The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-06-03

signed with the names OF their authors,
should be probed. There should be no
mixture of the old investigation aud
the new one LET us not mix up the
Democratic sheep with the Republican
goats, he said. But let us have a
fumigation."
In conclusion, Mr.. Tillman reiterated
that If the senate is "rotten to the bot.
tom" it should be proved. If these
charges were false, then the lies should
be laid bare. If the charges were true,
then, he said, the guilty senators should
be turned out and the senate purged.
Mr.. Aldrich, Republican member of
the finance committee and in charge of
the tariff bill, Immediately took the
floor as Mr.. Iillman closed. 1t had
been charged, or inferred, he said that
the sugar trust dictated the sugar
schedule.
But desire to say to the senate, to
the senator (Tillman) and to every man
in the United States that no person
connected with the sugar trust at any
time or at any place influenced the
framing of the sugar schedule, or re-
ceived information s TO its character.
l desire to make the statement as broad
as the English language can make it,"
Mr.. Aldrich said that no living per-
son outside of the members of the COM
mittee had any information as to the
subject until SO hours before it was re-
ported. Then the senator from Ne.
vada Jones' had been shown the
schedule. No human being beyond
this had received the slightest infor-
nation.
"And any man who says so, or init
mates So" added Mr.. Aldrich, "de.
serves to be denounced in a way which
would not be parliamentary here"
Mr.. Tillman interrupted to say that
he had not made the charges; he had
merely submitted public statements
with the authors names signed.
Mr. Aldrich proceeding said the full
est investigation was Courted, there
was nothing to conceal No informa.
ton ever went from that committee
room to anyone. He (Aldrich) had
never bought or sold a share of sugar
stock. 1t was easy for correspondents
to make such charges, but they were
absolutely false. Without further de-
bate the resolution was referred TO the
cammittee on contingent expenses, and,
on motion of Mr.. Aldrich the senate
took up the tariff bill.
Mr.. Vest opposed the proposed in.
three.tenths of cent per pound as un.
fair to soapmakers, and that it would
not have been made but for the fact
that Mr.. Jones New, where the prin.
cipal deposits of soda ash in the coun.
try are found, is q member OF the
finance committee. The amendment
was agreed to.without division, but was
reConsidered and allowed to go over to
permit Mr.. Gray to be heard on it.
There was only brief discussion of
the remaining paragraphs in the cheml'
cal schedule, Mr.. Jones stating that
while they were not accepted without
protest by the Democrats those IN charge
Of the Democratic interests considered
it unnecessary to consume time TO no
avail with the voting majority so evl
IDENTIFY against them.
The next schedule, relating to earths.
earthenware and glassware, was en-.
tered upon. An amendment limiting
the fire brick to be imported TO be i'm.
ported at Sl.20 per ton to those weigh.
ing less than ten pounds each was
adopted
The duty ON Portland and other by.
drauliC Cements in barrels and sacks
was increased from s to IL cents per
hundredweight and in bulk from to
10 cents per hundredweight. After
Mr.. White had criticized the increase
as opposed TO the interests of builders
and Mr.. Pettigrew had defended IT.
saying it should be greater in the inter.
est of American manufacturers.
Mr.. Vest criticised, but to no avail,
the rate proposed on glass bottles, de-
canters, etc as equal to the Mckinley
rate, the highest, he said, in the coun.
trrs history.
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) objected in vigor.
Gus speech to the rate fixed on window
glass. 1t was universal consumption
and was in the hands of trusts, two as.
sociations controlling practically the
business in this country and dividing
the territory and fixing rates. Among
all the iniquities of the BILL" said he,
"and their name is legion, the glass
schedule is the most mOnstrous."
Mr.. Sewen (Rep., N. J.J challenged
Mr.. Jones statements, saying there
were individual glass makers in his
state outside Of any trust aud struggling
for existence against foreign compet,
ton.
Mr.. Mills (Tex) said the glass rates
were enormous and unjustifiable, run.
ming from ll5 TO l6S per cent.
Mr.. Jones' amendment to reduce the
rate on windowglass from p to. / cent
per pound was disagreed to-yeas, IS
nays, %, The committee rate of "a
rents was then agreed to.
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) offered another
amendment reducing the rate on win.
dowglass above l0xl5 inches square and
under 1920 from l58 to IA cents per
pound. The amendment was disagreed
to-lS to %. All of the committee
amendments as TO windowglass were
agreed to.
Mr.. Aldrich yielded to urgent re.
quests from Democratic senators that
the bill be laid aside. The senate then
went into executive session and soon
after adjourned.
A Double COlored Execution.
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