The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26

Mr.. White moved proviso that no duty on
SIX Fabrics shall exceed 75 per cent Re
Mr.. White renewed his motion, making
Ioo per cent. the limit of duty on silk
fabrics. Rejected-25 to q.
20 200 per cent. Mr.. Mantle appealed 10
his protection friends" to accept this pro-
viso, but Mr.. Platt, of Connecticut, de-
clned, saying 1t was move to embarrass
the whole bill.
Mr.. Allison declined saying the assertion
that the rates reached 700 per cent. was
merely repetition of the unfounded as
sertions on other schedules.
MR.. MORGAN'S FEARS.
Mr.. Morgan declared that the tariff bill
marked the entry of the United States on
fierce and relentless commercial warfare
with the rest of the world. He regretted
it particularly as to Japan. just as she was
joining the other commercial nations. We
should not outrage the sense of fairness of
the Japanese nation when she was mani
Testing her friendship by building her war
ships in American yards and showing every
evidence of cordiality. Mr. Morgan referred
incidentally to Japan's portest against the
annexation of Hawaii to the United States,
on which subject he thought Japan had
no possible ground for complaint 1t was
unfortunate at this particular time TO have
this particular nation feel the ferocity or
this tarin BILL although, Mr.. Morgan de-
clared there was not a nation, from Mex
leo to Turkey. which did not know that
the United States was about to enter upon
a war against the commerce of the world
Mr.. Whites amendment limiting the du-
ties to 2o0 per cent was rejected-z3 to Is.
Paragraph 3S5 (handkerchiefs, etc. was
agreed TO as reported; also Paragraph $50
bindings, etc), with an amendment add
ing hat bindings, braids and fringes; also
Paragraph 3S7 Qaces), with an amendment
omittIng braids and ribbons; also Para
graph 1888 manufactured silk rot otherwise
provided for), and $50 (weight of silk.) This
completed the silk schedule.
The tobacco schedule was then taken up.
The first paragraph was materially modi-
fled by Mr.. Allison. making the duty on
wrapper tobacco and filler tobacco when
mixed with more than IS per cent of wrap
per tobacco and all leaf tobacco, etc, SD
per pound; If stemmed, S2.25 per pound.
The rest of the paragraph remains un-
changed.
0dr. Vest said the controversy as to rates
was between the Connecticut wrapper to-
bacco and the Sumatra tobacco. The desire
was to shut out the Sumatra, one tobacco
man having said before the ways and
means committee that he would favor a
duty of 1000 per cent. if necessary to pre-
vent its importation.
Mr.. Hawley said other States than Con-
nectcut were interested in the industry of
wrapper tobacco. There was no desire to
exclude Sumatra tobacco, but TO give
adequate protection against the labor rate
of Sumatra of about 10 cents a day.
Mr.. Pasco expressed satisfaction with the
proposed rates and said that as tobacco
was a recognized subject of revenue taxa
tion he would support the rates.
Mr.. Mills declared that the smoking of
q good cigar had become lost art in the
United States as result of the enormous
and unconscionable taxation on cigars.
These taxes, customs and internal revenues
had driven small makers out of business
until the trade was in the hands of great
concerns. He insisted that tobacco was not
luxury, but was an article of common
use to De found in the humblest cabin.
Paragraph 210 was then agreed to as re-
ported with the changes indicated; also
Paragraph 211.
Paragraph 2l2, covering all tobacco not
otherwise provided for the committee rate
cents per pound A similar increase from
40 to 55 cents per pound was made on
snuff (213) This completed the tobacco
schedule.
At o'clock the Senate held an executive
session and then adjourned.
Senator Chiffon gave notice to-day or an
amendment he will offer to the tariff bill
prohibiting terstate-commerce in articles
manufactured by trusts, making the Of
fense punishable by three years imprison-
ment.