The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-07

WASHINGTON, July s-Ths final vote
on the tariff Bill viii oe rakan before zd-
}o4rnTent tomorroa. Tae agreement : As
follows:
Tha; he debate or the tariff 6lu snail
p''-eea 1l1er 'Ae 1Ne-mluute rs.le after /
4 n tomorrow. anl mat the anal vote
snal Dc taken before adjournment
allison 4id no; ask rhat :he hour for
me vote * set. being coatenr wita re
agreement that il should be some tire %
morrow Tae limitation ot speeches afte-
= n. TO iTs minutes wlu bring .he de-
cate within narrow limits TIE announce
Neal oy the vice presile1. that the agree
neat vas perfected iet 20 general ex-
change Of consra tCla lions among senators.
During the day The antitrust question
was debated a. length. and Pettus' amend
meat Was defeated s3 20 s.
Alien again offered The amendment for
I ot cent bounty on beet sugar Il
Led 10 lively and somewhat personal
speeches iroaa the TWO NeoraSka senators.
after which fhr Allan amendment was
tabled, = 10 8 rhe Populls;s and silver Re
poblicans beiag the only ones recorded
asainSg the motion 20 table
Without snt preliminary business. thu
senate proceeded 70 the consideration Of
tAe tari1 bill Bate delivered e Sc speech
against the bill
He made a general argument against
IN" measure from the standpoint as he
announced. Of an advocate q 'fair trade
and free silver
The senator aualyzed thc bill In rs
bearing On the agricultural industry. say
Ing i WAS designed - fool tae farmer
by giving HIM 2 fic;itious protection on
his products. while real protection was
given 20 all ne articles con sumed by him.
lie criticised the steady extension ~ the
= f--
tariff for robbery" instead of a tariff
f.. revenue" II arrayed Us against The
world making the United States the
lshmael among nations.
Pettus then offered his amendment de-
claring unlawful the Importation ~ sugar
by any trust or combination operating
in restraint of trade or for the purpose
OF advarCi the price Of sugar. The
amendment also provided tor the for
fcjtuTe of sugar so imported and directed
the attorney general to enforce the tor
ssitGre and 10 prosecute trusts, c0mbina-
ton. etc The senator SPOKE al length
In support % tne amendment, referring
10 the gradual absorption Of wealth in
the hand sot vast concerns.
Chiffon. of Texas followed with an ar
ralgnmeut II trusts. arguing that they
were fosEeret BY the tariff lie explained
the operation Of his antitrust amend
feasible method Of reaching the trust.
Morgan spoke against trusts. saving ne
favored the amendment ~ his colleague
tpettusl. but would attach IN it another
far-reaching proposition. lie thought the
s-t-Tre and confisCattou provided for py
Pettus' amendment might as In the case
of the sugar trust. enable the trust %
put up the price of sugar pending action
of the court. He suggested a Inodifica-
tlon which would provide fer the imnle-
diate sale of articles seized.
Canery did uot believe thai the Pettus
amendment woG}d affect the sugar trust
II the trust WAS stopped from importing
sugar the sugar would be imported on
other accounts and be bought by The
trust IN the New York market.
The vote was then taken and was lost.
e5 - So Teller and Heitfeld voted with
the Democrats tn favor x The amend
.uent and McEuery and Stewart voted
against il The Chiffon amendment was
also lost y "a 81
ranrrv ,hen offered an amendment "a
strike out all the din-rential on refined
sugar. lost = 20 q Hei;felt and Teller
voted ven ard McEuery ana Stewart nav.
After the vote had been announced.
White of California raised laugh by read
Ing from the record Of the debate on ina
sugar sfTerentili iu the senate the state
rrsut by the secretary of state. sherman.
"a the eject that tAa sugar trusf needed
no protection II had rather cat OF my
right hand" said the senator. than %
vote single cent ot bounty 10 me corper-
alton,
ChUton moved an amendment limiting
the drawback on refined sugar 20 the
ansaut SHOWN oy the poi4rtScope- lost
Allen now Wrought forward the amend
nent FOR "a bounty On best sugar. lie
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