The record-union., 1897-06-17
Thirteen Pages Of the Measure Disposed
of at Yesterdays Session,
Carrying the Senate Through the
Agricultural Schedule.
The Finance Committee Proposes
Many Changes, in the Main Adj
vancing Rates Over Those Here
tofore Reported, and Was Sus-
tanned on Every Vote Taken.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-The SEN
ate made rapid progress on the tariff
bill to-day There We're no long speeches
and the debate was of a snappy char
acter, which at times enliVened but did
not delay the serious work on the bill.
Thirteen pages We're disposed of, car
rying the Senate through the agricult-
ural schedule, and up to schedule H
relating to spirits, wines, etc. During
the day the paragraphs on dairy prod
ucts, fish, fruits and nuts, meat prod
ucts and miscellaneous agricultural
prducts were acted on. The Finance
Committee proposed many changes, in
the main advancing rates somewhat
over those heretofore reported. The
committee was sustained on every vote,
although a contest was made on almost
every paragraph. Vests motion to re-
store salt to the free list was rejected
yeas "a, nays 81. The important para
graph fixing tax on tea went over,
at the suggestion of Allison, who ex-
pressed the hope that this duty on tea
might be dispensed with.
The Senate met at IL a. M, and will
COnLlIluS 70 UlSSl dL LIldL uOuI UIlL lAiC
bill is disposed of. The changes in
the bill as reported to the Senate fol-
low:
In the paragraph on eggs, not other
wise provided for, Vest moved to re-
duce the rate from cents to cents
per dozen. Rejected.
Paragraph 243 was, on motion of AL
1ison. made to read: Eggs, yolk of, %
per cent. ad valorem: albumen, egg, or
dried blood, 3 cents per pound; dried
blood. when soluble, y cent per
pound
In the paragraph on hay Allison with
drew the committee amendment, leav-
ing the House rate of 81 per ton.
Allison offered an additional clause
to the hop paragraph, as follows: Hop
extract and lupulin, 80 per cent. ad
valorem.
Allison explained that the hop ex-
tract was a medicinal preparation.
On motion of Allison, the House pro-
vision on garlic was restored, the rate
changed to "a cent per pound
On peas Allison proposed a committee
modification making the rate on peas,
green in bulk, etc, 80 cents per bushel;
dried peas, so cents; split peas, 40
cents.
Allison offered new paragraph COW
ering flowers, as follows: Orchids,
drosinas, chrotins, aZalias, 80 per cent.
ad valorem; tulips, hyacinths, narcis-
su, jonquils. lilies, lilies of the valley
and all bulbs and dubious roots used
for growing flowers, 80 per cent. ad
valorem; natural flowers, preserved or
6oanratixva RI
cent ad valorem. This caused lively
contest.
st am bound to say this is an out
rage" declared Vest ''That we should
place a tax on flowers brought into our
homes and to adorn our dead, is an out
rage It is simply designed to allow
these nurserymen to raise their prices
What will our Republican friends tax
next?' asked Vest. ''Will it be the air
we breathe? Will they be taxing the
atmosphere and taxing the oxygen ano
hydrogen and nitrogen because they
are raw materials?" Gaughter.)
Allison briefly answered that orchids
We're hardly a flower to be found in the
Populist mans home. He pointed out
that the law of 1894 included a number
of these flowers, and this was merely
a broadening of the law.
Jones of Arkansas protested against
making it a crime for our people to beau
tify and decorate their homes and bring
a little brightness into them.
Allison's new paragraph was then
agreed to.
On stocks, seedlings, etc, (249), Al
lison proposed several changes, making
the rate on stocks, cuttings, etc, OF
myrobolan, plum of mohalb or mesearC
cherry 80 cents and 10 per cent. ad val
orem per 1000 plants: stocks, ETC., OF
pear. ounce or ST. Julien plums, etc, 81
and Is per cent ad valorem per LOO
plants: rose plants, 211a cents each.
At this point Pettus of Alabama gave
notice of an amendment to the sugar
schedule. making unlawful the impor-
tation of sugar by any trust or com
bination formed in restraint of trade
or to increase the price of sugar. The
amendment provides that such sugar
when imported shall be forfeited to the
Government. and that the Attorney
General shall take steps to enforce this
forfeiture.
ON potatoes, Allison withdrew the
committee amendment of 20 cents pei
busbel. leaving the House rate of ,.
cents per bushel.
Fruits and nuts were then taken up.
On paragraph 261 Allison proposed
changes, including peaches, currants
ounces. cherries and plums, with greer
or ripe apples and pears at . cents pei
bushel. and cranberries at 70 per cent
ad valorem. These were agreed to.
Paragraph 263, figs, etc, was changed
on motion of Allison, SO that the rates OF
figs, plums, prunes and prunelles is
cents per pound; raisins and other DRIED
grapes, 21a cents per pound; driet
grapes, 20 cents per pound; olives, =
cents per gallon.
In this paragraph the item OF Aant'
currants. , cents per pound, oecaslonee
a lengthy discussion. Mills OF Texas
maintained that these currants came
exclusively from the island of Aante
while the California Senators insisted
that these currants were leading PROD
uct of California White reinforced M
assertion by a box of Zante currant'
from California and q currant bush IL
bloom.
Perkins declared that the production
of raisins and currants in California wa:
revolutionizing the trade of the world
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