New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-11
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.

THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
A TRADE FROM TIIAMAN-EXPoRT BOUNTY
SCHEME DEFEATED-DEBATE ON THE
SUGAR SCHEDULE BEGUN.
WASHINGTON June l0-The Senate began work at
=, a M to-day and the Tariff bill was taken up as
soon as the routine business was out OF the way
Mr. Tillman took the floor on the penang aiie"u
nent Of Mr. Cannon. providing an export pou"'!
on AGRICULTURAL products. He said the tarlH ucD"'c
had disclosed a nebulous condition In the mihus Vi
Senators The Republican Senators sat quietly
eprarently controlled by the caucus. refusing 10
d,ecuss the nouities OF the bill. and unanimously
voting for the eXactons in behalf OF trusts am
monopoles ION the other hand. proceedeo MI
Tilman the Democrats are In period OF 'ranSi
ton They don't know where they're az Inc
older more experienced proclaim their arrogance
t. the Old time-hoLored doctrines. Wo had an III
nassiored speech yesterday (by Mr.. Mfls) IN be-
half of the Walker tariff principles. brought Tor
ward al this ate day as Democratic doctrine Sc
cessjon Modification and other issues when nave
passed out Of the minds Of men might as well pe
brought here"
Mr. Til,nan went on 10 show that diversified IN
dustr,es gave diversified means Of labor AS 10 tNe
farmers, the need was not for more FARMERS ou'
for n tariff which no longer would rob the Farmers
We have The farmer stood. his skinny pony manu-
outstrctched asking this export bounty 10 over
emma the robbery os the present system ana YET
Senators sat In stony silence expecting this luio'c
farmer with the mortgage growing on MS "oiie'
no. TO know that they refuse to give MN ieii'i
IIo pledged his word TO his colleagues that 'heE
would not deceive the farmers ana tha' 'ne ''ii'e
million followers Of the plough twill settle with you
q, tho bal,o;-box" Referring to any bill not CIV
,rg ADEQUATE relief TO farmers SIR. Tillman eX-
claimed: 81 am prepared TO throw some iooAS '''
will stagger some Of you men.
DIDN'T KNOW "ONLY" WAS OMITTED
IA Mr. T,lman spoke the galleries hlled up III
anticipation OF lively time. While speaking WIN
his usual vehemence OF voice and gesture ne ADOPT
ID an argumentative style. 10 show that the FARMER
was receiving the burdens without the oeheh'S u
the tariff When he referred to the Chicago pat
form declaration on the tariff II brought Mt vest
20 his feet in explanation. lie voted in the Chcaeo
Convention amid great uprear and CONFUSION ne
,ad for the long and In part nebulous PLATFORM lie
never knew until it had come ont here that the
word "only" had been left out of the declaration
,or n ".arI~ for revenue" "If had known IL,
nroceeded Mr. West, II would have risen In my
pace and moved to insert t. for Il Is the creed OF
he Democratic party. And believe majority OF
that Convention did know OF the omission. as all
,ur attention was concentrated on the money issue
Proceeding Mr.. Tillman turned TO his Democratic
associates and said they now had a chance. with
he votes of a few Republican Senators not -os' 10
all sense Of shame and decency, 70 give some meas
ure of relief the farmers They would derive 1T
tie or no benefit from the duty on cotton and cereals
rhev asked for bread and received stone. They
.sked son1a relief and Democratic Senators set up
mummy and labelled IL a tariff for revenue only
Great God. such Democracy exclaimed Mr. Till
man. with dramatic emphasis. Democratic Sena-
tors had spoken OF new evangcl," he said. and
had twitted him and others OF leading the Demo-
.ratic party into the Republican camp. These Sena-
tors instead OF Offering the cardinal Democratic
principle OF equality. gave the Sodom apple Of
tariff for revenue only TO their constituents
You are holding the telescope with the big end 10
-FOUR eye" declared Mr. Tillman. addressing his asso
ciltcs "and at the little end you see the legend,
Tariff for revenue only instead OF that great
hoctrine OF Democracy Equal rights for ALI special
privileges for none In conclusion. he said he
believed In securing for tho South many benefits
as possible. The vote then taken on the Cannon
amendment, providing export bounty for agri-
cultural products and It was defeated-ayes. 10;
noes, 49, The affirmative vote given by Messrs.
Allen, Butler. Stewart. Harris (Kan) and Heitfeld
Populists: Cannon, Mantle and Pettgrew. Silver Re-
publicans. and Roach and Tiliman, Democrats.
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE TAKEN Up.
This closed the consideration of the cereal para
graphs Of the agricultural schedule. and Mr.. ALI
SON in barge Of the bill. asked that the further
consideration of the agricultural schedule be post
poned and th7t the Senate so back to the sugar
schedule. There no opposition and the Senate
thereupon entered on the consideration OF the su-
gar schedule
MI PettSrcW gave DOllCt ne NOulu OHct Als
amendment 70 admit free OF duty goods made by
trusts In connection with the schedule.
The original amendments Of the Senate commit
tee were withdrawn by Mr.. Allison without ObJec-
ton The House provisions we're then taken up
In connectlc- with the first paragraph of the
schedule co. Mr.. Allison asked that the yrovfso
relating 10 the Hawaiian Islands go over. He said
that the action OF the Senate committee not
due 20 any purpose 10 exclude Hawaiian sugar
The committee had never considered the question
and had let IL go over for future consideration
Later, he thought, a proposition on that branch OF
he asked that IL go over. Mr.. Allison, in behalf OF
the committee. then moved an amendment Striking
out 1875 anu inserting ls5 cents as the duty
refined sugars.
MR.. JONES STARTS THE FIGHT.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas. was recognized for
speech on the general features OF the sugar SEIZED
ule He had before him small bottles showing The
various GRADES Of sugar. and refined and Illus
tratod his argument with these. He asserted that
the new sugar proposition would Increase the
profits Of the sugar refners IN every point If that
was the purpose Of the managers OF the BIZ they
should lei II be known. He was In favor OF TAI
as light as possible and should give no special bene
ft to anybody by the way In which the duly was
Early In his remarks Mr. Jones referred TO wha
ne called The unfarness OF Mr.. Aldrich's state
Isent on the sugar schedule. In speaking or th'
difference between German sugar and the IA"
sugar coming to this country The comparisoI
was not a fair one, Mr. Jones contended, as th'
German sugars could not be compared TO the Amer