The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-21
REPUBLICANS SCORED
Teller Said This Mas the Meanest
Tariff Bill Ever Enacted.
PETTlGREW'S STRAlGHTOU1 CHARGES
Said Lumbermen Elected Senators,
Hence the White Pine Duty.
MR.. ALLISON MADE NO ANSWER
When berry Charged Sugar Trust
Received More Rcncht Than In
Either House or senate BilI.
MR.. ALLISON MADE NO ANSWER

Either House or senate BilI.
Washington July 20-The tariff confer
ence report was presented TO the senate to-
day, but little progress was made on 1t be-
You'd the formal reading OF two thirds OF |
the report There was no indication OF |
when the final vote will be reached,
During the day Mr. Tillman tDcm) of |
South Carolina openly threatened to fill
buster until next December II cotton bag
ging and cotton ties were not restored to
the free list but the threat was regarded |
as somewhat facctious.
The sugar amendments occasioned long |
debate. during which Mr.. Allison stated |
that the conference rates were lower than
those Of the senate and largely concession
to the house, Senators Vest, Jones Berry
and White questioned this statement. urg-
ing that the sugar trust secured larger ben
Gifts from the conference schedule than
from any previously offered
The lumber amendment also brought out
animated criticism from Senators Teller and
pe;tigrew
Early In the day the senate passed a
Joint resolution authorizing and requesting
the president to take all necessary steps
for the release of the Competitor prisoners
from prison at Havana.
The tariff struggle was removed TO the
senate today, but there was little evidence
of an exciting contest when the session
opened Several of the senators who have
been absent from the city were back again.
anticipating that every vote might be
needed The attendance in the galleries
was greater than usual, although there was
no crowd
on the desk before MIR. Allison Of Iowa.
IN charge Of the tariff BILL was tho ponder
| ous manuscript of the tariff conference re-
| port.
| Immediately after the prayer a message
| from the house announced the agreement OF
| hat body to the conference report Con-
| siderable routine business was disposed OF
| before tho tariff report was called up.
A resolution of MIR Morgan Of Alabama
was agreed TO asking the president what
| Indemnity, If any, had boon asked of the
| Spanish government for tv~-rrest and sub
segment eXpulsion Of Samuel 7. Nolan. an
American citizen from Oupa'
NJ Alisoh theh lo'Iii"i.S Plesen preset, ne ne
tarin conference report ann asneu Iar 10
| conFiaeration' hut AT the instance OF Mr.
| Berry OF Arkansas gave way for the imme-
| dlate passage OF a TeSoluUou empowering
| the prtsldeht 10 TAKE stels ior tne releaeo
OF Ona Melton ana olher C9mpetitor prs
| onels' inc resolution passeu WITHOUT com
moIit and by a unanimous vote.
| The vice president announced, IN re-
| sponse 10 an inquiry by Mr.. Allen, that the
| pending Union racine resolution was the
unfinished business and would como up
at : p. m. unless displaced
| This drew from Mr. Morgan statement
as TO the hour to have full discussion for
| the pending question. II was intended, he
said, to discuss the tariif report In all lis
political financial and historical bearings.
Aside from this, 1t was proposed TO secure
consideration for the Union Pacific resolu-
tion either by itself or during the tarih de-
bate If this became essentigl. II was not
| an ordinary practice, but, sad Mr.. Morgan.
when men were tied and dashed over the
backs they were not disposed TO stand on
| the nicetits of procedure. II was more I'M
nortant, he said. to save s5000O,000 by the
Union Pacific resolution than 10 pass the
tarin bin.
| MIR. Allison mildly suggested that there
| was M disposition to cut off all reasonable
consideration of the report. The tariff was
too important, however TO give way to
other questions which might be brought
forward.
the conference report was then read in
detail
When the first clause was read Mr..
| Iones NJ Arkansas made an earnest pro-
test against proceeding on the technical re-
mort without an intelligent explanation of
| lis meaning. There had been no oppor-
unity for the democratic conforees to con-
slider 1t in the committee 1t had been
rushed through the house in single DAY
cuss II II was due TO the American pco-
p Is' he e declared, that some explanation be
N' The reading of the lengthy conference
then proceeded rapidly. There were few
Inquiries by Mr.. Jones and brief e%plana-
tions from Mir. Allison, but these did not