The herald., 1897-06-09
ON THE FLOOR
The Acting Chaplain Prays for the
Tariff Bill

WASHINGTON, June SIN the course
day, Acting Chaplain Rev. Hugh john
son invoked speedy return OF content-
ment and prosperity and that the condi-
tion of the poor and suffering may be
ameliorated by the great measure be-
fore the Senate.
When the considerat tion of the tariff
bill waa resumed. Allison OF Iowa re-
quested that the sugar schedule be
passed over.
Vest remarked that 1t was an open se-
cret that the majority had made modifl-
cations in the sugar schedule, and it was
important that some understandings
should be had as to when the modifica-
tions would be presented and when the
schedule would be taken up.
This led to definite statement from
Allison. There were no open secrets
that he knew Of, he said, and he would
now announce that the committee pro-
posed to modify the sugar schedule by
asking the Senate to disagree to the COM
mittee amendments to the House bill.
or. If i'll order, to withdraw those amend
ments and insert Others which he named.
Allison stated also that the committee
was not prepared to present provision
relating to sugar imported from the, Ha.
waiian Islands. Under the circum-
stances he asked that the sugar schedule
be temporarily passed over and taken
up tomorrow. Vest said this would be
satisfactory.
The agricultural schedule was taken
up. Senators Jones of Arkansas and
Vest Of Missouri made strong efforts to
have the duty on cattle, barley, wheat
and other products reduced, on the
ground that high duties on them are un-
necessary and are merely intended to
hoodwink the farmers, but they failed
each time, and the committee rates were
adopted. Senator Bacon of Georgia Of
fered an amendment placing a. duty of
20 per cent ad valorem on raw cotton,
which led to long discussion, but the
amendment was finally agreed to, by AZ
to 49,
The paragraph relating to live ami
mails was then agreed to as reported.
that on hogs being amended to SWINE"
On barley, Jones of Arkansas moved
to substitute 40 per cent ad valorem for
the rate in the bill, 80 cents per bushel.
we now enter upon a series of enor.
nous increase in behalf of the farmers"
said Vest, ironically, land without VIC.
lating the rules of parliamentary pro-
cedure will say that it is a fraud, a
shame and a pretense.'
Gear, Republican. of Iowa, interposee
the statement that the debate on the
barley paragraph and of barley the ex-
ports from Canada, where there was
cheap labor and cheaper lands. were
over 100000 bushels the year prior to
the Mckinley act, and these fell to g.
100000 bushels after that act. Gear said
the farmers of his state supported this
increased duty on barley and the grand
master of the state grange was one of ia
chief advocates.
Vest declared that he would give up
his seat in the senate rather than vote
against free lumber, free salt or free
wool, the three great achievements Of
the bill.
Mantle of Montana answered briefly
that the barley duties would be highly
beneficial to the barley raisers of Mon
tana, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The vote was then taken on Jones'
amendment and it was disagreed to, II
to "a. Three Democrats, McEnery, Raw
Inns and Tillman, voted with the Repub-
licans in the negative.
Formal amendments to reduce ths
rates on barley malt, buckwheat. corn
or maize and cornmeal. offered by Vest,
were defeated and the original para
graphs adopted. On each of the votes
on these amendments some Democrats
voted with the Republicans. which led