The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-20

BILL he said, s25,OOo.00O of revenue
would have been saved to the treas
Vry.
Mr.. Cooper, of Wisconsin. wanted an
. explanation Of the result Of the change
in the sugar schedule.
Mr.. Dingley explained 1t along the
lines of the statement submitted by the
conferrees. The differcntial to the re-
finer, he said, was exactly the same
as the house bill. Mr.. johnson, Of Indi.
ana, wanted to know If the increase In
the rate on refined sugar to the sem
ate rate would not increase the profits
of the trust on the anticipatory i'm
portations of raw sugars. Mr.. Dingley
explained the impossibility Of prevent.
ing these profits.
AS to the question of revenue to be
raised by the bill Mr.. Dingley pointed
out the difficulty resulting from the
large anticipatory importations. The
bill next year, he calculated. would
raise S225,0OO000. s75,0O0,000 more than
the present law. Over S4O,OOO,O0O had
been lost in this years revenues by
the imoortations Of wool and sugar
and other things the duty on which
was raised in the bill, SO that he cal
culated that the bill this year would
raise ls5.ooO,OOO.
Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama. opened the
debate for the Democrats, criticising
the bill as the most vicious and bur-
densome ever imposed on the American
people. In particular he discussed the
serious effect of the measure on the
laboring and agricultural classes. Mr..
Wheeler referred to the advance on
sugar stock in the New York market
during the day, and said this was the
clearest evidence of the benefits con-
terred on the sugar trust.
MIR. Swanson, of Virginia, a member
of the ways and means committee, to
whom Mr.. Wheeler yielded portion OF
his time, assailed the sugar schedule
agreed upon by the conferrees, assert
ing that the proposed schedule gave
sugar double the protection received
under the present law. In conclusion
Mr.. Swanson declared that when per-
manent prosperity at last came back
to this country it would not show it,
self first In stock gambling exchanges
of Wall street.
of the debate occurred when Mr.. Lam
ham, of Texas. who followed. Daid a
tribute to William j. Bryan. The Dem
ocrats cheered for several minutes, and
many Of the spectators Joined in the
demonstration. At this point. at the
suggestion Of Mr.. Dingley, it was ar
ranged that recess should be taken
from 6 to p. m.
In the galleries. at the night session,
were many distinguished personagns
Of both sexes. In the executive gal
lery sat Secretary of the Navy Long,
and on the floor, at the side of Mr.. Hit,
of Illinois, sat Attorney General Nc
Kcnna, who was a member of the ways
and means committee in 1890 when
the Mckinley law was passed. Alto
gether it was Il brilliant setting for
the close of memorable struggle.
The Republicans still 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. After
Mcdowell of Ohio and Berry of Ken
lucky had made brief speeches. Mr..
the floor. He made carefully pre-
pared argument. dealing more with
general principles involved than with
details. Time and again during the
progress of his remarks the Democrats
were aroused by his eloqucnce to
high pitch of enthusiasm. In referring
to trusts Mr.. Bailey said:
Another more practical but less po-
tent reason why the Republican party
cannot undertake in earnest to sup
press these hurtful combinations of
capital Is that its vast and complicated
scheme of taxation for private purposes
Is maintained by active and financial
support of those who have personal
and business connections with these
trusts, and as you rely upon the votes,
the influence and the campaign sub
scriptions Of trusts. it is unreasonable
to suppose that you will deny them a
participation in the profits of system
which they have helped to fastcn upon
the country. We have sufficient and
abundant proof of this fact in the
pending BILL which gives to the sugar
trust pure gratuity which experts
estimate at not less than $4,000 900 an
nualy.
u am not willing to charge In this
high place that the Republican party
has sold its intellect and conscience
TO the sugar trust. and | prefer to be-
lieve that it has been driven by the
logic of its position to the assistance
of a monopoly which has grown so
bold under Its special privileges that
it scandalizes congress and delies the
power of the courts. But sir. the Re-
publican party must confess that it
has sold Itself 10 the sugar trust or it
must admit that protection cannot
deny It's benefits to monopoly"
Just before the close of Mr. Bailcy's
remarks the most sensational Incl
dent of the debate occurred He had
been assailing the doctrine of free raw
materials as a comparative innovation
to the Democratic creed. In order to
demonstrate that ii was product of
Cleveandism he sent to the clerks
desk and had read an extract from a
newspaper commenting on the fact
that in the Forty-ninth congress Sena-
tor Mills, then member Of the house,
Mr. McMilln. Of Tennessee. and two
other Democratic members of the ways
and means committee had voted
against free wool. Mr.. NIcMillln jump
ed TO his feet and demanded to know
whether it was charged that he had
voted against free wool.
"Wiliam Il, Morrison told me so with
his own lips" replied Mr.. Bailey. facing
Mr.. McMilin. whose face flushed. Not
only that. but he said both YOU and
Senator Mills voted against some re-
ductons in the metal schedule"
Since the gentleman has seen fit to
attack my record, and to misreprcscnt
me" began Mr., McMiliin, but Mr..
Bailey quickly dlsclaimed any purpose
OF attacking him. II desire to commend
your action then" said he.
The disclaimer being accepted, Mr..
McMillln hotly asked in turn why Mr..
Bailey had voted in the ways and
means committee against the wooden
schedule OF the present law when it
was offered as Il substitute for the high
rates in the pending measure.
A wave Of applause ran over the