The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-08
WANT LUMBER TAXED.


| Indianapolis gold ticket warrants my posi-
lbn. The Chicago platform said We ia
| sr q tariff for revenue with duties -
adjusted as to operate equally throughout
ise country and not discriminate as TO
dia or section L is that plank in the
PLATFORM upon which stand"
W. Caffery said there might be n dis
ngsncy between lha Chicago and the In
taaapolis platform. hut the essence OF
democracy was opposed to a tariff on raw
uter!als. because Hlch tariff necessar~
" required coumensuratury duties on
Manufactured articles.
" one wrong wDs conceded" he said
'SaAl we multiply 1t? Can error ba so
nfNc'ed9 That may be the logic of your
tnaraoy 1t is Not mine"
NY position said MIR. Bacon, 'is that
9tutls are to ho levied on manufactured
eiEa for revenue purposes they should
Mled also on raw materials-that no
tr'n should he shown
ss'ipr Hoar improved the opportunity
fHssd to humorously goad Senators Ba-
Na and Casfery by intimating tlat their
nVsaue Ideas became decidedly protective
Eaeh nome interests We're aifected-sugar
louisiana, and lumber for Georgia.
Mr. Caffery, with some display Of tenn
~ announced that there was not an iota
protection in HIS makeup.
y favor duty on sugar" said he, en-.
poaucaily. because the duty goes into the
u'aSury OF the United States. You favor
Eoeclioh on articles which enables tho
aAauiactnrers Of these articles to put the
pockets
NJ. Bacon and MIR. Caffery had a sharp
slclHlEa and ol,,
saen senator Hoar again made some rath
. sarcastic references to MIR. Cafferys In
consistency, describing him as a free trader
sao cried always sugar. sugar. sugar
~. sau VINO When the Wilson bill was before
". .as senate, was so doubtful of what that
WI would do for sugar that he voted aye
" me sugar schedule and no on the final
eye.
an. Bacon protested at being termed a
we trader He favored duty on all raw
Materials.
All raw materials that compete with the
inld laughter
we could commit tho framing OF q
Am AM pi'l to the free traders who arc con
''.hs the debate on the other side" said
~. h'er It's passage we would discover
e.. ,ery Industry In their respective
ies mad eefo amply protected, G.augh-
49, ~, morally there In n great deal of hui
~sa nature In the democrats"
NY merr'mont WAS so great that the
~ was compelled to suppress II,
,, s bacon sought To turn the argument
: MT HOar by asking his position
~. duty on hides. but the Massachu-
m. 'e'a'or, after explaining his ideas or
sn Nv subject neatly avoided committing
H. .''en ny asserting that In such a hill as
~, present he would yield his individual
s,n' II he could not persuade his
"l.esues that he was right.
er MT Caffery had made the stnic-
NJ. mat he had no apologies to make FOL
s, =, ,o,e on tho Wilson bill. the debate be-
ome desultory.
~ ~, ai'en OF Nebraska touched briefly on
iny suolect Of the duty on Ndes and tller
M, sn~i against the lumber duties in thf
sr NV, winch, he said, would be particulars
~ eslSe to the people OF Nebraska, who
ssa, s ue victims Of the lumber trust. H.
N,raea that lumber cut from Maine IL
IVA 'ola was cut by men OF foreign brit
Eli, great portion by men who are not
NJ OF the United States.
nv, Ihurston u Nebraska defended The
,one,,,s, lumber duty In a brief statement
,ch.a.he by arguing that the lumber
eas IN the bill would not increase tn,
/ ss,, lumber TO the people of Nebraska
,.n' per i0GO feet.
,hsn. zones or Arkansas characterized a.
mo .a me claim tina, this country was be,
'lpnhs ',ue1 by foreign manufactures o.
n sSo noa "a the face Of the fact that bu
Ia. worth OF lumber was imported
ma year against s54o 900 900 consumed,
n ~ q the innocent" lumber haroni
q Ma Horthwest who wanted the people
ston,n uuuhtry 10 pay for the alleged hiGl
,hs, sse paid by them. the great risk
so-tb WI on account Of fires. etc, ns to
mas IN the petition to the ways ant
~wsshs Committee.
lgains. 'pooner Of Wisconsin protested
"a me arralgnment OF lumber meu
nsan, o'e because OF the uuscrnrulr-s
lie I'M ~ few, and paid n high tribute ia
Ter e,.str,y and public snirit OF the bet
tie re,n Ut spooner called attention Ia
,psnafkablc nature OF MIR. Vests
shlts r, which proposed 10 exclude
tsnhss, p,rs from the general duty Of sc on
MIsp..,ih nc lumber interests OF Michigan
Nov and WISCONSIN was dealt this
li.s,;n'yest disclaimea any ,n,eo,,on o,
~ sAtlhg, ard said he a,o,ia Ne Mill.