Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-08
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and all other changes. would add $1,000. :
900. He also compared the average al
valcrems of the tariff bills, saying the
tax of the Mckinley bill the ultima thule
of tariff legislation up to that time, was
~ per cent: the Wilson rate 80 per cent;
the Dingiey bill rate. 81 per re, cent nm
Vest said the average of the Senate Dill
when completed would be largely above
30 per cent, certainly 81 per cent. and
probably 81 per cent. The senator turned
1 his attention TO the benefits conferred by
the bill on trusts and submitted a table
of 1870 trusts. with the tariff duties cal
culated to benefit each.
ainendmert on the ground that 1t gave
| Indirect recognition to the maintenance
Of The gold reserves now in the treasury.
| The s. nator minated that the sequeatra-
| tiln of this $780, 100000 gold reserve had
cost the country $3.50 0o0,oD in the last Is
| yt IRIS.
While Morgan spoke. the hour of l
| O'Clock was reached, and the Vice Presi-
| don't announced that the 5 minutes rate
| of debate would prevail. in accordance
with the agreement.
sy this time the galleries were filled
ard there was promise OF large crowds
On the floor. Ste wart modified the amend
| IN Mt. emitting reference to the reserve
! in the treasury.
| Lindsay. Ky, remarked that as there
| was 1929 10000 in the treasury, the effect
| of the amendment would be to compel the
| secretary 10 Immediately purchase and
| re ire $133, 90 000 of bonds.
| Jones. Ark, eXpressed CORDIAL ana
! II, trty support of the amendment.
Chiffon. Bacon. Alien and Cannon sup
ported the amendment and Chandler. CAT
! fey and Gray opposed It,. Allen move
! to lay the amendment on the table. Just
| h. fore the vote was announced. Jones.
Nv, WHO had voted with sthe Republic
| cans in the affirmative. changed his vote
| to the negative.
.Nlisans motion was carried IS TO so.
! Aldrich made his appearance on the
| floor during the progress OF this vote. He
| had not been in the Chamber for some
We eks. Gallery. Gray and Lindsay voted
| with the Republicans, and Mantle Stew
| ant. Teller, Allen. Pettigrew and Jones
wi'h the Democrats in the negative.
| Pettus, Ala. moved an amendment to
make the hill go into effect on land after
| its passage
Allison adopted this amendment. say
| ing that he did so in order to throw the
| question of when the bill should go into
| effect into conference.
| Morgan then offered the amendment of
| which he gave notice, yesterday, making
! cornbna ions among dealers in cattle or
| swine engaged in interstate commerce to
| increase or depress the price thereof
| criminal and punishable by fine and i'm
| prisonment lost. 26 to 81.
Caffery moved to strike ont the coun-
| teIvailing duty on sugar. In connection
| with this amendment. Caffery- read a
| statement in effect that Secretary Gage
| hal proposed an internal revenue tax of
! ! cent per pound on raw sugar imported
| III or to the passage of the pending bill.
! Plat. CT. called attention to the fact
| that the countervailing duty had already
| been stricken out of the paragraph al
! luled to.
! Then my remarks are intended for the
| section in which that duty appears" re-
| marked Caffery, smiling. TN withdra W
| the amendment and let the speech stand"
Mr. Lindsay moved to place tax on
| wood alcohol equal TO half the present
tax on grain alcohol.
| rs this wood alcohol a bcverage?"
| asked Mason, ILL.,
II understand it is in some portions of
| the country replied Lindsay "notably
in Chicago" daughter.
IF it is a beverage, l can understand
| the interest the Democratic party has in
| it." observed Mason.
DO YOU advocate this tax as d revenue
/ or of protection to whiSkey?" asked
), Econ. Ca.
Purely as a matter of revenue" re-
piled Lindsay. "If we can't force the
| Sugar Trust to contribute part OF its
TAX wood alcohol"
| Platt, CT, pointed out that wood alco-
| hol was only used in processes of manu-
| facture. and to tax it would constitute
| an unwarranted burden upon the facto-
| ries in which is was used. I.indsays mo-
| ton was lost, p to 81, McEnery, La, vot-
! ing with the Republicans.
Alen re-offereI his sugar bounty
4 'tiHcHufntit IN another form pfoN1linG Tor
a premium of % cents per ton OIL sugar
| boots for five Years beginning July /. 1S,tS,
! and it was lost. i to "a.
| White presented some expert figures
showing that the average rate of duty
| under the present law was % per cent.
| the House bill 5s.5S. the Senate 53.G2
Chiffon. Texas. moved to place Hannels.
| blankets ana thecheaper grades of wooden
| Suocs on the free list lost. - to 81.
| White created a diversion at this point
| lly reading some OF the utterances of
| di tinSuished Republican senators on the
| occasion of the passage of the present
tariff law. Most of them were criticisms
/ OF the sugar schedule in that bill. He
| quoted Sherman, Hale, Ghlilinger and
after this bill had become a law. the trusts
| Il the country ought to give the chair
! nan of the nationr! Republican commit
| tee Il receipt in full.
that al surplus funds in the. treasury
| should be used for the redemption of the
| interest bcIring debt lost. % to -.
| Another amendment offered by him di-
! rocted at trusts. providing for the inn
| position of tax of - per cent. on the
| products Of all trusts. was also lost, 70 to
Allen offered another amendment direct
. ing the secretary of the treasury to serd
| annual reports TO Congress as to the eX-
tent to which trusts and conbina tons
pf Jduce or control articles receiving the
honeiits of the tariff. The amendment
| V rs lest. % to 81.
Gray offered an amendment recitlng
| that no duty shall exceed 70 per cert. ad
| N9lGrum on any article except spirits,
| wines ard other beverages lost.
| Allen offered an amendment relating to
| the re-entry and re-hond of distilled
| spirits; lost.
The monotony of the amendments and
| roll calls was broken by Teller who took
| the floor to state his attitude on the bill.
| He had intended. he said to address the
Scnsitc at some length against the bill,
but had concluded it was best to allow
i The measure to go into conference and
| discuss ii during the conference. He re-
| rCWcd his loyalty to the doctrine of pro
lection, and declared that had the bill
| been shaped on protective or Republican
| lines he would have voted for it, although
he did not believe 1t could bring pros
! pcrity. But careful examination of the
measure convinced him that the bill
should not pass.
L In my judgment it Is the worst traiff
bill ever passed" exclaimed Teller. The
rates are exceedingly high. 1t takes care
| of al trusts in the country and 1 say ii
! without offence. the trusts ana combina-
! tons ana syndicates have too much to dc
| with this Bill
! Teller said the Republican senators
Z could not escape from responsibility by
saying they lacked a Republican major
ity in the Senate. There were 50 men on
the floor believing in protection and at
least As votes could have been secured nj
any time for decent bill. This was {!
paucuG hill fra med Without pnnSid, ra ion