Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-16


ari mace 10 enrich the fcw.N
Mr. Mills said his pufpesc was 70
challeuge The assertion Of sbe score
larry 81 the treasury TINT removal Of
ihe augar duty would cause deficit
II the duty was taken on sugar lie
declared the treasury would siiii have
more money under this hill than could
be economically spent By the governs
meat The estimates npon which Mr..
Carlisle's statement was made 90 based
on tho imports Of 1893. undor the Nc
Kinley law. The whole history u tar.I
Hesitation demonstrates that rcanc-
lions Of dutics resulted 81 Increased
importauons and inoroaHcd revenue, lie
maintained there was no necessity 10
secure one dollar OF revenue from
sugar. The only th.nE that rccouciled
him to the duty en- sugar waa thai II
there was a surplus our intqfcst-bear-
ing bonds could be purchased. Hut
he preferred 70 prt sugar On tho free
list.
Does the senator mean Tint he Win
vote for free sugar In tho face of the
statement 81 tho SECRETARY ~ the trens-
uryg" asked Mr.. Mofhsrsani Dem. Of
New Jersey.
~ will.r replied MIR, Mile, cmpha;-
ically "As / have eaid, the secretary
OF the treasury Inns copied these hs-
mes from IN. figtires az the lnRnce
committee. based ON the 'mpor.ations
~ 1922 No nliowance 81 MADE Tor
the largely incveased lmporIsiionH un-
der tho lower rates. IhW cNate has
the facts." Mr. Milia oaid IN caaolnsioa
that the senate shomld be resay 10
vote. II hope the sonetqr from Ten
nessee viii Withdraw his motion 10
refer"
Mr.. iiareis replied that he had great
respect for the oplnlcn OF the senator
from Texas, but in view o. the letter
Of the secretary of she treasury he
would prefer to take his 3udsmsnt az
this time than that OF Mt. Miiiu md
would insist on his notion
MIR Villas, DEM, OF Wisconsin. re-
piled to some Of the observations of
Air, Vest taking issue with HIM. ho
pointed out that the caucus hal pre-
oeded The report ot tho finance COM
mittce, but the latter body had un-
dcrtnken 20 execute the desires Of tho
caucus. That caucus had voted fer Gree
iron ore. isut the bill as reported had
contained the taxed iron ore and coal,
II was. however hill which should
have been supported by Democratic
senators hut II was iilibus cred against
and delayed for forty-eisht days FOR
the reason" said Mr., Villas, "thot we
did not have a Democratic majority
In the SENATE on tRrim rcform'f RS
ferrinE 10 the president, Nr, Villas
said the executive had always tx
pccted the bill was 70 be perfected
in conference.
II was remarkable that the senator
from Missouri C'esD ehould take per
sonuliy 10 himselrf the presidents re-
ference TO perildy and dishonor when "
was made IN private letter, ana had
no reference 70 indiyidu9ls
Mr. Villas said be did not want
I Il to so forth that this bill represented
I the settlemsnt Of he tariff qucliion
/ FOR twenty years to come. Mr.. Villas
/ then referred 10 the discussion ~ the
/ discriminating duty IN favor uf the
SUGAR trust He did not believe from
what had been said on both Sides %
1 the chamber that the senate could
AFFORD 10 ciothe the sugar trust With
the power to Klut its greed The bin
should not 20 10 the finance COM
mlttee Here IN the senate the differ
entinl should be stricken out ana when
that was done u cry Of igioieinF would
80 up from the people chat oonsresf
was no ionser In the srasp OF The
sugar trust.
III the bill IL not referred 10 The
finance committees" asked Mr. Mitchell
Repuhiicam OF oregon, DO you favor
the bill as 4 came from the houaeT
Mr.. Villas replied that he considered
sugar a legitimate object Of reVenua,
( huf the people shouid be rid OF tho
beast OF that trust. However, rathor
thpn have the trust profit 70 the oN-
] tent OF untold millions, he would be
. willing 70 sacrifice the revenue from
] sugar II the senate voted 90 refer
/ the BIN Mr.. Villas said, II voted 20
hurry IT, There should be no mistake
about that when the vote was taken,
Mr.. Faulkner OF West virginia Hslt-
ed by what authority Mr. Villas Pre-.
sumed that the reference OF the bill
would mean its death after Mr.. Harris
statement that II would be acted upon.
MIR. Villas said he had NC authority,
/ although lie considered MIR. Vests state
I ment sufficient.
Mir. henderson Gepubionn) OF Me-
bruska, said n the senators on Tile
I other side had concluded the disclos-
ursa Of the secrets Of the charnel house,
he would move TO adjourn,
Az the request OF Mr., Bolph. however.
Mr.. Henderson allowed motina 70
70 into executive session take prefer
enea Upon the motion Mr.. Gray Dom
ocraD Of Delaware demanded this yeas
/ and nays aud II was defeated, u 10
on the announcement MIR. Dolph eS-
planned that he had not made his mo-
ton 10 go into executive eession n an
tagonism of the free sugar bill lia
vas In fayor OF conslderlHg T., and
/ would vote for Il Il It reached vote.
Mr. Palmer Democrat Of Illinois
I nude some general Remarks on the tar.
III bill ug Il had gone 10 tho president
II had received. he said. The vote oi
] All democrats Of the senate cNcepi
one, and Il was q Democratic, meis-
ure He was ready TO defend The biz
as better than the Mckinley law, and
that was glory enough.
Mr. Kyle (PopuiisD o. North Dakota
asked II air. Palmer did not regard
the bounty provisions Vi the MCKINLEY
iaw as a contract binding on copiHesa
Mr.. Palmer replied that hs ana not
lie said tho Popullsts were very solicit
tous about keeping contracts wher
-