The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-03

Washington, June 2.-Mr. Tillman, OF
South Carolina, soon after assembling
asked consideration of a resolution re-
citing the circumstances of the enact
nent of the South Carolina dispensary
law. its effect in reducing intemper-
ance. the recent decision of federal
Judge oyerthrowing the law and re-
quiring the state to reopen the bar
rooms" The resolution then directs
the judiciary committee to CONSIDER
and report what legislation Is necessary
to restore TO South Carolina It's rlgnt
TO regulate the liquor traffic in its own
way.
MIR. TiIlman spoke briefly in support
of the resolution, saying the public
impression that the dispensary law was
a nonev-nlaking device, was erroneous,
and that it had accomplished much
good in regulating the liquor traffic.
There was objection to the preampie-
Finally. Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts,
chairman of the judiciary committee,
proposed a substitute emitting the pre-
anlble and simply directing the judlc-
larry committee to consider and report
by bin or otherwise what legislation, II
any, is necessary to carry out the stat
ute of 1890 relating to commerce be-
tween the states.
Mr.. Tillman accepted the SUBSTITUTE
and it was agreed to-
MANTLE AND WOOL.
The first formal notice of tariff
speech was made by Mr.. Mantle (Sil-
yer Republican, of Montana, who SAID
he would address the senate on Friday
on the wool schedule.
The tariff bill was then taken up-
Mr.. Aldrich, who has been in charge
thus far, was not present and Mr. Ali
son, of Iowa. and Mr.. Platt, of Con-
necticut. sat together and directed the
course of the bill.
Mr.. Stewart, CPop. New, preceded
the debate by offering an amendment
proposing the maintenance of treas
ury reserve of Si25, 100000, and the re-
tirement of bonds out of the surplus
above $125. 000. 600. Mr.. Stewart stated
that a previous amendment offered by
him might lead to injecting the silver
question into the tariff debate. so he
preferred to strip the question of
everything beyond a regulation OF the
treasury reserve
THE METAL SCHEDULE.
Consideration of the metal schedule
was then begun.
The first paragraph on iron ore, etc,
went over at the request of Mr. Quay.
The paragraphs on iron in pigs and on
bar iron were the same in the house
and senate bills.
Mr. Jones. of Arkansas, took occa-
sion, however. to make a statement TO
show the absurdity, he said, of keep
ing UP the taxes on these products,
when the American producer had abso-
lutte control of the market and shipped
large quantities abroad Mr.. Jones re-
viewed the dissolution of the steel rail
combination. This reduced the price
of steel rails 50 per cent. he said, and
why should a law protect producers
who could, by combination, double
their prices on steel rails?
He spoke also of the effect of this
combination, and that on wire nails, in
raising the price to American consum-
ers, while the same goods were being
sold at lower prices TO foreign con-
sumers It was a condition, he as
serted, which should arouse the people
from ocean to ocean until they stamped
to pieces these combinations.
CAFFERY AGAINST IT.
Mr.. Caffery Dem. Lao, also spoke
generally against the rates of the metal
schedule. He maintained that our man
ufactured iron goods were being
shipped abroad in enormous Quanti-
ties. and that the tariff on the raw
materials embarrassed this trade.
MI. AdneIN lHth DIdHClltu llllU d
general speech against the BILL reading
from manuscript. In the main. his
speech was a protest against an in
crease of duties on necessaries of life, |
and on raw materials. He did not /
mention the sugar schedule. Progress |
on the bill was then resumed and the /
para graphs were agreed TO on round |
iron in coils or rods, beams. birders, /
etc, boiler or other plate iron or steel, /
iron or steel anchors, etc.
A discussion arose on paragraph 125 |
to hoop, hand and scroll iron, /
including the bands used in bailing
cotton. Mr. Vest pointed out that the
rate was l 2-10 cents; the
Wilson bill made cotton ties free, and
the rate 1-l0c. per pound. Cotton was
so depressed that the restoration of
duty was not warranted, Mr.. Vest said
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, also opposed the
rate. saying il was equivalent to 10
cents a bale on cotton, or $500. 600 on a
cotton crop of 5000. 900 bales. Why
was this distinction made between the
north and the south, he asked. Why
did the north receive binding Irvine,
while the cotton ties of the south were
taxed?
WHEAT AND COTTON.
Mr.. Bacon, of Georgia, called on the
committee TO explain the distinction be-
tween the wheat growers of the north
and the cotton growers of the south
There was no response and Mr.. Vest
offered an amendment to strike cotton
les from the dutiable list.
The amendment was defeated-yeas,
i: nays; %; and the paragraph was
agreed to as reported.
On the Vest amendment on cotton
jos, Messrs,- Pritchard, of North Caro- ]
ina. and Deboe, of Kentucky, were the
My men from southern sections vot-
ng in the negative. Messrs. Harris,
Il Kansas, Heitfeld and Kyle voted