The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-18
QUEER ACTION OF DEMOCRATS
WHO RECENTLY VOTED TO PLACE
A DUTY ON RAW COTTON.
All Refused to RecOmpense Manu-
facturers-Mr. Fairbanks i'm Behalf
OF Cigar Manufacturers.
spaolal 10 the 1ndlanapolis journal.


day and rapid progress was made Some
of the Democratic members of the COM
mittee on finance said to-day that hence
forth they would interpose no objection to
the rapid disposal of the tariff bill. They
will suggest amendments and ask votes on
them for the purpose of making a record,
but there will, if they can control the mat
ter. be no long speeches on the schedules,
with the possible exceptions of wool, hides,
the reciprocity paragraph which the Re-
publicans have promised to report and a
few other sections. The indications now
are that the Republicans will withdraw the
internal revenue provision of the bill.
E. E. Perry, of indianapolis, secretary of
the Winter Wheat Millers' Association, is
here on matters connected with tariff legis-
lation. Senator Fairbanks addressed the
Senate finance committee this evening at
the Arlington in behalf of the cigar makers
of Indiana and the country at large The
seven hundred union cigar makers of
Indiana and the thousands of unions else
where have petitioned Congress to adopt
the Senate modification of the House to-
bacco schedule and they asked Senator
Fairbanks to represent them before the
necessary committees and before the Sem
ate. Being in hearty sympathy with the
cigar makers view of the situation, he
cheerfully acquiesced and has been lead
ing their fight in the Senate.
TWO SCHEDULES COMPLETED.
Two entire schedules of the tariff bill,
covering twenty pages, were completed
by the Senate to-day. namely, Schedule
H, on spirits, wines and beverages, and
Schedule 1, on manufactured cotton goods
This brings the Senate to the fax schedule,
with the important wool schedule standing
next The portion of the bill passed to-day
is substantially the same as that reported,
all committee changes being unimportant,
while the opposition amendments of Mr..
Jones, of Arkansas, and Mr.. Vest were sys-
tematically rejected by majorities varying
from five to ten. Mr.. Allison secured the
addition of a new paragraph to the cot
ton schedule with a view of compromising
Nle cotton manufacturers for the recent ac-
ton of the Senate in placing raw cotton on
the dutiable list.
In Paragraph 2S9, on motion of Mr.. AL
lison the House provision was restored.
The remaining paragraphs 'on spirits (290 to
29S, inclusive), were agreed to as reported
without opposition.
The wine paragraph led to some discus
sion. That of champagne and other spark
committee paragraph on still wines was
perfected by striking out the provision for
an additional duty of cents on each bottle
or jug, and the substitution of provision
that the filled bottles or jugs shall pay the
same duty as if empty.
Mr. White presented statements from rep
resentative wine men of California critics.
ing the Senate paragraph on wines as not
affording sufficient protection. Mr.. White
added his view that these wines, brandieS
and similar articles should be literally
taxed, on the principle that they were ar
ticles of luxury, although, he added, he
would not make the tax prohibitory.
Mr. Vest said the rates were practically
prohibitory In effect it compelled people
to drink California wine or else go without
wine. The Senate paragraph was then
agreed to.
The paragraph on cherry juice, etc. (29S),
was modified by the committee to include
the House provision Containing no alco-
hol or not more than Is per cent of alco-
hol" and thus agreed to.
On ginger ale, soda water etc. (299), the
committee changed the wording from
"Other similar waters" to beverages con-
tanning no alcohol.
PROTEST FROM PHYSICIANS.
on minerals waters, Mr.. Vest moved to
strike cut the entire paragraph and place
these waters on the free list. He said many
invalids were dependent on the use of these
waters. He presented protest from lead
ing physicians throughout the country
against the duty. Mr.. Vests motion was
rejected The paragraph was then agreed
to. with a committee provision that all
filled bottles shall have the character of
their contents blown in the bottles.
Schedule l, cotton manufactures. was then
taken up. The first paragraph GOD, cotton
thread and yarn was contested by Mr..
Jones, of Arkansas. He spoke at length on
the ability of the American cotton manu-
facturer TO compete against the foreign
producer without high duties.
Mr.. Mills declared that every pound
of cotton grown in this country could
be manufactured iE American factories IL
the elements of cotton productlon-uyes,
machinery, coal etc.-Were not nedVly
taxed
Mir. Vest commended Republican senator's
tc the views OF James G. Blaine the
greatest apostle OF protection that ever
lived in the United States" who expressed,
in 1881 that there was no reason why the
American cotton manufacturer could not
compete with England for the cotton pro-
duction of the world
Inc debate on the first paragraph of the
cotton schedule took wide range, covering
tia entire cotton question.
ar Jones, of Arkansas offered an
amendment IN lne nature OF a test on the
eatire cotton schedule. proposing the Will
son rates on cotton thread and yarn Re
jected-20 10 30. Mr. McEnery. Of Louisi-
ana, voted with the Republicans in the neg
ative. The Democratic senators-Bacon
Clay McLaarn and Tillman who had
voted for a duty on raw cotton were in the
affirmative on this motion TO reduce the
rate on manufactured cotton
After this contest rapid progress was
made on the schedule, the paragraphs beng
agreed to as reported.
On motion of Mr. Allison Paragraph 81
WAS changed TO exclude hraids ana gorings
inserting suspenders and braces at 40 per
garments 10 90 cents per pound and 80
Pc cent. adj Valorem.
Mr. Allison also proposed a new para
graph (3l51s) with view to meeting the
duty heretofore imposed on raw cotton. He
said the duty on raw cotton, if IL remained
oyerhauling of the cotton schedule at a
later stage. The additional paragraph pro-
videS thas on all cotton yarns finer than
No. 10 single. and the goods manufactured
thereon, the duty shall be 10 per cent. in
addition 10 the rates on the cotton schedule.
Mr. Tillman said he was one of the Dem
ocrats voting for a duty on raw cotton. He
av1wed that he wanted the bill loaded as
heavy as possible, so as to disgust the peo-
pie and have them turn you out :" If
his Democratic associates could get any
consolation by twitting him for voting for
his section IN this general game OF grab -
Well and good. As to the Republican SEN
ators. he warned them that no tariff bill
would bring prosperity which gave compen-
satory duties to the manufacturers OUT of
the pockets OF the people.
Mr.. AlliSonS new paragraph was agreed
to-yeas, 30; nays. %. The vote was a par