The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-08

tiay disposed Of the lumber paragraph.
which has been more stubborniy contested
iran any feature OF the bill thus far. by
defeating the motion OF senator Vest TO
place white pine on the free list. yeas -.
nays -. The contest was mainly s.guin-
! cant IN breaking party lines. which have
Deem maintained with few exceptions dur
Ing the early stages Of the debate. on the
maj vote eight Democrats voted against
Vest proposition. namely: Bacon and
Clay OF Georgia. MeEnery OF Louisiana
Mci-aurin and Tiilman % South Carolina.
Martin OF Virginia. Rawiins Of Utah, and
W Giie OF California. On the other hand
carter, Republican. and Cannon and Man
tie. Silver Republicans, voted for the Vest
motion.
Following this vote motion 10 snbsti-
tnte the Wilson lumber schedule was de-
feated. II to 37. and the schedule was
agreed 10 as reported The debate preeed-
ing the vote Was At times very breezy,
owing 20 the break OF political lines.
n general discussion Of the future pro-
gfamme on the bin occurred before the
senate adjourned. Il led 10 a statement by
Allison, In charge OF the bull that the COM
mittee probably would submit amend
ments 10 the sugar schedule. For this rea-
son he announced that the sugar sche dule
would be passed over tomorrow and that
the tobacco schedule would be taken up.
Caffery opposed the duty on white
pine. and incidentally criticised the posi-
tion of Bacon. who. he said. favored a
protective duty. This the senator from
Georgia denied. Gallery announced his
opposition To all protective duties. bat
favored the imposition ef duties for pure
Is revenue purposes. He said the supply
or pine in this country was inexhauStible
and repudiated the ''reputed" representa-
uses of lumber interests Of his state
and every state who went before the
ways and means committee and asked a
duty of 81. He did not. he said. find a
single basis for this duty on lumber so
far as the Southern timber interests were
concerned.
Bacon and Caffery had a sharp ex-
change and seemed about TO subslde
when Senator Hoar again made some
rather sarcastic references to Caffery's
inconsistency. describing him as a free
trader who cried always: Sugar. sugar.
sugar. and who, when the Wilson bill
was before the senate. was so doubtful of
what the bill would do for sugar, that he
voted AYE" on the sugar schedule and
nc" on the final passage of the bill. and
then changed To yea" Bacon protested
at being termed a free trader. He ia
vored additional duty on raw materials.
''Ali raw materials that compete with
products of Georgia remarked Hoar
amid laughter. "If we could commit the
framing Of tariff bill TO the free trade
senator's who are conducting the debate
on the other side" said be- after It's
passage we would discover every indus
try in their respective states had been
amply protected Qaughterl Morally.
there is a great deal of human nature In
The Democrats
The merriment was 80 great that the
chair was called TO suppress IL. Bacon
sought 10 turn the argument against Hoar
as n ~ i,f M
hides. Pat the Massachusetts senator. after
expressing his ideas this subject. i'm
proved She opportunity by asserting that
in sach a bin "a the present. he would
Yield his srrlivil2gas conviction u he corla
no& persuade his coIleag that he was
right.
Jones Of Arkansas charanttr.xed as ali
sI1ro tho claim that this country was haiuE
flooded by foreign manufacture e OF lnsr-
Der in face of the fac; that but S,.se'0.e
worth Of humber WIS imported iast year
against $40 0ta. go consumed, He spoke OF
the Innocent" lumber harons of tile
Northwest. who wanted the people % tae
country 90 pay for the alleged stB;npage
paid by them. the great RISKS they -an on
account Of fires. etc. ses forth IL the
speech 10 the ways and mssans committee.
Sgsooaar. of Wisconsin protested against
the arratgnmen4 Of iUmbeFnlcn as 4 whole
feoause o; tne interruptions methods of
few. and paid hign tribute 20 the integ-
rity and public spirit OF the better class.
Spoesier called attention 70 the rsgrzr astisa
nature OF Vests amendment which pro-
posed 20 exclude whlte pine from the gen
oral duty q 8 on timber. Why saould
the luulbe- interests NJ Minnesota. Wiscon-
ssn ard Michigan be dealt this olowg Vest
tssclat10ed any intention of discriminating
and sssd he would be wiling 10 withdraw
hla aneH,tIneIsf and take the yeas end naNs
on Allsn's amendment 20 pat all lumber On
the free list. All he wanted. ne SAID was
"A tesss vote on free lumber. %pooner cX~
pressed tis willingness 10 agree 70 This.
whereunon Vest decline. 10 withdraw ass
amendment
- pat white pine on the free list spoon
eg said, wo1i3 give an undue advantage
10 Canada and would amount 20 the con-
HscAtion 81 tao property Of men VINO had
invested ;nefr money on this side OF the
border. From the standpoint OF the 81 na-
tor from Nisse gri, he caUld see some ior4c
in lnoflor &c pat aN lumber on tha free
list out uoue II a proposition to single
OK aita pine Gle leave tae timber II
New i>uN ian tGa South &nd West pro-
tectes tton Can2dIan competition oy q
aa5y of B.
tiray a. pslaNa@~ sQolSe IN opposition 10
a tax Cn hIufcF Il private ownership Of
Land BE s1id IS t0 }c defended II cannot
be defended wIlh ,rc i1sa that the ownars
have tne Visht Sc tsx tl.c sTeat body az tha
fhe land tussesses. TY0u Ehc statement by
Halls taeg tsrey's D. n-rrS$ researo,eS those
q a frs. srater tnc latter sais ~ hsA no
eais4e.lou q tse ord ''frge'' or freedom -
WAY do soa drAW tAe isGa at ths sres
COINAGE of sstser T' asked T{liwan where
,luan sAe senate aad galleries rosres.
ssYYas protection senator from SoutA car
c5s~s taNes up ts}s sword - the senator
frsrs NevAAa tS.ewartl during his ah-
.sr~ce" rrpilaa Gray. Free silver. Nba
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terrup.s3 cray. "ha1 yaaf aange attention
ta free fgaHs aut Agtss less 90 fTee sli~
1rr fhas pculA 81 trua,
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la-ssar trerr ihe 8 rate was lo~s. 3 go S>
srr~ uteatae yete ta-ias=a etEEf Desuo-
e.zts. yz HseoH Clay. AcErers Sic
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pho Aas svseu veslns wsga tlse Democrats.
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