The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-24


products in excess of $4,000 per an
mum from abliShmentS manufacture
ing from iron, steel, copper, nickel,
brass, lead, zinc, cotton, wool, hemp,
silk or fax, was laid on the table by a
vote of AZ to Is. Amendments by Mr..
Allen pop, Neb.) for an additional in
ternal revenue tax of 81 barrel on
beer ale and porter. and by Mr.. Gray
(Dem., Del) for an import duty of 10
cents pound on tea, were lost by SIM
liar votes, and the filed cheese bill was
then obliged to give way to the bond
bill
Mr.. Allen devoted himself to the
SILVER QUESTION
and the platform of the Populist party.
He was much harrassed by Messrs
Gray Dem., Deb, Hill Oem., N. V.
ChaHdler (Rep., N. H.), Baker Rep~
Kan.) and other senators, who sough.
to make sport of the Populist tenets, SO
that the speech become a decidedly in
formal dialogue.
The senate passed forty private pen
sion bills in as many minutes without
objection, thus clearing the calendar,
and authorized the publication as a
public document Governor Altgeld's re-
ply to Secretary Carlisle's recent Chi
cago financial speech, because the lat
ter had been printed.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. Sherman endeavored to secure
recognition for the filled cheese" bill
and Mr.. Mitchell (Rep) of Oregon,
tried to bring UP the resolution for
election of senators by the people.
Mr.. Sherman's motion prevailed, ayes
SO, nays L..
Mr.. Sherman explained that the bill
was similar to the oleomargarine act.
This is a revenue measure inter-
rupted Mr.. Hill (Dem.) of New York
What revenue will be received from
it?" df5
1t was estimated that the oleomar-
garine bill would produce a million, but
it yields two or three millions"
General discussion ensued upon the
question whether the
FILLED CHEESE BUSINESS
is fraud and whether it can stand a
| high tax. and Mr.. Hill gave notice
that he would move to substitute the
house rates, the senate amendments
having just been adopted.
Mr.. Teller (Rep.) OF Colorado, said in
a sarcastic tone: 81 would like to in
| quire of the senator from Ohio who
! has on several occasions lectured US
because we have not taken steps to in
crease the revenue why he did not add
amendments to this bill for raising
more revenue. The senator from Ohio
on several occasions has been very
urgent, but always on bill containing
| principles distasteful to a majority of
senator's
Mr.. Mills Dem.) of Texas, announced
that he desired to aid in the mon
partison patriotic effort to raise reve-
mr. q, n .+I,c
filled cheese bill to impose an Internal
revenue tax of per cent. on all arti-
c1es in excess of $4,000 per annum
manufactured by any person, company
| or corporation in the United States,
from iron, copper, nickel, brass, lead,
zinc, cotton, wool, hemp, silk or flax,
the receipts to be applied to the eX-
tingulShment of the
INTEREST BEARING DEBT
of the United States.
Mr.. Sherman moved TO lay the
amendment on the table and the mo-
ton carried 42-15 as follows:
Yeas-Republicans, Allison, Baker
Brown, Burrows, Carter, Chandler,
Clark, Cullom, Dubois, Elkins, Frye,
Galhnger, Hansbrough, Hawley, Lodge.
Mcbride, Mcmillan, Mitchell (Ore), Mer-
rill, Nelson, Perkins. Pettigrew. Plat,
Pritchard, Sherman, Squire, Teller,
Warren. Wetmore and Wilson-3O.
Democrats, Bacon, Caffrey, Cockrel,
Gibson, German, Hill, Lindsay, Nit
cheu CWis), Palmer, Smith, Turpie,
Vilas-12. Total, AZ.
Nays--Democrats, Bate, Berry.
Blackburn, Chiffon, George, Gray, Har-
rls, Jones (Ark.), Mills, Pasco, Reach,
Vest-12; Populists, Allen, Butler and
Peffer-3. Total. Is.
A SECOND AMENDMENT
was offered by Mr.. Allen (Pop) of Ne
biaska, to impose an additional tax
OF 81 barrel on all beer, ale, or por-
ter manufactured in the United States.
This amendment was also tabled on
MI. Sherman's motion, 35-22, as fol-
lows:
1eas-Republicans, Allison, Brown
Burrows, Cha ldler, Clark, Cullom
Davis, Elkins, Frye, Gallinger, Hawley.
Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan, Morrill,
Nelson, Perkins, Pettigrew, Platt
Pritchard, Sherman, Shoup, Wetmora
and Wilson-24; Democrats, Catfrey.
Cockrell, German, Hill, Mitchell owls. J,
Palmer Pasco, Smith, Turpie, Villas
and White-11. Total, So.
Nays-Republicans, Carter. Dubois,
Hansprough,, Squire and Teller-5;
Democrats, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Chiffon, George, Gray, Harris.
Jones (Ark), Lindsay, Mills, Roach,
Vest-13; Populists, Allen, Butler
Kyle. Peffer-4 Total, %
Mr.. Gray (Dem.), of Delaware, Of
Tered an amendment for an import
duty OF 10 cents pound on tea and
two cents a pound on coffee, but with
drew the coffee clause. The amend
ment was tabled on Mr.. Sherman s
motion, 57-19, as follows:
Yeas-Republicans Allison, Baker.
Burrows, Carter, Clark, Cullom, Davis,
DUBOIS, Elkins, Frye, Gallinger, Lodge.
Mcbride, Mcmillan, Mitchell (Ore. },
Morrill,, Nelson. Perkins, Pettigrew.
P.att, Pritchard, Sherman, Shoup,
Warren, Wetmore Wilson'S; Demo-
Gratis, Bacon, Cockrell, Hill, Mitchell
(Wis), Palmer, Turpie, Vilas-7; Pop
ulists, Allen, Butler, Kyle, Peffer-4.
Total 81
Nays-Republican Hansbrough and
Ieiler-2: Democrats, Bate, Berry.
Blackburn Caffrey, Chiffon, George.
Gorman, Gray, Harris, Jones (Ark. ),
Lindsay, Mills, Pasco, Roach, Smith,
Vest and White--17 Total, 10.
At this point the announcement was
made by the presiding officer that the
hour of O'clock had arrived and Mr..
Allen was recognized to continue his
sIeech on the bond resolution, the
filled cheese bin being displaced.
THE BOND BILL.
The bond bill being taken UP at 2