The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-26

Mantle, Pettlgrew and Teller voted with
the democrats in the affirmative.
In view of MT. piatt's statement that
the duties wo,,ld not run apuvc rs per cent,
Mr.. White moved. provision that no duty
ON silk fabrics shall exceed 10 per cent
ReJected22 to -,
Mir. White renewed his motion, making
100 per cont tho limit OF duty on silk fab
rics. Reiectcd--25 to IS.
Mir, White then tried to limit the duties
TO 20 per cent
Mir Mantle appealed to Ibis protection
friends" To accept this provlso, but Mr..
Plat declined, saying 1t was move to
embarrass the whole bill.
MIR. Allison declined. saying the asser-
ton that the rates reached zoo per cent
was merely a repetition of the uniu1ndod
assertions on other schedules.
Mr.. Morgan on Alabama declared that the
tariff bill marked tho entry of the United
States upon forclble and relentless COM
mcrcial war with the rest OF the world.
He regretted il particularly as TO Japan.
Just us she was joining the other CONNER
cial nations wo should not outrage the
when she was manifesting her friendship
sense Of fairness of the japanese nation
building her warships In American yards
and showing every evidence of cordially.
Mr. Morgan referred incidentally "a ia
pans protest against the annexation "
Hawaii 10 the United States. upon which
subject he said h. thought the Japanese
had no positive ground of complaint
1t was unfortunate at this particular
time to have this particular Nation feci tho
fcrocity of this tariff bill, although sir.
Morgan declared there was not a nation
from Mexico to Turkey which did not know
that the United States was about TO enter
upon war against the commerce OF tho
world,
Mr.. Whites amendment limiting the gu
ties to 200 per cent was rejected e 10 rs.
Paragraph 3S5, relating TO handlterrhieis.
etc. was agreed to as reported also 3SG.
bindings. etc. with an amendment adding
hat bindings, brads and fringes; also aA7.
iacos, with an amendment emitting braids
and ribbons; also 3ss, manufactured SILK
not otherwise provided for. and 5So weight
Of silk.
This completed the SILK schedule
The tobacco schedule was then taken mp.
The first paragraph wds materially modi
fled by Mr. Alilson making the duty On
wrapper tobacco and filler tobacco, when
mixed with more than II per cent OF wrap
per tobacco. and all leaf tobacco. etc, $l.75
per pound If stemmed. 1921 per pound
The balance OF the paragraph remains
unchanged.
Mr.. Vest said the controversy as to rates
was between the Connecticut wrapper to-
bacco and the Sumatra Tobacco, The &C.
sire was to shut out the Sumatra tobacco,
one tobacco man having said before the
ways and means committee that he Was in
favor OF n duty Of 1000 per cent. II neces-
sary. to prevent It's importation.
Mr.. Hawley OF Connecticut said other
States than Connecticut were interested In
the duty on wrapper tobacco, There was
no desire to exclude Sumatra tobacco, but
to give adequate protection against the la
Dor rate OF Sumatra OF about 10 cents o
day.
Mr.. PasoO OF Florida expressed satlsfac
tion with the proposed rates, and said that
as tobacco was a recognized subject of rev.
enue taxation he would support the rates.
Mr.. Mills OF Texas declared that tho
smoking OF good cigar had become lost
art in the United States as result OF the
enormous aud unoonscionable tax ON eli
CARS. These taxes. customs and Internal
revenue had driven small makers out OF
the business until the trade was In the
hands Of great concerns. He insisted that
tobacco was not luxury. but was an arti-
Gle of common use TO be found In the hum
blest cabin.
Paragraph 210 was then agreed 10 as re-
ported. with the changes Indicated: also
ell In paragraph 212, covering
All tobacco not otherwise provided for. the
rate Of 40 cents per pound was
Increased to 90 cents per pound A similar