New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-10
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
SPEECHES BY SENATOR'S RAWLlNs. MILLS AND
CANNoN-MR. MORRILL, BACK IN HIS SEAT

spFrcuEs EY SENATORS RAwLINs. MILLS AND
CASSoN-MR MORRILL, BACK IN HIS SEAT
washington. June 9-Mr Morrill,. Of Vermont
chairman Of the Finance Committee. was in the
Senate to-day after illness of some weeks
A concurrent resolution offered by Mr.. Allen was
agreed TO- nationalizing the Trans-MisssSiPW I'm
postion 10 be held in Omaha, ana requiring inc
President to invite foreign nations 10 participate
4 Joint resolution the same general subJect was
agreed TO- suspending the immigration and chinese
exclusion laws so as permit foreign labor 10 take
csaree Of foreign exhibits at this exposition
Consideration OF the Tariff bill was resumed al
i2I5pr m. No announcement was made as 10 'he .i'e
Of taking up the sugar schedule. ana the oeoa'e
proceeded on the agricultural schedule. On the rice
norapranh Mr. Allison. in charge of the bill. with
1rew the committee amendments reducing the
House rates Mr. Mills moved TO strike out lhe
entire rice paragraph and substitute a ne" one
placlng a uniform duty Of 10 per cent al Vaiorch
on all grades Of rice. Rejected-Ayes, ~; noes. ~
Five Democrats-Messrs. Bacon. Clay. McEnery,
McI,aurtn and Tilman-and four Populists-MeSSrs'
Allen Butler IIeitfeld and Stewart-voted with the
Renubcans in the negative. The rice paragraph
WIS ,hen agreed 10 as II came from the House
rye and rye flour was agreed TO as reported
RAWIINs REPLIES TO VEST
Paragraph 251 on tapioca had been s'r'heh OUT
by the committee on the question OF asrec'"s ~
this change Mr. Rawlins. of Titan, TOOK 'he Hoor
.re,y evanger' Of Democratic doctrine was Deihg
oo,,i,oed ~, certain Democratic Senator's Mr..
J2arI;ns said he had been q member Of the Commit
tee on Resolutions at the Chicago Convention pre-
senting that tariff clause which had been under
discussion 1t was his motion that II was
agreed 10. 49,,
,nterrupted 10 ask MIR Rawlins. since he presented
tho tariff clause, why the good old Democratic word
"only' after tariff for revenue" came 10 be omit
ted WAS It an Intentional omission? MT Lihdsa!
asked.
Il think not" replied Mr.. Rawlins
81 can throw some light that subject" said
Mr. Tnlman who also member OF the 'oih-
nittee on r Resolutions at the Chicago Convention.
"It was omitted purposcly after discussion
Mr. Rawlins reviewed the course Of the Demo
cratic party in early tariff legislation The essen
tia principle Of this was that all burdens ana pene
Nts should be borne equally. This was no new
cVangel no vile reptile or rattesnake, as MI Nes-
lad characterized IT, and there was no need Of any
democratic Senator invoking the Almighty against
such doctrine l. came TO Democratic Senators
pure and undehled from the Democratic fathers
and he would support it.
MILLS ATTACKS THE BILL.
Mr. Mills spoke on the general features OF the
bill For TWO months, he said. congressional COM
no,tees had sought TO adjust and readjust ana re-
adjust again the tariff law in the interest or a
fnOnsrous fund which TINS Dlll was INTENDED
70 raise lie came. he said. 10 speak for the for
gotten man." the taxpayer. from whose labor and
sweat was to be wrung by legislative rapine this
vast fund for distribution among favored bene-
Nciaries Turning 10 the Democratic Senator's who
voted yesterday for duty on cotton, Mr.. Mills
showed how the delegations Of Georgia. South
Carolina and Utah had supported uncquvocal
declarations in National conventions against pro-
tective tariff. But new doctrine Of Democracy
was now proclaine ed, inviting Democratic Senators
into the camp Of the enemy 10 sing hosannas to the
monstrous bounties OF this bill But fortunately
he said there Elishas here to sinite Demo
Gratis with such blindness.
30 whom does the Senator a.lude?" demanded
Nr. Rawns. one OF the Democrats who had voted
with the Republicans
Every man may wear the garment II It fits
him" replied Mr.. Mills. IF it does not, he may
throw Il aside.
Mr. Mills then turned his attention 10 the daugh-
,ers Of m!lllonaircs "fatted like hoifors and sent
abroad in quest of titles" When vast fortunes had
been built up by unjust taxation. these daughters
were put on the market, hawkcd aud pedded
sold for prncesses ard ducllesses and countess
ard marchionesses ard all other csses." And here
was Congress legislating tho money TO pay foi
these trips abroad II the American people accept
ed this condition. then they were not worthy OF
self-coycrnment. lie closed with prediction that
the Abandonment OF Democratic simplicity would
hiring forth ont of the dark some historian 20 writ,
the chapter on the 'dccIine ana Ih!I OF the srcu
American people
The amendment striking out the House provision
ON tapioca then adopted.
Mr. Vest moved strike out the paragraphs
(232 and 233) placing DUTY on wheat at - cents
per bushel and on wheat -four AT % per cent 90