Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
TILLMAN PROTESTS
de Objects to Mr.. Vests Tactics op
the Tariff Bill,
JUST A WASTE OF time, BE SAYS
Mr.. Hale's Resolution of Yesterday
Referred.
CONSIDERING CARPET DUTIES

In the Senate today the resolution Of Mr..
Hale tMe) relative to restricting the pr,y,-
| leges Of ser ators on the floor OF the s.n-
| ate 10 those not Interested In lecislat iou
and claims. was referred without comment
| to the committee on rules.
| The consideration Of the wool schedp,a
was resumed at paragraph 80 relating 10
| Aupusson, Administer, moquette and che
| mile carpets, the committee rae heins
oz1z cents per yard and 40 per cent al va
| lorem
| Mr.. Vest Mo) moved 10 strike out the
specific rate, leaving only the 40 per cent
| au Naiorem Tie vote was 1G-2i-four
| snort OF quorum. There was som. de-
lay In announcing the result, owing TO the
| snx:ety TO secure a quorum. but Mr. Vest
| insisted on speedy announcement re-
| marking that the suffering country could
| not wait while republican senators muster
| ed quorum. When the want OF A ouoru,n
was announced Mr.. Vest derlsively said:
Ana TINS, with the country inst wallow-
| ing and dying while the bill waits"
| me senator is out Of order" interposed
MI Chandler, jocularly.
| ana SO is the country" rddeI Mr. Gray
A call Of the Senate brought fifty-two
senators to the chamber. and Mr. Eest's
| amendment was then rejec;od-2l-2s
/ SdNony. W iltOl and Tour
ray VeiVet carpets, was agreed to. with an
Increase In the specific duty from 90 10 az
cents per yard. the ad valorem being left
at 40 per cent
On paragraph 49,. Brussels carpets. fig
ured or plain, the specific duty was in
creased from Al TO ~ cents Ter square
dtion. " " "u
Mr.. Vest criticised the rates saying .,
was the evident pulpos.. 10 prohibit The
Importation of caeao mattinys and cheap
carpets thus making 1t. impossible for a
poor mar to cover mis- doors .xcept win
hisher-pfloed American carpets
MI Allison answered briefly that the
auties were imposed as a compensation fer
me increased duties on raw WOOL
Mr.. Gray submit; Fl an estimate that nm
a room l6 feet squar, The TAX on a Irus
sells carpet would be S243D
Mr. vests amendment to strike out the
sPecific rate was rejac; el-.;;-.s.
On paragraph 31S, velvet and tanesrrv
VelVet carpets, the specific duty was in
creased from 10 to Al cents per square
ton. Al "uu'
Mr.. Vest again moved to strike nm. tho
specific rate.
Mr.. TiIIman Protests.
This drew a brief but emphatic protest
from Mr.. Tillman CS.C). He disliked TO
ciner with the distinguished democratic
leader he said. but" he continued IT'S
perfectly clear we're beaten on every one
OF these items, and. well-its just a waste
of time, that's ALL"
Mr.. Vests amendment was rejected. 10
q 10"
pet, the specific duty was increased from
~ to % cents per square yard, with 40 per
cent ad valorem additional. Mr.. Vest re-
Ieweo MS amendment against the specific
duty; rejected, 19-2S
Paragraph 375. treble ingram. three-pIy
ano an chain Venetian carpets, and para
graph $40. wool, Dutch and two-ply ingraia
carpets. were agreed to as reported.
Mr.. White moved to strike out paragraph
$40 and insert the Wilson rates Rejected.
Mr. Allison proposed substitute for
paragraph 1861 providing that carpets Of
every description woven whole for rooms
including oriental. Berlin and similar rugs.
shall pay a duty of 10 cents per squars
foot and ~ per cent ad valorem.
This led to extended debate. Mr.. White
and Mr.. Vest criticised the rates as excess
sive. Mr.. Allison explained that oriental
rugs We're luxuries. some of them costing
$4,000. He also fired a shot at the CALI
fcrnia senator (White) by saying that while
the rates might be high, they were not as
high as the duties on oranges and zants
currants, the products Of California.
Mr. Vest insisted that these rugs were
not luxuries and had become the most
common of floor coverings.
A motion by Mr.. Vest to strike out tns
speclnc rates was rejected. 22-9
Mr. Allison secured new amendment 70
felt carpeting. He also withdrew the COM
mittee changes to paragraph $50, designa.-
ing the meaning OF the word WOOL
The Silk Schedule.
With these exceptions. all remaining par
agraphs of the wooden schedule were
agreed to as reported, and at l o'clock the
Senate entered upon the silk schedule.
Mr.. Platt Comm. replying TO Mr.. Mantle
referred to the plaintive appeals that hao
come from the Pacific coast against orien.
tai competition He declared that NJ
Jones' sta tements as to duties of 200 per
cent, while not an intentional misrepresen.
tation, was due to a misunderstanding The
rates would not average above a. per cent.
Mr.. White declared that the silk schedule
was one which for complicated popularity
is the most remarkable In this most won
derful BILL
] Mr.. Teller (Col) said he was willing to
vote for fair duty, but not for a 100 per
cent duty. and for this reason the commit
tee ought to furnish exact Information He
spoke OF the rapid growth of trade in Jap
anese textiles.
= Mr.. Jones moved substitute paragraph,
scaling down the duties on all lines of silk
fabrics; rejected. 23-26, Messrs. Mantle,
Pettigrew and Teller voting with the DEM
ocrats in the Affirmative.
In view of Mr.. ~Platt's statement that the
duties would not average above 20 per cent,
Mr. White moved a proviso that no duty
on silk fabrics should exceed 75 per cent;
rejected. Z-24.
Mr.. White renewed his notion making
100 percent the limit OF duty on silk fab
RIGS; rejected 25t2S.