The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-17
1ElyY TAX PUT ON SALT.
,,o..rs Also viii Have to Pay Big
Duties.
<,r-rrs r5rr-'t
mis- WILL PROPOSE AMENDMENT.
.-,.s whose MINIS Are Open to
sn..r 10 Pay Only Scventy-Fivc
Per Cent of Duties.

AMID work on the la''i VIZ 'o"''
no long speeches and the debate was
-. suappy character. which at times en-
,',.,ea but did not delay the serious work
ma hill Thirteen pages were disposed
4 carrying the senate through the asricul-
,rr.l schedule and up to schedule III,
',,,t,nr to spirits, wines. etc.
During the day the paragraphs on dairy
,,oducis farm products, fish, fruits and
h ~. meat products and miscellaneous
,sricultural products were acted upon.
Tbs finance committee proposed many
,sanres In the main advancing rates some
xh,, over those heretofore reported. The
,,mmt,eo was sustained on every vote
although contest was made almost on
every paragraph.
Mr.. Vests motion TO restore salt to the
free list was rejected "a TO 81 The i'm
portan, paragraph proposing tax on tea
wen, over at the suggestion OF Mr.. ALI
,oa, who expressed the hope that this duty
On tea might be dispensed with.
The senate met at II a. III. and VIII con
,lnue 10 meet at that hour until the bill
NJ, -,
Tna ononcas in tho hill as reuorted TO
The senate follow:
In the paragraph on eggs, not otherwise
..a,,dot lar Mr. Vest moved IN rcdnce tho
rate from cents to cents per dozen.
Rejected.
Paragraph 2l3 was. on motion OF Mr. Al
-, rent al yalorem. albumeu. egg or dried
t,a,d a rents nor mound dripd hiood v.h.n
saiNh,o ~ CONT. nor nouni, >,
In tho narerranh on nav MIR Allison
,i,hara,y ,he com,nittec a,,,o,a,rer, Ioav-
,s I the hons n rat" Of a nnr tnn- '0"'
e.. s',,, aTfornJ ", io,i,t,tcro, ,i,,,s,
- ", ~, nom narsrranb a. foiiows. t,or ,' Wv
i ,r,ct ana h,m,Iiu 40 NOR con, ad yaIbrs,,,
NJ ,Iiis,n ,',,iai,,,,, ~, 49,, g" -, 49,
medicinal preparation.
,,.ion on ,o,li" vas ,nr o i' n
n,s changed IN a. cant nor rom, '''N
NJ ,I;so,, ,.-,,,',.,,,S :, ,,,,,,,,t., lite,
. as. ai''son p'oi"seu committee motif
pulk. ETC. ~ cents Der bushel; dried peas,
Mr. Ailisnn off@rsd V nnm ,,oro,,.o,, .,
.rng flowers a, follc,ys. or,btIs ~ '.,.
throtons ay,iias IN no., as'. me-
.alirs bvariniS. .,. 80 aH Naloi Ilp'
the vajlev and an III. ~ NJ, ~
for a
Al yalornn. ,st,,r,I -, ,'S" - . "V POI Ce"'
trs,h for dec"'ti,o ,',,,, ~ 5o oS.1 s'u ot
ID yaloren This c.i,'.'I @y ~. e'H'
II am hound f., So, AZ. - 80 MS,
declared Mr. Vest. THAT We should place a
stns w w W, ~" eds Drought IN to adoFn our
gEsimply dnsir,,-d pui III ITau' ~ On outIase'
I'm tn rails, I6oir 81, ~, hu, 9els
,sabcan friends tax n"xt D" ssi"aI NJ NJ
yst .Wiu +, he ~ W. "9NeN ~, ~
VII be taxing mo atr1osrt,o,, -
.ss oxygen and hvdr5ccn and -; ;I.n '''N ,
cause they are p,,,,,rf,i. {" ,Toi,t,h. "
Mr.. Allison briefly onswerfJ H., nrottl.,
we're haraI. -, aus e'tu thdt oTchIus
mans home He nointed ON, that H., ' ,,,,
Ct 1884 Included II number of tbrsc fino.nrs
and this was merely a broadrninp of the
law
making 1t crime for our peopIe Ia bea1Itifv
ana decorate their homes and bring n lille
'ngh'ness into them.
MI Allison new paragraph was then
skIeed TO-
,oa stocks, seedlings, etc. Mr.. Allison for
VIZ Nnmittee proposed several changes.
az ms point MIR. Pettus OF Alabama gave
N.Y. uIuVo OF an amendment to the sugar sched-
nv nv making unlawful the Importation of
sugar by any trust or combination formed
4, s.Ia'ht Of tIude or TO increase the price
sn' sugar The amendment provides hat
IN sugar when imported shall be forfeited
ss,e ne government and that the attorney
fsrsa snail take steps to enforce this for
eomni t,,'a'oes' MT Allison withdrew the
btsbo, p amendment OF 20 cents per
Fri,s .ea'ihs the house rate Of % cents
AlI,so, ""i nuts were then taken up. Mi
,pesoh, proposed changes including
,inm0 eurfahts. ounces, cherries and
Al o. WIN green or ripe apples and pears
. h,rio. .eh's per bushel, and adding Gran
var at - per cent ad yalorem. These
IN asreed TO-
sy, motion OF Mr.. Allison. the rate on
gan.s . per pound; raisins and other drlel
per 80 cents per pound; olives, % cents
NJ. s"loh'
MAJ, zones OF Arkansas moved. an amend
on making the rates " cent per pound
,ra "es, plums, prunes, prunelles. raisins
"A 1lher dried grapes, and 30 per cent
ra'ofeln on Zante currants.
sis,ais amendment was rejected without
nv Mo and the paragraph as amended
and pomelos Tho lemons; p,s crap S,,, ,,ui,
we rate OF cent per pound for the house
y s,e OF y cents on fruit and 80 cents ad-
's,orem on the boxes. etc.
f"laEIdln caused some dlscusSlOIl.