Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-20


OF the statement submitted by the cou-
forrees. The dimcrcntial TO the ronner.
ne said was exactly the same as in the
House bill This started q volley OF ques-
mons about the sugar schedule. and Mr.
lNhkley was surrounded By half a hun
dred members. who listened atteutiyely
10 the answers and questions.
Mr Johnson 0cpublicam. Of Indiana.
wanted TO know II the increase Ia the
rate on refn d sugar 10 the Senate rate
OF l'9' cents per pound would not in
crease the profits OF the trust on the an
ucipatory impOrtations Of raw sugar.
Mr. Dingley explained the impossi-
biity Of preventing these profits Ia
1881. when raw sugar was taken from
the free list and made dutiable at 40 Per
cent ad valorem. the importers got The
benefit. as they did now Mr.. Dinglcy.
after calculation affirmed that the re-
fncrs OF sugar under the present Wilson
law. had "A di0crcutial of p - cents per
100 hounds. as against y 1-2 cents In the
pending bill, as agreed to by the confer
Tccs.
QUESTION OF REVENUE.
As TO the question Of revenue 10 be
raised by the bin. Mr. Dingey pointed
ont the difficulty resulting from the large
anucipatory imports.
The bin. next year. he calculated.
would raise 222J 00oO oODO-$lJ. 10000 more
than the present law over Si0O0J.000 had
been lost I'm this years revenue by
the impOrtations Of wool and sugar, and
other things, the duty on which was
raised Ga the bin, so that he calculatcl
that the bin this year would raise A,5.-
e)o 900. Mr.. Diugley declared that there
was no doubt that the revenue produced
by the bin would not only bc ample 20
al r.T frr
mcnt. but would allow u Republican ad-
mnistratiOn to- begin again 10 pay Of
the principal Of the public debt, whicn
had been increased by the late admins
tfation.
I'm conclusion. Mr. Dngley received
round after round Of applause from nis
Republican colleagues by predicting a.,
a result of the enactment of this blll,
rise Of prices ana a restoration OF pros
pcrity.
Mir Wheeler Democrat. OF Alabama
opened the debate for the Democra-s,
critlcising the bill as the most vicious
and burdensome ever imposed upon me
American people.
Mr. Swanson Democrat. of Virginia,
member of the Ways and Means Com
mittce. 10 whom MT. Wheeler yielded
portion of his time. devoted His atten-
ton to assailing the sugar schedule
agreed upon by the conferrees.
TRIBUTE TO BRYAN.
one of the greatest demonstrations Of
the debate occurred when Mr.. Lanham
DcmocraO. of Texas paid a tribute 90
William j. Bryan. The Democrats
cheered for several minutes, and many
of the spectators joined in the demon
strdtion.
The bin was further debated by Mr..
Ball. of Texas. Mr Fleming ODcmocrdD,
OK Georgia; Ar Handy Democrat, OF
Delaware: Mr.. * lly PopulisD, OF Norm
Dakota and Mr.. GrosvonOr Qtepubhcan
of Ohio.
AT O'Clock a recess was taken until
T.. VI.
NIGHT SESSION.
At o'clock, when the night session
began. the galleries were crowded. many
ladies being present MI Dineley stated
at the outset that he hoped 10 secure
vote by 10 O'Clock. Mr.. Bailey said l0
O'Clock was too carly but he thought the
vote could be taken by II. lie would
not. however make a definite agreement
on the vote. ThcreupOn Mr.. Dingley gave
notice that ne would move the previous
question not later than II o'clock
i'm the galleries were many distinguish
ca porsonagcs OF both sexes IN the exc
cutive gallery sat Secretary y-of-the-Navy
Long. and ON tire floor at the side of
Mr. Hit. Of Illinois sat Attorney-G ene-
raj Nckcuaa, who was "a member of the
Ways and Means Committee in 1890
when the Mckinley law was passed.
Altogether. it was a brilliant setting for
the close of "a memorable struggle.
The Republicans stlll pursued the tac-
tics they had adopted during the day
session. None Of them claimed the floor,
and the minority were compelled TO put
forward their speakers. These continued
their assaults upon the Republican
breastwOrks. but not shot was fired in
return. Therefore after Mr. Mcdowell
of Ohio. and Mr.. Berry OF Ken
lucky Democrats), had made brief
speeches Mr.. Bailey, the Democratic
leader who bad been reserving
his speech for the close took
the floor He made a carefully pre-
pared argument. dealing more with the
general principles involved than with
details. Time and again during the pro-
gress Of his remarks the Democrats
We're aroused by his eloquence to a high
pitch Of enthusiasm. Mr.. Bailey said in
part:
MIR. BAILEY'S SPEECH.
"The prctence that the bill under con-
siderauon is designed primarily 10 in
crease the public revenues is a false one,
upon its face, because if that had been
the object. it could have been accom-
plshed without disturbing all the busi-
ness interests of the country by a gene |
raj revision Of our tariff duties. A slight /
change in the existing law would have /
sufliced.
"While there is no reasonable doubt as |
to what the leaders of the Republicaa /
House intended 10 DO. their purpose has |
been at least partially defeated by the |
amendments Of the Senate. l do not |
mean TO imply that the dominant party |
I'm the Senate is entitled TO any credit |
for playing at cr0ss-purDoses with their /
friends i'm the House. for the Senate |
aDpears to have amended the House bill /
not so much because they were opposed |
TO the object which the House had in /
view as because they seemed 10 think /
the Houses zeal had Outrun its judgment, !
and that instead of yielding q surplus |
which would enable the present admin !
istration 20 collect and retire the green |
backs. it's bin would have resulted IN |
deficiency.
Have the countrys Industries suffered |
under the present law from foreign com
petition? II is only necessary for as |
to examine the Treasury reports 10 find !
our answer As remarkable as it may /
appear after all our Republican friends |
have said. the Treasury reports show that
instead Of foreig1 competition increasing |
under the present law. il has actually |
decreased. as compared with the McKiu~
ley law.
THE SUGAR TRUST.
another more practical but less potent
undertake in earnest 10 suppress these