The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-10
MR.. MILLS IS GORNHRED.
He Eyades the Question When
Asked Why His Committee
FAVORED THE SUGAR TRUST
And Refused u Hearing to I4aboring
Men-DuplIclty and Dcmagogy
OF the Majority Shown Up
During the Tariff Debate.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-In the House
to-day, Mr.. Adams, Of Illinois, offered a
resolution reciting the resolution direct
ing the Committee on Manufactures to
investigate the subject OF trusts, stating
that the scene Of the investigation was
so broad as to render it impracticable
for the committee to make its report at
the present session, and directing the
committee to report Immediately, with
or without recommendation, all the evil
dence taken byitrelating to the so-called
sugar trusts; and also, in separate re-
port, TO report the evidence taken relat-
ing to the Standard Oil Trust. Referred
to Committee on Rules.
Mr.. Ford, Of Michigan, offered reso-
luton reciting the allegation that the
present immigration into the United
States is excessive, artificial and inju-
rious and is encouraged to satisfy private
greed, and the further allegation that
the law prohibiting the importation OF
contract labor is being evaded owing TO
the lack OF sufficient machinery to do it,
and directing the Speaker to appoint a
special committee OF five members to in
vestigate the subject matter herein re-
ferred to with leave to sit during the |
recess. Referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
Mr.. I. F, Brown, OF Virginia, offered |
resolution releasing the Committee on |
Education from further consideration OF
the Blair bill, and making that measure
continuing special order for July II. |
Referred to the Committee on Rules.
The House then went into Committee |
OF the Whole (Mr. Springer, OF Illinois,
in the chair on the tariff bill, the pend |
ingquestion being the Cannon amend
ment.
Mr.. Wilkinson, OF Louisiana, endeav-
ored TO correct what he characterized as
misstatements about the sugar industry |
OF his State. It was not languishing. It
had been called a corpse, but it was the
liveliest corpse in the world. He denied |
that the Sugar Trust was organized for
the benefit OF Louisiana planters. On
the contrary the planters he asserted,
were competitors OF the trust.
After considerable debate, the Com
mittee of the Whole, by vote Of 81 to
los, rejected Mr.. Cannon's amendment
placing on the free list sugars not above
the IL Dutch standard, reducing the
rates on other grades and granting a
bounty to the producers OF sugar.
Mr.. MCComas, of Maryland, inquired
il the Democratic members OF the Ways
and Means Committee whether on
March 20 they had not given hearing
with respect to sugar to Mr.. Hayemeyer,
OF New York, who had been examined |
on the 18th OF that month before the |
Committee on Manufactures.
Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Arkansas, replied
that anybody in Washington who de-
sired TO consult with the Democratic
members OF the Ways and Means Com
mittee could have had the opportunity |
to do it. When Mr.. Havemeyer talked
with the Democratic members OF the
committee he was witness before the
Committee on Manufactures. Having
developed an interesting line OF inquiry
which was in the direction OF that upon
which the Ways and Means Committee
was engaged, he (Breckenridge) had
asked him to 60 to the Ways and Means
Committee to talk with the gentlemen
there.
Mr.. McComas-Yo denied to the
miners and manufacturers and laboring
men hearing and yet you give hear
ing to the head OF the sugar trusts.
Mr.. Mills-We did not deny q hear
ing to anybody. We did not deny it to
you and that statement is false.
Mr.. McComas asked Mr.. Breckenridge
II he would deny specifically that Mr..
Havemeyer, between March - and
March 2S, was in conference on the sub
ject informally with members of the
committee.
Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Kentucky-I
don't deny it. [Applause on Republi-
can side.
MI. McComas-That is my point.
Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Kentucky-No,
you have lodged. You charged upon
us that we had given 1t to some and
denied it to others.
Mr.. Wilson, OF West Virginia-We
heard every one, and there your point
is not fair one.
Mr.. Breckenridge said that the point
he wished to deny was the double charge
that certain persons were given hear
ing while others were refused. That was
the disingenuous and unfounded state
ment he desired to correct and con-
tradict,
Mr.. Cannon, OF Illinois, offered an
amendment substituting for the sugar
schedule, the sugar schedule as it orig
inally appeared in the Mills bill. He
expressed his sorrow, surprise and in
dignation at seeing that the committee
had departed from the original PROPOSE
ton, and he intimated that the charge
had been brought about by the fact that
Mr.. Havemeyer had supported Mr..
Cleveland
> Mr.. Reed inquired II the chairman Of
the committee would not explain the
reason why the change had been made.
Mr.. Mills retorted by inquiring why 1t
was that in former Congresses when the
committee had soughtto make n change,
the gentleman had stood by this great
cheat?
Mr.. Cannon queried whether two
wrongs made right.
Mr.. Mills wanted to know why it was
that the gentleman had stood by Have
meyer ana tue suBhr trubt ana I'LL tne
other trusts and had even refused in
former Congresses 10 accordconsideration
to measures affecting the revenue, and
: consequently the trusts. Now, gentle
men ON the other side paraded them
selves as super-honest and super.
patriotic; and when the Democratic
party proposed 10 smite the the idols OF
!. monopoly they raised the ire OF Have
never and the sugar trust. He would
> tell the gentleman that they would have
Ln opportunity to vote on this business
I OF trusts before Congress adjourned, and
: he expected that every one Of them
would be found voting for the trusts.
g Applause
Nj. Reed said that it seemed strange
= that the chairman Of the committee
4 when asked to explain anything found
Il necessary to fly into passion, and
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