The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-14

July confronted, the great railroad
yndicates of the country; yet we have
reduced them both nearly 80 per cent
below the Mckinley bill Democratic
over which the greatest of all contests
between the two houses has been
waged-vicious as it may be, burden
some to the people as it may be. favor
able to the trust as it may be, 1t is
less vicious, less favorable to the trust,
ess burdensome to the people than is
he Mckinley law, under which TINS
trust has grown so great as to over
shadow with it's power the American
people (applauSe). If for no other rea-
son. than those who believe that when
they cannot take the full step which
they desire, when they cannot do that
which the people com missioned them
to do, they must take the best they can
get. and step as far as they can we
may find some justification for an I'M
hesitating choice between the two
bills
81 should like to ask the gentleman,
interrupted Mr.. Hudson, Populist) OF
Kansas, whether he has investigated
fully so as to be able to state definite
| ly that this bill, as amended by the
Senate, will furnish sufficient revenue
| to meet the entire expenses OF the gov
ernment?"
"That is a question" replied Mr.. Will
son, " which no man, perhaps, certainly
not L, can answer in definite language
| but | have no hesitancy whatever in
saying that when the schedules of the
bill with the Senate amendments get
| into normal operation, it will produce
sufficient revenue for the support OF
the government.
Il should add to the answer, that
perhaps in the beginning, the bill Will
| perhaps not produce as much revenue
las will result from it later on, under
its ordinary workings, because, l an
informed, whether it be true or not,
don't know, that the Sugar trust, III
anticipation of the passage of this bill
has imported about a hundred mil
lions worth, or it has been said ever
more than that quantity, OF raw
sugar"
"Will the passage of this bill. in youl
judgment, save the country from the
further issue of bonds?" continued Mr.
Hudson.
'I think I have already covered tina
question in my previous answer. /
may be for the first few months of the
Operation of the bill, because of thi:
great accumulation of raw sugar, t
which I just referred, that the revenue
of the government will not be suffi
cient to meet the expenditures of tn
| government buI IL Is my DeIS1, II
view of the large amount of imported
goods in bond, and also in view of tn
: fact there will be large importation
when the tariff rates are definitel.
known and fixed, that if the necessit.
does not exist today it will not eXis
after the passage of this BILL
Sugar Importation.
"Will the gentleman pardon me jus
= on that point?" asked Mr.. Dingle
+ Republican), of Maine. 81 understoo
: him to say the Sugar trust had al
r ready imported a hundred million.
worth of sugar; if so, inasmuch as onl
! s104, 100000 worth of sugar was import
ed last year, will not the revenue w
. get from sugar. under the operation c
: this bill, for the first year be missing?
Il did not intend to give the figure
that one hundred millions of raw suga
had been imported" replied Mr.. Wi
a son; 81 stated that I had been informe
n that the Sugar trust had importe
about that amount, and I even hear
!. lit stated that it was in excess of thu
: amount. 1t has been put at 448,
r tons by gentlemen who pretend
know"
t rs is not true" asked Mr.. HUI
e Democrat), of Missouri, that wha
g ever may be the bonus to the Sugs
o trust, in view of the passage of tn
law, would not the trust reap a SIT
larger bonus under the operation
the Mckinley law, if it were still lie
in force?"
lie "They would not do so immediatel
but under the operation of that lay
q from year to year, they would &c
= tainly reap a larger sum.
Is ''Mr. Speaker in answer to all of the
l. questions. L have simply to say TIL
d under the rule just adopted by II
House, Immediately following the pas
lie ing of this bill we hope to present al
lie pass a bill putting sugar on the FIR
l. list applause on the Democratic side
is The question is now raised as
" whether this is a government of Anne
Sc lean people for the American Poop
y or a government of the Sugar tru
D. for the benefit of the Sugar trust, al
Re this House will show the people,
~ doubt not, what its position is on tn
III question. and the Senate will show t
o. people it's position.
III II will reserve the residue of Il
L time"
Sss Wilson. spoke but ten minutes at t
~ ~ opening of the debate.
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