Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-08-23
FREE SUGAR.
Sor Five Hours the Senate De.
bates the Subject.
4 SENSATIONAL SPEECH BY VEST.
He Gives the Whole History Of the Struggle
In Conference and Justlfies the Ac-
tion Of the Senate--Silyer Up
Again In the House.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-For five hours
yesterday the senate debated the ques-
tion Of proceeding Immediately to-the
consideration Of the house bill placing
sugar, raw and refined, on the free list.
Secretary Carlisle's letter, stating the
free entry Of sugar would deprive the
treasury during the next fiscal year Of
$4,000, 900 revenue and cause deficit
OF $50, 900, O00 which was read, was
made the justification Of Mr.. Harris
motion to refer the bill to the commit
tee on finance. But Mr.. Berry, dem
ocratic senator from Arkansas wanted
the bill considered at once on the
ground the question was thoroughly
understood, and that its reference to
the committee would mean Its death.
The debate was marked by one of
the most sensational speeches Of the
session. Senator Vest turned on the
calcium light in speech Of two and
half hours Always eloquent, the Mis-
souri, senator yesterday, smarting un-
der what he believed to be unjust crit.
cism and ISLANDERS heaped upon him
self, rallied with fine frenzy against
the president and all those who had
assailed him Vest, his associates on
the finance committee or their mo-
tives. He gave complete history Of
the struggles in conference and justi-
ned the action OF the senate conferees
throughout Upon the question of re-
ferring the sugar bill, Mr.. Vest une-
quivocally maintained its reference to
the finance committee meant its death
He was in favor of considering it i'm
mediately and either placing sugar on
the free list or at least striking out the
differential In favor Of the trust
Mr.. Villas defended the administra-
tion against the aspersions put upon it
by the senator, and also favored imme
diate action, as did Mr.. Mills, Of Texas,
who challenged Mr. Carlisle's state
ment that the tariff bill would not
yield sufficient revenue II sugar went
on the free list. Mr. Jones, of the
finance committee, offered an amend
ment to place a duty Of 80 per cent.
fiat" on raw and refined sugar, with
no diferential. The pending motion
TO refer had not been acted upon when
the senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 49, Hardly rip
pie OF interest was excited in the house
yesterday, when Chairman Parson, OF
the committee on enrolled bills report
ed that the tariff bill had been duly
enrolled.
There were passed senate bill to ex-
tend the time for constructing rail-
road bridge across the Columbia river
at vancouver, Wash, and a bill to
bridge the South Canadian river in
Oklahoma.
Considerable interest was excited by |
the reading OF a resolution by Mr..
Black, OF Illinois, reciting the deple-
tlon OF gold in the treasury and in
structing the coinage committee to re-
port a bill privileged for the proper
use and avail" of the silver in the
treasury and instructing' the rules
committee TO report rule for its
prompt consideration.
IL went to the box in the regular or
aer ana was followed by resolution
from Mr. Talbert dem. for the free
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