The record-union., 1897-07-25

One Silver Republican, and One
Populist Voting in the Atiirma-
tive, and Twenty-eight Demo-
Gratis and Two Populists in the
Negative.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-The tariff
bill passed it's last legislative stage at
3 p. M, when the Senate, by the decls-
i've vote of 40 to 80 agreed to the con-
ference report on the bill. The an
nouncement was greeted with enthu-
siastic applause by the crowded cham
bers This closed the great labor for
which the Fifty-fifth Congress assem-
bled in extraordinary session, and after
stubborn resistance, at times threaten
ing deadlock, the Senate concurred
with the House in a resolution for the
final adjournment of the session at y
O'Clock tonight. The Presidents mes
sage for a currency commission was re-
ceived from the House, but the House
bill creating commission was not
acted on. Thus the closing day was
prolific of series of momentous events,
each of which alone would have been
of extraordinary interest.
An analysis of the vote on the tariff
conference report shows that the af-
firmative vote was cast by 81 Republi-
cans, l Democrat (McEnery), 1 silver
Republican Zones of Nevada), and L
Populist (StewarD.
The negative vote was cast by %
Democrats and Populits (Harris and
nntl NJ CT
and two Populists, Allen and Butler,
did not vote. One Populist, Kyle, and
one silver Republican, Pettigrew, were
absent without pairs, which was equiv
alent to Withholding their vote.
The Senate doors were opened at
1920 a. M, and Mr. Allen of Nebras-
ka resumed his speech in opposition
to the tariff conference report and the
bill in general
BY this time the attendance of Sena-
tors had increased to thirty, and the
galleries were filling in anticipation of
the final tariff contest.
Mr. Allen criticised the effects of the
bill on the farmers. He instanced barb
ed WIRE required by them for fences,
on which they were placed by the bill
at the mercy of the barbed wire trust.
How different it was in the case of
moneyed aristoNacy. 1t was all right,
the Senator said ironically, for the
sharks" to make $50, 100000 out of the
sugar schedule since the Dingley bill
was first reported. 1t was all right for
Pierpont Morgan to make S21 900 900
out of Government bonds illegally is
sued under the Administration of Gro
yer Cleveland. Farmers ought to under
stand, Mr. Allen declared, that the leg
islation of Russia is as beneficial to
them as the legislation of Congress.
AS a sequel to Mr.. Aliens heated per-
sonal colloquy with Mr.. Foraker over
alleged fraud in the last election, the
Nebraska Senator presented a table
comparing the vote cast for Mckinley,
Bryan, Harrison and Cleveland.
One column showed fraudulent ex-
cess" that of Ohio being stated at o.,
800 In closing Mr.. Allen announced
his purpose to withhold his vote on the
question of agreeing to the report.
Mr. Caffery of Louisiana followed in
criticism of the sugar schedule. He
stated that ships from all parts of the
world were hurrying in With cargoes of
raw sugar to avoid the duties of the
bill Already eight months supply
had been brought in, thus cutting off
government revenue to that extent and
giving enormous profits to the trust.
Mr.. Gear questioned these figures,
saying only four months supply of raw
sugar had been brought in.
Mr.. Burrows of Michigan, member of
the Finance Committee then took the
floor for one of the few speeches from
the opposition side. He said he was in
duced to enter the debate because of
the assaults made upon the lumber
schedule and industry in twenty-five
States, with an aggregate capital of
$3.50 100000 and employing 100000
people and paying $130,00O,O00 in
wages annually.
Mr.. Burrows said the rates on lumber
were the lowest Of any in the bill, be-
ing about - to IS per cent ad valorem
and only / per cent on white pine.
The Senator referred to his visits to
the Michigan lumber sections, where he
said mills were idle and men out of
work when the Canadian mills and
workmen We're thriving.
Mr.. Burrows took up the statements
of Mr.. Allen that six men owned the
standing pine and of Mr.. Pettigrew that
one man in Michigan, Mr.. Blodgett,
owned the standing pine. He read from
reports that l, 1856 people owned this
class of timber, and presented esti-
mates to show ninety-five owners of
white pine in Michigan. Instead of be-
ing the most infamous schedule, as
Senators had declared, it was one of
the most merftorious of the bill
The Senator referred TO the personal
criticism of Mr. Pettigrew to the effect
that Mr. Blodgett, owner of the pine
lands in Michigan. was one who ma
nipulated the election of Senators in
Michigan
Il do not understand the meaning of
this remark or the reference to be
drawn from it, he said. But if the
fntimation is that my election was Sc
cured by other than honorable means,
then it is a Islander on my State and
the Governor from whom / hold my
commission"
He declared that Mr.. Blodgett was
man of such unimpeachable integrity
that nothing Mr. Pettigrew could say
could detract from his high character.
As to the statement that the lum-
Der schedule would be an advantage to
the lumebr men, Mr.. Burrows said this