The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-13
THE BIG COMBINES and THE TARIFF.
Mr.. havemeyer's Visit to the Capitol
and Democratic Legislation.
Representatives Discuss the McKln-
ley Bill and the Sugar Trust,
Besides Giving Some Attention to
the Affairs of the Farmers.

Besides Giving Some Attention tc
the Affairs of the Farmers.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-In the House to
day, after the reading of the journal Mr.
Mckinley, of Ohio, move that the genera
debate on the tariff bill be limited to one
minute.
An absence of quorum rendered a call OF
the House necessary, A quorum appearing
the motion was agreed to after two roll calls
and the House went into committee of the
whole on the tariff bill. The clerk proceed
ed to read the bill by paragraphs for amend
ments.
Mr.. Breckenridge of Kentucky. offered an
amendment providing that any citizen of the
United States who manufactures or produces
articles and sells them outside of the United
States shall be entitled to admit. free of duty
any articles of commerce he may desire to
use in his business to the value of the arti.
cles exported. This was lost SO to Ill.
Mr.. Anderson of Kansas. offered an
amendment providing that the President
may suspend the right OF duty on any i'm
ported article when the production, manu-
or attempted to be monopolized by any trust
or combination.
Mr.. McMillin of Tennessee, while advo-
eating the amendment, expressed the belief
that it would not be agreed to, and incident
ally made an earnest attack upon trusts and
trusts, he said. as long as the Republicans
were in majority in the House.
Mr.. Grosvenor Of Ohio declared that two
years ago the leader of the greatest and most
extortionate trust in the country came to the
Capitol, marched into the dark chamber
of the ways and means committee and fig
uratively took the majority of that commit.
tee by the head, and shook free sugar out of
it,
Mr.. Mills of Texas-"That statement is
false. Every word Of it is false" [Applause
Mr.. Grosvenor-"We hear the old planta-
tion slogan:again." [Applause on the Re
publican side.l
Mr; Mills; Millsa.YOu will always hear it when
Mr.. Grosyenor- -"The man who. at the
head of great committee, puts his name
upon bill which sinks his party into OBJ
livion ought to get indignant. The planta-
tion manners of the gentleman who made
that speech in New Haven will not drive me
from my position"
Mr.. Miils-"Nobody will drive you from
your position of falsehood."
Mr.. McMillin-"Will you permit ques-
tion?"
Mr. Grosvenor-"Yes, if it is in parlia-
mentary language. do not propose to be
interrupted by the shot gun policy" ZAP
plause ON the Republican side.l
Mr.. McMillin-"How is it that since the
Mckinley bill was reported sugar trust GER
tificates have risen more than ten million
IN lnH and fhnYa Ct mil An
within the last week." Applause on the
Mr. Grosvenor-"If the gentle man will tell
me how during the tendency of the Demo-
cratic majority in the House the sugar trust
was formed and its certificates reached
fabulous prices, he will answer his ques-
ti0n."
Mr.. McMillin-"The sugar and jute trusts
were formed under high tariff laws, inaugu-
rated by the Republican party, which we
ng6can were unable to repeal on account of Re
Mr.. Grosvenor-"Will the gentleman ans
wer my question:"
aMr. McMillin-"lf the gentleman will ask
it in parliamentary language" Laughter.
Mr.. Grosvenor-"I will do so. as L am ask
ng It q Tho
fact that the ways and means Committee S of Of
the Fiftieth Congress changed its sugar
schedule the day following owl e, the visit of Ms
Mr.. McMillin-''It is not true, so far as l
know, that Mr.. Hayemeyer was in Washing
ton the day before it, or two days before it.
The sugar schedule was never changed in
of any visit of Mr. Havemey-
er."
Mr., Grosyenor- -"Did he not visit your
committee?"
Mr.. McMillin-'Never, that heard Of"
Mr.. Grosvenor-"Did not he visit the men,
bers of your committee?"
NJ T of
and all that stuff that the sugar schedule was
arranged in consequence of this visit is aDso-
lutely false"
Mr.. Mills regretted that anything of a
personal character should have been thrown
into the debate. He had not intended it.
question affecting the public policy of the
country. He did not intend to assail any
gentleman. He did not believe any gentle
man Of the majority of the ways and means
committee had been improperly approached.
Peace All Around.
Mr.. McKinley-"And l do not believe that
any member of the majority Of the commit
tee of ways and means of the last House
was improperly approached. [Applause.l
"Mr. Mills said it was frequently re-
marked that the sugar trust procured ad-
vantages in the last Congress. The present
bill allowed the sugar trust one hundred
per cent more than was allowed it by the
bill of the last Congress. No Republicans
attacked the Democrats about the advantages
procured by Mr.. Havemeyer. Mr.. Have
meyer never opened his mouth to him Mr..
Mills on the subject of sugar.
Mr.. Kerr OF Iowa suggested that Mr..
Breckenridge of Arkansas stated on the
floor that he had a conversation with Mr..
Havemeyer.
Mrs McMillin-"Mr. Breckinridge stated
r. HqUQmpuQr ha
committee"
Mr.. Kerr-"He stated that he had a con-
versation with Mr. Havemeyer."
Mr. McMillin-"That is another thing"
Mr.. Breckinridge of Kentucky--"Does the
gentleman from Iowa mean to intimate that
Mr.. Breckenridge of Arkansas, made any ad-
mission ON the floor that touched his charac-
the people?"
MI. Kerr-"I am here to say that not only
Is Mr.. Breckenridge of Arkansas an honora-
Bile gentleman, but every gentleman on that
side OF the House is on honorable gentle
man."
Mr. Breckinridge-"Wh does the gentle
man ask a question which, is meant to cast
an insinuation upon the gentleman from
Arkansas"
Mr.. Kerr replied that he had done so be-
cause the members of the ways and means
committee of the last Congress admitted that
they were Influenced just as other gentlemen
Mr.. Breckinridge-"What was the last
Statement?'
Mr.. Kerr-'.I stated that the committee
permitted itself to be influenced in the inter-
est Of the sugar trust"
Mr.. Breckinridge- the gentle
mans statement is simply a demonstration
Of the mode in which he, looks at public ques-
ti0ns and, as to us, is absolutely gratuftous
and without foundation
Mr.. Kerr-''Well; l believe that public un-
derstands u.s."
Mr.. Breckinridge-"I think so. Other
wise, would have very poor opinion of
the public" [Applause1
Profession and Practice.
Mr.. Grosvenor disclaimed the idea of
charging that anybody on the ways and
means committee Of the last Congress was
improperly approached. His charge was
that the Democratic party professed to the
country that protective tariff stimulated
trusts and when that party had an opportun-
ity to strike blow against the most danger
GUS trust in.the country, it did not do so. He
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