The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-24

He read q carefully prepared speech
dealing with the general questions in
volved in the bill The great trusts and
corporations, he said. knew what they
We're doing when they invested theil
money in the Republican party last fall
They would not only get the pr,ncipa
back as the result Of the enactment Of
this dill, but Trey would get compound
interest at high rates.
M White ridiculed the idea Of cur.
rencv commission, which, ii was under
stood. the president would recommend
as soon as the tariff bill was out of the
way. No action would be taken. Every.
body knew that, he sad. but he CWhite'
was at a loss to understand what good
could come from the appointment of q
commission.
He questioned the revenue producing
qualities Of the tariff bill.
In speaking of the sugar schedule, Mr.
White declared that the country hai
he predicted that the next tariff bill
would give no different,al to the trust.
Mr. White was particularly severe in
his criticism Of the silk schedule. in
which ne said the rates when trans
planted into ad valOrem ranged from 90
Der cent to 200 per cent. He said this
schedule would still further complicate
out trade with China and Japan. In
general, ne said, one of the worst feat
ures of the bill was the commercial war
fare it everywhere challenged.
MANTLE'S REGRETS.
When Mr.. White closed. at the end OF
an hours speech, Mr.. Mantle (Sil Rep,
Mont) briefly expressed his regret that
the senate conferees had not been able
TO retain in the bill cotton ties and cot
ton bagging and mating and those other
things which the senate by an aye and
nay vote had transferred TO the free list.
II was. in his opinion, a stupendous mis-
take on the part of the Republicans, look
ing at 1t from a political standpoint.
They had missed an opportunity to pop
ularize this measure. II by voting
against this conference report he could
achieve a reverse of the decision on the
report he would gladly do so. and stay
here another month. But he realized
that this would be useless, and with
much reluctance and many regrets he
announced that he should vote for the
report.
THE SUGAR PLANTERS.
Mr. Pettus (Ala) followed, antagoniz-
ing the action OF the conferees on cotton
ties, cotton bagging, etc. In asking that
they be placed on the free list, he said
he was pleading for the American farmer
The profession that this bill was to be
enacted in the interest Of the American
ne denounced as damns Die
pretense.
Mr.. Pettus spoke leisurely and az
length against the bill. He referred 20
the vote of a Democratic senator. Nc
Emery, for the bill, although, Mr.. Pettus
said, not more than 500 men owned sugar
lands in Louisiana.
Mt. McEnery Challenged this state
ment. saying that one-han Of the people
Of Louisiana were directly or indirectly
in sugar production.
Mr.. Petus closed with an arraignment
OF trusts. and as he sat down ne receiv-
ed several scattered hand-claps.
M Allen (Neb.) reviewed what he call
ed the remarkable things Of this remark
a bic extra session. He referred 10 the
inaction OF the house of representatives
its meetings only twice a week, due, he
declared TO the course Of the speaker OF
the house in managing affairs as suck
ars" were strung on as7-iRg.
ALLEN CHALLENGES OHIO.
NJ. Allen spoke OF The large campaign
funds realized last fall and the influence
/; had in corrupting the vote OF Ohio.
Illinois and other states.
NJ. Foraker. who sa: acros. the aisle.
arose and said:
The vote Of Ohio was an honest one,
and I never until this moment heard {;
nsinuated that it was not an homes;
vote"
Then the senator hears il now" re-
sponded NJ. Allen.
"On what ground does the senator
rake such an assertion" asked Mr.. Fog
aker.
On the ground" NJ Allen replied
ola; IL The vote in Ohio n 1885 was a
fair and honest one there is ore voter
ior every two and half o. three OF ne
and n he city o Cleveland
almost the whole population we're voters.
The honest people y The United States
2elieve it was fraud and I believe Il
vas produced BY money and other cor
-up,i2g influences"
Mr.. Allen said the same was tue 90
Illinois. where The vote % Chicago vas
swollen over zoe 90 votes
The senator commented on the effects
Y he bill in is provisions OF white pine
ind articles OF household use, on me
home makers and housekeepers ot ths
Ses;. These provisions Eere bare /
AGED. cow2rdly surrender ot Ire inter !
ISIS u the people n order % favor q few !
wealthy men who controlled tie Esai,e /!
'ine and other necesss--es .ot lie.