The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-15

" NEWS.
Tho Tariff Bill Passes the Senate
by Ten Majority.
PROSPERITY OR DE-
FEAT IN 1900.

tn
A,o., 2o,h-Othsr Matters.
w.sgIsaroS, ID. g., July l2.-On last
Wednesday. the eth, after debate
,sstipp over six weeks, debate IN
which the old, time-worn arguments
NJ "a tariff for protection" and -
,,rin for revenue" were again ad-
y.nced, ventilated, and re-threshed,
the senate bya vote Of thirty-ei
10 twenty eight passed the Republican
prosperity measure" to "provide rev.
qnue for the government and to en-
courage the industries Of the United
STATES" Ii now remains for the con-
ference committees Of the two Houses
In adjust the existing differences be-
tween the bill as it comes from the
uo,.-p and the bill as it now is with the
senate amendments, and then, with the
Presidents signature will be placed
moon the statute books that law, the
operation Of which, is to open the way
for The main body Of the "prOsperity
.how" whose coming has been so ex-
trnsiyely advertised and SO long de-
layed
The fight just ended over this bill
differs from the previous fights over
mn. old and threadbare issue in that
the vote on certain of its provisions
indicated breaking up Of party ties
and partial abandonment on the part
Of some Democrats and Republicans
Of the rock-ribbed and hide-bOund
doctrines of "revenue" and "prOtec-
tlon' which have for so many years
held together and maintained intact
the separate organizations of the two
old parties. During the discussion of
the bill Republicans who have spent
years of service in cOntending for the
protective principle were heard to de-
clare that modern Republican "prO-
lection" meant robbery of the people
by taxing them to support corpora
tions, trusts, and cOmbines; while on
the other hand, was presented the in
teresting spectacle of Southern Demo-
crats among them Tillman and Nc
Iaurin of South Carolina, and Bacon
and Clay of Georgia) cOntending for q
protection upon the industries in
which their States were interested,
while one, McEnery, Of Louisiana, re-
corded his vote in favor of the bill
upon It's final passage; thus proving
the Populist contention that the tarff
is only local and secondary issue.
The principle features In the dis
cussion Of the bill since our last letter
we're:
The adoption on Monday of the
Lodge amendment TO place q tax on
sale Of bonds and stocks. This amend
ment was agreed to without even the
formality Of yea and nay vote. Sen
ator Spooner's amendment creating q
tariff commission after some discus
sion was finally withdrawn.
On Tuesday the debate on the Beet
Sugar bounty took up the better part
Of the day. The discussion upon this
proposition was INDUCED in by Sena-
tors Allen and Thurston of Nebraska,
into which great deal Of Nebraska
politics was injected, Senator Allen
openly charging the Republican Ad-
ministratiOn of Nebraska with the
theft of over half million of dollars
from the state Treasury. Senator AL
lens amendment to place q bounty
upon beet sugar was lost, the straight
Republicans and Democrats alike vOt-
ing against IL, while the nine votes il
received were composed entirely OF
Populsts and Silver Republicans. A
motion was agreed to to take vote on
the following day, Wednesday, and
that the debate should proceed under
five minute rule.
There was much interest manifested
in and around the Senate on Wednes-
day, and il was known that sometime
during the day would end the Ions
drawn out fight over the tariff bill
10 ~tf tfnr do Of
tors, and the galleries for the first
time during the long and tedious dis.
cussion were filled to overlooking. AT.
ter all the amendments offered during
the day had been acted upon, good
deal of time was taken up by Sena.
tors in explaining why they wOult
either vote against the bill or refraiI
from voting at all. Some very inter
esting remarks were made by Senator
Teller, who said in part:
Mr.. President have on so many
occasions declared myself protection
ist that it is hardly necessary for mi
to do it again. Had the bill been pre-
sented on protection lines, or up0l
what have heretofore supposed to b.
Republican lines, it would have hat
my vote, although l am not one o
those who believe that it will restor
confidence or in anywise affect the ex
lsting depression.
repeat in my judgment 1T is tn
worst tariff bill that has ever beel
passed. In my opinion it takes goo
care of all the trusts and all the com
hlnations Of the country; and, If ca
say without being offensive in m
Judgment the trusts and combines an
syndicates have had rather too muc
to do with the making Of the bill"
senator Butler in explaining VIII
he refrained from voting on the bi
said:
This bill is not defensible either a
arevenue or protection measure, an
II the tariff had not been used for
partisan football for quarter of
century between the two old partie
IN order to draw attention from tn
financial and monopoly questions
The real issues-I should cast my vol
against the bill"
The Senators not voting and M
paired on the question were Messr
Allen, Butler, Heitfeld, Kyle, PETIT
grew, Stewart and Teller.
"enator Cannon, a Silver Republ
can, voted with the Democrats again
the bill.
The vice-President announced
conterees on the part of the Senat
senators Allison, AIdrich, Platt,
Connecticut, Burrows, and Jones
Nevada, Republicans, and Vest, Jon
Ut Arkansas, and White, Democrats.
Inc bill was reported to the Hou
on thursday, when the Speaker q
pointed as conferees on the part of IL
mouse to meet the Senate confere
snes'rs. Dingley, Payne, Dalzell, Ho
hn,ns, Grosyenor, Republicans, u
halley, Mcmillan, and Wheeler of
shama, Democrats.
is thought that the bill will be
qionlerence about week, and an q
l1urnment is expected about the 40
ot the month.
while the tariff bill is in conserer
,ne ,n senate will take up and dispose
sne Gendral Deficiency bill, which v
''Ieracked for the tariff.
erna aps the most glaring evideI