The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-28
FHE TARIFF PROBLEM
,ebate Begins in the Presence Of
a Large Assemblage.
EyATOR VEST OPPOSES ALDRICH.
10 Criticises the Schedules In Detail and
EsDecialIy Attacks the Lead Duty.
Senator Cannon Asks Aid For the
Farmer-More Amendments.

Farmer-More Amendments
washington, May 26.-The debate on
be tariff bill began in the senate, with
rowded galleries, a large attendance
senator's and the tariff leaders of the
ouse
Minor business claimed attention up
6 M. when Senator Aldrich of
ksoae Island. in charge of the tariff
U rad the measure laid before the
kenate and took the floor for the open
M speech At that time every availa-
seat in the galleries was occupied.
h. Republican side of the floor showed
n almost solid representation, there be-
~ but three or four vacant seats. The
Democrats also presented full ranks,
hs scattered seats of the Populists
era occupied. with but one exception.
H. fdngley chairman of the ways and
b,eans committee and author of the
bo,jse bill, took a seat Immediately be-
hide Mr. Aldrich and listeIsd attentive
other Republican members of the
kSvs and means committee and Rep
+esentetive Simpson of the Populist con-
#rgent occupied the rear lounges
/, sker Reed was not present.
4 Nr Aldrich spoke for almost an hour
mo a quarter adopting an easy con-
er-stonal style. His speech was the
&fcisl utterance of the finance commit
ee aud in a sense the Republican side
.tf the chamber Without making in
s'aious distinctions between Inc two
bills, Nj Aldrich clearly Stated as the
tsliei OF the hnancs committee that the
roese u" E,Juld not yield revenue ade-
pot,t4 Tol the needs of the government.
ldr Vest of Missouri, one Of the DEM
|oeraUc members of the finance COM
Nmlttse, followed with a statement In
Exposition 10 the bill. He spoke of the
ffuult.y of piiiag up taxes on an over
burden ID people when there was bal
ancs $12S, 900, 900 in the treasury.
He criticised the schedules in detail,
|declarilg that some of them were de-
signed to be prohibitive. He severely
attaclT the increase In the lead duty,
dec 1t was for the benefit of the
1 "eo ts' of monopoly and against
Nd mon of Utah, a Silver Repub-
/ ncs) sed the debate for the day by
4 utg lat the protection should be so
dis ted as to aid the farmer.
n loettigrew presented the amend
ment, of which he has heretofore given
notice, that when articles are manu-
faetured by trust articles OF such
character imported from abroad shall
be free of duty. He said he would ask
4 its consideration Immediately after the
committee amendments.
Mr. Mallory, the new senator from
Florida, was sworn in and took his
seat
The silver Mems Amendment.
Senator Cannon of Utah Offered the
following as an amendment to the tar
If bill: And from and after so days
from the passage of this act there shall
be paid out of any moneys in the treas
uTy not otherwise appropriated to any
exporter of wheat or wheat flour, rye or
rye flour, corn, ground or unground,
cotton, hops or tobacco produced wholly
in the United States and exported by
sea from any port in the United States
to any port of other country the follow
ing bounty by way OF an equalization
to agriculture of the benefits of this act
to encourage the Industries of the
United States-to wit, 10 cents per
bushel on wheat, SO cents per barrel on
wheat -four, 10 cents per bushel on rye,
70 cents per barrel ON rye flour 5 cents
per bushel on corn, 10 cents per Genital
on corn, ground; cent per pound on
cotton cents per pound on hops, 2
cents per pound ON tobacco.-and all
shall be made upon negotiable vauch-
sfs issued by the collector of customs
81 the por Of clearance upon presRnta-
lion at the treasury or any subtreRsury
uf the United States. and the secretary
Of the treasury is hereby charged with
making and enforcing such regulations
as nay be necessary for the full pro-
lection Of the exporters and Of the gov
eminent according to the true intent
an1 meaning of this law
This amendment is a result of a con-
ference of Silver Republicans, Populists
and some Democrats and may bs said
to represent the sentiments of the ele-
ment in the senate which puts silver
above all other subjects of legislation.
Senator Pettigrew offered an amend
ment TO the tariff bill providing for the
a6'ogation of the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty, as follows:
That the treaty concluded Jan. Is,
ls'h and proclaimed June 3, 1875, and
The convention extending the duration
OF said treaty, concluded Dec. 8, 1884,
be7ween the United States and the king
of The Hawaiian Islands is hereby abb
fosated. repealed and annn1aed''
Denial nv ex.SenaAop EdxammAa