Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-07-22

,,,,s renorted to the house Monday af
tarnoon and shortly before midnight it
,-,s adopted by vote of 1879 to lis,
after a long and spirited debate.
Every republican IN the house who
,yas present voted for the report. The
democrats with five exceptions, voted
against the report. The exceptions
sand 0aD, Meyer (La), DaNey Ua.) J,
and Kleberg (Tex.)
The populists and silyerites did not
vote solidly. Shrafoth (Col) and New
lands New, silverites, abstained from
voting Mr.. Harmon, a silverite, did
not vote. The populists who vovted
against the report were the following:
Nessrs. Baker, Barlow, Botkin, Fowler,
lett, Lewis, Marshall, Martin, Peters,
Simpson, Stroud and Vincent. -Four
did not vote, Messrs. Howard, Kelly,
Stark and Switzerland. The other
populists were absent.
An analysis of the vote shows that
$50 republicans and 5 democrats voted
for the report and 100 democrats and
y populists against it.
Before the vote was taken Mr.. Ding
ley took up each schedule explaining
in detail the changes made Con-
corning sugar Mr.. Dingley read the
official statement of the conferees. BY
the new arrangement about 1000 600
in increased revenue will be realized
as an increase has been placed on raw
sugars at a point here the revenue
would be received and at the same
time the beet sugar industry Will re-
ceive sub tantal benefit When Mr..
Dngley referred to the elimination of
the stamp tax Mr.. Todd (dem,, Tex -
asked him if he then confessed that
they had abandoned the idea of taxing
the stock gamblers of Wall street.
Not at all" replied Mr.. Dingley, I'VE
discovered that the sales on Wall
street could not be followed No rec
ord is kept The machinery of coll
lection would be too complex. Mr..
Cooper (rep., Wis., wanted an explain
alton of the net result of the changes
in the sugar schedule, Mr.. Dtngley
explained it along the lines of the
statement submitted by the conferees,
The dfferental to the refiner, he said
was exactly the same in the house bill.
This started a volley of questions
about the sugar schdule. Mr.. Johnson
warted to know if tie increase in the
rate of refined sugar would rot in
crease the profits of the trust or antic-
iDatOry mportations of rAS sugars
Mr.. Dingley explained the impossible
ity of preventing these profits, Mr..
Dinglev, after a calculation, affirmed
that refined sugar under the wilson
law had a differential of 2212 cents per
hundred pounds against 1919 cents in
the pending conference bill. The new
bin, he calculated, would raise next
year 1925 eco 600 or s75,000,0OO more
than the present law Owing to antic-
uftory nnportations, it would raise
only S1S5 900 900 this year. Mr.
Dineley declared that there was no
doubt that the revenue produced by TINS
bill would not only he ample to meet
the expenditures of the government,
but allow the republican adminlsUa-
ton TO begin again to pay of the
minc'pal of the public debt which lad
been increased by the late adminlstra-
uCn. In conclusion Mr. Dingley re-
ceived round after round OF applause
from his republican colleagues by pre-
dieting as a result of the enactment OF
this bill rise in prices and a restora-
ton Of prosperity.
Mr.. Bailey. the democratic leader
made the closing speech. 1t was care
carefully prepared argument deailhg
more with the general principles IN
yolved than with the details. Time and
again during the progress OF ms re-
marks the democrats were aroused py
his eIouuence to a high pitch of enthu-
siasm. Just before his close the most
sensational incident Of the debate oc-
Cured. He had been assailing the doc
tr,ne of free raw materials as com
paratiye innovation in the democratic
creed In order to demonstrate that u
was the product Of Clevelandism ne
sent TO the clerks desk and had read
an extract from a newspaper comment
ing on the fact that in the 4sth con-
gross Messrs. Mills, McMillin (Tenn)
and two other democratic members OF
the ways and means committee hau
voted against free wool. Mr. McMlillh
Jumped to his feet and demanded 70
know whether it was charger that ne
voted against free wool William f.
Morrison told me so with his own lips,
replied Mr. Bailey, facil- Mr., McMil-
lH whose face was flushel, Not only
that, but he said that both you and
Mills voted against home reductions IN
tae metal schedule" Since the gen
tiemau has seen fit to attack my rec
1Ei and TO misrepresent me began
Mr. McMillin. but Mr. Bailey quickly
lsseaImed any purpose Of attacking
him u desire to commend your ac-
Lon then" said he. The disclaimer
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