The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-23

objected. tfs- p-pzs59ng ossce~ aogasaw thAs
a single oAsaessar was sE-5elsne 20 ssssSs- ~
tNe re16trx Tae- TsExaar moved enat ire
-ercr. be read Or. Essa wuce tsse Eaoss0c
was lost. and tie resolution went 20 The
calendar
Allson asked that the tars1 conference
report - taken Ep. bat waS net wfta sew
erzi rseasars-s wnicsz senator's desired IN
have asgrwsa@. tkrOzga in aEs1c1pA ton Of tAe
a6togrrsrs4rl. Sf eoGgrss- WsEAoat sus1fser
delay tkse enassassafloz of the 5ar.1 report
was resumed
Chsstou ,ook tne foor s0r a spesch
against The nsu as q waole. CoresrnfEg
sugar, ns saEs i ~as 90 suznsnxfy devised
as 10 make L difficult 10 determine tire
benegita conferred TIE main point was IS
to The Eo<s suffered ty the people After
q calculation. Cnaltpn ccssciuslea tssat the
trust -roa.l4 se enabled - charge the PRO
fsIa c~-f a pegTd u1ore for s1gzr shan
under the present law. He said the agrf-
cultural schedule ought 10 he taken as
fraud schedule as il was designed 10 be
Deceptive
In connection with Chiito1's discussion
OF tie agricultural schedule. Tiiinlaaa was
drawn tnto 4 vehement argument on shs
benefit Of ar export bounty On aS-Icll
turaI products fie declared thar the i'm
position ss4 slseEs hoznsy vas the meet
effective means og destroying sfe tntiFe
protective system. for II ths farmer got
one drop OF blood la his mouth. he would
want 20 swallow the whole carcass.
and Il would end in q scramble, csertuEn-
Ing the whole system
Proceeding GsiEton took up ,fe Demo
cratic position on free ras material urg-
ing that raw w20i and other raw prod
ucts were entitled 70 exactly the same
Consideration as manufactured woolen
goods. bat neither Of them should be
benefited as The interests OF the whole
People were involved He said he would
not hold cut 30 his constituents the de-
iessve hope that they were TO receive a
part OF the berezit Of protection. Chiffon
sTcke for more than two hours and re-
eeieeea many congratulations as he closed
his remarks
Jones Of Arkansas follawed. crificisiIg
the bill In detail. fE- asserted that there
had been no fair and fresi conference bat
a mere outward formality Of conferen-e.
which she senate ont Of self-respecr ought
10 repudIats b. rejecting the report The
senator referred 10 the fuIi meeting of
the conferees, Democrats ara Republic
ans. and related the futile efforts OF the
Democratic ceuferres 20 secure a hear
Ing. jones asserted that IL was the first
tine IN the history of the country tasst
such arbitrary action had beea taken ey
conferences committee.
''Vo5e II dcwn.' suggested Allison.
The report is a mere recommendation
10 the senate
sssfes,~ declared Jones. ''the senate owes
IT 20 lss dignity 20 reject the report.
Aldrich. ore Of the Republican confer
ess, Interrupted 20 state that the course
Of this conference comraittee was the
same that every eonferer.ce committee
had followed
Aldrieh declared that the Republican
ssratars were responsible for the pend
ing bili and IL was TO ba expected that
ameaameats by Democratic coaferees
would net be engrafted in the bill.
Jones Insisted that the course OF the Re-
publican conferees had been exceptional
and arbitrary. III particular he urged
that each change in the rates on sugar had
given added benefits 20 tae trust Jones
maintained that there was about four
times as mach margin tn the sugar re-
flnery under the conference report as in
the present law This. ne said, disclosed
why there was So much anxiety on rush
Ing the bill through the conference and the
house
PattigTew announced his purpose to vote
against the conference report although he
expected that the bill IN iEs present form,
with all It's infquitleS. would become B law.
It's iniauiiies would make It difficult TO re-
peal. as the f.tvors II gave brought such
tremendous strength that the Republican
party would be able TO collect n fund OF
twenty. forty or fifty millions. IL they
needed IL. In order TO carry an election.
He believed however. that the contest OF
the future was rot on the tariff bill. but
between republican institutions and plu-
tocraey.
Shortly before s n. m. Teller was about
to begin a speech He yielded. however.
to Allison who made the first movement
toward bringing the fehath 10 close.
The house joint resolution Was passed
requiring the r<esident 70 make investiga-
sian rs 10 the exclusion Gf American to-
hseco from foreign countries, ard the
Eegie contract system
At O'Clock the senate held an executive
session. and then adjourned