Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-02
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, June 2.

WASHINGTON, June z.
SENATE.
In the absence of the Vice President,
President pro tenn. Frye occupied the
chair in the Senate to-day.
Mr.. Tillman asked consideration for
q resolution reciting the circumstances
of the enactment of the South Caro-
lima dispsnsary law, its effect in reduc-
ing incompetence, the recent decision
of federal Judge overthrowing the
law and requiring the State to reopen
the bar rooms" The resolution then
directs the Judiciary committee to con-
slider and report what legislation is
necessary to restore to South Carolina
it's right to regulate the liquor traffic in
its own way. Mr.. Tillman spoke
briefly in support of the resolution, say
ing the public impression that the dis
pensary law was a money making de-
vice was erroneous and that it had &C.
complished much good in regulating
the liquor traffic.
Mr.. Faulkner felt that the Senate
should not be committed to the lengthy
preamble reciting the effect of the law,
etc.
MIR. Tillman modified the preamble
go as to avoid the term Judicial legis.
letion" in characterizing the recent Dr.
cision, and substituting judicial inter-
probation"
Mr.. Hear, chairman of the judiciary
committee, proposed substitute omit
ting all the preamble and simply
directing the judiciary committee
to consider and report, by bill
or otherwise, what legislation, if any,
is necessary to carry out the statute OF
1890 relating to commerce between the
States.
Mr.. Tillman accepted the substitute
and it was agreed to. The South Caro-
lima Senator secured the insertion oil
the dispep sary law in the Record for
the information, he said, of Senators.
The first formal notice of tariff
speech was made by Mr.. Mantle 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 Connec-
ticut, sat together and directed the
course of the bill.
Mr.. Stewart preceded the debate by
offering an amendment proposing the
maintenance of a treasury reserve OF
S125 100000 and the retirement Of
bonds out of the surplus above S125,
600, 900. Mr.. Stewart stated that n
previous amendment offered by him
might lead to injecting the silver ques
ton into the tariff debate, so that he
preferred to strip the question of every
I thing beyond regulation of the treas
ury reserve.
The consideration of the tariff bill
then began with schedule G, relating
to metals and manufactures of metals.
The paragraphs on iron in pigs and on
bar iron were the same in the House
and Senate bills. Mr.. Jones, of Ar.
kansas, took occasion, however, TO
make statement to show the absurd
ity, he said, OF keeping up the taxes on
these products when the American pro.
Queer had absolute control of the mar
tand shipped large quantities abroad
Mr.. Jones reviewed the dissolution
OF the steel rail combination. This re-
duced the price Of steel rails so per
cent, he said, and why should law
protect producers who could by COM
biration 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
consumers while the same goods were
being sold at lower prices to foreign
consumers. The iron trade was no
longer an infant industry, but had
grown to giant proportions until the
United States led the world in iron
production.
Mr.. Gallery also spoke generally
against the rates of the metal schedule.
He maintained that manufactured iron
goods were being shipped abroad in
enormous quantities and that the tariff
on the raw material embarrassed this
trade.
In the main his speech was protest
against an increase of duties on neces-
saries Of life aud-on raw materials. He
did not mention the sugar schedule.
Mr.. Vest said cotton was so depress-
ed that the restoration of duty on
bands was not warranted.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, said the tax
would amount to $900,00 on cotton
crop. He asked why did the North
receive free binding Irvine while the
cotton ties of the South were taxed.
"Tne habit of protection was like
the drink habit" Mr.. Vest asserted.
"The more you have, the more you
want, and if you stop there is dolirium
tremens, economically. There is no
cure for it,"
"Not even the gold cure" suggested
Mr.. White, to which Mr.. Vest assented.
Mr.. Jones said an association of tin
plate manufacturers had been formed
and had advanced rates on their goods
while refusing to advance the wages of
labor.
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