The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-30

and that TIE condition was beyond the pow
er Of local relief. The joint resolution was
passed.
The tariff bill was then taken up on the
motion of Mr.. Aldrich, who called up the
para graphs relating to china, crockery and
porcelain, etc, which hsd been passed
over. Mr.. Aldrich in behalf of the COM
mittee withdrew the Senates amendments
to Paragraphs 80 and 81, and stated that
the House rates would be allowed TO stana-
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas objected TO par
tial consideration of the CHINA schedule,
and it was finally agreed TO let the entire
The bfli was thel considered from the
point reached yesterday namely Para
graph 100. An agreement was reached
rolled ribbed or rough plate glass, when
ground or otherwise obscured, snail be
subject TO the same rate of duty as finished
cast polished plate glass unsilVered.
On the paragraph as TO unsilvered cast
polished plate glass, small size. Mr.. Jones,
of Arkansas. moved to reduce the rate from
s cents to cents per square foot In this
connection Mr.. Jones declared that the in
crease of duty on all classes of plate glass
was astounding. In one case. he said, the
rate was increased S3 per cent. above the
high rate of the Mckinley act, which, he
asserted. had been repudiated by the people
because of it's high rates. This was an at
tempt to raise the price of mirrors used IN
cheap furniture for poor people, while the
large size glass by people of wealth had
its rates reduced. This vas the peculiarlty
of the whole BILL as though the senators
in charge of the bill had in mind the old
proverb Ito him whom that hath shall be
given and to him whom hath little shall be
taken away"
When Mr.. Jones referred to the enormous
dividends declared by the Plate-glass Trust
dividends had been declared in the last
three years.
Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, added that the en-
tire plate-glass trade with flew tritiing
exceptions, was controlled by the combine
which met annually at Pittsburg nXlng
rates, etc.
Mr.. Jones presented statement showing
that the plate-glass combination had MADE
profits of about 900 in twenty-five
months on a capital of 81 G00,OOO Mr. quay,
of Pennsylvania, read letter from the
Pittsburg PIate-glass Company declaring
that any statements that it was trust or
combine in restraint of trade were untrue.
The debate on plate glass and the exist
ence of d trust became protracted. Mr..
Jones read number of letters complaining
of the methods of the Pittsburg company,
and he declared emphatically that the ac-
tion Of that company was un-American and
outrageous.
Mr. Aldrich defended the rates of the bill.
It was not true, he said, that the rates on
plate glass were to be increased. as asserted
by Mr.. Jones, or that plate glass was not
an article of general use by the common
people. The changes proposed We're simply
a rearrangement of rates in the Nc
Kinley and the Wilson acts. The senator
from Arkansas (Jones) had taken one of
the items and had ''rung the changes on
that one item as though it applied to all
of them. Commenting on Mr.. Jones's state
ment that the Pittsburg Plate-Slass Com
pany was the largest of its kind in the
world. Mr.. Aldrich declared that this was
an evidence of American energy and enter
prise and was no cause for raising or low
ering duties
existence of a trust to control the trade
vas not a good reason. for Withholding
protection.
PRICES NOT CONTROLLED.
'I deny most emphatically," Mr.. Aldrich
I.it1.l finfl fH
control prices or to limit production or to
do anything else that is generally under
stood as a restraint of trade
Mr. Vest pointed out what he considered
a peculiar feature of the readjustment-
that the rates were increased on the grades
in common use and decreased on grades
used by the favored class. The proposed
rates were so high as to be absolutely pro-
hibitory ana the advocates of the bill
seem u be inspired by the hope OF Carey,
the apostle of extreme protection, that an
ocean Of fire would keep from our shores
every ship bearing foreign goods
Mr.. Caffery, of Louisiana, spoke against
the committee rates. The answer OF the
Rhode Island senator (Aldrich) to the crit
icism of the rates was as weak, MIR. Caftery
said as his explanation of the sugar sched-
ule and, like that, the more you look at
it the muddier it gets" Mr.. Chiffon. of
Texas, also spoke against the committee
rates The debate on Mr.. Jones's first
lasted over two hours, and then, on yea
and-nay vote, the amendment was defeated
-21 to 20. The vote was a party one, the
Democrats for and the Republicans against
the amendment. Messrs. -Heitfeld, Kyle
and Pettigraw voted with the Democrats
and Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, with the Re
Mr.. Quay proposed at this point that an
understanding be reached as to adjourn
be celebrated. Mr.. Quay said the generosi-
" and fairness of the Democratic senators
in advancing the bill were appreciated, and
for this reason he amended his proposition,
making it a motion that when the Senate
adjourn it be Until next Tuesday at noon
This unexpectedly led to lengthy discus
sion.
Mr.. Chandler added his approval to the
fair way in which the Democratic side was
allowing the bill to proceed.
to urge the tariff bill at every possible
hour, and he did rot approve the loss or
Mr. FRYE said that the highest exhibition
of patriotism on the part of the Senate
would be to remain in session on Monday
and he believed every Union soldier would
approve this course.
MR.. MORGAN'S SPEECH.
Mr. Morgan began to speak on the desir-
ability of encouraging the patriotic spirit
of the people, for he said, we were not
through with our wars and we would have
need of all the patriotic impulses of our
people. Mr.. Morgan then diverged to Sc
we're criticism of the inaction of the House
OF Representatives, which speedily brought
protests and threatened a serious contest.
He enumerated the important measures
passed by the Senate and unacted upon in
the House and the failure to appoint House
committees. 1t had come to the point, he
said when the representatives of the peo-
pie in the other house were convened and
dispersed by an automatic resolution,
which worked like a door, opening and
closing to the representatives of the people.
Here Mr. Frye said the Alabama senator
was exceeding to a slight degree the pro-
prieties of debate in criticising the pro-
cedure in the other branch of Congress.
Mr.. Morgan answered that he should be
congratulated that his offense was slight,
as the evil required severe treatment.
Mr. Morgan went on with his severe ar
raignment of the conditions of the House
of Representatives. 1t had SO vacated its
functions abandoned its duty, that there
was a grave question, Mr. Morgan said,
whether Congress was now in session. 1t
was a shocking outrage on the government
and the people of the United States and
it brought Congress into deserved and SOW
ereign contempt. Here were hundreds of
representatives chewing the cud of rehec-
said they were to act The Congress of the
United States was dishOnoring itself by
submitting to such a fragrant wrong. This
course, he said, was all in the interest of
the tariff bill and one man commanded
pass this bill" stand and deliver" Pop
ular representation in the House of Rep
TesentativeS was dead, Mr.. Morgan eX-
claimed, and when popular representation
was dead, the rights of the people were