The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-18
ARE FAIRLY FLYING
SENATORS TRANSACT TARIFF BUsI-
NESS SPEEDILY.

Tweaty Pages Wiped Up in One Day. In
cludiog the Wines and Spirits, and the
Manufactured Cotton Schedule, with
Wool Next In Lins-Democratie Mem
bers Will Try to Kestraia Their Speech
making Proclivites in Future-Com-
pensstory Cotton Dutiss-Day's List of
NominattouA
Washington. June i7.lThe. senate
made greater progress today on the tariff
bill than an yday since the debate open
cd Two entire schedules, covering twen-
ry pages, were completed, ramely. Sched-
ule II, on spirits. wines and beverages.
and Schedule /, on manufactured cotton
goods. This brings the senate 70 the fax
schedule, with the important wool sched-
ule standing rext. The portion OF the
bill passed today is substantially the
same as that reported. the committee
changes being unimportant. while the op-
position amendments OF Mr.. Jones (Ark.)
and Mr.. Vest were Systematically reject
ed by majorities varying from 10 10.
Mr.. Allison secured the addition Of new
paragraph 10 the cotton schedule. with
a view TO compensating the cotton manu-
facturers for the recent action OF the sea-
ate, pacing raw cotton on the dutiable
list
Paragraph 2s9. On motion Of Mr.. ALI
son, the provision was restored. The re-
manning paragraphs on spirits (2S0 to 29S
inclusive) were agreed to as reported
without opposition.
WINES AND SPIRITS.
The wine paragraph led to some dis
cussion. That or champagne and o.her
sparkling wines was agreed TO as report
ed. The committee paragraph on still
wines was perfected by striking out the
provision for an additional duty Of three
cents on each bottle or jug, and the sub
sti:utior Of a provision that the filed
bottles or jugs shall pay the same duty
as II empty.
Mr.. White (CaL) presented statements
from representative wine men of Califor-
mia, criticising the senate paragraph on
wines as not affording sufficient protec-
tion.
Mr.. White added his view that these
wines, brandies and similar articles
should be literally taxed on the principle
that they were articles of luxury. al
though he would not make the tax pro-
Mr.. Vest (Mo.) said that the rates were
prohibitory. In effect i: COM
PEELED people to drink California wine or
go without wine.
The senate paragraph was then agreed
TO.
The paragraph on cherry juice, ETC.,
l29) was modified by the committee to
include the house proviso on containing
no alcohol or not more thar is per cent
Of ALCOHOL and thus agreed TO.
On ginger ale, soda water, etc. (299),
the committee changed the wording from
other similar waters to beverages con
tanning no alcohol"
On mineral waters, Mr.. Vest moved TO
strike out the entire paragraph and place
those waters on the free list. He said
nat many invalids were dependent upon !
he use of these waters. He presented
L protest from leading physicians |
throughout the country against the duty. |
Mr.. Vests motion was rejected. !
The paragraph was then agreed TO. /
With a committee provision that all filed
bottles shall have the character Of their /
contents blown in the bottles.
THE COTTON SCHEDULE.
Schedule /, cotton manufactures. wac
her taken up. The first paragraph GOD.
otton, thread and yarn. was contested
" Mr.. Jones (Ark). He spoke at length
N the ability Of the American manufac-
urer TO compete against the foreign pro-
ucer without high duties.
Mr. Mills CTexas) declared that every
,ourd Of cotton grown IN this country
ould be manufactured in American fac
ories if the elements of cotton Droduc-
machinery, coal. etc.-were
OF heavily taxed.
Mr.. Vest commended Republican sena-
ors TO the views of James G.. Blaine tine
reate-c apostle OF protection that ever
we'd in the United States" expressed in
sSl. that here was nc reason why the
merican cotton manufacturers could moi
ompete with England for the cotton
OF the world.
The debate, although on the first para
raph OF the cotton schedule. took a
-ide range, covering the entire cotton
uestion.
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) offered an amendme-t I
/ the nature Of a test on the entire COT !
N schedule, proposing the Wilson rates :
q cotton, thread and yarns; rejected. 20 :
/, go.
Mr.. McEnery 0a.) voted with the Re- ;
ublicans in the negative. The Demo I
-atic senators. Bacon. Clay. McLaudn Z
nd Tilman, VINO had voted for duty
Z raw cotjo-, were in the affirmative On I
lis motion 20 reduce the rate on manu- 4
.ctured cotton. =
After this contest rapid progress was p,
ade on the schedule. the paragraph be-
.g agreed 70 as reported.
On moion q Mr. Allison. paragraph F..
1rings. inserting suspsnasrs and braces
90 per cen; and reducing the rae on +
5eIs for garments 70 % cents a oourt,
1d 50 per cen; al va.orem- q
Ir. Allison also proposed a new para \
-aph C5isi.) with a view 10 meeting the :
s5y heretofore imposed OF raw cotton. \
= said ne duty on raw cotton. (: Il re- &
aired in the bill. would probably re- d
Tire an entire oveThsullnz o. the cot :
\ schedule al later stage The s51s-
onai paragraph provides that 81 a.
zion yarns finer than No. 10 siagie. ara I;
e goods manufactured %. tae duty shall c
10 per cert in addition = re rates Q:
e cotton schedule {