The herald., 1897-06-26


them on the ground that he favor
putting straw mating on the free lis
Tor he did not believe in this manner
meeting the competition of the Orient.
Platt OF Connecticut, replying to Ma,
tie. referred to the plaintive appeals tn,
nao come from the Pacific coast again
oriental competition. He declared tn;
Jones statement as to duties of 700 o,
cent, while not an International misrer
resentation, was due to a misunde]
standing. The rates would not ayera g
over rs per cent
Ieller OF Colorado said that he wa
willing to vote for fair duty. but no
Tor 700 per cent duty, and for this rea
son the committee ought to furnish ex
act Information. He spoke of the ra nj
growth of trade in japanese textiles
1t was due, he said, to the low rates q
wages In Japan and to the differenc
IN exchange between Japan and tn
onlted states, giving that country
'ponus or about 100 per cent. AS to th
statement that japan had gone to tn
sold standard, Mr. Teller said this ha,
oeen done merely by cutting their ven
OF coin, in two, and that the STANDARD
was practically unchanged. He coulf
not vote for 700 per cent duty aeains,
Japanese, Chinese or any other goods
He wanted this to be Republican tarif
sill, although he said he considerad
.ne wilson Dill about as good protect
I'VE measure as some that bore the Re-
publican label
riatt OF Connecticut commented on
.he way the changes are being rung''
On an alleged 700 per cent duty. The al
legation was made by the Japanese i'm
porters, and against them Platt suh-
nii'teo of1cial custom house returns
showing, he said, the low percentage of
the proposed rates.
Jones moved substitute paraeranb
scaling down the duties on all lines of
SILK Fabrics. Rejected-2S to 26. Mantle
Fettigrew and Teller voting with the
democrats in the affirmative.
In view of Platt's statement that tho
outies would not average above * nsr
cent White moved proviso that M
uu'y on SILK fabrics shall exceed 75 ner
cent. Rejected-22 TO "a.
wnlte renewed his motion, making 1oo
per cent the limit of duty on silk fab
rics Rejected-25 to 2S
Ine Hrst paragraph of the tohaooo
schedule was materially modified bv
duty on wrapper tobacco
and filler tobacco when mixed with ,,,o
nan 10 per cent of wrapper tobacco and
Va y .eal TOBACCO, ETC., $175 per pound:
t stemmed, 1925 per pound The ha1
hanged. uh-
Mr. Vest said the controversy as to
ates was between Connecticut wran-
'er tobacco and Sumatra tobacco. The |
eslre was to shut out the Sumatra one |
ooacco man having said before the |
rays ana means committee that he
YOU'D 1avor duty Of 1000 per cent if
ecesary to prevent it's importation.
Hawley OF Connecticut said other
rates than Connecticut were Interested
!, the industry of wrapper tobacco
cri5a y Win : al the proposed duty and said !
,at as tobacco was the recognized sub
ct of revenue taxation he would sup
1rt the rates.
Mr.. Mills of Texas declared that the
noking Of a good cigar had become
ST art in the United States, as the re-
lit of enormous and unconsclonaple
,xes on tobacco. The taxes, customs
nd internal revenue had driven small
lakers out Of the business until the
rade was in the hands of great con-
erns. He insisted that tobacco was
OF a luxury but was an article OF com
non use to be found in the humblest
abin.
Paragraph 21O was then agreed to as
eported, with the changes indicated;
.lso paragraph 2l1.
In paragraph 212, covering all tobac-
% not otherwise provided for the COM
nittee rate of 40 cents per pound was
increased to 55 cents per pound A SIM
lar increase from 40 to 55 cents per
bound was made on snuff, etc. (21S).
This completed the tobacco schedule
At s o'clock the senate held an execu-
tive session and then adjourned.
NOMINATIONS
WASHINGTON, June 25.--The Presi-
dent today sent the following nonina-
tions TO the Senate: State-Irvins b.
Dudley of California to be Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Pleuipoten-
tiary to Peru.
Consul-Frank Dillingham;, California
at Auckland, New Zealand.
Navy-Captain George c. Remy to De
Commodore: Commander William H.
Whiting to be Captain: Lieutenant
Commander Frederick M. Simonds to pe
Commander.
The senate in executive session today
confirmed the following nominations
Albert c. Thompson of Ohio. Alexandel
G.. Botkin of Montana and David b. Cul
herts,on of Texas, to be the commission
to revise and codify the criminal an
penal laws of the United States.
To be consul-Edward H. Thompso
Of Massachusetts. Progresso. Mexico.
Charles Kingston Of Grover. to
register of the land Office at Evanston
Wyoming.
Frank NJ. Foote to be receiver OF put
lie moneys at Evanston, Wyo.
IN COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, June 25.-The Sena'
Committee on Pacific Railroads toda
agreed to report favorably a resolutlo
introduced by Senator Harris of Kal
sas. expressing it as the sense OF II
Senate that the United States shou
redeem the Union Pacific Railway fro
prior liens and take steps to foreclo
, the government mortgage. The resol
, ton was amended by the addition OF
! nrovision. at the instance of Senat
, Morgan. requesting the President to su
= mend the proceedings to carry into effe
the agreement alleged to have De
Il made to sell the interests of the Unit
q states in the Union Pacific Railroad a
q lin the sinking fund, until further
ton by Congress is had with referef
thereto. The action of the commit
IIrw wrtc "