The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-23
And that is why I don't drive r!

S4dphs. open 10 question:. but with the
senate thrown into a condition of ex-
eitement, he did not propose 10 submit &c
Therefore. said Mr. Allison. passion.
ateiy, Il am not to be driven by threats
from anybody. We are told we are in a
combination and that the combination
WI not vote for the bill. | am for the
D;il and expect TO vote for it. and | dc
rot wish 10 be charged, as a member OF
the finance committee. directly or indi-
rectly, With dealing with this question in
2 covert way"
Mr.. Foraker had remained on his feet
and with biting scorn he replied to Mr.
Allison If anybody is excited" he said
/ we nave TO look about the chamber and
see who the excited persons are. He
proceeded to show that
ENTIRE NEW FEATURES
had been proposed on the wool schedules
which senators. had not had an oppor-
tunity TO examine.
Mr.. Quay came in to inquire as 10
what the agreement was to which Mr..
! Foraker had referred.
The Ohio senator said the agreement
was informal, but Mr.. Quay was in
| formed as TO 1t. having been invited 10
attend a meeting when senators consid-
cred what could be done toward an
agreement on certain features of the wool
schedule. Subsequently the result if this
meeting had been laid before the finance
/ committee.
In fact, you were present and a party
blandiy, TO Mr.. Quay. The PENNSYLVANIA
senator sat down ard shook his head.
Mr.. Foraker referred in general terms
20 the agreement until asked by Mr. Bur
rows 10 specify the agreement Mr.. For
I aker said:
we understood that if the third-class
woods were given specific duty. then
/ the secured third-class woods should have
I the triple duty. just as first and second
woods have a tribe duty. We did not
/ suppose there was any dissent from that
! everybody acquiesced in it when con-
suited in regard to ii. and our agree
met was made with the distinct under
standing Now. for the 1rst time we
are notified there is objection to it,
M p.ati Re3.. Comm here arose and
declared that the finance committee had
never heard of this. proposition.
! I suggest that the senator did hear of
! II. insisted Mr.. Foraker. and he may
have forgotten it, ] carried il to TIE
committee room and the senator himself
/ CPlatO wrote it down with a blue pencil
J in his copy of the tariff bill. The SEN
! ator from Iowa tMr- Allison) also wrote
! il in his copy
He added that 20 senators were present
( al the time. and every item of the agree
ment was gone over and written down in
( the bills of Mr.. Allison and Mr.. Plat.
Thus reminded. Mr.. Piatt said ne would
modify his statement. There was a meet
7 ing at which
! CERTAIN SUGGESTIONS WERE PRE-
SFNTED
as to wat was wanted. but these were
not aSsented TO.
Mr.. Foraker asserted that Mr.. Allison
/ bod said that in case spe-eIc rates were
placed on third-ciass woods. the duties
on secured woods woulGr be triDled
NJ Penrose took part in the debate to
briefly assert that the agreement which
the senator from Ohio said existed cnrlld
not have been. as he and Mr.. Foraker
had been up until after midnight last
night trying to adjust differences.
NJ Foraker reDlsed thar the difference
last night was not on third-class woods
but another matter.
NJ Hales effort to calm the disturb
ance by suggesting DostDonement IN
order To secure united action seemed
about to quiet the storm. when Mr.. Vest
smilingly arose and said: Il object
Attention was now directed TO the Mis-
souri, senator, who spoke in ironical
terms.
Il have had a novel experience today. =
/ he began For the first time in my lie
L have been accorded the privilege of
listening 10 delibel4tion OF Il Republican
caucus
Let me say" interposed Mr.. Allison.
that TIE question of wool was never
discussed before the Republican caucus.
Mr.. Vest gave u derisive shrug of his
shoulders. and proceeded
The senate had just heard. he said.
from an eminent Republican senator
(tOraker) that 20 senators were present
during the consideration of Il certain
agreement. formal, and written 50 that
the statute frauds would not apply
against II. Senators had heard also. Nj.
Vest went on, THAI Their Republican
brothers were together until Inc wee
sr1.' hours of last night in "A fruitless
ef1ort TO harmonic.
And now. ne proceeded we hear
the great DacikcaIor from Maine (Hale)
appealing Tor peace. but 1 have so often
heard his assurances that peace pre-
vailed in Cuba that. am inclined 10
Just IS prosperity was in si,hs'' Mr..
Vest went on, ironically. Just as the
sunshine was Illuminating the land. the
senate was asked to stop in the certain
tarln bill and wait while RepuDrcan
senators held a caucus.
Il demand that the public business
proceed exclaimed Mr.. Vest III Re
publican senators cannot agree. then let
the--c retire and confer. But do r. HIATT
the business of the senate and The coun-
try while the Republican senators reach
an asreemen as 10 who shall have the
greatest part OF the swag.
Mr.. Teller OF Colorado followed Mr..
Vest in opposition 10 Il DostDonement of
the bill. He referred TO the many delays
in maturing the bill. He had supposed
there was an agreement among keDub-
lean senators towards united action. al
though. he added. not being member
of the Republican caucus, ne was not
conversant with its secrets.
ANTE-ELECTION PROMISE.
MIR. Teller dwelt a; some length upon
the ante-e.ection promise that the pas
SIZE of the tariff till was To result in
the cerIain prosperity OF the country. He
referred 10 a recent utJerance of the
president. indicating his confidence that
the enactment of the bill into a law
would nave t.-is effect. and said he
wished that this could be SO; Yet he did
not believe the bill would accomplish this
benign result He could not assent 10
the idea which was implied that AL the
w nj
taxat.on. But if the passage Of the bill
WAS TO have the effect predicted for il.
certas,ly 4 was not fair for those who
l,e-e the TIL in charge 10 ask any delay
in its consideration
Mr.. Teller referred to The interest of
the western senators in the rates on
yrocl If the bill. he said. could not DE
perfected II committee Ur caucus. the
III must be acted on in the senate As
To- himself. he was anxious 10 see the
b.il pass. but he did not propose 10 vote
for il unless certain objectionable amend
ments were eliminated from it, He de-
sired that the bill should become a law IN
the precise shape favored by the admin
istrition in order that there might be
no MISTAKE as TO the efficiency of the
remedy proposed for the depressed con-
dillon of the countrys business affairs.
In conclusion. Mr.. Teller said the wool
schedule contained about all there was
IN Ike bill for the west He did not be-
lieve the schedule was fair one.
LooPHoLEs AND SHARES.
NJ. Marble asserted. the bill to be full
of looonoles and snares for the unwary.
s.-1d SAID that the situation was fifty de-
scribed by Bret Harte's lines:
And the cards. they were stocked
in a way that ! grieve:
And my feelings were shocked
At the state of his sleeve.
Which was stuffed full of aces and bow
ers.
And the same with intent to deceive