The herald., 1894-04-29
TARIFF DEBATE.
Hale Twits the Democrats for Doctorlng
the sugar Sch uIe.


the Sugar Schedule.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-The opening
OF the senate proceedings today WAS q
repetition OF yesterdays. Seven min
utes after IL a. IN. quorum appeared.
The house joint resolution authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to make
partial payments on vessels constructed
and repaired under the control of the
treasury department to the extent OF 70
per cent of the value Of the work done,
wac passed.
Harris, at Ii 80 o'clock, moved to
take up the tariff bill. Stewart gave
notice that Monday he will address the
senate on the pending bill.
Hale spoke briefly OF the pending
amendment to change the dste for the
bill taking effect, and said that the sem
stor from Tennessee who had charge of
this bill affecting the industries of the
whole country proposes now to decide
that on the 30th of June it shall take
effect, and every reduction OF duty,
every change affecting the industries,
then become law. Now" he went
on, II appeal to the senator from Ten
nessee to let this part of the bill remain
unaltered until we know what is likely
to be done. Why, Mr.. President, we do
not believe the senator from Tennessee
has the slightest conception OF what
this bill is likely to be, when it passes,
ii 1t ever does pass. l do not believe he
knows what Is going on in the corners
and holes in the wall to fix bill which
will be acceptable to the majority.
There ie some scheme ahoat to secure
the vote CT the ma jority of the Demo
Gratis. Six weeks ago the senator from
Ohio (Brice) threw aome light on what
Hale read an interview with Brice in
which he said compromise measures
would be agreed upon, and presented
az an amendment to the pending bills
a proposition that the income tax, with
certain notifications, be returned. No
man engaged in making a new PROPOSE
ton had seen fit to deny it. DID any
one doubt that the sugar schedule had
been fixed up to suit rehuers and that
the sugar producers of Louisiana and
Nebraska would be ground between the
upper and neither millsJones DID not
the senator from Tennessee know that
the stock OF the sugar trust had risen
from So to 103 as the result OF the
proposed COMPROMISED Did the senator
doubt that the metal schedule was to be
torn and distorted, so no one could
recognize it? He could say in spite OF
whatever denials had been made, that
the whole bill was to be reconstructed
and the senators who early and late
made known their antipathy to 1t were
to be propitiated in order to gain votes.
SENATORS, like the senator from Ten
nessee, who are honest in their convlc-
tions, were to be made vote against
their firm beliefs, in order to get the
Democrats to pass seme kind OF tarlh
bill. He would see Jackson or Jefferson
or even Jefferson Davis attempting to
make such tariff bill In holes and the
corners Of the capitol and in the news
pauers." continued Hall. "Under these
conditions the leaders appear more
cheerful. Cheerful, Mr.. President
when iugglery and skullduggery take
the place OF open discussion; cheerful
when it is the cheertnlness OF DYING
man whose faculties are benumbed."
Harris replied. saying in effect no tariff
law had ever been enacted that was mo-
the production of compromise, and hF
conceded to his fellow Democrats sht
right to their convictions.
Referring to Hale's statement that su
gar stock had gone up a cent on this
| Dl!l. HHfTlS Edl0s hb bbO ubbOA
the protection given to this trust is one
eighth of one cent, while the Mckinley
bill gave p protection of half cant"
In reply to question by Hale as tt
his attitude toward sugar amendmen
offered in the interest OF the rehner
sud not Of the consumers, Harris eai'
that while not in favor of the suga
trust, he should not hesitate in choosini
between continuation OF the McKinle'
law and measure which was better
but not 80 much better aa he ahoul'
like.
Sherman argued earnestly against tn
proposed amendmentto to change the dat
when the bill shall take effect.
Stewart took the floor and delivered
speech which soon developed into
silver speech.
At the conclusion OF Stewards re
marks, Dolph resumed his speech
witch has been delivered in install
ments for several days past. ,
At O'Clock the senate proceeded
deliver eulogies upon the late Repre-
sentative Lilly, and at 80, as a iuEthe
mark of respect, the senate adjourned