Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-30
NATIONS CAPITAL.
The Investigation Over iha Ac.
tiODS Of Postmaster Wheat.
Conference Report 90 Gsnsral Dsfeitrey
Bill agreed TO in Senate,
Which Then pIcceeds to Consider
Report on the Tariff Bill

contefees 20 agfte on the Ser a.e ameAi
nieni or 70 any proposition nio'ify ing it.
4 TIE report vas sgn ei 10.
A conference report on tue tariff bill was
/ resd.
VI rsaa aIirssssd the Sc ate, and in the
cou, Sc cf Ii, remarks referred TO the reel
/ aree tg seci.ou Of the bfi as utterly and
rid eu.ou.iy uneor satutiouaI.
ehermsn d, Tended the section as one,
the pr tii l. Of whleh Vas recogn zei in
/ o.he, st4tltss and bad teen supported By
+ the courts
/ Car Isle and Morgan srgued that the sec.
ii1A went far beyond Inc pont v here =
saue ~hat similar power could props rly be
oiged ia The President. or any ether exeea-
I tive eifiesrs. 10 thst connection Morgan
/ read She mans recent letter 10 Efastus
/ Wymsn, iaylring rec proeiy with Canada.
sherman said he had always htli that II
| was by mutual Il legislation, net BY ,resiies,
/ that reciprocity measures could BE- carried
! out. The Other dsy re mad introduced a
+ measure looking 10 the action of CoaPress
/ in that di'ection-s bill III Aking coal duty
I free from Canada, TO tske fl ct when Car
/ ada by SIN liar Law admit ed elal from
/ the nit.a Sat, free.
/ The lprif b'l Morgan declared vas a
party bill. The political spothesis of ,hs
4 .rinc pls Of sdiiticn and tisi.ion was 81
ienee.
At the c'ose Of Norgan's speech, Allrich
SAID II no thsr Senator desired TO speak
/ he would call for vote on the col fert nee
repeFI,
( Cockrell said that Cnll, desired to b.
/ heard on TINS que ten, bat was somes hat
/ id p ssd today. Alarich was quite > il .
ing to lave CaTisies renisrts pt s;p1neh iii
/ tomorrow II sonnet uie tom0rros could be
! fixed for the vote.
/ tecsrell rad as matter Of course, Car
/ is c would proceed today. II ii was sbso
! tlteiy necessary IS probably one ar Two
( other ScIa o-s m ght want 70 be heard v ho
| cid ct txptct VI matter " Uu!d be disposed
OF odsy.
! Tbs, wo.i not be moments time con-
sumsd unnecessarily he democratic 'ile
/ Of the chamber lhe d scassion as III Re
+ hAd not been from tn beginning
( Carlisl. sai il seemsd 10 he expected
| tn having b cl a member Of the confer
! G ce comm ee Of the fl lanee cjmmutee of
the wsys sn1 means committee, h, wcult
say soue hing before the Il bate closed, and
/ he xpect-d 4 % so But he was suffer.
I ing sotnaa hat from cold todsv sn1 would
j prefer to speak tomorrow IT .b'olut,l
necessary Y he would proceed til afternoon
I As farss he concer Cd he had no ohjtc-
| ton I, h,ving the time fixed for taking tbs
/ vote, blt il the Senate thinks today til r,
+ has e. no OF opportunity to have ccnsulis
/ tons on he subject.
/ A dri h asked ura a1imous consent 10 hsv,
4 four o'clock tomorrow fixed as the time 10.
| .aking The votA.
I Ceckrell 0 jected to any css'-,rJn rul
for cl 81 & the deba.e.
| Ald-i, h gave n,'ice st half past fve ihit
he woul1 owe for y rec 50 III ( in the
evening
| Gray expressed surp Use at the tone OF
AldFch's rtice He did not believe III,
county would view with entire unaniu'it
atd UomI lanes the hurry.nk of such i'm
portsnt taxink Of the ms ssure through It.
last stages withont the Senator's having hal
oppc crtanity to examine the conference r.
pot and k7ow wha, it proposed lie de
inauted. n the nsme Of The people who
bear the burden Of the isiih act, that there
should tc at ie9si 2 reasonable tlne gwen
to examine he coufereace repnr. and make
+ itqHirses Of iha ;, nate corflees about
Saerman a1lre,se the Senate in general
defence snd advocacy of The principle Of
prot, ctioa. lie believed tie new law to b..
the beacon OF property 10 tae whole
county. He looked uvon 1t fair ana
ju.t Ia all c.ions. aud would he m,r.
benz fetal TO the South than the North. A.
