Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-16
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Extraordinary session.

feature OF the bill thus far. by defeating the
motion OF Senator Vest. 10 place white pine
on the free list. yeas 20. nays g. The contest
was mainly Significant in breaking party
! lines which have been maintained with few
, exceptions during tue early days o' the de-
bate. On the haaI vote. eight democratic
senators voted against NJ Vests
proposition namely: Messrs Bacon and
| Clay. OF Georgia. Nc Emery, Of Louisiana. Me
! l-aurin and Tillman. Of South Carolina. Mar
tin o. Virginia; RawIins, OF Utah. and White.
/ On the other hand. Mr.. Carer, repu biican.
| and Messrs Cannon and Mantle. silver repub-
leans. voted for the Vest motion. Follow ne
this. vote to substitute the Wilson lumber
| schedule was defeated, si-37. and the schedule
was agreed TO as reported The debate pre-
eeding the vote was at times very strong.
owing 10 the political lines \ general dis
cussion OF the future programme on the bill
occurred before the senate adjourned
HoUsL-The house was ia session for an
hour or two Monday and adjourned until
| Thursday
wAsHISGToS June 9-sESArE-By the de-
cisiVe vote Of - TO 10 the senate adopted the
amendment 10 the tariff bill placing raw cot
! ton, the great product OF the south on the
| uutiaoIe list at % per cent ad valorem IL IS
! the first time IN the history OF tariff legisla-
! ton that u duty on cotton has been incorpor-
! ated In bill The amendment was proposed
! oy MT Bacon dem Cal his indi-
NiuuaI responsibility and without the
! approval OF the finance committee. which thus
Tar has been requisite to the success Of every
atnenumcnt except a minor which went
through by default Tie amendment led 10 a
sPH''eu ueoate. democratic senator's dlsclos-
| ing wide difference OF views and AT times cx-
| changing sharp personal criticisms ON the
| maj vote six democrats Bacon and Clay tGaD.
| hcEnery, u-a)' McLaurin ana Tfllman Is
| -, and EawIins. tUtan). voted with the pub
leans Tor the Bacon amendment while the
| NEGATIVE vote was solid.y democratic with ono
| tAcepuon--kyle, populist. The debate on
| cotton took up the most az the day. Early
| IN the day the sugar schedule was passed over
ana the agricultural schedule was taken up
The paragraph on cattle vent over but the
] balance OF the agricultural schedule up to
ana including paragraph rs. was agreed To as
reported all amendments except tnat OF Mr.
Bacons being rejected.
WASHINGTON. June iO.-SENArE- SEN
ate had period OF tariff speeches Wednesday
and as a result little progress was made or
the bill Mr.. Rawl.ns (Utahj and MIR Mills
| tIeN) discussed the democratic attitude on
the tarln from their respective standpoiuts
MT hawlns was a member OF the platform
/ committee OF the Chicago convention and pro-
posed the tariff plank which was adopted He
held that the vote he anu several other demo-
cratic senator's had cast for duties on cotton
ana other agricultural products justified
| cy the platform ana by the traditions of the
party. Mr.. Mills severely arraigned the bin
as u class measure designed 10 build up "A vast
! iu.li for distribution among the benetciaries
o' the Oil and ut the expense OF the forgot
cl-ed those democratic senators who voted for
! the amendments TO the bill putting a tax on
cotton and other articles contcndiug
that their course was radical de-
I parture from the tcnets OF dem
| ocracy. Later in the day Mr.. Cannon
/ tJtah) proposed amendment placing an
export bounty on agricultural products He
spoke TWO hours on the need Of giving the
farmer share OF the benefits Of the tartn
Mr.. Butler q. C. also spoke in favor OF Civ
ing the farmer equal benefits with other
classes under the till. Only nall a page OF
the Dill covering four brief and com parative-
| ly un'mportant paragraphs GEO to 233) were
disposed OF during the day. Tho session will
begin at ! a. m Thursday
WAsHINGToN. June II -SENArE-The long
deferred debate on the sugar schedule OF the
tarnoiIl came on abruptly at O'CLOCK Thurs
day liter the senate had disposed Of the
cereals in the agricultural schedule. The in
tcTrNl IN the sugar schedule had been wnCtted
for weeks. and aside from the fact that more
revenue is derived from sugar than from any
other article. there was the added inter-
est due TO the sensational charges
made cf late, within ana without
the senate concerning trregularities
IN connection win the pro-. rcs~ OF the
schedule But the debate f.l4pd To devotion
any dramatic incidents Senators and spec
tdtorS 500. la r~ed into a state Of ind Terrence
as the speeches. dealt with a. labrvnth of tecb-
meal details. %! vital interest 20 the sf.v.r re-
finer and expert, but not TO the general puH-
Tic. Mr. Jones CArkD opened the debate 90
some extent answering Mt Aldrlch's state
ment on the sugar schedule II was nrrp-
mentltlvc and lacking in severe CcuunciatC~y
features Inc senator held that the rates
proposed gave the rchners an excessive dig
fcrenti1l and pointed out how they had
thriVed on the u dincreutial OF the present
law Mr. Vest severely criticised the ,ug..r
trust and argued that tho rates were a fur
ther tribute TO its vast resources MIR CAT
tery t-a) also opposed the schedule "a a
14 aL. on s.s,, Zoo.
ture OF the schedule further than the with
drawal OF the original senate committee
/ amendments This leaves the house proyis-
IONS OF the bill with an amendment i'm
crcaS.ug the house Different . from S75-iOOD
to"3-lOO cents per pound. The provisions re-
IatinG To the Hawaiian island went over by
mutual consent Eacly iu DIV Mr. T.lu1an
o. o. made y lively speech 80 favor OF the
amendment giving an export duty on agrf-
cuituraI products Hc took occasion i'm This
connection TO critiCise his democratic assoc
GATES VINO we're giving strict and literal
construction TO the democratic doctrine OF a
tax for revenue only. The bounty amendment
was defeated 10 TO -.
HoUsE-The house passed a coupIo Of nm
Important bills and adjourned until Monday
WASuINGToS. June 2-SENArF-The first
vote on the sugar schedule was taken i'm the
senate late Tridly. resulting in the adoption
OF the republican caucus amendment chang
ing the house rate OF ] % per pourd bv mo
m
i've vote was made mp OF 90 republicans.
democr'f tMcEuery La. silver republican
tones NsvJ and ] poUul.~t t~tcwart Ncv,
inc negative vote was made mp OF 81 demo-
Gratis. populi-ts and silver republicans IL
was the closest vote thus far taken ON an I.-
sue on IMPORTANCE. and was accepted as show
lur That any amendment hly.u. the sanction
OF the caucus was assured OF adoption Tho
vote was taken after % day spent iu speeches
on The effect az the sugar schedule THO main
speech OF the day came from Mr. Allison. In
charge OF the bill and was boo the nature OF an
answer 10 tho charges made against the sugar
schcduIc as whole. and % defense Of it Mr.
German tMd) spoke against tho schedule and
tho entire bill pointing out that its eject was
10 burden tho people without opening up TO
us new foreign markets. Ar White reviewed
Inc records OF republican senators ou the
sugar scheduIc during the debate ON the VIII
son Dill arraig1ins them for Inconsistency
Dir ''Hrev iLaI and Sir stewart lNevI also
spo"'. the FORMER against and the latter f1r
mo pending schedule after which th. voro
WIS i'h'h In" Hrst paragraph OF the sugar
schcdu.e was mot finally disposed ofu1to tho
slime OF adlagrluc.t
Cana. Vail