The evening times., 1897-06-26
Ii Gave Figures for Which the
Senate Asked the Treasury.
SENSATION IN THE SENATE
Allison Suddenly Aroused From a
State of Lethargy by a Statement
Made by Senator Caffery-Mr.
Vest Indignant About Indifference
to Teutunjc Stomachs.

| ate today Mr Allison moYed. to take sall-
cyiic acid from the free List and restore
the House rate This augered Mr.. Vest, in
| asmuch as he is from a State where large
quantities of beer are manufactured and
| drunk, and he showed that salicylc acid
| is used to detnorate the quality Of beer.
why" said Mr Vest, with evident feel
ing, "saIicyIic acid is poison, and some
means ought to be taken 10 prevent the
| general poisoning of the livers and stom-
achs of our Teutonic Citizens Great
laughteT)
Notwithstanding the appeal of Mr. Vest,
this beer poison was protected so it could
be as largely as possible manufactured i'll
the United tates
The Senate then got back 10 the sugar
scandals by circuitous route.
MIR. Caffery referred to resolution
formerly offered by him, calling for infor-
n:ation from the Secretary of the Treasury
as To drawbacks. The Secretary could not
furnish this Information In the time Mr..
Carfery desired because it required great
deal of labor Mr.. Caffery, however, made
some Investigations on his own account
Mr.. Caffery proceeded to tell what be
Lad learned, and Mr.. Allison affected not
to listen, until Mr.. Lindsay reminded Mr.
Allison that Mr. Csffery was proving W nat
MIR. Allison had characterized as absurd
when stated by Mr. Lindsay In argument.
what is all this?" inquired Mr.. ALI
son. II wasn't paying attention TO the
remarks OF the Senator. didn't know
sugar was up in the Senate"
Judge Lindsay-lt's always up
Mr Allison VIII the Senator repeat what
he said?
MI Caffery--I say. Mr.. President, that
learned at the Treasury Department
that the statements at the Treasury as To
the drawbacks on the number of pounds
OF Sugar were obtained FROM the sugar
refiners. and among those refiners were
members Of the Sugar Trust, and especially
Mr.. Havemeyer
Mr.. Allison-From what authority is that
statement made?
Mr. Caffety-I obtained IL from a Mr..
Visnski, or Milky, or some such name
as that. daughter But lie is In the
Treasury Department, and he's a sugar
expert. U.aughter1
Mr. Lindsay wish now TO call the at
tention OF the Senator from Iowa (Mr
AlHson that when / made the statement
that the diffeTentials were made up from
the statement of the trust itself, tho
statement was declared to be absurd, /
merely wish TO vindicate my statement.
Mr. Allison And was trying at the time
to vinfcate your Secretary OF the Treasury
from the mpui alton that he was relying on
ba Of Of tho rnfinarin=
Mr. Caffery then Proceeded 10 show that
the great advantage to tie trust IN The
matter OF the number of pounds OF law
sugar NJ varying degrees OF polarscopic
test, wh.ch they allege 10 lie required 10
make q certain n umber OF pounds Of re fined
sugar. He had submitted an affidavit
as to what Nj. Visniski said, incOrpU
rated in his remarks.
No reply was made by any Republican 10
the statement OF Mr Caffery, although it
scas clearly demonstrated that the inIor-
lnation on which the Senate acted was
practically furnished by the sugar trust
itself
Mr.. Lindsay, however said that Mr. Car
lislc was obliged to take the only infor-
NATION he could get. The result or the
debate appeared 10 be that Mr.. Carlisle
was excused and the Republican sugar
schedule vas excused.
The debate then reverted To schedule 4
OH acids, etc. There was lone debate
over "sheep dip" which, ho wcver, was
not disposed of
Then came the section relating TO ISM
glass, fish bladders, etc. Mr.. Jones, Of
Arkansas, said that as this paragraph had
paralyzed the experts in the Treasury he
hoped Mr.. Allison would explain what Il
all meant Mr. Allison made a statement,
after which Mr. Jones intmated that what
lie already partially understood was now
more nebulous than before, but he would
accept the assurance of Mr.. Allison that
the rates Were being lowered.
Mr. Jones wanted to know why the Nc
Kinley rate on olive oil was TO be increased
Mr. Perkins, from California where they
grow olives, said there were two reasons:
First, revenue; second, pure olive oil.
Mr.. Jones thanked Mr.. Perkins for the
information and remarked that, of course,
everybody knew that first-class olive oil
war made out of cotton seed
Mr. Vest said that he noticed that Mr.
Perkins promised pure" olive oil; what
was wanted was cheap" olive oil
Mr.. Perkins said that for those who
wanted cheap olive oil, they had put the
aduterated olive oil on the free list.
Mr.. Vest-Well, if people put adulterated
oil in their stomachs they don't know 1t.
Mr.. Perkins-Of course, they don't know
it.
Mr.. Vest wantedto know W here there was
any olive oil on the free list.
Mr.. Perkins-It is lubricating oil
Mr.. Vest replied that this was the first
intmaton he had that the philanthropy
of the other side had offered the poor
people of the country the privilege or
lubricating their iEsides with adulterated
olive oil. Great laughter from the floor
and galleries, which was not rerressed by
the Vice Pr .sident.)