The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-29
IN THE SENATE


Hale Attacks the Tariff Bill and Harris
Tries TO Reply.
WasHISarox CfrY, April ss.-In the SEN
ate Harris at IL 30 moved TO take up the
tariff bill. The yeas and NAYS were de-
manded and the motion agreed 10. 81 to
10. Stewart gave notice that on Monday
he would address the senate on the pend
ing bill. Hale spoke briefly on the pend
ing amendment to change the date for the
bill taking effect. and sid tha, the sena-
tor from Tennessee, who had charge of
this bill affecting the industries of the
whole country. proposed now to decide
that on June 80 it shall take
effect. and every reduction duty,
every change affecting the in
dustries shall then become law. "Now,"
he went on. 81 appeal to the senator from
Tennessee TO let this part of the bill re-
main Gnaltered until we know what is
likely to be done. Why, Mr. President,
We do not believe the senator from Ten.
nsssee has the slightest conception of
what this Is likely to be when il passes, If
1t ever does pass. / do not believe he
knows what is going on in corners and
holes-in.the-wail 10 fix M bill which will
be acceptable to the majority. There 10
some scheme afoot to secure the votes of
majority Of the Democrats. Sax weeks ago
the senator from Ohio Bricel threw
some light on what was going on.
Hale read an interview with Brice in
which he said compromise measure
would be agreed upon and presented as an
amendment to the pending bill, and the
income tax. with certain notifications,
would be retained. No man engaged in
making up the new proposition had seen
fit to deny il. Did any one doubt
that the sugar schedule had been
fixed up TO SUIT the refners and sugar pro-
ducers ? Louisiana and Nebraska would
be ground between the upper and neither
mill-stones. Did not the senator from
Tennessee know that the stock of the
sugar trust has risen from 60 to los as
result of this proposed compromise? Did
the senator doubt that the metal sched-
ule was to be torn and distorted so that its
author would never recognize il. He could
say, in spite of whatever denials had
been made, tina. the whole bill
was to be reconstructed. and the
Senators who had early and late
made known the antipathy TO il were 10
be propitiated in order to gain their votes.
Senators like the senator from Tennessee,
who were honest in their con victions, were
10 be made To vote against their firm
beliefs, in order to get the Democrats
20 pass some kind of tariff bill.
Think of Jackson or Jefferson,
or even Jefferson Davis, attempting TO
make such tariff bill in the holes and
corridors Of the capitol. And the news
papers saw" continued Hale, that under
these conditions the leaders appear more
cheerful; cheerful, Mr.. President, when
bargaining for instead of making honest
tariff legislation: cheerful when jugglery
and saul!duggery take the place of open
discussion; the chcersulness of q dying
man whose faculties are benumbed
Harris replied. saying in effect that no
tariff law ever had been enacted that was
not the product of compromise, and he
conceded 10 his fellow. Democrats the hon.
essy of their con victions. Referring to
Hale's statement that sugar stock had
gone up on this bill. Harris said: AT
the uttermost the protection given to this
trust is y of cent, while the Mckinley
bill gave protection of = cent"
In reply TO a question by hale as to his
attitude toward sugar amendment Of
fered in the interest of the Fefners and not
for the consumers. Harris SAID while not
in favor of the sugar trust he should not
hesitate in choosing between continue
tion of the Mckinley law and n measure
which was better but not SO much better
rs he should like.
Sherman argued earnestly against the
proposed amendment 10 change the date
when the bill shall take effect
stewart took The hoor and delivered a
speech, which soon developed into silver
speech. At its conclusion Dolph resumed
his speech. which has been delivered in
instaiimenss for several days past. Ad-
journed.