Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-05-24
Congressional

usually delayed, as the Wilson bill
had been reported before it's effects
upon existing Industries could be
properly studied. 1t failed to meet
the demands OF the Treasury Depart
ment and actually increased the de-
ticit created by the Republican pro-
hibitive duties. The Senate always
perfected such bills, yet, no sooner
did the Finance Committee begin its
work than the Democratic Senators
were informed that any change
would be set down as "betrayal of
the party's promises"
Said German: at cannot be de-
MED that demand for prompt action
seriously impaired the efficiency Of
the Finance Committees work, and
ultimately became 30 strong that the
revising was hastily completed and
the bill reported to the Senate. 1
ventured the assertion in the course
of the silver debate that nowhere
was the truth of the old adage,
greater haste, less speed better
exemplitied than in legisletion. So it
proved then, and so it will now"
In answer to the Republicans, Cor
man asserted the bill had been con-
structed on the Democratic theory of
tariff for revenue, with such incidental
protection as could be given consist
emily to the industries Of the country.
1t followed strictly the course marked
out by President Cleveland in his
letter of acceptance. This is not
free trade measure, but longer step
for free trade than either the Mills
bill or the tariff act of 1883. 1t was
Democratic because it reduced the
taxation to the requirements of the
Government. 1t was not perfect, but
it was the most logical, the most fair,
the broadcast, and the most advanta-
geous tariff legislation raised since
the Republican party sprang into ex-
istence. German denied that any
trust had dictated any part of any
schedule, but justice to Louisianans
required the retention of the sugar
bounty. That a sugar trust had
thriven under Republican tariff there
could be no question, but whether it
would prosper under the new bill re-
mains to be seen.
German deplored the fastening of
an income tax on the tariff bill, but
said he knew majority of his Demo
cratic colleagues differed from him
and he would vote for the bill.
German was applauded from the
galleries and the Senators gathered
about his desk congratulating him.
Teller said he was interested to
learn from German that majority of
the Senate would support the COM
promise bill. He had known the party
abandoned the Chicago platform as far
as silver WIS concerned at Cleveland's
dlctation, but he now learned that
Cleveland's utterances took prece-
dence over the plank in the party plat
form on the tariff. The Maryland
Senator had not said that all the
Democrats would support the bill.
How many Populists were counted
on to make up a minority of the Sen
ateP Were there backsliders among
the Democrats? These were interest
ing questions and in order to make
every Senator show his colors he
would move to lay the tariff bill on
the table. Teller's motion created
CONSERVATION. Bells rang and pages
were sent to drum up every available
Senator.
Butler, who was found in a barber
chair, came in with one side of
his face shaved. The roll call was
watched with intense interest. The
Democratic line did not. show a Gin.
gle gap and three Populists, Allen,
Kyle and PETER, voted with $l,bgh