Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-09

Why should cotton be excluded from bene-
fit OF the revenue II all other agricultural
products we're to have the benefits of such
duties? Under the rule OF consistency there
ehould be unanimous. vote in favor OF
duty on cotton.
Mr. Chiffon democrat of Texas, said the
amendment would not raise the price Of cot
ton. According to the Georgia senator
Bacon there would be no diminutiou OF the
importation Of Egyptian cotton, so that the
only effect would be to give additional
revenue on cotton without taking away the
from foreign cotton.
Mr. Vest said the amendment would re-
ceive republican support because 1t was cal
culated to cause dissension in the democratic
party He claimed that the addition of the 20
cents provided would simply add that amount
to the finished product. He took issue with
Mr.. Bacon on the contention that the amehd-
mcnt was in line with the platform adopted
in Chicago.
"If," he said az had thought the platform
meant what the senator from Georgia says
1t does would not have touched 1t any more
than | would have touched a rattlesnake,
knowing there was no whisky within hun
dred miles. God help us If the new evaugel
is to prevail"
a southern democrat, always pointed with
pride to the fact that cotton was admitted
free, as showing the democratic consistency
in supporting raw materials. Hence his
disappointment that his amendment should
be opposed by q southern senator, as 1t
would justify and open the way for a duty
on wool, lumber and all other articles cassed
as raw materials. Indeed" he exclaimed,
lit leaves us naked without argument"
JONES OPPOSES.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas also opposed the
amendment in an ncisive speech, following
somewhat the lines of Mesrs. Vest and Chill
ton. 1T amounts to nothing and will
bring nothing" he said but higher prices
on cotton manufactures"
Mr.. Jones said the cotton growers would
not be deceived and msled by proposition
so papably thin as this. 1t was the same
chaff offered to the south on rates that
other agricultural products gave to the
farmers.
Mr.. Bacon answered briefly that If pos
itfveness of assertion and vehemence were
to control in this subject. then the senator
from Missouri (VesD would have his views
prevail But the senate was a. forum of ar
gument and no senator was to be put down
by the mere vehemence of the senator from
Missouri, however long and eminent his
services might be.
Mr.. Bacon became impatient at one point
over frequent Interruptions, the last one
coming from Mr.. Caffery. 81 think the SEN
ator has enough to do to answer the ques-
tions addressed to him yesterday by the
senator from Massachusetts as to sugar"
answered Mr.. Bacon sharply.
The senator went on to say that the OBJ
jectionabe feature of the tariff in the past
had been sectionalism and its discrimination
of one part of the country against the
other. But the democratic platform, recog-
nizing revenue tariff, insisted that it be
free from sectional benefits, and that there
be perfect equality in burden or in benefit.
This was the only new evangeF' to which
the senator from Missouri had referred.
In closing Mr. Bacon referred to state
ments that his tariff views were shaped
lN,- t1,- s,,t., - I,
not. he said, Indifferent to the fact that his
people might be benefited or injured by
the character Of the rates imposed. AS it
was recognized that the country was to have
revenue tariff bills, he intended to see to it
that his state received an equal share of its
benefits. for, in the words of the bible, the
man who does not take care for his own
household is worse than an infdel.
STEWART RAISES A LAUGH.
Mr.. Stewart of Nevada created amusement
by declaring that the hair-splitting and dis
tinctions between a revenue tariff and a
protective tariff was all ''tweedle-dee and
tweedle-dum." The Georgia senator Q3acon)
was r.-ht, Mr.. Stewart said, in seeing that
his state should receive the same benefits
us other sections.
What are we here for?" asked Mr. Stewart
vehemently.
"To get the Offices" suggested some senator
jocularly, in stage whisper.
"No, not all of us continued Mr. Stewart.
1--WE are here to represent our constituents
and see that our states have equal rights
under the tariff and all other laws" Mr..
Stewart insisted that 1t was time the raw
materials Of the south and west received
equal benefits with the manufactured prod
ucts of Now England
The discussion evidently had aroused much
feeling amcng senators and this was given
expression soon after Mr.. Caffery began
speaking. He said the position of Mr.. Bacon
had been clearly exposed as one favorable to
protection for the interests Of his own state
with revenue as mere incident.
How about sugar?'' inquired Mr.. Bacon
mockingly
Very deliberately Mr.. Caffery answered
Twice the senator declined to answer my
questions and now | decline peremptorily ia
yield"
Il accept that status between u.s." answered
Mr.. Bacon.
"You made the status yourself" said Mr.
Caffery.
1T is very great deprivation" continued
Mr.. Bacon, in mocking tones, "but | will
endeavor to bear it with equanlmity."
ANOTHER INTERRUPTION.
Mr. Caffery was soon interrupted with
another inquiry as to sugar this time from
Mr. McLauren, democrat of South Carolina
The galleries were much amused and Mr.
CaTery said: Il see that the bad precedent
set by the senator from Massachusetts, (Huar)
to put me in hole is being followed by
my associates on this side of the chamber"
Mr. Caffery went on to state that he wae
not in favor Of free trade. He believed In a
tariff on sugar as a revenue measure with
any reduction which the requirements OF
revenue would permit. II was not because
sugar was produced in his state. but because
he believed in the doctrines Of the democratic ic
party. Mr. Calfery spoke against the system
| of protection which allowed q man to put
| his hands In his neighbor's pockets, and he
| declared his belief that the fall of that sys.
! ten was not far of.
The vote was then taken on Mr. Bacon.
| amendment placing raw cotton in the bill
at 20 per cent ad valorem. 1t resulted
Yeas, AZ; nays, 13. The republicans voted
solidly for the amendment. Mossrs Allen
| Butler, ileitfeld, Stewart ropulists, voteL
| for IT.; Cannon. Mantle silver republicans
and the following democrats, favored it
Bacon, Clay. McEnery McLaurin. Rawlins
Ifllman and Kyle, populists, voted with The
democrats against it.
| Paragraphs 226 to 22S inclusive (Inacar
| roni, oats and oat meaD, were agreed to q.
! reported
ALLEN is SARCASTIC.
When the rice paragraph was reached, Mr.
! Allen populist OF Nebraska, took occasion
| to speak sarcastically of the differences
| among democratic senators, as to what con
stitrted democratic doctrines, These sena
tors, he said, should go into caucus and en-
| deaYor to arrange some line of action OF
which they could proceed together Through
out this discussion the tendency on Tho
| democratic side he said Nuna tn ol,ordo, ,I,,