Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-01
A BIG DAYS WORK
SENATE FINISHES WOOL, T0BAC-
co AND SILK SCHEDULES.
BILL is GONE OVER ONCE
There Now Remains Only 20 Go
Through the Tariff Measure a Sec
ond Time, Passing on the Items
That Were Skipped-Little Change
Made in Tobacco Seized lie

Minus IL lUDdCCO sOClISu l.E.
Washington, June 90 Friday the
senate completed the wool schedule,
silk schedule and tobacco schedule OF
the tariff bill and with this accom-
plished, the tariff leaders have the sat
isfaction of knowing that all the
schedules of the bill and the free list
have been gone over once. There now
remains only to go through the bill a
second time, passing on the items
passed over. These are numerous and
important, including gloves, coal, tin
and beer. Much progress was made
Friday, although every paragraph re-
lating to carpets was stubbornly con-
tested The consideration of the silk
schedule led to strong contest against
the proposed duties on silk fabrics,
Messrs. Teller and Mantle joining with
the democrats in opposition. The
paragraph was passed by the slender
majority of two. Tho tobacco schedule
went through with little friction after
the committee had advanced the duty
slightly on wrapper and leaf tobacco.
When the tariff bill was taken up
Mr. Vest moved TO strike out the spe-
cfic rate on the paragraph relating to
Aubuson, moquette, administer and
chenille carpets. The motion was lost,
81 to 26. The paragraph relating to
saXony, wilton and tourney velvet car
pets was agreed to with an increase in
the specific duty from 60 to 62 cents
per yard, the ad valoIem being left at
40 per cent In the paragraph relat-
ing to brussels carpets the specific
per square yard, with 40 per cent. ad
yalorem in addition. In the para
graph relating to velvet and tapestry
md velvet carpets the specific duty was
increased from 40 to Al cents per
square yard with 40 per cent. ad
in addition. In the paragraph
'elating to tapestry and brussels car
pet the specific duty was increased
rom % to 20 cents per square yard
With 40 per cent. adj valorem ad-
litional
Mr.. Allison proposed substitute
or the paragraph providing that car
)ets of every description woven whole
or rooms, including oriental, Berlin
md similar rugs, shall pay duty of
q cents per square foot and 40 per
ent. ad valorem. This led to an ex-
ended debate. Messrs. White and
Vest claimed that the rates were ex-
essive. Mr.. Allison explained that
oriental rugs were Injuries. All the
paragraphs on the wool
were then agreed to as re-
,crted and the silk schedule was taken
lp Consideration of that schedule
proceeded rapidly until the paragraph
II woven silk fabrics was reached.
\fter Mr.. Allison had perfected the
in minor particulars Mr.
Zones spoke In opposition to the rates,
aging that they ran from 70 to 700
er cent, were excessive and pro-
libitory and most burdensome on
heap silks. He exhibited samples of
Japanese and Chinese silks which ne
aid would be barred from the country.
Ar. Mantle said that while he believed
n good, stiff protective tariff, sew
nty-flve to ono hundred per cent if
necessary" yet he entirely sympa-
hi2ed with the opposition to excessive
ates on Chinese and Japanese silks.
1r. Plat held that the government fig
res showed that the rates averaged Is
er cent. Mr.. Teller said that he was
Wiling to vote for a fair duty, but not
or a 700 per cent. duty, and for that
cason the committee ought to furnish
Xact information. He spoke of the
apid growth of the trade in Japanese
extiles. MIR. Jones moved substitute
OF the paragraph scaling down the
iuties on all lines of silk fabrics. 1t
vas rejected, % to 26. NJ essrs. Man
10, Pettigrsw and Teller voted with
he democrats in the affirmative. Mr..
White then moved to make 100 per
ent. limit duty on silk fabrics. This
lso was rejected. He then moved to
make 1t 200 Per cent. This, too, was
elected. This completed the silk
and tho tobacco sch adule
vas taken up. The first paragraph
vas materially modified by Mr.. Alli-
on, making the duty on wrapper to-
)acco and filler tobacco when mixed
With more than Is per cent. wrapper
obacco and all leaf tobacco, etc. S1.75
'er pound II stemmed $2.25 per pound
rhe balance OF the paragraph remains
lnchanger In the paragraph covering
I'll tobacco not otherwise provided for.
he committee rate of 40 cents Ier
pound. was increased to 90 cents er
,ound. A similar increase was inade
IN snuff, etc, This completed the
obaCco schedule