Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-29
Subjects pusing Debate in the
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FOREIGN GOODS MARKED AMERICAN
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Democrats Disagree as to Duty on
PineappIes.
DISCUSSING THE TARIFF

several hundred pension bills were re-
ported to the Senate today as the result of
the first meeting of the pension committee
Since the present Congress assembled Mr.
| Galllnger (N.H) chairman of the commit
| tee' stated that 1t had been decided to re-
port favorably. all those bills which had
formerly passed either branch Of Congress
or mad been fayorably considered in COM
mittee. l.-
| 1hree general pension bills were included
TWO OF them amending the law of $780, and
another referring to proof in pension cases
! IL look half an hour to read the list of
| private pension bills.
| When 1t was concluded Mr. Morgan (Ala
| commented on the fact that the men and
| women named IN these bills must wait for
| rellef, owing to the inlction of one of The
| branches of Congress. AT this time Con-
| sress was without the opportunity or lib
| cry TO pass one of these pension bills
| Sohsress was not even in session. asserted
Mr. Morgan. The lawyers of the country
| would look into this question, and there
| was great deal of trouble ahead over this
| question OF Congress being in session.
AT first Mr.. Morgan urged the adoption
| OF resolution postponing all action on
| pension bills until next December, but he
was dissuaded from this. saying his main
| desire was to call the attention of pension
ers TO the manner in which they were
| Knocked by having bills reported to an in
| active Congress-
Inc tariff bill was taken up, and para
| graphy 1S9, relating to watch movements
clocks, etc, perfected by striking out the
| clauses on watches and on jewels for max
| ing watches and combining the paragraph
to those articles not made of china, porce-
| lain. etc.
The foregoing changes were made to the
original House paragraph. They led to ex-
| tended opposition from Mr. Vest and. Mr..
| jones (Ark} who protested against the
| heavy duties on articles of prime necessity
Mr.. Lodge (Mass) answered that the
watch industry had been revolutionized by
| American machinery. We made watches
SO much better and cheaper that no hand
| made watch could compete with them.
| Now the Swiss makers had bought Amer
| lean machinery, and operated 1t with COM
! paratively cheap labor. Mr.. Lodge ex-
| hibited Swiss watches. which purported to
| be OF American make, and as such were
| invading the American market.
Mr. Hoar (Mass), after reviewing the
| growth of the American watch industry,
| pr edicted that the proposed duties would
give the American market better Ameri-
can watches. and in time at a reduction of
90 or 60 per gent of present prices.
Mr.; Gear aowao showed Japanese
productivity cheap Japanese labor and SELL
ing for S.. while the American watch of
the SANE kind could not be produced for
After further debate the paragraph was
agreed to, with the changes noted. 36-8.
Pineappies te6I) were changed to cents
per .cuDfe ROOT in barrels and packages,
and 81 p3f 1,0tAO in bulk
Mr. Vest asked what climatic or sanitary
reason justified this heavy duty.
Mr.. Allison responded that Florida pro-
duced pineappleS. and great pressure had
been breught''to bear for adequate protec-
ton.
"Whers did the pressure come from?"
asked Mr.. Bacon of Georgia.
Il cannot give specifications" responded
| Mr.. Allison, but 1 will say it comes from
| both sides Of this chamber"
The Floridafsenators, Mallory and Pasco,
explained tire recent development of the
pineapple industry In Florida, which led
Mr. Gray Oel) 70 say in an animated
response that 1t would have been better
! had Florida lands been left in prime1al
al Piles was to be followed by tax on the
bulk of the people.
Mr.. Pasco urged that the Florida fruits
should receive the same benefits those
of the north. -
! Mr.. Vest moved to reduce the rate on
| jected. --.
Lead ore and lead in pigs Q79 and 1901
We're then considered, Mr.. Allen (Neb)
| speaking at length against the committee
rates.
He argued against the duty of III cents a
| pound on lead ore, because it would oper-
ate to keep out the f1uxing ores of Mexico
and Canada, that were necessary to the
| American shelters, some Of whom are To-
Gated in Mr. Aliens state.
Mr.. Carter (Mont) explained, in response
| to inquiries by Mr.. Allen, that the House
rates had been exceptionally favorable to
| white lead. the product Of the lead trust;
| whereas the Senate rates decreased the
| the producer of the ore He urged that the
| committee rates were essential to equalize
| the difference between the wages Of lead
| miners In the United States and Mexico.