The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
anything that has ever been dreamed of,
even during war times.

anything that has ever been dreamed of,
even during war times.
PARTISAN AIMS DENIED.
Mr.. Allison disclaimed the idea that the
Senate substitute had been prepared for any
political purposes. There never had been
time. he said, when the finance committee
did not know that revision of the tariff and
soiutely necessary. The bill had
been prepared by the republican
members of the finance committee on
their responsibility as senators, and not for
the base purpose of making party capital.
Referring to Mr.. Vests statement as to the
immense profits of the steel association, Mr..
Allison ridiculed it as an exaggeration, and
asked why, if it were true, competition
would not be set on foot in Alabama, Mis-
souri, and other states.
VEST GIVES THE REASON.
This question was answered by Mr.. Vests
recalling the case of the Vulcan iron works
in Missouri, which were closed down some
| years ago. and had, he said, received $780,,
| COZ year as consideration for remaining
| idle. That, he said, was the ordinary mode
| of procedure of trusts and combinations.
| In further discussion, Mr.. Allison again
| repudiated thu idea Of the Senate substitute
being got up for political purposes, and
threw back the charge upon the Mills bill.
the democratic national convention, and
had been framed on the liues of the Presi-
dents message; and he said that there had
not been an amendment ffered yesterday
that had not been taken "body and
brooches" from the Mills bill.
RESULT OF THE CAUCUS.
He also referred to the democratic sena-
torial caucus last evening, and said that the
result of it was seen to-day in an attack
upon the bill ''all along the line" If the
object of the democratic senator's was 10
prevent tie substitute being sent to the
House of Repre sentatives, he gave them no.
tice that he could stand early adjournments
as long as they could. If they wanted to
argue items in the bill, so be it; but il they
wanted to run the debate as "A party
machine, he gave them notice that, so far
as he had authority with reference to the
measure, he should ask for its consideration
every day. in the morning hour and at 9
o'clock, until it was disposed OF.
A PERTINENT QUESTION.
Mr.. Mcpherson a sked Mr.. Allison whether
he thought that higher rates of duty were
required now than were required IN 1861
and 1862, to meet war expenses.
"Of course, | do not" said Mr.. Allison,
but whatever duties are necessary to
maintain our industries in competition with
similar industries in other countries are
necessary now, if we believe in fostering
our own industries"
Mr. Vest, commenting on the remark by
Mr.. Allison that the democratic party was
dying hard, said that that might be true;
but he took great encouragement from the
example set by That distinguished senator
who had been "killed" twice in republican
| presidential conventions; but if there
was ever any hvelier corpse
than that senator to-day, he, mir.
| Vest) had never seen it. Laughter ]
He assured his friends that the Oil Demo-
cratic party, though slightly dlshgured,
was still In the ring, and that it would be
ready to enter the lists in the next presi-
| Dental canvass and meet the Republican
party on this identical question.
Finally, after long debate, 'alvcte was
| taken on Mr.. Harris amendment, and it
was rejected by a vote of 20 yeas to 20
nays. All the votes of the republican
senators We're in the negative, and with
them voted Messrs. Mcpherson and Payne.
Mr.. German did not vote at all.
Mr.. Vest then moved to fix the rate on
steel beams, etc., at cent per pound. Mr..
| Allison assented to that on the part of Q
finance committee, saying that he had been
| instructed to offer the amendment, and
| would have done 50 if he had been recog-
nized by the chair. The amendment was
agreed to, without division, and the rate on
steel beams, etc., stands at cent per pound.
THE RATE ON TRACE CHAINS.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Vance to
| reduce the rate on trace chains from cents
| to 2 cents per pound was, afterfdiscussion,
rejected, but on the suggestion of Mr.. ALI
son the item was passed over without
! definite action.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Jones of
| Arkansas to make cotton ties free of duty,
gave rise to long discussion, which was
participated in by Messrs. Jones of
Arkansas, Berry, Mcpherson and Vance on
one side, and by Messrs. Dawes, Aldrich
and Stewart on the other. 1t was not dis
posed of, the Senate going into executive
| business, and adjourning at $40 o'clock.