Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-06-17

tariff placing raw cotton, the great
product of the south, on the dutiable
! list at the rate of 20 per cent. ad val
orem. 1t is the first time in the his
tory of tariff legislation that
duty on cotton has been incorporated
! in a bill The amendment was pro-
posed by Mr.. Bacon (dem., Ga) on
his individual responsibility and with
| out the approval Of the finance COM
mittee. The republicans voted solidly
for the amendment. Mcssrs. Allen,
Butler, Heitfeld, Stewart, all popu-
lists voted for 1t; Messrs. Cannon,
Mantle, silver republicans, and the
following democrats, favored it:
Messrs. Bacon, Clay, McEnery, Raw
Inns. Messrs. Tillman and Kyle, popu-
! lists, voted with the democrats against
it. On barley Mr.. Jones moved to sub
stitute 40 per cent. ad valorem for the
rate in the bill, 80 cents a bushel,
Mr.. Gear (rep., Ia.) said that imports
of barley from Canada, where there
was cheap labor and cheaper lands,
were over 100000 bushels the year
prior to the Mckinley act and these
fell to 100000 bushels after that act.
Mr.. Mantle (rep., Mt answered briefly
that barley duties would be highly
beneficial to the barley raisers of Mon
tana, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The
vote was then taken on the Jones
amendment and 1t was disagreed to,
II to "a. Three democrats, Messrs.
McEnery, Rawlings and Tillman, and
three populists, Messrs. Allen, Butler
and Heitfelt, voted with the repub-
licans in the negative. Formal
amendments to reduce rates on barley,
malt, buckwheat, corn or maize and
corn-meal offered by Mr.. Vest were
defeated and the original paragraphs
were adopted. On each vote on the
amendments some democrats voted
with the republicans which lead Mr..
Vest to remark: "The vote on this
side of the house seems to be getting
smaller and smaller"
! Washington, June 9.--The senate had
period Of tariff speeches and little
progress was made on the bill. Mr..
Mills of Texas criticised those demo-
1 cratic senators who voted for the
amendments to the bill putting a TAX
on cotton and other articles, contend
ing that their course was a radical de-
parture from the tenets of democracy
| Mr.. Cannon Of Utah proposed an
amendment placing an export bounty
on agricultural products and spone for
| tive hours on the need of giving the
farmer a share of tie benefits of l11e
tariff.
Washington, June 10.--The long de-
ferred debate on the sugar schedule of
the tariff bill came on abruptly after
the senate had disposed of the cereals
in the agricultural schedule. But the
debate failed to develop any dramatic
incident The senators and spectators
soon lapsed into a state of indifference
as the speeches dwelt with u labyrinth
OF technical details of vital interest to
the sugar retner and expert, but not -
the general public. When the schedule
was taken up Mr.. Pettigrew gave
notice that he would offer his amend
ment to admit free of duty goods made
by trusts, in connection with the
schedule. Mr.. Jones (dem., Ark) was
recognized for a speech on the general
features of the sugar schedule. He
was against the trust and the rate pro-
posed by the majority. Mr., Vest (dem.,
Mo- followed in II criticism of the
general features of sugar schedule.
first test vote ON the sugar schedule
was taken in the senate, resulting in
the adoption of the republican caucus
amendment changing the house rate
to 90 per pound by the close vote of
yeas 80, nays 30. The affirmative
vote was made up of 20 republicans,
enc democrat (McEnery of Louisiana),
one silver republican Zones of New
and ono populist (Stewart of Nevada)
The negative vote was made up of %
democrats, three populists and two
silver republicans. 1t was the closest
vote thus far taken on an issue OF
importance, and is accepted us show
ing that any amendment having the
stnctior of caucus is assured of
adoption. The vote was taken after a
day spent in speeches. The first par
| agrarh of the sugar schedule was not
! finally disposed of up to the time Of
adjournment