The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25
The Proceedings .

Washington, July A.-The close of
the long and exciting struggle was
near at hand when the senate, at 10
o'clock this morning, under the unani-
nous agreement of last night that
vote be taken at D. m. today.
Only II senators were on hand when
the session opened, and several of these
busted themselves with clearing out
their desks and preparing for depart
ire. There was no prayer as this was
a recess session from yesterday. I'm
mediately after the vice president
called the senate to order. Mir. Chandler
moved an executive session. He yielded.
however, to Mr.. Bate CTennessee). who
desired to have a day for eulogies on
his late colleague, Mr. Harris. Jan.
Is next was agreed upon, and then, at
1905, the senate went into executive
session
The doors We're opened at 1920 a. m.
and Mr.. Allen (Nebraska) resumed his
speech in opposition to the tariff con-
ference report, and the bill in general.
By this time the attendance of senators
had increased to go and the galleries
were filing in anticipation of the final
tariff contest. Mr.. Allen criticised the
effects of the bill on the farmers He
instanced barbed wire, required by
them for fences. on which they were
placed by the bill at the mercy of the
barbed wire trust. How different il
was in the case of the moneyed aris-
tOcracy. 1t was all right. the senator
said, ironically, for the sharks and
money gamblers of Wall street. to
make $50, 000 600 out of the sugar sched-
ule since the Dingley bill was first re-
ported. IT was all right for Pierpont
Morgan TO make $4,000, 900 out of the
government bonds Illegally issued I'M
der the administration of Grover Cleve-
land. Farmers ought TO understand.
Mr. Allen declared. that the legislation
of Russia is as beneficial to them as
the legislation of congress. AS a Sc
quel to Mr.. Aliens heated personal coll
loquy with Mr.. Foraker over alleged
frauds since the last election. the Ne
braska senator presented a table COM
pairing the vote cast for Mckinley,
Bryan, Harrison and Cleveland.
One column showed fraudulent ex-
cess" that of Ohio being stated at
$4,000. In closing, Mr.. Allen announced
his purpose to withhold his vote on the
question of agreeing to the report.
Mr.. Gallery LoUisiana) followed In
criticism OF the sugar schedule. He
stated that ships from all parts of the
world were hurrying in with cargoes of
bill. Already eight months supply had
been brought in, thus cutting off gov
eminent revenue to that extent and
giving enormous profits to the trust
Mr.. Gear questioned these figures
saying only four months supply of
paw sugar had been brought<in.
Mr.. Burrows (M1chiganj, member Of
the finance committee, then took the
floor for one of the few speeches from
Z eli
induced to enter the debate because of
the assaults made uDon the lumber
schedule. an industry in % states. with
an aggregate capital of $3.50 900 000 en-
ploying 500, 600 people and paying $780,
900 in wages annually. Mr.. Bur-
rows said the rates on lumber were the
lowest Of any in the bill being about
10 to IS per cent ad valorena. and only
1 per cent on white pine. The senator
referred to his visits to the Michigan
lumber section. where. he said. mills
were idle and men out of work. when
the Canadian mills and worl1nlen We're
thriving.
Mr.. Burrows took UP the statements
of Mr.. Allen that six men owned the
standing pine, and Of Mr. Pettigrew
that one man in Michigan, Mr.. Blod-
get, owned the standing pine. He
read from reports that .1S6 people own
ed this class of timber, and presented
estimates showing 95 owners of White
pSne in Michigan. Instead of being ( he
most infamous schedule as senato-s
had declared. it was one of the most
meritorious of the bill. TIE senator re-
ferred to the personal criticism of Mr.
Pettigrew To the effect thef Mr.. Bod
gett Of the pine lands in Michigan was
one who manipulated the election of
senators in Michigan"
II do not understand the meaning. Of
this remark, or the inference tn be
drawn from it," he said. but If the
inIimation is that my election was Sc
cured by other than honorable means
-hen il is a SANDER on my state and
the governor from whom l hold my
commission"
He declared that Mr.. Blodgett was a
man of such unimpeachable integrity
that nothing Mr.. Pettigrew could say
could detract from his high character
As to the statements that the lum-
Der schedule would be an advantage to |
the lumber men. Mr.. Burfo7 SEaid th:e |
was so. It would be an advantage to
the woodraiser. and he believed it |
would restore to the labor of NE coln- |