Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-08

LUlGBER SCHEDULE FINISHED.
Attempt to Put White Pine ON the FREQ
List Defeated.
Washington, June S.-The senate yes
terday disposed Of the lumber para
graph, which has been more stubbornly
contested than any feature of the bill
thus far, by defeating the motion of
Vest to place white pine on the free
list-yeas. 20; nays, %. The contest was
mainly significant in breaking party
lines, which have been maintained with
few exceptions during the early stages
Of the debate. On the final vote eight
Democratic senators voted against
Vests proposition. namely: Bacon and
Clay Of Georgia. McEnery Of Louisiana,
McI.aurin and Tillman Of South Caro-
lima, Martin of Virginia, Rawlins of
Utah and White of California. On the
other hand, Carter, Republican, and
Cannon and Mantle, silver Republicans,
voted for the Vest motion. Following
this vote to substitute the Wilson lum-
ber schedule was defeated-17 to 81
and the schedule was agreed to as re-
ported. The debate preceding the vote
break Of political lines.
During the debate Hoar improved the
opportunity offered to humorously goad
Bacon and Caffery by intimating that
their revenue ideas became decidedly
protective when home interests were
affected-sugar for Louisiana and lum-
her for Georgia. Caffery, with some
| display Of temper, announced that there
was not an iota of protection in his
| make up. Il favor a duty on sugar."
| said he. emphatically, because the duty
| goes into the treasury Of the country.
You favor protection on articles which
| enable manufacturers of those articles to
| put the equivalent Of the duty in their
| own pockets"
Bacon and Caffery had a sharp ex-
| change and seemed about to subside
when Hoar again made some rather
| sarcastic references to Caffery's incon-
sistency, describing him as free trader
| who cried always sugar" sugar"
sugar" and who when the Wilson bill
| was before the senate was so doubtful
of what that bill would do for sugar
that he voted AYE" on the sugar sched-
ule and mo- on the final pass
age of the bill and then changed to
"yea." Bacon protested at being termed
free trader. He favored duty on all
raw materials.
"An raw materials that compete with
the products of Georgia." remarked
Hoer. amid laughter. IF We could COM
nit the framing of tariff bill to the
free trade senators who are conducting
the debate on the other side" said he
after its passage we would discover
that every industry in their respective
~,
TLaughter.1 Morally there is a grea,
deal Of human nature in Democrats
The merriment was so great that the
chair was compelled to suppress it.
Bacon sought to turn the argument
against Hoar by asking his position a.
to a duty on hides, but the Massachu:
sets senator. after explaining his ideai
on this subject, neatly avoided commit.
ting himself by asserting that in such 6
bill as the present he would yield hi:
Individual convictions IL he could MOI
persuade his colleagues that he wa.
right.
Gray spoke in opposition to a tax OF
lumber. II private ownership of land
he said. is to be defended it can't b.
defended with the idea that the owners
have the righ. to tax the great bod!
of the people before they can enjoy tn
bounties the land possesses. Upon tn
statement by Hale that Gray's remark
resembled those of a free trader. tn
latter said he had no objection to th'
word free" or freedom"
why do you draw the line at tn
free coinage of silver?" asked Till
man, whereupon the senate and gal
leries roared.
, "The protection senator from Soutl
/ Carolina takes up the sword of the sen
. ator from Nevada [Stewart] during hi
, absence" replied Gray. Free silver
like the flowers that bloom in the spring
has nothing to do with the case"
A general discussion Of the future pre-
3 gramme on the bill occurred before tn
!. senate adjourned. 1t led to a state
I ment by Allison, in charge Of the bill
that the committee would probably sui
nit amendments to the sugar schedul
For this reason he announced that til
n sugar schedule would be passed over tt
. !. day and the tobacco schedule taken Vi
The house had a struggle over az
tournment, the Democrats opposing, {
u usual, but the Republicans carried II
!. day. and adjourned to Thursday. II
only business done was to pass
bridge bill for Mississippi.
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