The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Debate That Led to MIR. Pettigrew's
Heated Speech and Brea kdOyvn.

Debate That Led to MIR. Pettigrew's
Heated Speech and Brea kdOvn.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-Again to-day
the acting chaplain of the Senate, the Rev
Hugh Johnson, referred in the course of his
prayer to the advent of prosperity, saying
I'VE thank Thee for the signs of returning
prosperity and that the long and wide
spread period of depression is passing"
The attendance of senators was very
meager and as the tariff bill was about to
be taken up, Mr.. Vest called attention to
the absence of a quorum. Fifteen minutes
was required to secure one. Mr.. Harris
presented the report on the Pacific Rail-
roads agreed to by the committee on Pa
cific Railroads yesterday. He also present
ed report giving the views of himself
and Senators Morgan and Rawlins, which
was not agreed to by other members of
the committee.
Mr.. Morgan, who concurred in the re-
port, said the situation demanded imme-
date action by the Senate as the agree
ments made by the executive branch rela-
tive to the sale of the road on foreclosure
at a minimum price was about to be con-
summated. He therefore announced that
on Monday next he would ask the Senate
to consider the subject Mr.. Morgan also
severely criticised the course of the gov
eminent authorities.
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tariff bill, said he hoped the Alabama
senator would take no action tending to
delay the pending bill, as it was most de-
sirable to get the tariff bill into conference
He would, therefore, feel compelled to re-
Sist taking up any other business until the
tariff bill was disposed of. The resolution
went to the calendar
The tariff bill was then taken up. con-
test arose over Paragraph (acidsD Mr.
dutiable list. Mr.. Vest resisted this at con-
siderable length The amendment was
agreed to-30 to 20.
SUGAR DRAWBACKS.
AT this point an incidental reference to
the sugar schedule occurred. letter from
the secretary of the treasury gave informal
ton as to certain sugar drawbacks. In this
connection Mr. Caffery took occasion to
explain statements he had made that the
official information furnished by Secretary
Carlisle as TO the amount of raw sugar
required to make a pound of refined sugar
had come from the sugar refiners. His in
formation, he said, had come from the
treasury official who was recognized as the
sugar expert. While involving no personal
reflections. yet it established that the treas
ury reports came from sugar refineries
either belonging to the trust or under the
influence of the trust.
MIR Lindsay stated he had formerly said
that his friend from Kentucky (Carlisle)
had necessarily derived this information
from the rehners which row appeared to he
established.
Mr. Allison caused some amusement by
saying his only desire had been to protect
the secretary of the treasury MIR. Carlisle
from the reflections of the senators from
Kentucky and Louisiana (Lindsay and
Caffery) His information was that the
Secretarys figures were based on reports
from the New York customs experts.
Mr. Gallery acclaimed that any personal
reflection was involved and al length ar
gued that the official figures on which the
sugar schedule was based were erroneous
ana on TINS erroneous basis this whole
Seneduie was predicated. The senator
said ne did not know what "cast-iron
agreement, existed as to this schedule now
ana IN conference, but the committee itself
ought TO pause and inquire into the figures
on which the schedule based.
After this diversion the Senate came back
20 the detailed consideration of the bill. Mr.
White said that when coal was taken up
ne would propose an amendment allowing
a drawback OF duty on coal used by Ameri-
can steam vessels. Mr. Allison said this
would be acceptable to the finance commit
tee, the change having been in contempla-
Paragraph ~ bleaching powder) again
went over at Mr.. Spooner's request
In Paragraph II local tar and dyes of
coior not especially provided foD the adj
Nalorem was increased from % to s. per
cent, and on all other products of coal
Tar, not medicinal, the ad valorem was in
creased from Is TO 20 per cent.
substitute for Paragraph 16 was in
serted making the rates on collodion and
compounds of pyroxline 20 cents. 90 cents
ana 90 cents, according TO grade the last
grade carrying 25 per cent. ad valorem in
addition.
Ia Paragraph % gelatin. glue isinglass
ana hsh gue) the House rate of 2l5 cents
per pound was restored on the grade val
yea not above 10 cents per pound, the 9TH
er rates remaining as reported.
IN Paragraph IS tolfve oil, etc. the COM
Inittee rate was increased from IS TO 40
cents. with proviso on olive oil in bot
ties, cans, etc, 30 cents per gallon. There
were protests on this change from Messrs.
vest and Jones and a speech from Mr. Per-
kns on the oliye-oil product 81 California.