The times., 1897-07-25
SENATE PASSES THE BILL
The Trusts Protective Measure
Given to the President.
CLOSING HOURS OF DEBATE
Denunciation of the Measure-The
Pacific Railroad Resolution Falls
by the Wayside-The Vote on the
Tariff Bill Taken Promptly at
O'clock.

| The Senate adjourned sine die at
O'Clock last night. Con sidering the i'm
portance and interest of the event there
was but Ii small crowd in the galleries, n
| smaller assemblage perhaps than has ever
| gathered before on such an occa sion.
The Senate has to its credit merely the
| passage of the tariff BILL The Pacific
railroad resolution was left high and
dry by most successful fiibuster, and
several resolutions asserting the dignity
and honor of American citizens prisoners
| i'll Cuba and requesting the President to
| act were passed by the Senate and lost
| on the way to the House. 1t was & per-
fectly safe proceeding to pass such Ieso-
| lutions by the Senate, as 1t was known
| that they would be there indefni tely.
| The Hawaiian annexation matter was
| also pigeon-holed absolutely until next
| December.
The currency message of the President
was delusion. but not snare. 1t was
| SO mercilessly exposed and ridiculed by
| the democrats and PopuIists that Senator
Aidrich frankly confessed that the Repub-
| licans had no idea of passing it at this
session II came over from the House
In the last few minutes the Senate was
in session, and was entombed till Decem-
| Der with the Finance Committee
So the Senate did only one thing, and
| wien it adjourned the applause was strictly
| in proportion to the magnificence of its
labors
The Senate met at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning in very desultory, struggling
| and sporadic fashion. There We're only
eleven gathered together at the hour of
meeting. Mr.. Chandler, with view of
hiding the consumptive condition of things.
| moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration OF executive business
Mr. Iete had this motion suspended while
he moved that the 18th Of January next
he fixed as the day for paying tributes
10 his late colleague, Senator Harris
The Senate went into executive ses-
| sion, and emerged again at 1928
Mr.. Allen resumed his speech Of last
evening. He pointed out the future op-
pressiye results of the rates on barbed
wire, lumt'er, and other outrages
Mr.. Allen again spoke on the decay OF
the republic and prophesed that the people
would be Obliged to Ia ke things into their
own hands and change their rulers. It
was here that he read the riot act to the
Republicans in the story of Rienzl's wrongs
Mr.. Caffery next addressed the Senate.
his remarks going to show very largely
the contradictions between the statements
as TO sugar rates by Mr. Dineiey, Mr.. All
SON and Mr.. Aldrich. They all, however,
were sunnounted with 1.-THE beautiful
crown" OF a differential in favor of the
sugar trust.
Mr. Allison said that he would have in
the Record statement which would ex-
| plain the whole business
vi. Caffery said that such a proceeding
would be unfair considering that S senator's
would have no time to scIutinize such state
ment.
He intfo:luced ahead OF Mr. Allison his
| own statement as to the proper predicate
| for determining the differential Mr.. Caf-
fery's remarks were very technical
Senator Burrows made some remarks
in justification of the 50 tariff on lumber.
1t was among the lowest rates of duty
coined by the bill. The business was en-
titled To tax because the industry had
| invested In it $3.50 900 900: number of es-
Establishments In twenty-five States, 24.
Ooo: number of people employed in It.
10000; annual wages, S130, ,0O0, 900.
The farmers disposed OF to these lumber
| men S30,000,0o0 worth of their products
annually.
MT. Burrows said that the statements that
| the lumber trade was controlled and own
ed by twelve or six persons were errone-
| GUS He showed that there were 1.1S6
holders of these timber lands.
1t having Eeen stated that John w
Fiougett, lunberman, manipulated Sena-
| torlal elections. Mr.. Burrows said that the
| statement couldn't possibly apply to the
| State OF Michigan. Mr.. Blodgett, in fact.
was so high and noble gentleman that
nothing the Senator from South Dakota
could say would d etract from Mr. Blodgett's
unassailab'e character. Mr.. Burrows closed
with some general remarks on the bill
Mr.. fora ker asked leave to have printed
I'm the Record certain statistics as to State
| elections, population, vo ters, etc Mr.
Allen also has papers OH the same subject
In the Record
Mr. Morgan began his speech with n
."'protestation on his own behalf, and he
had no doubt of all the Democrats, against
the elimination of the tax on bonds and
stoc ks''
Mr.. Jones OF Arkansas asked leave To
have printed, as a public document. de-
| tailed comparative statement Of the tariff
| OF 1894 and the proposed tariff.
Ar. Pla,t OF Connecticut said that he
wo1ld not object to the publication, but
that there could be only the merest con-
lecture as to the two bills on the ad
yalorem rate basis.
mr. Morgan resumed his argument He
denied the sufficency of the reason for the
J striking out Of the tax on bonds, because it
might have been unconstitutional, as other
bonds were exempt.
Mr.. Allison disclaimed that either he or
the committee had passed upon the con-
stttutionality of the question
Mr.. White asked if Mr.. Allison had seen
any new light recently
Mr.. Allison admitted that he had
Mr.. Morgan said that the idea of the uni.
| formity of taxation would not be impaired
by the fact that some things were ex.
| empted. Tariff legislation, for instance
Is not uniform as required, there being
many exceptions from the operation of the
bill
Mr. Morgan said that as the Republicans
| had suggested the tax and had withdrawn
| 1t, and as Mr.. Allison had receded from the
only justification of it, he would declare
tilat the Committee of Conference" had
assumed the responsibility of stri king
| out the tax, and Il charge tn at they have
| done 1t at the command of the sugar
| trust"
| Mr Morgan closed ot az ~ uau,.