t t'ie reciprocity feature of the bill thee
~ss he said, nothing new in the idea o.,
rec trJcily. II hsd been before the cpul
w nee the Canadian reciproJ y treaty OF
/ IeJi That treaty hal nol been sati-f4c
toy 10 the pope os the Iriiea States,
partly because they lhcusht the People
Of CaDsla had rot behaved Them
ss.ves well during the Amer.' an c.yi
war IS 30 the sdvEn nge If trade either
way. Each side clam d the other ii e htc
ga II d ty II at any rat that reciprocity
ara meat had bet abandoned aud
another treaty aferwsrd. made with Cans
ia. which bad also been abandoned mai iiy
oil Is Of the fisheries As to the sugar qges
ton he onid have given the p -ople ths
benefit of tr,e sugar up 20 20 Di,ch sta 4
{ al. n he belief thai some Of the hgh :
fersde. puuid enter into consuInption With
out having passed through ref .eriss II
/ feared very much of the power stll resi1
/ inz tae sugar rehntrs ~oul enable th5 IN
{ 10 coz t-ul a monopoly Of the su7sr OF III.
sea coast While the crest hod7 OF t1e snga-
d Was 20 it hereafter E9uuf tl III N IIEfIibI-
As 30 bind, r twiae, bad felt its mann
facturers froHably taken aivsnt g thsi
tpp trtnrify deua ded grossly uuraa.Dn.
able prices but tad done very mu % ss
other human beings did, even as f.rmers
/ did, taking sdvalt ltsge of high market
price. Had never knosr~e farmer 10 re-
fuse 50 20 bgshel for his wheat if BE-
could get i. sherman expressed
II. 8 ~ a
contracts and usts mat gise people di.
cvutent. He would invite fair Compel
ton and give To the peop'e benefits of cJn
petition and cheaper production. II he
had rot doue so he wouli be as ready to
vote for repeal of law as he nov was to
voc for its passage.
Paddock sand he was constrained hy the
sense of duty to the State end section be
re eprsst MED, OF be would vote against ih-
/ eonferei ce report. He shoull draT par
tieuar attention to tae action If TIE e0m-
m.ttee Oh the sugar sehedul. snd 1t. rela-
ton to her protected intefe.,s in the bill
He could not see the benefits y ch would
sccrue to the people by the sweetiag away
/ Of in2c sta Of sugar when me a.rred in con-
neet.on viii the los su,tsited by to m
tisrough the Ierease IN the auii : on ma
: 0 hsr ar,ic.es es, eatial 10 life. 1t sss As
/ dssr4t le as free sugar wis vh n ctred
A. al xpAI &c desrer than cl1ti ing. desrer
han tin ware. desrer than ear hen ware.
descer .asn catery ard so On, and did nos
reli we h D. BIT Of accouat for the poor
addition, hen 4 bad rroved the ohs,a-
Gle u tie Development Of the manufacture
Of sugar by fhe Vest ard 10 commanding
the reciprocal trade with o'her nations.
seemed 70 hin lhs. i, vas III timed a d IN
s3sa.
VI hen the trea'Hs NJ by The confer nc
commit ee Of this new sud mos, prori .ing
if.ausiry vas compared with the tgeatms NJ
accorded nsDutsctlre r. Of fi7-pla'e. s.eei
mis-, strustursl iron. cutit y AID WOODEN
cnren the result ia not pleasant to contem-
III 5ts. The b, {. sugar Industry s more
imperaaat in the Pr 9mise to the people of
lhis foantry ih,n a7y tseuty others Jas.
At the time when the Uai.ed States i.
aeont to jsin the proc es4ion Of beet suzzl
makers, and when through tests in several
States ef tie Northwest !, vss shown tb.i
g-est future was before Ibis industry a.
he time vhsn crest pant built in
Sebrzsks sss about TO start into operat on
the conference report. yiel6i 10 nEriss
e.anar. refused 10 accord i protect on
whit b. af;e- hard struggle, the Wss;erT
Senator'S obtained for il through the Serat.
bill.
He tai no pefsor al interest 70 suhseYve
enIF bearing in mind that the S'ate ans
secsioa -fich he was rep-eseat:rg eoui,
rave voted "a repabsi1an and p-ctec' i9ni.
for the ii ! "a il passed the Segxse bos be
c ass it ~ss the b-st poss!bl. ii / but per
hsps TIE best practicable unde- tie ei-eun
stAar e. hat asa Tepubiirsn ke shss1ld h
ifsDpei.ed TO vote sgzizst the rsp1rt- Tn