St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-05
Mr.. MILLS CONFESSION.
He rs BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE
DEEP SEA.
M.kINLEYLAw1s THEFoRMER
And the Senate Tariff Bill the
Latter-rhe Texan Will Take
Trip To Sea- Allison Closes
ure-Quay's Filibustering Shut
Off.

ure-Quay's Filibustering Shut
OFF.
today, the report of the secretary of
agriculture, relative to the visible sup
ply of wheat in response to the resolu-
ton of Senator Pettigrew, passed yester-
day, was read and referred to the COM
mittee on agriculture. Among the
petitions and memorials presented. was
one by Senator Gordon, of Georgia,
being protest of the Baptist church
and of Atlanta. Ga, against the con-
stltutional amendment proposed by
Representative Morse, of Massachusetts,
recognizing the Deity i'll the preamble
to the constitution. 1t was referred to
the judicial committee.
A lively debate was precipitated by
the presentation OF memorial from the
Philadelphia board of trade, praying for
adequate duties on sugar. Senator
Quay, who presented the memorial, sent
it to the clerks desk to be read, but
Senator Harris. carrying out the threat
made yesterday, that he would object to
any business which would delay the
tariff. objected to the reading of
THE MEMORIAL,
whereupon Mr.. Quay withdrew the
memorial and began to read il himself.
Mr.. Harris objected to Mr.. Quay's
reading the petition and was sustained
by the chair. Mr.. Quay was permitted
to make a brief statement concerning
the petitition. The senate then took up
the horse-racing and poolselling bill,
and agreed to the amendment prohibit
ing poolselling and bOok-making iii the
District of Columbia. The bill as
amended was passed.
Mr.. PETER had begun speech on the
proposition to repeal the laws aUthoriZ-
ing the secretary Of the treasury to issue
bonds without specific authority from
congress, when the matter was put over
until tomorrow and debate on the tar fl
bill resumed. Mr.. Allison took up tie
thread of his speech where 1t was IT..
terrupted yesterday, devoting his re-
marks to the departure from specific to
ad valorem duties, and pointed out the
inconsistency of retaining specific du.
system on the others. In response to Il
question.
SENATOR ALLISON DECLARED
that he intended to vote Tor free sugar,
both raw and refined, as it was in the
bill as it came from the house aud then
he would propose an amendment, r.
placing the bounty on sugar as it was in
the Mckinley law.
He criticised the alcoholic schedule as
imposing a great hardship upon many
industries, and denounced the plan to
make up a deficit by levying tax on
sugar and incomes.
In conclusion he asserted that he
should not knowingly contribute by
this bill or any other to the promoting
of the interests of Great Britain at the
sacrifice of the interests of his own
country.
Mr.. Mills followed. combining himself
chiefly to a defense OF the al valOrem
y stem.
"You must come to The confession and
must come to the confession" MI
Mills continued, 1--WE can't pass our bill
without making some concessions. L
| am between the devil and the deep sea,
and when it is question of going to the
devil by keeping the. Mckinley law, OIL
| of going to sea. and there must be some
! favorable wind to blow me back to land
l am going to sea-
The senate at :45 o'clock went into
executive session, and when the doors
| were reOpened adjourned.
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