Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-02
WHITE PINE RATE LOWERED.
The Duty Fixed by the Senate Mt
Dollar n Thousand Feet.

me Duty Fixed by the Senate mt n
Dollar Thousand Feet.
In the Senate yesterday cocoanut oil was
taken from the free list and placed on the
dutiable list at 80 cents pound. Para
graph G221e placing on the free list regalia
and gems for use by societies. was agreed to
with slight notifications. Sheep dip was
restored to and sodium struck from the
free list. Crude sulphur, or birthstone, in
bulk, were taken from the free list and
made dutiable at 80 cents a ton.
The paragraph relating to the personal
effects of persons arriving in the United
States was modified so that the effects
! taken abroad may be brought back with
out limit, while effects acquired abroad
and admissible free are to be limited to
800. w
Mr. Vest criticised the paragraph saying
II was in the interest of American tailors
VINO wanted to charge exorbitant prices
ne declared that the talk of millionaires
going to Europe and spending s75,OOOOOO
annually was .'all rot"
He hoped the time would never come
when our people would shut themselves up
and refuse to travel and to mingle freely
with the people of the world.
MT Sewen (N.J) also criticised the 800
limitation, saying it would establish a
system OF espionage on every man and wo-
man going to Europe. 1t was too small a
business for the American Congress to be
engaged in, declared Mr. Sewell
Mr. Gallinger N.H) supported the
amendment, saving there was no reason
why Vanderbilt or a Gould should he AL
lowed to bring from abroad personal eff
1ects worth thousands, while the humble
cltizen had to buy these goods with the
duty added.
After extended debate, the modified pro-
vision was agreed to. AS finally amended
Ihe original provision of the bill has the
following additional clause: Provided.
mat In case of residents of the United
States returning from abroad, all wearing
apparel and other personal effects taken
by them out of the United States to for
eign countries shall be admitted free Of
DUTY, without regard to their value, upon
their identity being established, under an
propriate rules and regulations to he nre-
scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury
but no more than 500 in value of articles
purchased abroad by such residents of the
United States shall be admitted free of
duty upon their return"
new paragraph was inserted in the free
list covering works of art, the production
OF American artists temporarily living
abroad aa and other works of art imported
TOT presentation purposes. The iron ore
paragraph was further changed, making
the reference to manganese ore as follows:
manganese ore containing less than 40
1neIaIhc UNITS In dry state, 81 per ton" Mr.
Teller moved an amendment including in
the Tree list rough lumber manufactured
of white pine The senator criticised the
course of the committee In placing white
pine on the dutiable list thus encouraeine
the supply would not last eight years. Mr.
Teller said he was for protection. but he
would not carry it to extremes, compelling
every man building home or using a
SUCK or pine to pay tribute to the few own
ers OF pine. This was not republican doc.
lrlne, which was opposed to the advance of
prices on the necessaries of life Mr.. Teller
declared that the duty on pine was one of
the many absolutely indefensible features
of this bill
This reopened the discussion on the dutv
on white pine. which was vigorously con.
tested In the early stages of the bin re-
sulting at that time in retaining pine on
Ihe dutiable list at 81 per thousand feet
senators Gray and Mantle supported MIR
Tellers motion. 'i
MI. Spooner opposed the motion on the
ground that the duty was fair measure
oi protectlon to an extensive Industry of
three border states. This was not a promo
sition to place all kinds Of lumber. those of
MA and the south and west, on the free
ist, but merely to discriminate against the
white pine Of three states. Secretary Al.
ger came on the floor while the vote on tha
ie er amendment was being taken
Inc vote proved very close. the amend
ment being defeated, yeas 80. NAYS Al n
caused surprising break in party
nhes on both sides of the chamber, Four
republicans. Baker. Carter Hansbroneh
ana Quay, and Messrs. Mantle. Stewart
Teller and Kyle voted with the democrat s