The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-21
The Prnceedings

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today, but there was very little evil
dence of an exciting contest when the
session opened. Several of the senators
who have been absent from the city
were back again, anticipating that
every vote might be needed.
! The gallery attendance was greater
than usual. although there was no
crowd On the desk before Mr. Ali
son of Iowa, in charge of the tariff
DILL was the ponderous manuscript of
the tariff conference report.
Immediately after the prayer mes
sage from the house announced the
agreement of that body to the con-
ference report Considerable routine
business was disposed of before the
tariff report was called up
resolution BY Mr.. Morgan (Ala.)
was agreed 70. asking the president
as TO what indemnify, IL any, mad been
asked Of the Spanish government for
the arrest and subsequent expulsion CT
Samuel T. Tolon, an American citizen
from Cuba.
FORMALLY PRESENTED.
Mr.. Allison then formally presented
the tariff conference report and asked
for its consideration, but at the in
stance of Mr.. Berry (ArlS.). gave way
for the Immediate passage OF reso-
luton empowering the president to
take steps for the release of Ona
Melton and other Competitor prison
ers. The resolution passed without
comment by unanimous vote.
The vice president announced, in
response to an inquiry by Mr.. Allen
+ (Neb.) that the pending Union Pacific
resolution was the unfinished business
and would come uD at p. m, unless
displaced.
This drew from Mir. Morgan a state
ment that it was Intended to discuss
the tariff report in ali its political,
financial and historical. bearings. Aside
from this it was proposed to secure
consideration for the Union Pacific
resolution, either by Itself or during
the tariff debate, if this became essen
tial. It was not an orderly practice,
but, said Mr. Morgan, when men were
tied up and dashed over the back they
were not disposed to stand on the
niceties of procedure. 1t was more
important, he said, TO save $50, coo, 600
by the Union Pacific resolution than to
pass the tariff BIZ.
Mr.. Allison suggested that there was
no disposition to cut off all reasonable
consideration of the report. 1t was
too important. however, 70 give way
to other questions which might be
brought forward.
READ IN DETAIL
The conference report was then read
in detail
When the first clause was read Mr.
Jones (Arl.) made an earnest protest
against proceeding on the technical re-
port without an intelligent explanation
of its meaning. There has been no
opportunity for the Democratic con-
ferees TO consider it in committee 1t
had been rushed through the house in
a single day, without time for prepar-
alton to discuss it there It was due
to the American people he declared,
that some explanation be given.
The reading of the lengthy confer
ence report then proceeded rapidly.
There We're frequent Inquiries by Mr..
Jones and brief explanations from Mr.
Allison, but these did not cause ma
terial delay. Seven pages Of the printed
report were disposed of in the first half
hour
When the item of window glass was
reached Mr.. Jones read q telegram
Just received from leading window
glass dealers of New York, saying the
restoration OF the Mckinley rate would
place a duty equivalent to 40 per
cent on this article, which would be /
and would stop ali revenue |
from this source.
The lumber amendments led to an
animated debate. Mr.. Teller and Mr. |
Vest contenGed that the g rate on
white pine and the retaliatory clause
against Canadian logs in effect permit
ted double tax.
JUST FOR A FEW. :
MIR. Teller declared that the whole
thing Was conceived il the interests I
Of few mill men Of Michigan, Mime j
sofa and Wisconsin. by which they I
would be enabled 10 raise the price of
pine So to 81 per 1.eoo
air. PettigreW IS. d. severely criti- .
cised the conference ans ndment, max !
ing personal relere &c to the Michi-
gan senators. He said the 81 was de- 1
signed TO benefit few men who own /
what standing pine there IS in Michi-
gan. Wisconsin ana Minnesota. One I
Michigan lumberman vas worth s10,-
J00. COG ana was prominent in Repub-
icau politics He is the man who |
manipulated the election Of senators in
Michigan" asserted Mr.. Pettigrew.
This condition made the lumber
amendment an important one ITO the i
Michigan machine. he said. This lum-
Germans S10,000.000 counted against
the influence and votes of 10000 men
Of ordinary means. He said that the
report ought 10 be rejected
On this lumber item, but ii was full of
tricks besides.
Commenting on newspaper clipping
IS to a gathering of Iunl3era1en in Mr..
Burrows room. Mr.. Pettlgrew said il
showed that the pine amendment
you'd take over S6.00c 600 out of the
pockets of the people ard nut il in the