The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-29
WOULD TAX THE TEA.
TiIIman Tries to Secure a Duty of 10
Per Cent But Fails.


Washington, June Ex-senator
Tillman's amendment to the tariff bill
providing for a duty Of 10 cents
pound on tea was defeated this af-
ternoon by a vote of IS to IS.
Senator Tfllman lost no time To-Day
in renewing his effort to have q duty
of 10 cents a pound placed on tea IN
the interest of the tea growers in
South Carolina. This being the last
of the amendments. to the schedules
to be proposed while the tarif Dill Is
before the senate in committee or
tthe whole, there was much interest in
its progress and desire to force II
to a conclusion. Everybody was
anxious to vote, but the Soutn
Carolina senator was full of MS SUB
ject and wanted to speak. That he
proceeded to do, telling OF the
superior quality of the American
grown tea of the enormous prohts
made in the imported article and OF
the possibilities in case the. domestic
Industry should be properly fostered.
In renlv to a question, he said he
believed that with the duty he asked
for, the south would not only be aDIe
to supply the entire American mar
ket but would eventually export
large quantity of the leaves that pro-
duce the popular beverage -
Senator Dixon suggested a bounty
as a means of furthering the infant
tea industry and he was strongly sup
ported in making that Suggestion by
Senator Smith of Michigan, VINO oe-
clsred that a bounty would be prac-
ticaI method of obtaining the result
desired. although he knew OF no IN
stance in which the protective tarllI
principle would be more properly SET
in operation. Mr.. T1llman respoIugu
that he did not propose to be caugnt
in advocating a bounty. He would
not accept a bounty, he said II ooI-
lar pound was offered. He was not
seeking any selfish advantage OF
South Carolina, but wanted TO DeheiiO
the entire country. r..-.- : :
the DUTY by Senators Hepburn ana
Garter which were much dnuted Will
protection ingredients, the oepate Ior
a time was not especially anliIIa'e s' ),
hut there was a slight warming up
when the Democrats began to allgIl
themselves against the proposition OF
their South Carolina colleague
Senator McLaurin, the uncom-
promising Democrat; was the nrs g., ~
oppose IT, as he did vigorously. sen
ator owen added his voice in OPPOSE
ton declaring that tea was now pro
tected by the tea importing monopoly
which keeps the price htty cents
pound higher than 1t would De Will
out that monopoly.
falIacy to claim that the development
of the tea growing industry IN TINS
country would be served by such
duty, and was opposed to 1t.
A Republican vote from the south
was pledged to the duty as a protec-
tive measure by Senator Bradley from
Kentucky, while Senator Bailey gave
it his support purely as revenue
raising expedient, at the same time
denouncfng as unwarranted the taxing
of any man to make another mans
business profitable.
When Mr.. Tillman began his ad-
vocacy of the South Carolina tea in
FAINT industry yesterday he used
apologetic language in introducing
that propaganda upon the attention
of the senate; but as the proposed
duty was banded about the chamber
today. its Importance and strength
appeared constantly to be increasing
and Senator stone brought forth an
amendment to prevent 1t applying to
Tea sweepings.'' This suggestion
was accepted as part of the amend
ment by Mr.. Tillman.