The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-18

tanning no alcohol or not more than
Is per cent of alcohol and thus agreed
| to-
On ginger ale, soda water etc. (29O
the committee changed the wording
from 'other similar waters to "bever-
ages containing no alcohol"
On mineral waters Mr. Vest moved
to strike out the entire paragraph and
place these waters on the free list. He
said many invalids were dependent
upon the use of these waters. He pre-
sented protest from leading physi-
clans throughout the country against
the duty. Mr. Vests motion was re-
Jected. The paragraph was then agreed
10, with a committee provision that all
hlIed bottles shall give the character
OF their contents blown in the bot
ties.
Schedule 1, cotton manufactures. was
tnen taken up. The first paragraph
(5Ol), cotton thread and yarn, was con-
tested by Mr.. Jones (Ark) He spoke
at length on the ability of the Ameri-
can cotton manufacturer to compete
against the foreign producer withour
high duties Mr.. Mills (Tex) declared
that every pound of cotton grown in
this country could be manufactured in
American factories if the elements of
cotton production-dyes, machinery,
coal, etc.-were not heavily taxed. Mr..
, Vest commended Republican senators
to the views of James @. Blaine the
| greatest apostle of protection that
ever lived in the United States.'' ex-
pressed In 1881, that there was no rea-
son why the American cotton manu-
facturer could not compete with Eng
land for the cotton production of the
world. The debate, although on the
first paragraph Of the cotton schedule,
took wide range, covering the entire
cotton question
Mr.. Jones (Ark) offered an amend
ment in the nature of a test on the
entire cotton schedule, proposing the
Wilson rates on cotton thread and
yarns. Rejected. 20 to 30 Mr.. Nc
Emery Na) voted with the Republi-
cans in the negative. The Democratic
senators, Bacon, Clay. McLaurin and
Tillman, who had voted for a duty on
raw cotton, were in the affirmative on
this motion to reduce the rate in man
ufactured cotton.
After this contest rapid progress was
made on the schedule, the paragraphs
being agreed to as reported. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Allison, paragraph 81 was
changed to exclude braids and gorings,
inserting suspenders and braces at 40
per cent and reducing the rate on labels
for garments to so cents per pound
and 30 per cent ad valorem-
Mr.. Allison also proposed a new para
graph, 31912, with q view to meeting
the duty heretofore imposed on raw
cotton. He said the duty on raw cot
ton, If it remained in the bill. would
probaly require an entire overhauling
of the cotton schedule at a later sta ge.
The additional paragraph provides that
on all cotton yarns finer than No. 10
single and the goods manufactured
thereof, the duty shall be 10 per cent in
addition to the rates OF the cotton
schedule.
Mr. Tillman (S. c. said he was one
of the Democrats voting for a duty
on raw cotton. He avowed that he
wanted the bill loaded as heavily as
possible so as to disgust the people and
have them turn you out" If his
Democratic associates could get any
consolation by twitting him for vot-
ing for his section in this general game
of grab, we'll and good. AS to the
Republican senators, he warned them
that no tariff bill would bring pros
perity, which gave compensatory du-
ties to the manufacturers out of the
pockets of the people
Mr.. Allison's new paragraph was
agreed to. yeas 80. nays 26. The vote
was party one. the five Democrats,
Bacon. Clay McLaurin, McEnery and
Tillman, voting in the negative with
their associates. 1t was now 4:15, and
as exceptionally rapid progress had
been made Mr.. Allison agreed TO lay
aside the bill An executive session
was held before adjournment.