The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-05
TARIFF BILL HELD Up.
Sugar Bounty Amendment Sprung
at Last. Moment.
III. DRAWS OUT THREATS OF
FILLIBUSTERING.

Remainder of Bill Practically Disposed
OF Mr.. Jones Says 1t Is Impossible to
Expect Passage of Bill For Weeks
2with rhis Amendments >1J =
Washington, July 3.-The tariff bill has
gone over until Monday, and all efforts
to fix the time for a final vote in the Sen
ate has proved futile. When the Senate
met today there was some hope that the
final vote would be reached tonight, but
this was speedily dispelled by the storm
occasioned when Mr.. Allison reported a
new amendment from the finance COM
mittee giving bounty of one quarter of
a cent pound on beet sugar made from
beets grown in the United States. Mr..
Jones of Arkansas, speaking for the mi 4
nority, soon took occasion to say that no
vote could BE reached on the bill in the
near future in view of this bounty amend
ment. He fntimated also that the debate
would be very protracted from this time
forth. @
Mr.. Teller of Colorado supplemented
this view saying that the offering of such
an amendment at the last moment looked
as though the, Republicans were trying
to delay the passagelof their own bill.
AS it had become apparent that the boun-
ty provision might mean serious delays,
Mr. Thurston of Nebraska, one of its
prime mo 7ers, arose and in impressive
zones Withdrew the amendment, saying
his action was inspired by patriotic mo-
tives and for the purpose of removing all
obstacles to the passage of the bill. His
colleague, Mr.. Allen, Immediately re-
newed the bounty proposition SO that
complication was the same as before. Lat
er in the day, Mr.. Allison sought to have
a time fixed for the vote, but the bounty
amendment sto> ! in the way and all ap-
pea1s to Mr.. Jones were in vain. Mr..
Allison finally gave notice that he would
expect to pass the bill Monday or Tues
day.
During the day the bill was brought to
asstate of practical completion.
Mr.. Allison proposed late in the day an
amendment for stamping bonds, sdeben-
lures, shares of stock, etc., which went
over until Monday.
Among the features disposed of today
were the antitrust sections, the provis-
ions of the Wilson act on that subject be-
ing Pe-enaeted. Mr.. Mills brought for
ward a new amendment for tax of 20
cents pack on playing cards which was
agreed to by unanimous vote amid much
amusement and surprise, as Mr.. Mills
had not expected this result. All of the
administration sections of the bill and
that repeating the Wilson act were dis
= posed of during the daysand the para
graph proposing a tax on beer was with
drawn by the committee. The Senate adj
journed to Monday, no effort being made
to observe the national holiday.
The ,tchaplain's prayer referred to the
anniversary of our Nations birthday and
the profound significance of that event
in the civilization of the world.
A resolution was agreed to, calling on
the Secretary of the Interior for the
names and political affiliations of pension
examiners in the field recently dismissed.
Mr.. GalliAger of. New Hampshire Sc
cured an Amendment extending the in
quiry to those dismissed from March A.,
1888 to July !, 1893.
The tariff TART bill was then taken up and
Mr.. Allison presented three new amend
lnents, not for immediate action, he said.
but in order that they might be speedily
printed.
The first amendment provided a bou n
ty of IA Of cent per pound on beet sugar
made from the beet grown in the United
States from July 1898 to July 1903.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas expressed sur
prise that on the day which was hoped to
be the last of, the tariff debate the COM
mittee should bring in this far-reaching
amendment, einbodying one of the most
radical departures made in century.
Such experiments in the line of bounty
legislation had proved disastrous, he
said. -. : ,.4,,-., Il .,s
Mr.. Allison explained that the amend
ment was a precise reproduction of the
bounty clause of the law of 1890, except
that it was confined to beet sugar and the
rate was limited to one-fourth of a
cent a pound.
This brought on an unexpected develop
ment. Nh Jones of Arkansas arose and
with calmness suggested that in view. of
the new amendment on sugar bounties,
the Senate would be in session good
long time. !" 1t could not be passed with
out the fullest discussion. The dog days
were here and the weather was intensely
not. Therefore, Mr.. Jones declared de-
cisively he thought it well Eto give up the
earlier daily meeting of the session, re-
Stunning the IL O'Clock session and he
thought it desirable that the Senate now
adjourn. 81 "
Mr..tAllison responded that he thought
the billwas to be passed today.
In surprides tones, Mr.. Jones answered
that such AN idea was preposterous
With this bounty question brought in,
could it be possible to expect the passage
Of the bill this week, or next week OF
the week afterP He
WAS ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDED,
he said, to have this proposition brought
in at the last moment. He again hoped