The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-07-07
The Tariff Bill to Pass the SEN
ate Before Adjournment.
ONLY 5-MINUTE SPEECHES
Allen and His Colleague, Thurston. Have
Lively Spat-The Sugar Bounty
Amendment Defeated by
Vote OF 66 70 o.

parties having been reached at the
close of the debate to-day. The agree
ment Is as follows: That the debate
on the tariff bill shall proceed under the
hve-minute rule after I y. m. to-mor-
row, and that the finai vote on the bill
shall be- taken before adjournment to-
morrow Allison did not ask that the
hour for the vote be set. being content
with the positive agreement that Il
should be some time tomorrow. The
limitation OF speeches after y. M. to
hve minutes will bring the debate with
In narrow limits.
The announcement by the Vice presi-
dent that the agreement was perfected
led To general exchange OF congratu-
iations among senator's. During the
day the antitrust question was debat-
ed at length. and Pettus' amendment
on the subject was defeated-2s To- ~.
Allen OF Nebraska again offered the
amendment for a quarter Of cent
bounty on beet sugar. IL led to lively
ana somewhat personal speeches from
the two Nebraska senators. after which
Aliens amendment was tabled-55-9-
the populists and silver republicans be-
Ing the only ones recorded against the
motion to table.
When the senate met the tariff bill
was taken up without any preliminary
business. Senator Bate took the floor
and made "A set speech against the bill
He argued against the measure from
the standpoint. as he announced. OF an
advocate Of fair trade and free silver" {"
He analysed the bill In It's bearing on
the agricultural industry, saying IL was
designed to fool the farmer by giving
him fictitious protection on his products
while real protection was given to all
the articles consumed by him. He
criticised the steady extension of the
protective policy, saying the slogan Of
the day was 'tarin for robbery in
stead of "a tariff for revenue" IL ar
rayed US against the world. making the
United States the lshmael among ma
tions.
Pettus then offered his amendment
declaring unlawful the Importation OF
sugar by any trust or combination OPP
Grating In restraint of trade or for the
purpose of advancing the price OF
sugar. The amendment also provided
for the forfeiture OF sugar SO imported
and directed the attorney general To en-
force the forfeiture and to prosecuts
trusts. combinations and the like The
senator spoke at length In support OF
the amendment. referring tn the grad
ual absorption of wealth In the hands Of
vast concerns. Chiffon followed with
an arraignment of trusts. arguing that
they were fostered by the tariff. He ex-
plained the operation 81 his antitrust
amendment at length and argued that
Il furnished a feasible method OF reach
ing the great trusts engaged I'm inter-
state commerce.
Morgan spoke against trusts. saying
he favored the amendment VI hts col
league tPettusD. but would attach to II
another and far-reaching proposition.
He thought the seizure and coniiscatlon
provided for by Pettus' amendment
might. as In the case of the sugar
trust. enable the trust to put up the
price of sugar pending action In the
. courts. and he suggested a modification
which would provide for the immediate
sale " the articles seized.
| Caffery did not believe Pettus
amendment would affect the sugar
trust II the trust was stopped from
importing sugar. the sugar would bs
imported on other accounts and b.
bought by the trust In the New York
market. The vote was then taken.
Teller and Heitneld voted with tbs
democrats In favor OF the amendment
and McEnery and Stewart against IL
| The Chiffon amendment was also lost
| ~ to 81. Caffery then offered an amend
ment To strike out all the differentia
on refined sugar. which was lost. ~ Il
a. Heitfeld and Teller voting aye anc
McEnery and Stewart no.
After the vote had been announced
white raised a laugh by reading from
the record Of the debate on sugar dif
ferentials In the present law tn,
! statement OF Secretary OF State Sher
man to the effect that the sugar trus
needed no protection, Il had rathel
/ cut on my right hand" said the sena
tor from Ohio. than vote a single cen
Of bounty to that corporation" Chill
ton moved an amendment limiting tn,
drawback on refined sugar TO tn.
amount shown by the polariscope her
the raw sugar Is first imported. Lost
Allen now brought forward tn
amendment for a bounty on beet sugs
and took the fioor to support tn
amendment. At the outset he was in
Nolved i'm a contest with Chandler VIII.
read from the record a speech by Aller
denouncing the protective tarifY nm,
declaring that IL was unconstitutiona
D. impose taxes ON one class to enricl
another class. In view OF this speecl
solely to prevent the consumption o
time and To avoid long debate, Chan
dler said. he appealed To the senator L
let the senate pass this bill OF prosper
ity and plenty In place of the bill o
perfidy and dishonor passed In 1894"
Without replying 10 this appeal. Al
len turned his attention to Allison. "
ask the senator" he said. what. !
anything. occurred in the republican
caucus to lead to the abandonment o
the bounty amendment. Allison re
piled that the committee on finance ha'
offered an amendment but 1t was firm
~ met with the statement OF the othe
side OF the chamber that the amend
ment would delay the passage OF tn
bill. For this reason the smendmen
was withdrawn.
so understand the republican
party surrendered 10 a threat OF iii
clustering: IL has taken fright at
threat OF delay" pursued Allen.
''Oh. no." Allison exclaimed. 1T Z
important that this bill should come 4
vote and in case OF sharp divisions
we do not wish either TO press or op
press unduly."
Allen proceeded TO criticise the re
publican senators for abandoning III
amendment. declaring they had no righ
to betray their trust and abandon
proposition 10 which their platform
pledged them. Then Allen branches
into a chapter Of private proeedur
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