Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-05-28
THE TARIFF DEBATE.
THE SENATE NOW TAKES UP THE
AMENDED DlNeLEY BILL.

Aosibioh vest Outitnes bhe Demo-
cratic Opposition-Air Cannon Gives the
silverites' Views.
Washington, May 2e.-The debate on
the tariff bill began with crowded gall
leries, large attendance Of senators
and the tariff leaders of the house.
The Republican side Of the floor show
ed an almost solid representation, there
being but three or four vacant seats.
The Democrats also attended in force,
and the scattered seats Of the Poprilists
were occupied, with but one exception.
Mr.. Dingley. chairman OF the ways and
means committee and author Of the
house bill, took a seat Immediately be-
side Mr.. Aldrich and listened attentive
ly. Other Republican members of the
ways and means committee and Rep
resentative Simpson of the Populist con-
tingent occupied the rear lounges.
Speaker Reed was not present.
Mr. Aldrich spoke for almost an hour
and a quarter, adopting an easy con-
versational style. His speech was the
official utterance of the finance commit
tee and in a sense the Republican side
Of the chamber. without making in
vidious distinctions between the two
bills. Mr.. Aldrlch clearly stated as the
belief of the finance committee that the
house bin would not yield revenue ade-
quate for the needs of the government.
Vest States Democratic Position.
Mr.. Vest of Missouri, one of the Dem
ocratic members of the finance com
mittee, followed with a statement in
opposition TO the bill. He spoke of the
fuulity of piling up taxes on an over
burdened people when there was a bal
ance of 1929, 900 900 in the treasury.
He criticised the schedules in detail,
declaring that some of them were de-
signed to be prohibitive. He severely
attacked the increase In the lead duty,
declaring It was for the benefit Of the
"cormorants" of monopoly and against
the people.
Mr.. Cannon of Utah, Silver Repub-
lican, closed the debate for the day by
urging that the protection should be so
distributed as to aid the farmer
Mr.. Pettigrew presented the amend
ment, of which he has heretofore given
notice, that when articles are manu-
factured by a trust articles of such
character imported from abroad shall
be free OF duty. He said he would ask
Its consideration Immediately after the
committee amendments.
Mr.. Mallory the new senator from
Florida, was sworn in and took his
seat.
Amendment offered by Silverites.
Senator Cannon of Utah offered the
following as an amendment to the tar
1T bill; And from and after go days
from the passage Of this act there shall
be paid out of any moneys in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated to any
exporter of wheat or wheat -four, rye or
rye -four corn, ground or unground,
cotton. hops or tobacco produced wholly
in the United States and exported by
sea from any port in the United States
to any port of other country the follow
ing bounty by way of an equalization
to agriculture of the benefits of this act
to encourage the industries of the
United States-to wit, 10 cents per
bushel on wheat, so cents per barrel on
wheat flour, 10 cents per bushel on rye,
so cents per barrel on rye flour, cents
per bushel on corn 10 cents per GENITAL
on corn, ground; 1 cent per pound on
cotton, cents per pound on hops,
cents per pound on tobacco-and all
shall be made upon negotiable vouch-
ers issued by the collector of customs
at the port of clearance upon presenta-
ton at the treasury or any subtreasury
of the United States, and the secretary
of the treasury is hereby charged with
making and enforcing such regulations
as may be necessary for the full pro-
lection of the exporters and of the gov
ernment according to the true intent
and meaning of this law"
This amendment is result of a con-
ference Of Silver Republicans, Populists
and some Democrats and may be said
to represent the sentiments of the ele-
ment in the senate which puts silver
above all other subjects of legislation.
Senator Pettigrew offered an amend
ment TO the tariff bill providing for the
abrogation of the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty, as follows: