Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-11
THE DUTY ON SUGAR.
KEN ATE TAKES III THIS SCHEDULE
OF TARIFF BILL.
gOUETY FOR AGRICULlURISTS.
-. thurman Addresses Himself 4"
This proposition In Hts tsu"' sisic.
~. vest on sugar Trust and Wall
street.


.,o ,an0 hin came on abruptly at
..,o.b to-day. after the Senate had dis
..s., ~ cereals in the agricultural sche-
,, Interest iu the sugar schedule had
,., ,,rctted for weeks. and aside from
~. r.t that more revenue Is derived
(r,m sugar than from any other orti-
~. r.r. was the added interest due
n. sensational charges made of late
....,.., and without the Senate. concern
.......,i.rifics in connection with the
..s or the schedule. But the de-
,.,. called 90 develop any dramatic In
..... Senators and spectators soon
$780,, ,o.o.a state Of Indifference, as the
...t.. .o.lt with labyrinth Of tech
t t.."s of vital interest TO the
..r -.fr.- and expert, but not 10 the
general public
,f~ Zones. of Arkansas opened tho
,.f.t. to some extent answering Mr..
.,,-a.e statement regarding the sche-
l. Ills speech was argumentative,
.... u amy severe donunciatory
The Senator held that the
.,l save the rctncrs an eX-
RENTAL and pointed out how
.. arrived on the Is diherentlal
.-..rt law.
WI E,. severely criticised the Sugar
,. .rf argued that the rates We're
r,f.r tribute TO us vast resources.
u., of louisiana also opposed
tr. schedule as whole.
81. anal action was taken on any fea-
GID. -elclu further than the
........... of the original senate COM
sroents. This leaves The
...,.-Ior- of the bill with an
....- Increasing the House diff
...f rrom >-I-luu TO 9j-l0) cents per
- T. provisions relating 10 the
r,..i.r Islands went over by mutual
,.,..rt
,...l.,- mad. . lively speech in favor
.-.-1r...- giving an export duty
~. -.-.rH.rI products He took oc-
F.. rf. connection. TO criticise his
-t. associates who We're giving
-.... ... literal cons truction TO the
r.....r... lo.tilne of a tax for revenue
.. Tf. bounty amendment was de-
-.+.r.rI % -a
arrr,rAN'S SPEECH.
,.., ,,.,.l, M II 4 NJ to-
lIr '' ..s t,tiI ,,.,s tatan nm AS
ot.' .,.,t.. business was out Of
soon "- ,,.,-.,..., go the floor on
I'D. ,,..,,lr,.u+ of Mr.. Cannon.
,..il,,o for am export bounty
..f-.,r,i rro5rcte. He said he
.t,.rtion of his associates.
attendance was measrc. he
"'' ',..,... of "a quorum. The call
,...4 ff.v-fo1r senators present-nine
man. imam quorum-and Mr.. Tillman
--....r.f
~. said the tariff debate has disclosed
81 rehlouS condition i'm the minds or
..~.tor- The Republican senators sat
o...t arrrently CONTROLLED 10y the cdu-
,.- refusing 90 discuss the iniquities OF
,r. bu and unanimously voting for eX-
......-. ir behalf OF the trusts and monop-
ons-.
.D- tho other hand" proceeded Mr..
r-rIr,sr "fhe Democrats are I'M a period
,f transition. They don't know where
tr.v cart at' The older more expert
.-..d ones proclaim their allegiance 10
,,. ola time-honorod doctrines. We had
an impassionel speech yesterday lby Mr..
,m0 i'm behalf Of the Walker tarlf
rrinciples. brought forward az inns l"'e
day as Democratic doctrine. secession
notification. and other issues "nlrH ~
passed out of the minus q. i'' ,sg ie
.- well be brought mere. Inc ','i -,
merely question or poicY ~9 W ,'V
-he government VIII l"'9V ,,a
y without hesitation u - 10 ,s snt
best interest OF the Amer 'S,'" ~, -,
tu- articles consumer 10y o'i
sh.n. Doe protected by our p'op- "a
th.t is Republican doc'iI"''
GOOD If that IS not DehocIa'c "oO-
trre. 80 ought 10 be-. >,
Air. wilman went on TO snow 'hal ul-
y,r-.Ied industries gave ul'''S'i'e''
means Of labor. AS TO the FARMERS 'hc
le.d was not for more farmers Dut
Tor "a tariff which would no longer TOD
tfs farmers wr have. The farmer stoou'
his skinny. bouy hand ouisuetched'
asking this export bounty 70 overcome
the robbery of the present system ana
set senators sat foo stony silence. eX-
Yccting this id.otic farmer. with
the mortgage gnawing ON his nome
not 10 know that they refuse 10
give him relief Mr. Tillman pledged
b. WOr to bis eco c1gues that they would
r.. deceive the farmers. and that the
r.se million followers OF the piow will
settle with you at the ballot-boX.'
-THE SOUTH THE ISHAfAELITE."
rr. Senator analvzod the extent Of the
..,i.... t.,,.l interest throughout the coun-
,.. ...iu4iro the eouth cine Ishmaelte.
r. section tbaf has had no rights since
rI. var"
u.l. that section had labored under
fl.. ham of secession having billions rs a
,....rt. ~ lbs. ,tt.r,rf ~ secede II was stu1
to face win with the dem nooaS of me