The record-union., 1897-06-03

distinction made between the North
and the South? he asked. Why did
the North receive binding twine. while
the cotton ties of the South were taxed.
Bacon of Georgia called on the COM
mittee to explain the distinction be-
tween the wheat growers of the North
and the cotton growers of the South.
There was no response, and Vest Of
fered an amendment to strike cotton
ties from the dutiable list The amend
ment was defeated-yeas Il, nays 29-
and the paragraph was agreed to as re-
ported.
On the Vest amendment on cotton
ties Messrs. Pritchard of North Caro-
lima and Deboe of Kentucky were the
only men from Southern sections voting
in the negative. Messrs. Harris of
Kansas, Heitfeld and Kyle voted with
the Democrats in the affirmative, and
Senators Jones of Nevada and Stewart
with the Republicans, in the negative.
The paragraphs on sheet iron and
steel were agreed to as reported,
amendments offered by White of Cali
fornia embodying the Wilson rates, be-
ing rejected without division.
A contest arose over tin plate in
paragraph $50. The House rate was
~ cents per pound; Senate rate 1 4-10
cents.
Vest moved an amendment reducing
the rate to l 2-10 cents. He character
lied the proposed rate as "indefensible
and outrageous" Whatever had been
the condition of tin plate industry, it
was now on it's feet. LAS an eminent
Republican authority had said" Vest
continued, when these infants grew to
the size of young giants, seven feet
high, they were ready to kick your head
off if you did not give them what they
wanted" The Senator said he had
been informed by tin plate men that
they controlled the market and needed
no protection. But the habit of pro-
lection was like the drink habit, Vest
asserted. THE more you have, the
more you want and if you stop there
is delirium tremens. There is no cure
for it,
Not even the gold cure" suggested
White, to which Vest assented.
White also spoke of the rates on tin
plate. He pointed out the effect Of the
high rates on the canning of fruit and
of salmon on the Pacific Coast The
Gamers in California, saying the indus
try would have been wiped out if it had
not been for the rebate allowance
Gray of Delaware followed in the
same line, saying this tin plate rate
was one of the fragrant features of the
bill
Jones of Arkansas said an associa-
ton of tin plate manufacturers had
been formed and had advanced rates
on their goods, while refusing to ad-
vance the wages of labor.
Vests amendment on tin plate was
disagreed to-yeas 21, nays 81.
In paragraph 131, covering steel in
gots, blooms, slabs, etc. Allison, for the
committee, had the paragraph changed
SO as to omit wrist or crank pins, con-
Meeting rods and piston rods The
balance of the paragraph was agreed to
as presented
Paragraph 132. relating to wire rods
was agreed to as reported.
On paragraph 133 proviso was add
ed by the committee that all of the
foregoing (round iron or steel wire)
valued at five cents per pound shall
pay forty per cent. ad valorem.
White offered a substitute for para
graphs 1873 and 1874. Rejected without
division.
Paragraph 134 was amended, on mo-
ton of Allison, so as to omit wire
cloth, etc, 40 per cent. ad valorem. and
adding proviso that articles manu-
factured from iron, steel, brass or cop
per wire shall pay the duty on the wire
and in addition one cent per pound.
Allison withdrew the committee
amendments to paragraph 137, and it
was restored as originally in the House
bill.
There was something of a surprise in
paragraph 1873, relating to anvils Vest
moved an amendment reducing the rate
from two cents to 134 cents per pound
which was agreed to.
Paragraph 139, as to axles, went over
The succeeding paragraphs, up to 147
were agreed to as reported In para
graph 147, relating to chains, White
moved to substitute the provision of the
present law, but the amendment was
rejected-ayes IS, nays 80.
Chiffon of Texas protested against
the rates in paragraph 14S, relating to
pipes, fues, tubes, etc. He said these
articles were used in bicycles and the
only result of the increase of the rate
from % to 80 per cent was to add TO
the profit Of the patented monopoly.
The committee amendment to the
paragraph was agreed to-yeas 81, nays
16
The cutlery paragraphs were then
considered. The first one, relating to
pen knives, pocket knives razors. scis-
sors, etc, was contested, Vest Offering
substitute embodying the rates of the
present law
Vests substitute of paragraph 149
was disagreed to.
The further consideration of the par
agraph was deferred at the request of
Jones, who, at $40 o'clock, suggested
an adjournment.
Allison said he would be glad to Sc
cure an amendment for daily sessions
beginning at IL o'clock
Jones responded that he could not
consent to this. The bill was not being
delayed, and after considering it five
hours daily. Senators were so fatigued
that extended sessions should not be
pressed.
At 800 p. M, the Senate went into
executive session, and soon after adj
journed.
M'AIIISTER HERESv rAcr