The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-11

wv a whole. No final
action was taken on
JONES. any feature Of the
schedule further than the withdrawal OF
the original senate committee amend
ments. This leaves the house provisions
OF the bill. with an amendment increasing
the house differential from SO to % cent
per pound.
The provisions relating 10 the Hawaiian
islands went over by mutual consent.
The tariff bill was taken up as soon as
routine business Was out Of the way. TIIl-
man took the floor en- the pending amend
ment by Cannon, providing for an export
bounty on agricultural products. lie saia
the tarln debate had disclosed a nebulous
condition in the minds of the senators.
The Republicans had sat quietly. appa-
renuy controlled by the caucus, refusing
ITO discuss the iniqulties of the bill and
unanimously voting for exactions in be-
half Of trusts and monOpolleS
ON the other hand" proceeded Till
man, the Democrats are in d pe riOd of
transition They do not know where they
are al. The older ana more experienced
proclaim their allegiance tc the old time
honorea doctrines. We hadIan impaSsioned
speech yesterday by Mills on behalf Of the
at this late day as a Democratic doctrine.
Secession, notification and other issues
which have passed out OF the minds of
men, miaht as we'll be brought 1ap here
The tarir is merely question OF policy.
as To how the government viii raise its
revenue. L, is to the best interest Of the
t,,a1 Ameriean an people that the articles RI con;
by our people. II that Is Republican doc
srine. weil and good. III il is not Demo-
cratic doctrine IT ought 10 be A. 10 far
mers. the need is not for more farmers.
but for a tariff which no longer VIII rob
the farmers we nave.
Tinman vehemently pledged his word TO
his colleagues that they would not deceive
the farmers. and that nine million of the
followers of the piow will settle with
you at the ballot box" He declared the
South had been treated as an ishmaelite
since the war and, with the farmers gem
orally, had been bied 10 benefit Now Eng
land.
Allen of Nebraska briefly spoke in favor
OF an export bounty.
.sUsf<ins of California announced his
readiness to support the export bounty if
modified so as To eonfine the bounty 10
goods exported i'll vessels flying the flag
OF the United States and documented in
customs houses of the United States. He
proposed an amendment 10 this effect
There was some opposition TO this from
Tillman and Allen but Cannon. author
of the original amendment. said he was
disposed as means of securing the sup
port of Perkins and others of the Repab
ncan side OF the chamber, to accept this
new proposition if 70 per cent. Of the
bourty should go TO the agricultural ex.
porter and . per cent. TO the American
vessel
Perkins declined to accept this suggcs-
ton. saying he was not seeking subsidy
for the vessel men, but merely to limit
the bounty to goods carried in American
Slips.
The Utah senator could. Perkins said
either accept or reject the amendment Is
A whole Cannon declined 10 accept the
amendment and Perkins thereupon with
drew il.
The amendment was defeated, yeas 10,
nays - Affirmative vote: Allen. Butter.
Stewart, Harris of Kansas, Heitfeid, can
non. Mantle pettigrew, Roach and TIL
man.
This closed consideration OF the cereal
paragraph Of the agricultural schedule.
ana the sugar schedule was taken up.
Pettierew of South Dakota gave notice
that he would offer his amendment TO adj
init free OF duty goods made by trusts in
connection with the schedule.
Allison asked that the proviso relating
to the Hawaiian islands go over. lie said
in this connection that the action OF the
senate committee relative &c the Hawaiian
proposition was due to a purpose TO ex-
ciude Hawaiian sagar. TIE committee
had never considered the question. and
had let il 20 over for future consiGera-
tlOn. Later ne th1NANt q lfi'FN9Att~h va
that branch Of the subject would be pre-
sented
Allison. on behalf Of the committee then
moved an amendment striking 0uJ so and
inserting 80 cent as the duty on refined
sugars.
Jones Of Arka nsas was recognized for
a speech on the general features Of the
sugar schedule The senator had before
him small bottles showing the various
grades OF sugar. raw and refined. and with
these he illustrated his argument as he
rror.eaed lie asserted that toe new
sugar proposition would increase the
profits az the sugar renBers on every point
II that was the purpose Of the managers
az the hlu they should Jet e bc known, He
was in favor % q tax on sugar. bat he be
Neved IL should Ce made As light 8 pos
ssbIa ana should give no special beuens
to anybody. Early ia his remarks Jones
referred tG the unSairuesS os Aioricn
statement on the Sugar raet2Gie, IL speak
ing Of the difference between German
sugar and the y2w sugar coming 10 tnlS
country. The comparison was not fair
one Homes couten4efl. as the German
S,4esrs could not he compared 20 fpa
American Wars} figugtnr on the amount
that should 20 70 the reAners. the AueFt-
csn article raw and refined. mast oe con-
e!1-~e-s rather than thc German. " IN
srrpaf emphasis Jones declared that he
fertier before German gTaoulaffd vas
taken as the basis for fading The differ
cntla5 duo 10 the rennor Jones insisted
that ras grades Of sugar compared BY
Aftrieh fl MS sseerA ga not compare.
Jones stated thst the price - refined
sugar uu-3r vsaich Aiarich based his cal
,,fg,a.sars of . - cents vas ton low. y
should haee te@a 1as. hs sai6- sun
faks~r A}arzct-s figures. Jones calculated
margin oI from - &C. @ cents GER
sasrs ~ fhe renners He he'd 30 aed
cnn@c5erti0ustE into the aasstien. 81 .iti-
rof rrefrsg,.e. ard se became satisfied
tAat "A clear slaer.nfiaI = = of @ cent
was right. Under shat diTeEen'tal tne
rrrrrsuv's rrea;s haa increased How
e.sula the other side noFT }sisfify 2 t@sihrr
increase ~ rne asnereat3al7 he would
,.-e~oee hs said. a aHty 90 : cent s'er
rouaa ca sugars testing > degrees. '.tn
ara Increase II gss On each cseTes shove
that. and al1eTengtal az = on fsiaFra-
4 witl na; propose tniS 10 Any ca1''1"ss
..rssf said se. but because / SSl-SfE Il