The times., 1897-07-21

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point, the House had absolutely aban-
Gohed its rate ana agreed To the Senate
rate Of I.9o. The Senate even lid not
acceps the House schedule on raw sugar,
but made it low er, which was in favor of
the refiners.' Mr. Jones maintained that
there was "A difference OF five points
greater than in the Senate hill. 1T
/! can be plainly Shown said MIR. Jones,
| that tie difference betw cen raw and
| refined sugar in the conference report
| is not only as much as in the Senate bill.
| but it is a material advance over the
| House bili from one end to the other
Mr.. Allison declared that the differ
ential was put as high under the Wilson
bill as under the present.
Mr White submitted table Of com-
| Parsons OF the changes in the rates as the
sugar schedule proceeded, and argued that
| there had evidently been no surrender on
| the part OF the Senate. No wonder, he
! said, that stocks trembIed."
There Were no new facts brought out
| in this discussion. Mr. Jones made an
| other appeal on behalf OF the agricultural
| classes in the matter OF burlaps, grain
sacks and bageing for cotton, which had
! been restored to the dutiable list. 1T was
wauton, deliberate outrage on the poor
/ devils who were trying TO make cotton in
the Southern States
Mt. Butler said it was one OF the most
indefensbIe paragraphs in the bin. He
was willing TO vote against the conference
report
Mr. TiIlman announced that he Wa ready
lF
in order 10 have these things restored to
the free list II said:
Mr. President, the intimation has been
very strong that some OF Us have been
accused of squirting toward Republican
ism because we have thought it good TO
| get some recognition for the South in
! the advantages of this bill The inti-
nation is very strong too, that is the
| Western farmer is to get his twine free
/ the Southern farmer must regard this as
a purely sectional measure.
! Now l recall that on one occasion during
the pass age OF a tariff bill -ths storyis told;
I have heard it. though I was not here
when the iron schedule was under con-
/ sideration. Senator from Pennsylvania
placed a pile OF manuscript on his desk
andit was cious than he demands
Of the Sugar Trust.
4, for one, stand ready TO serve notice
20 tie other side that, IL my colleagues
from the South will occupy the time Of
OF the Senate by reading speeches or speak
ing. we win stay here until December
until we get cotton baggiue and cotton
ties on the free list y
Mr. Tillman said that if binding twines
Were put on the dutiable list, he would
not protest, but "for Gods sake. for
/ h0nestys sake, for deoency's sake, be
, consistent"
Gr Bacon asked again the question why
/ the change had been made to the dutiabIe
list.
/ MI Allison replied that this matter had
already been freely discussed: the binding
! twine was used only once and was de-
stOyed.
Mr. Butler said that the same was true
Of most guano sacks, etc. for the Southern
farmers He said it was a direct tax
and nothing else. He was willing to ioin
Senator Tillman on the filibuster
Mr. TilluaH said that ne was negotiating
for Mr.. Quay's speech ithe four bushels or
! rnanusc,tpt), and he would begin on it in
the morning
Mr. bacon made another appeal on be-
half of the Southern farmers, one Of the
most forcihle speeches of the session.
MI Teller wanted TO know what right
the conferecs had to change the status.
| The Senate voted to put these things on the
free list The Senate cOnferees should
have stuck to their instructions and come
! back TO the Senate for other in Instructions.
1t was the same with white pine. He
would vote 70 send the whole thing back
to the House, and If necessary have a new
| conference. He would vote against the
bill to test this question. The proceeding
of the eonferees was extraordinary and
without precedent. He believed thar some
of the Senate conferees, instead Of standing
| by the Senate vote, began at once to ask
| for change in conference. Mr.. Teller said
/ that agriculture had no concessions. even
the sugar protection TO the beet growers
was really Intended for the sugar trust.
Mt White suggested that in view of the
facts that nobody understood the trans
| cendentalism OF the conference report. that
the Democrats had really no chance to
| consider it yet, and for various other
reas sons, the Senate ought to now adjourn.
so that the peculiarit;es and complexities
CT the bill could be digested
Mr.. Allison did not object very strenn.
ously, but he pla yed for compromise. He
would agree to adjourn lit was then 5:15
p. IN If the opposition would agree 10 meet
at IL today. Mr.. White wouitf not agree
and SO Mr.. Alien moved gracefully that
the Senate go into executive session. which
was agreed to, and after which the Senate
adjourned until noon today.