The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-04
FOR PLUTOCRATS.
Allison Opens the Tariff Debate In
the Senate for High
Taxes.
He Turns Fault Finder and Com
plains OF the Action of Col
leagues.
BiIi Introd ueed Directing the Parting ant
Refining of Bullion at the Helena
Assay Omce.

WASHINGTON, Atril 3.-The gene al public
did not seem TO have as much interest In
the senate to-day as yesterday. A bill Was
reported by the senate finance committee
directing She parting and refining of bull
ion TO be carried on al the United States
assay office al Hslena. Mont. and was
placed on the calendar. Senator Mitchell.
Of Oregon. presented n resolution. which
was agreed 10. directing the secretary of the
interior TO transmit 90 the senate q list OF
all the public lands located in the several
sections Of the states Of Oregon and Wash
inRton. Mr.. PettiRrew. OF North Dakota.
introduced 9 resolution. which was aRleed
TO. directing the secretary Of agriculture to
reply. within two days. to the resolution
passed by the SENATE about six weeks ago.
calling for statistics as TO wheat production.
A resolution by Senator PETER. directing
the finance committee TO prepare a bill fos
the repeal OF oil laws which give the secre-
tary OF the treasury authority 30 issue in
terest- bearing bonds, was laid before the
senate. Senator sherman moved that IL be
referred to the committee on finance. MIR.
Stewart opTosed reference. and urged inn
mediate adoption. The resolution went
over till tomorrow.
AT two O'Clock the tariff bill came up, aud
Senator Allison addressed the senate. In
opening his remarks he complained OF the
methods pursued in the preparation Of the
bill, OF the incompl hearing In the com
mittee. and of the difficulty experienoed by
the minority of the committee in getting
information as 10 the bill. He reviewed
the course of the "a ia bill TO show the
leisursly manner in which the democrats
had hitherto pushed 10
house OF representatives, elected in
1892. favored a change OF the tariff policy,
but the president did not regard this polieY
as OF sufficient importance to call an extra
session. He did, however. call congress to
gsther in special session for the oonsidera-
tion OF other matters The committee on
ways and means. which was primarily
charged with the consideration of ques-
tions of revenue, was appointed at the ex
ira session and on Dec. 10, only few days
after the reconveninQ OF congress. reported
TO the house what 10 known as the Wilson
bill, and which. passing through the ordi-
nary stages Of the house. appeared in the
senate Feb. 2, 1894, aud was on that day
refsfrel 70 the oomittse on finance.
IL was not reported to the senate until
seven weeks afterwaTd, and when / say"
exclaimed Senator Allison, thai this bill
was never considered. line By line and
paragraph by paragraph, / state what is
known so every senstor. IL 10 worth our
while to consider what sanction is 90 be
given the report of the committee that
brought It into the chamber. being practi-
cally the conclusions Of only three men.
As regards q feature of the bill involving
evenue OF t80 600 600 II came 10 the seE
ate as a minority and not a IN iority re-
port. Only i've out of eleven members of
the committee gave their support 10 that
feature. am embarrassed In the examins-
tion OF this bill by the fact that we have
not yet been supplied with the necessary
statements and points of the bill. to CON
slider II a. great bill ought 20 be con-
sidered."
He said the was not IN Industry
which would not DO injured by the bill.
while manT would bo 81 nnRied to death.
Allison vent on TO argue a9aint the feature
of the bill changing the duties from spe-
ci6e to cd valorsm, and showed the diffi-
Guilty OF getting just appraisement of their
value. At the proper time be would
oner an amendment providing that
values Ia the bill be fxsd by its price AZ the
home market instead OF ab Dad.
Senator Call asked Senator Allison 20
yield for executive session. This was the
signal for very lively debate. in which
Messrs. Harris and FRYE playei the leading
roles. Senator Frye entered into the dis
cussion with caustic remark about rail
roAdInR" the bill through the senate, and
reference TO Senator HaT. is two notices in
one dsy OF intention 10 drive the bill
through.