Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-07
lad not been in the chamber for some

had not been in the chamber for some
weeks.
Messrs. Caffery, Gray and Lindsey voted
with the republicans, and Messrs. Mantle.
Stewart. Teller, Allen, Pettigrew and Jones
with the democrats in the negative. Mr..
Pettus Of Alabama moved an amendment
to make the bill go into effect ION and at
ter its passage"
Mr.. Allison accepted this amendment.
saying that he Gid go in order to throw the
question of when the bill should so into eff
feet into conference.
Mr.. Morgan then offered the amendment
of which he gave notice yesterday, max
ing combinations among dealers in cat
tie or swine engaged in interstate COM
Tlerce to increase or depress the price
thereof criminal and punishable by fine
and Imprisonment.
Lost. 26-31.
Mr.. Caffery moved to strike out the
coIntervailing duty on sugar. In connec-
ton with his amendment Mr.. Caffery read
Gage had proposed an Internal revenue tax
OF l cent per pound on raw sugar i'm
ing bill
Mr.. Platt Comm called attention to the
fact that the countervailing duty had al
ready been stricken out of the paragraph
alluded to.
Then my remarks are intended for the
Secton where that duty appears remark
ed Mr. Caffery smiling. I'm withdraw the
amendment and let the speech stand"
Nj. Lindsay moved to place q tax on
wood alcohol equal to half the present tax
on grain alcohol.
rs this wood alcohol a beverage"' asked
Mr.. Mason QlL).
Il understand it is in some portions OF
the country, replied Mr.. Lindsay, notably
In Chicago" Iaughter)
III 1t is a beverage l can understand the
interest the democratic party has in it,"
observed Mr. Mason
DO you advocate this tax as a measure
OF revenue of protection N w Sk
asked Mr.. Bacon (Ga).
Purely as matter Of revenue" replied
Mr. Lindsay. IF We can't force the sugar
trust to contribute part of its gains to
bridge over the deficit, let us tax wood al
cohol.''
Mr.. Platt of Connecticut pointed out that
wood alcohol was only used in processes
OF manufacture, and to tax it would con-
stftute an unwarranted burden upon the
factories In which 1t was used.
Mr.. Lindsay's motion was lost, 2J-3i, Mr.
McEnery of Louisiana voting with the
republicans.
Sugar Bounty Lost.
Mr.. Allen reoffered his sugar bounty
amendment in another form, providing for
a premium of 80 cents per ton on sugar
heets for five years beginning July /, 1898,
and It Was lost, Psi.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
recess taken on Monday In anticipation of
the possibility that the Senate might have
passed tie tariff bill by today.
Mr.. Pitney On. j. asked unanimous con-
sent for the consideration of the joint
resolution appropriating $4,000 for the
erection Of a wall at the Sandy Hook
proving ground. He explained the urgent
necessity of the appropriation but Mr..
Simpson (Kan) demanded the regular Or
der, which was equivalent to an objec-
ton.
An amusing incident followed. Mr.. Nc
Millin (Tenn.). rising to a parliamentary
inquiry, asked. inasmuch as Monday, under
the rules, was one of the days on which
the Speaker could entertain motion to
suspend the rules. and this was con-
tinuation of Mondays session, whether it
Of the rules.
The Speaker replied that he thought it
was.
"Then I move to suspend the rules and
pass the Senate Cuban belligerency resolu-
ton." cried NJ. McMillin, waving aloft the
resolution
The Speaker calmly turned to Mr.. Ding
ley, who was on his feet. and announced
fl ON Maine.
Mr.. Dingley Immediately moved an add
journment The democrats howled with
delight. Il thought the chair mad recog-
riZed me?" sail Nj. McMillin.
The chair recognized the gentleman
from Maine and he moved to adjourn re-
Piled the Speaker blandly.
Il thought the gentleman from Maine
had been mCvcd to move an Adjournment
continued Mr.. McMillin. who then appealed
to Mr.. Dingley not tn insist upon his
ton. But Mr.. Dingley declined to with
draw it, and the vote en- his motion was
taken by yeas and nays on the demand of
Mr.. McMllin. who said he desired 20 place
the enemies of Cuba on record. The mo-
ton was carried-13flO4 And at 12:40
pm. tine House adjourned until tomorrow.