The sun., 1897-06-06
THE DUTY ON WHITE PINE.
VIGOROUS ATTACK ON THE PRO-
POSED 80 PER THOUSAND TAX.

s..n or GEORGIA Derends It q. n neye,ue
nn,,. ana Mr.. PettiErevv Hstiy Attacks It.
-.,--..s-o,, Ir,. rh. .u..,,o =,
SIT - 90 a ,hon.and ,sot on ,-h,,a ,,,nn
uhs W.. .. Ion, d.ho,. g., ,.n e.. a.. a. r.
lufi0S. III 80 o,or ,-,,ho,,t .o,,a. o.. ..
and nna,i. "I sono,or. NJ pooo. -, CO. o "
inc N",, as,,,,r ~ th. IA. 80 ,,s nOe,'t,,
pu' hin,.Y ,ha. n.rooronh 80 o.Sn..s
CAM s 0o A., 80 - a. NJ -. ....,
anu "su :. 49, H. az -, .,.a,. 80 ~
N~eraSo ~ ,% ao 80. osat "A ,.,o.o.'. ~. ,.o ""o
less 'u'n ,', ~ w. a.. =. -, .. sNN' ~ W.
to'onuo -. ,ns,,.t.. :. 60. III
bcneh' Vi 'n' %,o" .s y, ee". hlis
COLLEAGUE, ~ ~ r,,.oo.,v. .r...., oue p.epeu
epeoon epia... ..s.i..s ~. -. ssa,.,, -
put "''nous .,I as"s No. o'P00'"'' VII '"o
Wn'o p,no
ino siN'iI.o e,e So. ~ N. SouSa neAVee, mr.
Petnsre"' nSuo s. opoeon eSains' INC
pa"e' n.,, e't =. '"e
oey' anu ,uo ,. .n". uusy VI
tnvu9 80 ,I .-,I,.ts p .uot' WINCH
woulu w ,ot anu oh 'ao poopie
Oh 'h' pl"''o o',0o ' os"0.' vi .no iu.h
oer p.op''' "o .a. ..o uoio"' VI .ne
fepuoii'an pa,'' III .no .o.s ''eo.'on. ne alo
iDD''. noV .on' -, ~. ns...,, - '. " eon
tlhue !, "nen 'no oonoe up aseih.
Expecting W 10 ou' VI .no o,ts On Mohohy anu
"ounesun.' no aeNVu .nnS .no Vueolion 20 kept
open .ii us ro'u,n, 'u. MS 'oaues' was oo1ectoo
10 oy MI hale t'ep', He''.
'ee'fresiueh' iiooaf' ~ i"ia oe.ore tne senate
this morning . .ommunioauoh irom the score
tary OF eta.o, Win pro'ess irom tne austrian
hungarian "o'efhiheh' against .ho oiscrimi-
nalins ou'' oh ooun'' 'us", in tho aarin Dill.
MI ''s' oNpieoeou ueeio !" haVe tne
comniuh'raeion , FeHu. anu ~ was accord
insy reau' INC Aue'f."n -hihister says IN
ie'ei 10 'ne seoio's,y ; VI S.'e' thae inc proVi-
SION III luo tloueo phi IciutiNO W inc ulSCTlml-
ha'ihs uu'' oh sas"l 10 o.,i iouna IN inc Dill as
epoF'eu " 'ne senate "nu .nee no is instructed
10 pro'es. against .hat Provision on tne grounds
Of the right OF the most favored nation guar.
on on'te" ,bO ,ohs UI ,.'"''' A' ~ ~0'"'0n was iA'a
VI rh" ,"' y" r"U "riS hill v. to.o,
m t the a question @ being on ies pss pass
IL cents per cubic foot The paragraph was
agreed TO-
Mr. Vest Dem MoJ gave notice that as to
that and other paragraphs in the wood schedule
nc muuiu. a. @ sne pa0pes e sme move 70 place inc
arucies IN tnen on the iree hst' he also criti-
cised the proviso in paragraph 1913 adding an
The committee amendments to that paragraph
Mr. Jones dem Arr, on,ossa t,. ar.r
,o,rad ,ir,hor t..r.aran, TOO s uu.' on
upon tho people in tho Northwest and tho prai-
rte states. Thev had A hard enough ta.r ho
-, A' A'
said in providing shelter for their families, oven
allowed TO buy lumber as cheaply as possible
without tax.
NJ, V. -, A.. l.,
Mr. vest saio tnat' In MS Judgment, there
was not q single item in the bill 90 utterly In
defensible as the item taking white pine from
the free list and putting on it a duty of 90 a
of N, con,fsrons voo5s 7, v.s =. snn..,a. s -
ths .nrro. "a 1.,,o,U -,,..h ,,n. So.u W
tne spruce ana !eiow pi1cn Pine OF the south as
which was the peculiar product of Maine ba5
always had a duty Of 81 thousand, while white
pine. much ouper,or wood, but not produced
@ 10 any great a oxtenS IN Meihe, had had duty Of
was FREQ under tho present law; This ex-
seipdiioh seid n t@Vor oornt,.nt 81 name, MI Eest
gress decoration from that State. With
much np emphasis and feeling MI; Vest asserted
movement 70 increase the price OF the absolute
pecessity or nfe Is IN the interest 5f the lum6
9Srons, , VINO have accumuisted millions ON mill
IONS az tne expense OF the consumers OF this
ME- Haeon Dem Gal took .roent,on D, NJ
Vests state%ent a. to the Lumber items being
Rsonn e mos. TO- n Items IN thS o He r
snnahs aga m as, as most rea
peg sa Tbe hebsa tns %
cent: M, pr,,ou. IRAN N,., at, 49,. 49,.
eEe rate OF duty In the WOOD schedule was less
tnah n !, p per cent. ~
M: Bacon Went on 10 say that he was not
Rfotectionist ana ana. dtd NOT believe In the protec-
uoh system: but ne was IN Iavor OF revenue
GrH. Inc great necessities OF the Govern-
shv and feauire G n2t on only tar: but high tariff
ana when a tariH Tor revenue came TO be imposed
should approximate uniformity. not only In
oe;eAts pIt In nufdens.
III, VT, McLaurin Dem. .. ~ MADE ms nrst
speech IN the senate, beginning 1t with the
Statement that there was not an item in the bill
,hn1 fhnded 10 ne OF oeneht 70 me Sonth, and that
u u mere was anything OF the KIND 1t was merely
Incidental
MI. Mr. est expressed MS surprise at MI Bacon's
speech, ana Telnlhded hlm that one OF the lum,
pSerinen VINO appeared oetore tho Ways and
;hns Means committee had said that duty OF 81
.nolsand on white pine would DO absolutely
prohi3ltory. y. -,
experience TO say that a duty Of 20 per cent
when would be about the ad valorem rate on
IN INIT ,p pnel wouia o. prohioitory: he supported
@ .ne WOOD 5cheduie. he SAID. because he did not
fIhsiaeT me duties embraced In 1t as protective
ne Considered them within the legitimate scope
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