The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-07

ing: it has taken fright at threat of
delay?" pursued Mr. Allen.
oh, no. Mr.. Allison explained. 1T
is very important this bill should come
TO vote and in case of sharp divisions
we do not wish either to press or op-
press unduly.''
Mr.. Vest also explained that when
the bounty amendment was offered he
went to the Republican side and in
formed senators that there would be
protractsd debate
Mr.. Allen proceeded 10 criticise Re
publican senators for abandoning the
amendment, declaring that they had
no right to betray their trust and aban-
don a proposition 10 which their plat
form pledged them.
CAUSED A STIR.
Then Mr.. Allen branched into a
chapter of private procedure which oc-
casioned considerable stir from the
chamber. He said that during the de-
bate Republican senators had let it be
understood that they would like TO be
scared" when this beet sugar amend
ment was proposed, and that the init
nation had been conveyed that il some
one would get on his feet and threaten
that congress would be held in ses-
sion If the amendment was pressed.
then our Republican friends would be
able to slide down the back stairs and
get out
And so the senator from Arkansas
tJones), Mr.. Allen went on, arose
and expressed establishment that this
proposition should be brought here
Mr. Jones entered the chamber at
this point and interrupted 10 say that if
there was any such intimation as Mr.
Allen lad referred to it never came
to him (Jones). He was amazed when
the amendment was brought il.
Mr.. Allen then turned to the course
of the Republican caucus in dealing
with the bounty amendment.
PURELY SPECTACULAR.
THE country ought to understand"
said he, that this is a purely spectac-
ular performance: i performance in
tended to amUse, if not to deceive. 1t
should know that our Republican
brethren called on the Democratic
brethren 10 help them out; if the Dem
ocratic brethren could be brought for
ward to scare them then they were
willing &c take 10 their heels
Mr.. Thurs5On Of Nebraska replied
briefly 70 his colleague. saying he pro-
posed 10 confIe himself TO the bounty
question. Reviewing the former sugar
bounty law, he declared that its repeal
was an act Of perfidy and dishOn0r.
lie regretted. therefore, to turn 10 the
Record and find that on the vote to
repeal that law the first name recorded
in the affirmative was that of Mr.. AL
len of Nebraska. Again he found on
a second vote involving some measure
CT relief TO Inc beet sugar Industry.
the firsI name recorded in the negative
was that OF Allen of Nebraska" In
1881 Z Populistic legislature in Ne
braska repealed the bee e gar bounty
chapter of the state Law, and q Demo-
ocratic governor approved the repeal
In 1885 a Republican legislature re-
stored the bounty 10 e cents a pound
over the veto OF q POpuiistic governor.
Holcomb. Then when the POpulis-s
came into power again they promptly
repealed the bounty law. So much,
said MIR. Thurston, for the consistency
of his colleagues criticisms. The Re
publican party had in its tariff bill
taken sugar from the free list. where
il was placed in part through the vote
OF mis- Populistic colleague. Mr.. THURS
ton lent emphasis to MS remarks by
turning TO Mr.. Allen and addressing
him personally. He said he had intro
duced the bounty amendment in good
faith and had earnestly urged il until
a threat of protracted debate was i'm
ninent. Then holding that general
prosperity was over and above the in
terests of his state, believing that wide
spread benefit was 10 come with the
passage Of this tariff bill, he had with
drawn the bounty amendment. He was
content to place his record along side
that which his Populistic colleague had
made for himself.
Mr.. Allen, in turn, justified his course
by saying he nad entered the senate
at a time when The government was
!
imperative to reduce government eE-
penses. avoid bond issues and put more
money in the treasury. He had voted
for the Wilson bill repeating the bounty
because the bill contained the income
tax and other heneficient features. He
admitted THAI the Republican le5islat-
Ure of Nebraska had give Is cent
bounty on sugar. ana had then failed
to make an appropriation " pay the
bounty. Among other things, AIr. Allen
said S53S,O0 had been literally stolen
from the treasury of Neor;tska under
the last Republican administration. and
the state treasurer stood convicted and
sentenced to 20 years in the peniten-
tiary.
Mr. Allison then moved that the AL
len amendment providing a sugar
bounty be laid on the table. The mo-
ton prevailed-yeas, 81; nays. Q. The
negative vote was cast by Allen. But
Ter, Harris CKan.), Heitfeid. Kyle. Pet
tigrew. Stewart. Teller and Mantle
PCpulists and Silver Republicans.
Referring to the vote, Mr. Teller said /
he wanted it to go to the people %
the northwest that the Republican
party might have placed a bounty on
beet sugar, as there were the vote to /
do it.
MIR. Allison now came forward with a !
request for an agreement for a final /
vote tomorrow.
Mr. Pettigrew interposed an inquiry /
as - whether white pine lum Der would /
be left at 81 per LOCO feet. He desired
some assurance that the rate would
not b disturbed. otherwise he would /
have to object to an agreement.
Mr. Allison gave assurance that the
committee would not make a change.
and the agreement on the vote was
then reached.
At 6:1O the senate adjourned.
TALES BY WIRE.