Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-17
CONGRESSIONAL:

The most sensational feature OF the
lay was the speech of Senator Nc
Emery OF Louisiana He openly aVowed
himself protectionist, and, as Dem.
Ocrat, justified his position upon the
ground that the tariff viaws should
not constitute q test of Democracy.
He, moreover, defended the sugar
trust, whose interests, he argued, go
hand in hand with the sugar planters.
Mr.. McEnery bitterly denounced the
corporation which controlled the new
method for baling cotton, The inter
asts of this company, he declared, were
directly opposed to the interests Of the
cotton planters.
WASHINGTON, June lathe first test
vote on the sugar schedule was taken
In the Senate yesterday, resulting in
the adoption of the Republican caucus
amendment changing the House rate
Of /. 80 per pound, by the close vote Of
yeas 80, nays 80. The affirmative vote
was made up Of 80 Republicans, i Dem
ocrat, McEnery of Louisiana; silver
Republican, Jones of Nevada, and 1
Populist Stewart of Nevada. The
negative vote was made up OF 25 Dem
ocrats, Populists and 2 silver Repub-
Licans.
II was the closest vote so far taken
On an issue of Importance, and was ac-
septed as showing that any amend
nent having the sanction of the eau
gu was assured Of adoption.
WASHINGTON, June il. The long
deferred debate on the sugar schedule
Of the tariff bill came on abruptly at l
o'clock yesterday, after the Senate
had disposed of the cereals in the agri-
cultural schedule. Senators and spec
tators soon lapsed into a state OF
Indifference as the speeches dealt with
= labyrinth of technical details, Of
vital interest, though, to the sugar re-
dner and expert
Mr. Jones of Arkansas opened the
debate, to some extent answering Mr..
Aldrich's statement on the sugar
schedule 1t was argument active and
lacking in any severe denunciatory
features. The Senator held that the
rates proposed gave the refiners an
excessive differential and pointed on t
how they had thrived on the one
eighth differential OF the present law.
Mr.. Vest severely criticised the
Sugar trust and argued that the rates
were further tribute 20 its vast re-
sources Mr. Caffery of Louisiana
also opposed the schedule as whole.
Early in the day Mr.. Tillman OF
South Carolina made a lively speech in
favor of the amendment giving an OK
port duty on agricultural products.
WASHINGTON, June H. - The house
passed two comparatively unimport-
ant resolutions to-day and then adj
iourned till Monday.
WASHINGTON, June 1O-The Repub-
lican members of the finance COM
mittee will withdraw the amendments
for an additional tax on beer and for
the duty of ten cents pound on tea.
The question of revenue is giving the
committee considerable concern and If
there should be withdrawal of the
increases on tobacco as we'll as those
On beer and tea the bill would not
meet the needs of the government as
a revenue producer For this reason
It has been practically determined to
make bank check stamp tax.
The Senate bad a period of tariff
speeches yesterday, and as a result
little progress was made on the bill.
WASHINGTON, June BY the de-
,isive vote of AZ to 10, the Senate yes
Lerday adopted an amendment to the
tariff bill placing raw cotton, the
great product of the South, on the du
table list at 20 per cent ad valorem
It is the first time in the history Of
tariff legislation that duty on cotton
has been incorporated in bill. The
amendment was proposed by Mr. Ba
: con, Democrat, of Georgia, on his in
1ividual responsibility, and without
the approval of the finance committee
which thus far has been requisite tC
the success of every amendment, eX
sept minor one which went through
by default
The amendment led to spirited de
bate, Democratic Senators disclosing q
wide difference of views and at times
exchanging sharp personal criticisms
: On the final vote, six Democrats, Bacor
and Clay, of Georgia; McEnery o.
Louisiana; McLaurin and Tillman o
South Carolina, and Rawlins, of Utah
voted with the Republicans for the
Bacon amendment, while the negative
| vote was solidly Democratic, with one
, exception, Kyle, Populist