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Congressional

WASHINGTON, May 23.-In the Sen
ate German spoke on the tariff. lie
claimed that action had not been I'M
usually delayed. as the Wilson bill
had been reported before its effects
upon existing industries could be
properly studied. 1t failed to meet
the demands OF the Treasury Depart
ment and actually increased the de
iicit created by the Republican pro-
hibitivc duties. The Senate always
perfected such bills. yet, no ooncr
did the Finance Committee begin its
work than the Democratic Senators
were informed that any change
would he set down as II "bctrayal of
the party's promises
Said German: at cannot he de
MED that a demand for prompt action
seriously impaired the efficiency Of
the Finance Committees work, and
ultimately became so strong that the
revising was hastily completed and
the bill reported to the Senate. |
venturcd the assertion i'll the course
of the silver debate that nowhere
was the truth OF the old adagc,
greater haste, less speed better
excmpliiied than in l~egisletion. So it
proved then, and so it will now"
In answer Ia the Republicans, Cor
man asserted the bill had been con
structGd Or the Democratic theory OF
iariiT for revenue, with such incidental
protection rs could be given consist
emily To the industries of the country.
1t followed strictly the course marked
out by President Cleveland i'll his
letter of acceptance. This is not n
free trade measure, but Il longer step
for free trade than either the Mills
bill or the tariff act of 1889. II 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 OK.
istcncc. German denied that any
trust had dictated any part of any
schedule. but justice to Louisianans
required the retention of the sugar
bounty. That Il sugar trust had
thriycn under Republican tariff there
could be no question. but whether it
would prosper under the new hill re.
mains TO bcseen.
German deplorcd the fastening of
M income tax on the tariff bill, but
said lac knew n majority Of his Demo.
! cratic colleagues differed from him
and he would vote for the bill.
German WIS ]Hpplauded from tho
galleries and tho Senators gathered
about his desk congratulating him.
Teller said he was interested to
learn from German that u majority Of
the Senate would support the com.
promise bill. Io bad known the party
abandoned the Chicago platform ms far
rs silver WINS concerned Mt Cloveland's
dictatiOn, but he now learned that
Clcvcland's u]ttcranccs took precc.
dencc ovc the plank in tho party plat,
form OH the tariff. Tho Maryland
Senator had not said that all the
Democrats would support the bill
How many Populists were counted
on to make up Il minority of the Sen.
atc? We're there backslidors among
the DcmocratsY 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. Tcllor's motion created
CONSERVATION. BclIs rang and pages
were sent to drum up every available
Senator.
Butler. who was found in Il barber
chair, came in with one side oI
his face shaved. Tho roll call wa
watched with intense interest. Tic
Democratic line did not show Il sin
gle gap and three Populists, Allen
Kyle md pcficr, voted with them
Tho motion WINS defeated by Il vote o
% TO 3S.