The evening times., 1897-07-06
BATE ATTACKS the BILL
Tennessee Senator Describes the
Proposed Tariff as Robbery.
BENEFITING THE TRUSTS
No Need OF the Enormous Rates En-
grated Upon the Messure-The
Consumer Robbed on All Hands.
MIR. Pettus Argues in Favor of
His Antitrust Amendment.

On the Democratic side of the Senate
chamber this morning there were monu-
mental evidences of the final attack TO he
made on the Republican tariff. On the
desk OF Senator Jones of Arkansas there
was q pile of papers and pamphlets; Sena-
tor Clilion's desk groaned under load OF
Congressional and legal lore. and Senator
Bate was almost invisible behind Il barrier
or lite nature of all kinds.
On the Repablcsan side the tide was as
low as it was high on the other side of the
chanber. The desks OF Republican senar
tore were Uttered only with driftwood.
Senator Allison looked like Hercules, after
his Twelve Labors and a mint Julep lie
has undoubtedly worked very hard, ana
above all tie things to his credit, he has
never lost his temper. Every now and
then when Mr.. Allison would nlakeextTaor-
dinary statements. there would be as many
as four or five Democrats ON their feet'
ready to lump on his logic and figures
With il ALL however, MT. Allison has been
n very fair fighter, and has commended
himself to the opposition. Mr.. Allison
has lost his wearied and hunted look. He
had a quiet chat this morning with Senator
Hanna. after which both looked even more
clipper than usual.
Altogether there was an air OF vacation
in the chamber. not to say vacuity- SEN
atnr Peltigrew was back again in tis seat.
senstor Pettigrcw's case from an &c
ciesiastical standpoint is a puzzle He
30 g.. ., nuay afa
dirt. aad yet he was stricken dumb in his
eloquent effort o prove his contention. Ii
ooet hiiu carriage hire, physicians Tees
aad other expenses, and otherwise the
Ungodly said it was a visitation On the
other hand, a Republican gets up ana ad-
vocstes 700 per cent on japanese SILK a nd
other cool underclothing with the sun AT
IOl in the shade. and yet the Almighty
Iet hiru go ON for an hour without the
PARALYSIS Of a single vocal cord or TIE
snapping Of = neie one OF the thousand
strings OF his tariff harp.
Tie prOc-edings of the Senate before
taking up the tariff were almost nil.
Tb. jurup from the chaplain's PRAYER To
the 'ill would rave been performed ex
ps.lit orsly but for senator Racon, who
made a personal eNpla alton OF his vote
on AIls' trust amendment. Mr.. Pacon
regretted his affirmative vote heoaGss
IL went too far. he was in favor OF re-
stIa.nine trusts. but In amendments which
woulc state specifically that they We're
IN restrain, OF such are well known to
lie injurious oerpora tons.
Dir. Jones made a statement In which
he put the country on notice that the
Democrats disclasined responsibility for the
Jill
This bill, of COURSE" he said, "is
understood to give expires ion to the
y1ews of the Republican party AS to the
remedy for the present difficulties IN
der which the country labors. | do not
believe that the propused greater and
higher taxation is the remedy for pres
ent Ills"
Mr.. Jones had sent up as a part of his
remarks document on the gold st an dard,
by adams.
One OF the set speeches about which
there was some talk at the beginning of
the session was then commenced by sena-
tor Bate OF Tennessee. II was a written
speech 1t attacked the general features
and intention OF the hin. The people We're
already rebeIiing against its robbery. It
was true that the Dingiey bill was az much
changed as the child in 1.-The Man Who
Laughs" and that Father Dingley would
not know it, but the Senate and House
bill both gave benefits to the trusts
Mr. Bate disagreed with Mr.. Mills thai the
cor Sun5cI was the forgotten man. On
the c.sntiary, the consumer was the best
remembered man in the country There
WAS nothing lac used that woGldn' remind
him uBde1 the new tariff that he was
well Iubbed hy the tariff promoters. Mr.
Bate made a strong argument In the dircc.
ton that there was no necessity for the
extraordinary high taxation of the pres
ent bill
M Pettus then spoke to his antitrust
amendment which was directed against
ths sugar trust. II the Senate desired In
formation to suppress IL, ii was to befouud
in the records of the Senate itself
The officers OF the trust had admitted
before eonlmiJtees sufficient to conTiot
then. if conviction was really desired Mr.
Pettus. after discussing the legal poSsilili-
tics OF conviction under present reasons
and the crnimon law, showed how the ac-
emulation of wealth in the hands Of a
few 10 time destroyed the Roman citizen
shtp His utter degradation came about
wtcn tie Roman empire itself was sold To
the highest bidder.
Perhaps IL would be demonstrated IN a
few weeks 70 whom this empire had been
sod American citizens, nc thought, were
losing faith in the protection of their Tag.
whose homer was now mixed up with
the balances OF trade. Nr. Pettus de-
liveied a very eloquent and scholarly euIo-
EN cf the yeonanry OF this country and
their patriotic devotion. 1t was such as
thrse that his amendment was intended
tc protect.
Mr.. .Chilioncontinuedt argument against
the trusts and on the various amendments
He recited the fact that Mr.. Pettigrew In
tnOdnced the first amendment. When Oh
jec,ion was urged 10 this he introduced
an amendment TO Mr.. Pefugrew's amend
nIent. which removed the difficulties
MIR Chiffon. in fact. reviewed all of the
propositions looking to legislation against
trusts including his own amendment. The
last mentioned. which has been published.
he described In detail Senator Chiffon
devoted q large part Of his argument 20
showing that his amendment, if enacted
into law. could be enforced.
He read from various decisions grow
ing out OF interstate commerce law de-
cisions The con sumers, under present
regulations, were only living by the grace
OF the high conspirators He denied tia {
il was true that reductions Of prices we-e
due at any time to the trust Prices f-fl
sometimes it was tue, but prices fell re-
gariiess of the movements of corporations,
whose effect was to keep them at the