The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-06

were free salt. free lumber and free wool.
And l am sorry that a member of my
party-he has the right and l do not criti-
else him for exercising it'll am sorry that
member of my party should be ready to
take one Of those articles out of the free
list and put a duty on it,"
Mr.. Bacon answered that the senator
from Missouri need feel no solicitude as to
the attitude of senator of his party.
Equality in the distribution of taxation
was a fundamental tenet of the demo-
cratic party, and he stood on that funda-
mental principle of democracy.
The Georgia senator acquitted himself
admirably, and demonstrated that he can
be a good democrat and at the same time
support fair duty on lumber.
Mir. Clay, dem, of Georgia, followed Mr..
Bacon, speaking for the first time since
he entered the Senate. He expressed him
self emphatically against free trade and
IN favor Of a tariff sufficient to carry on
the government economically administer
ed. And in levying this tariff he said
there should he the strictest equality in
its imposition. Mr. Clay criticised the
sugar schedule as especially Objectionable,
and as calculated to increase the cost to
the consumer. Under the Senate bill, the
cost OF sugar, he said, would be not less
than $464 per 100 pounds, an advantage
to the reiiner of SO cents on the 100 pounds.
The price TO the consumer would be in
weight. This profit would so to the sugar
trust. which has become the scandal of
the nation. He said that the bounty sys-
TEN was responsible for the trust and
that no political party could stand under
the odlum the legislation would produce.
Mr.. Clay also criticised che proposition
TO put duty on tea. To put the pro-
posed duty on this article would be co add
$4,5O0OOO to the wealth of the tea holders.
Summing up, he said the Senate bill would
increase the burden of the people to S92,-
100000 on the four articles of sugar wool,
tea and beer. He claimed that the farm
ing interest had been neglected and cali
ed attention to the constantly falling
prices in farm products.
He declared that the bill would not give
relief to the people and also asserted
that the tariff had not been the para
mount issue in the last campaign. That
issue, he said, had been almost forgot
ten in the financial question Now the
financial question was apparently lost
sight of in the agitation of the tariff.
There was a large attendance of SEN
ators in the chamber when the junior SEN
ator from Georgia took the floor, and he
was listened to with marked interest. 1t
was his maiden speech. He was in excel
lent voice, and his delivery was free and
attractive to those on the floor, as we'll
as to the occupants of the well-hlled gall
lery. The first half of his speech was de.
livered without reference to his manu-
script, and he promises to take rank
among the best debators in the Senate.
He made his points clear and expressed
his views in well chosen language. He
convinced his hearers that he had given
careful consideration to the subject, and
when he concluded he was congratulated
by senators from both sides of the cham
Der.
Mr.. Allen, pop, who had just returned
n no ri acIya hot he r,,zl,
over for further consideration, and Mr..
Allison assented.
The other paragraphs of the wood sched-
ule, with the exception of 1877 and POI CLAP
boards and shing.es) were agreed to as
reported, all amendments being voted
down.
This concluded the wood schedule, and
the bill was laid aside.
The Senate reached the sugar schedule,
although the paragraphs passed over
promise to take considerable time before
the sugar schedule is actually taken up.
AT 4:10 o'clock the Senate adjourned