New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-27
SILVERSENATORSWIN AGAIN
TO PUT BEER TAX RIDER ON THE
FILLED CHEESE BILL.
Mr.. sHERMAN's MOTION TO TABLE THE AMEND
MENT DEFEATED BY A VOTE OF 30 TO 2'--
BUr1ERs PRoHIBIToRY BOND

MENr DEFEATED BY VOTE OF 30 TO 2'--
BUFFERS PRoHIBIToRY BOND
BILL DISCUSSED.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TKIsUNEl
WASHINGTON. May 26-With a view to annoy
ing Mr. Sherman and sde-trackng the so-caileu
Filled Cheese bill, which he is anxiously endeaV-
orng to push through Congress at this session.
the Populistic Democratic Free Silver Coinage
combination which controls the Senate TOOK steps
to-day to saddle the House bill taxing the manu-
facture and sale Of fraudulent cheese with an
amendment putting an additional revenue tax Oh
rs cents a barrel on beer, ale and porter MI
Dubois brought forward again the peer tax
amendment which was defeated on Saturday anu
through combination Of Democrats. Popuists
and Silver Republicans Mr.. Sherman motion
to table 1t was defeated by vote OF 81 10 20
few Democratic Senators from the great peer
brewing States, New-York. Wisconsin ana MIS-
souri, sided with Mr.. Sherman, but the OPPOSE
ton proved powerful enough to effect It's purpose
The Filled Cheese bill was then dropped Tor 'he
day. If the beer amendment is saddled on II oy
an affirmative vote its failure at this session will
be inevitable.
Mr. Dubois advocated the amendment In re-
marks criticising the attitude Of Mr. Sherman
and other Senator's in posing before the country
as the only patriots and the only men who were
anxious TO raise revenue for the Government
The Senator from Ohio had said that 1t would
be a disgrace and infamy to the Senate II II al
1ourned without providing additional revenue.
but when sifted down that Senator would nave
additional revenue provided only through the
Dingley bill-an unjust, unfair. sectional meas
ure which could not pass the Serale. Inns
amendment. however would bring in about $2o'-
10000 a year. about enough to make up 'he
difference between Government receipts ana eN-
pendtures.
Mr. Sherman said that he would not answer
the remarks of the Senator from Idaho. He
thought however. that beer that use1u ana
comfortable drink" paid pretty heavy tax now
i'm contributing $30.000.OOO a year to the treas
urS He appealed to Senators to pass the Filled
Cheese bill in the interest of the farmers or all
sections For himself, he would not even vote
for the Dingley Dill as amendment TO IT. lie
moved to lay the amendment on the table
The Senate refused to lay the amendment on
the table BY the following vote
Yeas-Messrs. Adrich. Allison. Baker , BvrrG %
Coekrel Cul9m Davis GSnserN o aaMey Nelson som
Palmer PaecS Perkins PATTI % Wsop seven S"s'
RN,sr Hssry Cannon Carter Chiffon Daniel
Dubois Eaaspsr eay Ss MoTssn Pee Pett
grew, Pugh, Roach, Stewart Teiier vest "a'''"
and Whte-30.
The amendment being before the Senate. MT
Villas Dem. Wis., opposed 1t. declaring that II
Senators desired tc kill the meritorious biii-a Dill
TO prevent the constant and continued perPe'ra
ton Of injurious and shameful frauds on farmers
the adoption of the amendment was very Skill
full means TO de feat 1t utterly and entirely.
Mr. Dubois referred TO the situation as
ludcrous one. Senators were censured because
they would not agree to raise revenue, but those
who expressed their disgust were those who would
raise revenue only in their own way.
"In other words,' said Mr.. Gray Dem, Delo
they are In favor OF revenue. but are opposed 10
Yes" Mr. Dubois assen1ed. they are in favor
Of revenue but they want to get IT only IN their
own manner. IL,
cised the position OF Mr. Villas Inc DBL me
intended as a burden on the people He referreo
to the remark Of cheap goods making cheap
men," once made by Mckinley. the man VINO, ne
said was now leading his great party into the
woods"
10 learn that Mr. Mills was In favor Of increasing
the tax on beer and recalled the fact that In the
Mills tariff bill reported some years ago and in
the Wison-Gorman-Brice tarin Dill there was no
such proposition.
Mr.. Mills offered to change the tax on beer to
tax on incomes or to tax on the manu-
featured products. or to any tax that would BRING
revenue 10 the Government and bear upon the
people as equally as possible.
Mr. Nelson Re2. Minn.) thought 1t passing
strange that whenever farmers came before the
Senate asking relief there was always an attempt
made to stife 1t In some way. This bill was In
tended 10 prevent fraud and deception and TO pro-
tect the dairymen of the great West; and why
seek. he asked to inject the silver question and
the tariff question into It?
Mr. Gray Dem. Del) expressed the opinion that
as the Filled Cheese bill was confessedly not a
bill 10 raise revenue the amendment offered by
Mr.. Dubois was exceedingly oppCrtune and ger
name because II would make the bill what II pro-
fessed to be. revenue bill He opposed the plll
as being intended to suppress a fraud within a
State, which was one OF the police powers OF the
State exclusively.
At 2 p. the bill went over without action on
the beer amendment.
The debate on the Butler Bond BILL which was
then taken up. did not present many points OF In
terest Mr. Pritchard (Rep, N c. was the first
speaker He intimated his Willingness 70 vote
for his collea CUES bill in certain contingency.
which. however. would not present Itself II Con-
gress would before adjournment. pass an act pro-
vidng a sufficient revenue on the lines OF protec-
ton to American industries Mr. Lindsay Dern
Ky) opposed the bill as measure which would
within sixty days produce a suspension OF specie
payment. and he expressed his belief that II Con.
gress adjourned without providing additional
revenue there would be another issue or Govern
ment bonds at early date. The Bond bill also
went over without action.
The final conference report on the Legislative.
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill was
presented discussed and agreed to- and partial
conference report on the Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton bill was also presented, agreed TO- ana d Iui
Their conference ordered.
<At 6:15 o'clock the Senate proceeded 10 execu-
tive business and soon afterward adjourned until
tomorrow.
SECRETARY LAMONT DENOUNCED.
MEMBERS OF THE FoRD's THEATRE CLAIMS COM
MISSION RESENT HIS INTERFERENCE.
Washington. May 2s (speciaD.-The members OF
the Fords Theatre Claims Commission. appointed