Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-17

utosiuas, ohrotons, az,llns, 80 per cent
ad vslorem; tulips, hyacinths, MAJ
ci.sus, jonquils, lilies, lilies OF the va
ley ana ali bulbs and dubious roots
used for growing fl ,wers, 80 per cent.
al valorem; natural fl were, preserved
or fresh, Tor decorative purpOses, 80
per cent al valoreD.
81 am bound 10 spy this is an GU
rage" declared Mr.. Vest. "That WI
should place tax on the hIwers
Drought into our homes ami tU adorn
our dead, 10 an outrage. IL ID Simply
designed TO allow these nurserymen TO
raise their pricee.
"What will our Republican friends
tax nexi?n asked Mr.. Vest. "Will 1t
be the air we breath.2 VIII they be
taxing the atmosphere aud taxing the
oxygen and hydrogen aud nitrogen
because they are raw materials?"
(Laughtsr.)
Aliison's new paragraph was then
agreed to.
AT this point MIR. Pettus (Dem., Ala.)
gave notice Of an amendment to the
sugar scneduie, mskIng unlawful the
importation oi sugSr by any uust or
combination formed In rsstrsiut OF
trade, or 10 increase tt~ price of
bukhi. nc htutn sutrut ptu Nidto thN
such sugar whom imported shall be- Tor.
ieited to this & jvernment ami that the
attorney general shall take steps to
enforce this forfeiture.
On potatoes Mr.. Allison withdrew
the committe smenuIasnt of 20 cents
per bushei, leaving tho II use rate OF
25 cents per bushsl.
Ftuils apu nuts were then taken ny.
On paragraph q, Mr.. Allison pro-
posel changes Including peaches. cur
rents, Queries and prunes with green
or ripe apples and pears at 25 Genus per
bushel anu leaving cranberries at 25
per cent I'D valOrem. Theses were
| ag resu to.
Paragraph 263, fgs, etc., wss
changed on motion of Mr.. Allison 80
that the rate OF figs, plume, pfunes
and prunelles 10 2 cents per p0unJ;
raisins and other dried grapes, ~
cents per pound; dried grapes 20 GEMS
| per pound, owes rs cents per p~iion.
Iu this paragraph the item Of Zanle
| cnrrants, 2cents per pouno, occasiOneu
lengthy discussion. MIR. Mills
| (Dem.. Texas) msintaiu,d that these
| currants came exclusively from the
Island oil Ztnte, whils the California
senators insisted these currants were
| leading prldu.t OF California. Mr..
White reinforced his assertion by a
box OF Zinte currants from Ca lifornil
AMI curraut bush In bloom.
The paragraph ne amenued by Mr..
| Allison was agreed to.
Ga Granger, lemons, limes and grape
fruit the committee had substituted u
rate OF | cent per pound for tns Houss
rate OF cent on iruit and so per cent
- xraI. nm
paragraph caused some discussion.
Perkius (Rep., Cal.,) championed
the interests Of the citI0us fruit.
growers of California. He said that
| tho price Of foreign lemons WAS put
up when there was n serious need OF
tnem IN the hospitals. Muon vi this
class OF fruit brought disease and had
| to DO condemn ned by the auth orit!es.
Meat products were next considered
and adopted as reported, exempt that
tallow went over on the request OF
| Foraker.
On the paragraph on chocolate and
cocoa, the committee amen ment was
modified on motion of Allison, Ia.
oreasing the rate to u cents per pound
on articles valued under 10 cents per
pound and adding powdered cocoa,
unrweetened, at 8 csats per pound.
Paragraph 2S3, fixing the raie ON
salt In bags at l2o per 100 pounds, oc.
casiened strong opposition, but was
dnally adopted.
Tue paragraph placing q duty on
tea at 10 cents per pound until Jsnu-
AIRY /, 1900, went over at the request
| Of Allison. He said the paragraph
had been proposed merely as n tempo
rsry measure and he hoped IL would
be posi- BILE to dispense with the uuty.
Mills gave notice Of an amendment
TO che bill providing that only 75 per
cent OF the duties shall be levied
against countries whose minis are
opened to the free and unlimited coin.
aye Of gold and silver at ratio Of
16 to /.
The bill was laid aside ut O'Clock
anu II message from the Presid nj was
announced. Davis REP. MINI. i'm.
mediaiely secured an executive ses-
| sion.
AT. 5:35 pm. the Senate adjourned.