duty on WOOL
lumber. and all other articles chssed a
Jaw materials Indeed he exclaimed
cit leaves us naked without argument.
lr. Jones. Of Arkansas. also opposed
the amendment. I'm am incisive speech. he
agreed with Mr.. Vest that the RepuDA-
cans would support the amendment, IN
The hope Of creating dissension in the
Democratic party, ana added that they
also would support ~ Tor the purpose OF
occurring an excuse for increased compen-
sIt0ry duties on cotton manufactures. lie
argued that the small importauons could
lot affect The price OF the enire domestic
crop. ana said that the duty would only
add 20 lhc price Of cotton goods MT.
Jones said the cotton-erOwers would not
De- uisICl and deceived by proposition
60 iaiptbly thin as this.
Mr Bacon answered briefly that IL
10. tycn,.s Of assertion and YChemcnce
wcro t0 control on this subject then the
Senator from Missouri (1r NesD would
have hls views prevail But the senate
Was forum Of argument and no sena-
tor was 90 Doe put down by the mere We
hcmcnce of The Senator from missouri
however long and eminent his services
BACON NETTLED.
Alr. Bacon became impatient ut one
point over frequent Interruptions the iast
one coming from Mr.. Canery. Il thlnk
A-a" f|"NIANHi Has '+lVhHl ~ w ~ '++-
The questions addressed 10 him yesterday
by the Senator from Massachusetts as TO
sugar" answered AIR. Bacon, Sharply
The Senator went on 20 say that the ob-
jectilnuhic feature Of the tariff In The
past was sccuonalism and its discrlIni-
nation ln favor Of one part OF the coun-
Try against another part. But the Demo
cratic platform, recognizing q reVehH'
tarin, insisted that IL be free from sec,
tional benefits. and that there be periec'
equality il burden or benefit. ms Wa
the only new eyangei 10 wnich Inc
Senator from Missouri had referred;
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