The record-union., 1897-06-11
Cereals in the Agricultural Schedule
Being Disposed Of
The Senate Votes Down the Amend
ment Giving an Export Duty on
Agricultural Products by a Large
najority, Fifty-Nine to Ten-But
Little Done on the Sugar Schedule.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The long
deferred debate on the sugar schedule
of the tariff bill came on abruptly at
i o'clock to-day, after the Senate had
disposed of the cereals in the agricult-
ural schedule Mr. Jones of Arkansas
opened the debate to some extent, an
swering Mr. Aldrich's statements on
the sugar schedule. Mr. Vest severely
criticised the sugar trust, and argued
that the rates were a further tribute
to its vast resources. Mr.. Caffery of
Louisiana also opposed the schedule as
a whole
No final action was taken on any
feature of the schedule, further than
the withdrawal of the original Senate
committee amendments. This leaves
the House provisions of the bill, with
an amendment increasing the House
differentiaI from S75-1, 900 to 95-100
cents per pound The provisions re-
lating to the Hawaiian Islands went
over by mutual consent
Early in the day Mr.. Tillman of
South Carolina made a lively speech in
favor of the amendments giving an
export duty on agricultural products.
The bounty amendment was defeated
10 to 80
The Senate began work at II a. m.
to-day, and the tariff bill was taken
up as soon as the routine business was
out of the way.
Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina took
the floor on the pending amendment of
Mr.. Cannon of Utah, providing an ex-
port bounty on agricultural products.
He said he desired the attention of his
associates, and, as the attendance was
meager, he noted the absence of a
quorum The call disclosed fifty-four
Senators present, nine more than
quorum, and Mr.. Tillman proceeded
He said the tariff debate had disclosed
a nebulous condition in the minds of
Senator's The Republican Senators
sat quietly, apparently controlled by
the caucus, refusing to discuss the in
iquities of the bill and unanimously
voting for the exactions in behalf of
trusts and monopolies.
"On the other hand" proceeded Mr..
Tillman, "the Democrats are in a pc
riod of transition. They do not know
where they are at The older and more
experienced proclaim their allegiance to
the old, time honored doctrines. We
had an impassioned speech yesterday
(by Mr.. Mills) on behalf of the Walker
tariff principles, brought forward at
this late day as Democratic doctrine.
Secession, notification and other issues
which have passed out of the minds of
men might as we'll be brought here.
The tariff is merely a question of policy
as to how the Government will raise its
revenue. 1t is to the best interest of
the American people that the articles
consumed by our people should be pro-
duced by our people. If that is Repub-
lican doctrine, well and good. If that
is not Democratic doctrine, it ought to
be"
Mr. Tillman went on to show that di-
versified industries gave diversified
means of labor. AS to the farmers, the
need was not for more farmers, but for
a tariff which no longer would rob the
farmers we have The farmer stood,
his skinny, bony hand outstretched,
asking this export bounty to overcome
the robbery of the present system, and
yet Senator's sat in stony calm, eX-
pecting this idiotic farmer with the
mortgage gnawing on his home not to
know that they refuse to give him re-
lief
Mr.. Tillman vehemently pledged his
word to his colleagues that they would
not deceive the farmers ana that the
nipe million followers of the plow will
settle with you at the ballot box
Mr. Tillman's speech was in his usual
vein, though not quite so sensational or
explanatory and more argumentative.
He declared that the South had been
treated as an Ishmaeite since the war
and with the farmers generally had
been bled to benefit New England.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska briefly spoke
in favor of an export bounty.
Mr. Perkins of California announced
his readiness to support the export
bounty. if modified so as to confine the
bounty to goods exported in vessels fly
ing the flag of the United States and
documented in customs houses of the
United States. He proposed an amend
ment to this effect.
There was some opposition to this
from Mr.. Tillman and Mr.. Allen, but
Mr.. Cannon, author of the original
amendment, said he was disposed, as
a means of securing the support of
Mr. Perkins and others of the Re-
publican side of the chamber, to ac-
cept this new proposition, if T5 per
cent of the bounty should go to the
agricultural exporter and % per cent.
to the American vessel.
Mr.. Perkins declined to accept this
suggestion, saying he was not seek