New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-08
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
WOOD SCHEDULE FINISHED AFTER STUBBORN
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WOOD SCHEDULE FINISHED AFTER A STUBBORN
CONTEST OVER LUMBER
y-asb,rg,on. June TN the Senate to-day Mr..
Ouav presented several amendments to the Tarin
hill one of them strikes out the duty on tea ana
subs,itutes duty of 10 per cent ad valorem On all
articles proposed by the bill be placed the
free list these duties continue until July l. 1901
of,er which the articles shall be exempt from duty
Another amendment proposes that all iron ore
from foreign mines owned by American citizens ana
imported for their use and not for sale shall
be exempt from duty
The consideration Of the Tariff bill resumed
soon after the session opened. and the discussion
proceeded on the paragraph placing duty OF .
per 100 feet on lumber
Mr. Allen Pop.. Neb) moved 10 substitute the
provisions OF the Wilson bill which placed lumber
on the free list lie spoke in particular against re-
storing white pine 10 the duable list, urging that
the rates were designed 10 be prohibitory against
Canadian pine.
Mr. Berry Dem Ark) spoke against restoring
the duty on white pine. He had been appealed 10
by the lumber interests of his own State 10 sup
port the duty. but he could not do ii when 1t laid
such heavy tribute the agricultural people OF
the Western States Mr. Berry expressed his aston
!shment that any Democratic Senator should sup
port this restoration OF duty on lumber
Mr. Bacon Dem. Ga). who is supporting the
lumber duty reminded Mr.. Berry that his support
was due TO the fact that the duty was revenue
Mr. Berry replied with vehement arragnment
Of the bill framed he said in the interest Of every
trust and combination In the country.
MIR. CAFFERY CRIT1CIsES MR.. BACON
Mr.. Canery dem, La) opposed the duty on
white pine and incidentally criticised the position
Of Mr. Bacon who he said. favored protective
duty. Mr Canery announced his opposition 10 all
protective duties. He favored the imposition Of
pure duties. He could not he said. find a
single basis for this duty lumber. so far as the
Southern timber interests were concerned. He
could not understand how Mr.. Bacon could defend
the DUTY as revenue duty.
The platform stand On" nterposed Mr.. Bacon,
the orthodoxy Of which the Senator from Louisi-
ana may not subscribe TO (Mr. Cafery supported
the indianapolis gold tiokeO warrants my position
Inc Nmcago platform said: We favor a tariff for
revenue with duties so adjusted as TO operate
equally throughout the country and not d!scrimi-
nate as 10 class section II IS that pIank I'm the
platform upon which stand"
MI CaNery sald there might be q discrepancy be-
tween the Chicago and Indianapolis platforms I'm,
'"o '''"0e VI N'nocIacy was opposed 10 a tariff
on raw materials because such tariff necessarily
required compensatory duties on manufactured ar
ticles. IF one wrong is conceded" he asked "sbau
We multiply it? Can error be so correctoa9 Tba,
may be the logic Of your Democracy. II is NOT Of
mine"
my position" said Mr. Bacon. rs tha, II duties
are TO be levied on manufactured articles for reve
nue. purposes. they should be levied also on raw
materials-that 10 favors should be shown, "
MIR HoAR SETS THE SENATE LAUGHING
MT CafNy sat down. but Mr Hoar (Pen
"ioss) brought both him and Mr. Bacon g. the,r
ieei = suggest" said he that me sorotors
.ohi Louisiana could save the time Of rbe snna,c
they could agree upon terms The Senator
Ioin Georgia should apply his protection pr,n.
..p'es 10 sugar. and the Senator from Iouisiara
MS protective principles to lumber"
II the Senator will substitute reye,ua ,,,