The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-19
BATTLE FOR TARIFF
The Struggle fir Restoration Of Protect
I've Laws Will Begin To-day.
The DIAGlEY BILL FOR CONSIDERATION

committee. but Ttsey Are out.
rotcd ON Strictly Party Zines
An Attnelk Or tho Sugar Schedule.
Washington, d. c., March 1S-The
tarff bin will be reported to the House
tomorrow by the Ways and Means
Committee. So far as Chairman Ding
ley and his Republican associates can
influence action the final vote on the
measure will be taken in the House on
the 31st Instant The bill will be called
up for consideration on Monday next
DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION.
The Democrats manifested considera-
Die opposition at to-tiay's meeting to
reporting the bin before Monday next,
their contention being that in justice
TO the minority it should be retained in
committee until that time. Mr.. Wheeler
urged that if the bill was to pass the
House on the 3lst instant it were better
TO call It up on Friday.
ihe democrats were not unit re-
specting this proposition it was not
agreed to. It was understood however,
that night sessions should be held in
order that all the members Of the House
might nave an opportunity Of expressing
their Views.
CHANGES IN SCHEDULE.
+, "A number OF changes were made to-
! DAY in the bill. Among them were the
following:
An addition was made to paragraph
125, relating TO iron OF, steel anchors,
as follows: Anti-frction ball forgings
OF iron or steel or combined iron and
steel, % per cent. ad va:oreni.
Welded cylindrical furnaces made
from plate metal two and one-half cents
per pound was added to paragra pl li9,
OF the metal schedule.
II was stated that the effect OF this
would be to increase the duty at least
one-half cent per pound, and for every
additional degree 3-loo OF cent per
pound additional and fractions OF a de-
gree in proportion.
The provision elattng to molasses
was amended SO as to read:
MclasSes testing above 40 degrees md
not above 56 degrees, 3 cents per gallon.
Paragra PHI 21o relating to leaf tobacco
were amended to read:
Provided that If any tobacco import
ed In any bale, box or package or in bulk
shall be the growth OF different coun-
tries. or shall contain exceeding Is per-
centum thereof Of leaves, etc.
Paragraph 2l4, the duty on manufac-
tured tobacco not otherwise provided
for, Is Increased from 10 TO G5 cents per
pound.
snufr and snufr -four was increased
from 80 to Go cents per pound
PLACED ON THE FREE LIST.
SausageH of all kinds were stricken
from the meat schedule and placed on
the free list.
Paragraph 341, rela ting to plain woven
FABRICS OF single 1ute years, was changed
80 as to make the weight { instead of
ounces per square yard, where the
duty was placed at 7-8 of cent per
pound and Is per cent. al valorem.
The duty on bags or sacke IN ade from
plain woven fabrics or single jute yarns
was changed to one and one-eighth
cents per pound and Is per cent ad-
'yalorem.
The duty on photographic cigar labels
and bands, If printed in ten or more
colors. including labels printed in whole
or In part bronze, but not including la
pels printed In whole or in part in
metal leaf, was reduced from 80 to %
cents per pound. Printed in whole or in
part In metal leaf the duty was re-
duced from 40 to 30 cents per pound
Blank books and others enumerated in
paragraph 400 were Increased from 20 to
20 per cent. al valorem.
All the foregoing amendments were
offered by the Republicans and adopted
ny strict party vote.
a number of amendments were offer
ed by the minority members of the COM
mittee and promptly rejected Mr.
Wheeler. Democrat for example. moved
that bagging and cotton ties be placed
on the free list. Later he offered an
OtHeT amendment placlnG D0rDed wire
on the free list.
OPPOSED BY SWANSON.
Mr.. Swanson, Democrat, of Virginia,
moved to strike out the diffcrential duty
IN the sugar schedule He explained
s that IN levyng tariff duties the rates
ought not to be imposed so as to give
monopoly Of the American market to
any combination or trust. He m lirtain-
ed that 1t was Distinctly understood that
81 the sugar trust in combination with
Claus Spreckles had the absolute control
or the American market for refined su-
sars. Ills amendment shared the fate
OF the other minority amendments.
mr. Robertson. Democrat, OF Louisia-
ma, moved an increase In the tariff on
.uncleaned rice, his argument being that
the present tariff rotects tho man,1fac
turer only, that being a. discrimination
Mr: McLaurn, Democrat, OF South
< Oarolina. moved that aduty OF l .
cents be placed on all ilnporta lions of
raw cotton. Rejected.
Alr. Wheeler's amendments 10 place
sulphuric acid and black made from
bone used in the manufacture Of uui-
nine on fhe free list was defeated
MI Wheeler then offered another
amendment to reduce the duty on white
pine and hemlock from 81 to 81 nor
E thousand, which was rejected, as wos
also his amendment TO place "o,her
woods" In the paragraph rel ting TO
posts. railroad ties and telegraph poles
hn fro ict 4. y