The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-10

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revenue ideas became decidedly protect
i've when home interests were effected
sugar for Louisiana and lumber fol
| GcOrgia.
Mr.. Gallery, with some display of TEN
per. announced that there was not III
iota of protection in his make up.
II favor II duty on sugar" said he, en-
| phatically, "bccause the duty goes into
| the treasury of the United States. You
| favor protection on articles which cna-
| Dles the manufacturers Of those articles
| TO put the equivalent Of the duty in their
| own pockets.
Mr. Bacon and Mr.. Caffery had a
/, sharp exchange and seemed about to sub
side when Senator Hoar again made
some rather sarcastic references to Mr.
Caffery's inconsistency. describing him as
a free trader who cried always sugar,
sugar, sugar" and who when the Will
son bill was before the senate, was 50
doubtful of what that bill would do for
sugar that he voted FAYE" on the sugar
schedule and "nO" on the final passage
of the bill and then changed to 'yca."
Mr.. Bacon protested at being termed
n free trader.
He favored duty on all raw mate
rails.
"All raw materials that compete with
products of Georgia." remarked Mr..
Hoar. amid laughter
"If we could commit the framing of a
tariff bill to the free traders who are
conducting the debate on the other side"
said he, after its passage we would dis
cover that every industry in their respect
i've states had been amply protected
Haughter.j Morally. there is Il great
deal of human nature in the democrats.
The mcrrimcnt was so great that the
chair was compelled to suppress it.
Mr.. Bacon sought TO turn the argument
against Mr.. Hoar by asking his position
as to u duty on hides. but the Massachu-
sets senator. after explaining his ideas
on this subject. neatly avoided commit
ting himself by asserting that in such a
bill rs the present he would yield his
individual convictions if he could not
persuade his colleagues that he was right.
After Mr.. Gallery had made the state
ment that he had no apologies to make
for his vote on the Wilson bill, the de-
bate became desultOry.
Mr.. Allen Of Nebraska touched briefly
on the subject of duty on hides and then
invcighed against the lumber duties in
the bill. which, he said. would be prac-
ticnlly oppressive to the people of Ne
braska, who were the victims of the lum-
Der trust. He declared that the lumber
cut from Maine to Minnesota was cut
by men of foreign birth and a great pOr-
ton by men who are not citizens of the
United States.
Mr.. ThurStOn of Nebraska defended the
lumber statement, concluding
by arguing that the lumber schedule in
the bill would not increase the cost of
lumber to the people cent per 1000 feet.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas characterized as
absurd the claim that this country was
being flooded by foreign manufactured
lumber in the face of the fact
but S7.500,000 worth of lumber was I'M |
ported last year against $45O0O0,OOO con- |
,umed. He spoke of the innocent lum- |
Der barons of the northwest. who wanted
he people of the country to pay for the |
lleged high stumpage paid by them, the |
great risks they run on account of fires. |
'tc.. us set forth in the petition of the
Ways and means committee.
Mr.. SpoOncr of Wisconsin protested
Iganst the arraignment of lumber men
Is Il whole, because of the INSCRIPTIONS
means of few. and paid Il high tribute
o the integrity and public spirited better
lass Mr.. Spooncr called attention 10
he remarkable nature of Mr.. Vests
amendment proposing to exclude white
Zine from the general duty Of 81 on tim
,cr. The lumber interests of Michigan.
Minnesota and Wisconsin was dealt this
low.
Mr.. Vest discaimed any intention of
discriminating, and said he would be
Wiling to withdraw his amendment and
axe the yeas and nays on Mr.. Aliens
mcndment to put all lumber on the free
list. All he wanted, he said, was II test
ote on free lumber.
Mr. Spooner expressed his willingness
o agree to this, whcreupon Mr.. Vest de-
lined to withdraw his amendment.
To put white pine on the free list Mr..
'pOoner said, would give an undue adj
antagc to Canada and would amount
o the contiScation of the property of the
nen who had invested their money on
his side of the border From the stand
oint of the senator from Missouri he
oud see some logic in Il motion to put
II lumber ON the free list. but none in a
Proposition TO single out white pine and
cave the timber of New England, the
outh and west protected from Canadian
ompetition by n 50 duty.
MIR. Gray of Delaware spoke in oppo
ltlon to tax on lumber. If private
wnership of land, he said. is to he de-
ended. it can not he defended with the
lea that the owners have the right to
nX the general body of the people before
hey can enjoy the bounties the land pos
pSScS.
upon the statement by Mr.. Hale that |
lr. Gray'S remarks rescmhled those of
free trader, the latter said he had no
bjection to the word free" or free
ON"
why do YOU draw the line at the
rec coinage of silver" asked Mr.. Till
nan. whcrcup0n the senate and galleries
cared.
The protection senator from South
'arolina takes UP the sword of the scna-
lr from Nevada (StewarO during his
bscncc," replied Mr.. Gray. Free sill
cr. like the flowers that bloom in the
prng, has nothing to do with the case"
MIR. Rawlins (dem.) of Utah spoke of
he unfortunate fact that democrats who
'erc now standing shoulder to shoulder
4 their opposition to this tariff bill. hay
~ been divided in the last campaign.
II some of them" said he. had stood
18th us. then we would not now be fight
~ this bill"
IF the senator and others like him."
Interrupted Mr.. Gray. had paid more
ttention to free trade and less to free
liver that would be true"
Mr.. Rawlins said that the time for the |
to have stood together was six
lOnthS ago. Now il was too late. and the |
ppoSition to Il bill that was sure to pass
ins futile.
Mr.. Rawlins' speech brought Mr.. CAT
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