Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-14

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cqncdr IN. Perhaps could nos 40 jus-
uco AZ yet 70 the merits OF the anynd-
niunts NY attcAion las nucSsaarIly
beer. 30 constantly and so stca fiit az
rected 10 their dtiucfi.s shut II would
rtQuifc tome experience to learn what
me merits are. uauFhtAr and npplnugel
nut whatever the measure OF thort-
cemins ~ This ofl In it's present form.
whatever he It's dement's IA ,nsre
Nheuulce, this l do ktow, that III Ia
nct;rr tllait The Mckinley bill IL oud
epplauAc on .he Democrats aideS ,9hls
do Know that IN a part OF II /; docs
aNori some relief 10 the tax Daycrs
~ THIS country aud does allp the ,Vints
" thO sigtntic inonopoltcs that uie
nov opnresslng them aud blvcl,ing leg
islation. applause on the Deipncr.ttc
Size; deflsivo crius on the Repunlitan
"rake even those portions Of the I'm
over winch this contest between the
two honnes has been wafed; lake iron
ore and coal, upon whloh we have
conferred. and to an extent nnsnc-
eessfnlly. confronted the arent rail-
road syndiHat-s ~ tho country. yet we
have reduced them nearly so Der cent.
below the Mckinley bill tApplause)
Take the sugar schedule, over which
ths greatest of all the contcsta he
tween the houses has hnen waved.
the people as 1t may he. favorable to
the trusts rs Il may be, II Is less vi
ciors, less favorable to the trust. less
burdenFome to the people than IL the
Mckinley law. (Applause) 10 FOR no
other reason than those who believe
that when they cannot take the full
step which they deHre, when they
cannot DO that which the pco-
PIE commissioned them to do,
they must take the best then can and
step NJ far as they can, and may
Ind justification for an nnhesltatlug
choice between the two billa."
Il should like to ask the gentle
mnn," Interrupted Mr. Hudson, Pop,
or Kansas, whether he has investl-
gpted fully 70 as 10 be able to stnta
definitely that this bill "a amended
by the senate will furnish sufficient
revenue 10 meet the entire expenses
of the government
That Is a question:" replied Mr. VII
son, which no man, perhaps, certainly
rot /, can ANSWER In dchnite Language.
But | have no difficulty whatever In
saying that when the schedules OF tho
bin with the senate amendments get
into normal operation II viii produce
sufficient and more than sufficient rev.
cnue for the support " the government
should add 10 the answor that per-
hups IN the beginning the hill viii not
produce nH much revenue ~ will result
from II later on under Its ordinary
work. because / am Informed, whether
II be true or not 1 don't know, that
the sugar trust In anticipation Of the
asHnse OF the blll, has Imported about
hundred million dollars worth or It
hns heon said, even In excess OF that
quantity OF raw sugar"
"Mln the passage OF this bin, In
your Judgment, save the country from
the furtaar issue Of bondeT' continued
sir. Hudson.
u think 1 haYc already covered that
question IN my previous answer IL
may be that In the hrst few months
OF the operation Of the OH because OF
this great accumulation OF raw sugar
TO which / have Just referred that inc
revenues OF the government VIII not
Ne sufficient to meet the expenditures.
Isut II Is my belief In view Of the lurge
amount OF imported goods Ia bond and
also IN view OF the fact hat thorc VIII
be larger importntlons when the tnrin
rates are definitely known and nNel
that as the neccaaity does not exist
TO-DAY it viii not exist after the passage
or this bil.'
"wil the gentleman pardon mo Just
one second to ask a question on that
| pointf' asked MIR. nlnglcy, Rcpubli-
| can, OF Mnlne. ~ understand him 10
say that the sugar trust had already
| imported n hundred millions worth OF
sugar. II 80. inasmueh as only sl09.-
| 100000 worth OF sugar was Imported
| last year, win not all the revenue that
we can yet from sugar under the opera
ton OF this Bill for the first year be
misslnE7"
81 did not intend 10 give the figures
that 800, 00O,OO0 Of raw sugar had been
imported" replied Mr. Wilson. ~
stated that ! had been informed that
| the sugar trust had imported about
| that amount. and | have even heard
II stated that II WAS IN excess OF that
| amount II was put Nt $4,000 tons By
gentlemen who pretended 10 know"
Us II true" asked Mr. Heard, Demo-
| ocrnt Of Missouri. that whatever may
be- this bonus TO the sugar trust in
view Of the paaauEe uf this law, would
not the trust renn ntlll larger bnnua
under the operation OF the Mckinley
law II that were Htill left in forcaY'
They would not do NO Immediately,
but under the operation OF that law
from year 70 year would certainly
reap n larger sum. Mr.. Speaker IN
simply TO gay that under the rule Just
adopted by the house Immediately fol-
lowing the passage of this bin we proc
ppsc TO present and pass bill putting
sugar ON the free list applause on
the Democratic side) The question IL
INV ANAut Nh 10 MHfANff llllN ~ a. kAN~
eminent by the American people for
the American people or a government
OF the sugar trust for the benefit Of
the sugar trust And this house Will
show the people doubt not what It's
position Is on that question and the
senate wli show the people IT'S posi-
ton /"
Mr. Wilson spoke but ten minutes
after the opening OF the debate. Ito
then reserved the balance Of his time.
and Mr. Reed, the leader OF the oppo-
sltion. took the floor.
MIR Speaker. am somewhat re-
luetant to address the hOufo, because
my feelings are divided between two
omutiona,' began Mr. Reed, "One is an
emotion 81 regret for the Democratic
party and It's position and the other
10 feeling OF regret for the country
and It's position. too. so far ne the
gentleman from West Virginia Is coh-
cerned ana his compatriots there 10
not the allKhtsst neeeAslty OF my COM
mcnting on The difference between this
scene OF sorrow and the triumphni
procession which carried him out OF
this house daughter and applause
on the Republican slde) He ~ not
20 Joyous now, having heen carried
out In another branch and more a.
fectualiy. Jienewed lnughter) IL 10
unfortunate FOR the gentleman from
West Virginia that he and bis coni-
patriots have had to contend with