The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-17


Washington, June 16-The senate
made rapid work on the tariff bill to-
day. 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.
Thirteen pages were disposed of, car
rying the senate through the agricul-
tural schedule and I'D to schedule II.
relating TO spirits, wines, etc. During
the day the paragraphs on dairy prod
ucts. farm products, fish, fruits and
nuts. meat products and miscellaneous
agricultural products were acted on.
The finance committee proposed many
changes, in the main advancing rates
somewhat over those heretofore re-
ported. The committee was sustained
on every vote, although a contest was
made on almcse every paragraph.
Mr.. Vests motion to restore salt TO
the free list was reiected-yeas "A,
nays 81.
The important paragraph proposing
tax on tea went over, at the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Allison, who expressed
the hope that this duty on tea might
be dispensed with.
The senate Ret at II a. NJ, and will
continue to meet at that hour until the
bin is disposed of.
THE CHANGES IN THE BILL
as reported to the senate are as fol-
lows:
Paragraph 24S was, on motion of Mr..
Allison, made TO read:
Eggs, yolk OF, % per cent ad
valorem; albumen. egg or dried blood,
three cents per pound; dried blood,
when soluble, y cent per pound.
In the paragraph on 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 follows
Hop extract and lunulin, 90 per cent
ad valorem.
Mr.. Allison explained that hop ex-
tract was g medical preparation
on motion Of Mr.. Allison the house
provision on garlic was restored, the
rate changed to q cents per pound.
On peas, Mr.. Allison proposed a COM
mittee modification, making the rate
on peas, green in bulk, etc, 90 cents
per bushel: dried peas 80 cents; split
peas, 30 cents.
Mr.. Allison offered a new paragraph
covering flowers, as follows;
Orchids drosinaS, cirotons. aZalias,
SO per cent ad vaiOrem; tulips. hya-
cinths. narcissus. jonquils, lilies. jules,
lilies OF the valley and all bulbs and
dubious roots used for growing flowers,
90 per cent ad valorem: natural flowers,
preserved or fresh. for decorative pur-
poses. so per cent ad vaiorem."
Is AN OUTRAGE.
? This caused a lively contest
Il am bound to say this is an out
rage" declared Mr.. Vest. That we
m q
brought into our homes and TO acorn
our dead, is an outrage. It is simply
designed to allow these nuserynen to
raise their prices. What viii cur Re
publican friends tax next asked Mr.. |
Vest .'Will it he the air we breathe?
Will they be taxing the atmosphere |
and taxing the oxygen and hydrogen |
and nitrogen because they are raw ma
terials2" Mau-hter}
Mr.. Allison briefly answered that or !
chids We're hardly flower TO be found |
in the Populist mans home. He pointed !
out that the law of 1894 included a I
number of these flowers, and this was !
merely a broadening OF the law.
MIR. Jones of Arkansas protested /
against making it q crime for our peo- I
pie to beautify and decorate their !
homes and bring q little brightness !
into them.
Mr.. AllisOn's new paragraph was /
then agreed TO.
On stocks. seedlings etc, (249). Mr. /
Allison. FOR the committee. proposed /
several changes, making the rate On I
stocks. cuttings. etc. of myrcbola1,
plum of mohelb or meseard cherry. so
cents and 10 per cent ad valOrem per
]. 900 plants; stocks, etc, pear, ounce
OF St. Julien plums, etc. 81 and 10 per
cent al vaiorem per 1000 plants; rose
plants 2Isc. each.
SUGAR SCHEDULE.
At this point Mr. Pettus of Alabama
gave notice of an amendment to the
sugar schedule, making unlawful the
importation CT sugar by any trust or
combination 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 that the attor
general shall take steps to enforce
this forfeiture.
On potatoes. Mr.. Allison withdrew
the committee amendment of zoe. per
bushel. leaving the house rate Of 25c.
pei bushel
Fruits and nuts were then taken M
on nara graph 261, Mr.. Allison pro-
posed changes including peaches, cur
rents. ounces, cherries and plums with
green or ripe apples and pears a 25c
per bushel. and leaving cranberries al
% Der cent ad valcrem. These were
agreed to-
Paragraph 2s3. figs. etc. was changed.
on motion Of Mr.. Allison. so that the
rate on fss, plums prunes and pru-
neiles is 2 cents per pound; raisins and
other dried grapes, 2l5c. per pound;
dried grapes, zoe. per pound: olives. 25e-
per gallon. In this paragraph the item
Of zante currents. &c. per pound- coca
stoned a lengthy discussion. Mr.. Mills
d Texas maintained that these cur {
rants came exclusively from the island !
" Zante while the California senators
insisted these cuIrants were leading {
product Of California Mr. White REM
'orced his assertion by a box of Zante j
,urrants from California. and curralt
push in bloom.
PERKINS IS LOYAL.
Mr. Perkins declared that the pro-
auction of raisins and currants IN Cal
fornia was RECOMMENDING the trade Of
be werld !
Mr.. Gones Of Arkansas moved an :
,rnendrlenf making TIE rates IL cents a
ser pound on figs pllIms. pruzes. Dru-
aeIIes. ra.sjns ard other dried grapes,