Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-25
He Makes a Strutting Speech in
Congress To-day Against
the DingIey Tariff Bill.
A VOTE NEXT WEDNESDAY
A Sugar Trust Representative
Win Establish q Sugar Beet
Plant In Colorado.
NEBRASKA's SILVER MEN


Among the bills introduced and refer
red to the senate to-day, was one b
Mr.. Foraker to provide modern organ
cation for the artillery OF the army
At 2:20 the senate proceeded to tn,
consideration with closed doors) o
the arbitration treaty.
After the executive session, the sen
ate, this afternoon, took up the bank
ruptcy bill.
The executive session of the senate
was devoted to the consideration of the
general treaty of arbitration with
Great Britain, Mr.. Chiffon, of Texas,
making an elaborate speech on his
amendment to the first articles. He
was frequently interrupted by Senators
Hoar, Davis and Gray.
IN THE HOUSE.
WARRINGTON, ID. e., March 26.--
The fourth and last day Of the general
debate on the tariff bill brought forth
q request at the opening of the session
by Bailey, of Texas, for an extension
of two hours Of the debate. He stated
that he had been under treatment for
sores throat and that it would be i'm
possible for him to occupy the floor for
an hour to-day. Payne, of New York,
objected to the request. Talbert, Of
South Carolina, opened the discussion
IN q fifteen minute speech against the
bill.
An agreement has been reached be-
tween Mr.. Dingley, republican, OF
Maine. and Mr.. Bailey, democrat, of
Texas, that the two hours preceding the
vote on the tariff bill, Wednesday, be
divided between the two gentlemen
named, when they will close, for their
respective sides, the debate on this
measure. The house will be asked to
concur in this arrangement.
"Champ'' Clark, democrat, OF Mis-
souri,, made one of bis characteristic
speeches against the bill. As an Am.
erican citizen and in sympathy with |
the people whom he represented, he
was dead against the bill. As demo-
cratic politician, he would rejoice in
Its passage, for it would compel every
merchant, every time he made sale
ncrcsS the counter, to make q demo-
cratic speech to the purchaser. Unless
the senate radically amended the bill,
the democrats would have 100 majority
In the house in the next congress and
In 1900 would elect president, the
people thus again coming to their own.
MIR. Clark said that ordinarily he
was peaceabIe man, but charges had
been made on the other side, in the
course of this debate, that made him
regret that the law against manslaught-
er could not be temporarily suspended
Tlaughter1. "When an able man like
Hopkins, of Illinois, and brilliant
man like Dolliver, Of Iowa." he said,
ssassert that the Wilson bill is a free
trade measure, it is an outrage against
common sense, truth and decency. I
do not concede to any protechonist
the right to define what free trade
means
Mr.. Clark ridiculed the charges laid
on agricultural products, asserting
that it was impossible to give the farm
er any protection on his products. He
made great fun OF the duty of two
cents gallon on milk. "I'd like to
see gallon of Canadian milk, - said
he, "by the time it got down into
Jerry Simpsons district in Kansas. 1t
would set the hogs teeth on edge, if
offered to them for swill." Laughter.
The free list afforded him a fine oppor-
tunity for airing his sarcasm.
Mr.. Clark said the situation would
be greatly relieved If the republican
leaders would turn their attention to 4
the expenditures instead of
adding to the peoples burdens.
'tCut the army in two, he advised
stNobody in the country seems to have
any use for the army except George
M. Pullman and the Pullman Palace
Car Company. Abolish the diplomatic
corps. It has never been useful and
not always ornamental. | can pick
out newspaper correspondent in the |
gallery there and send him to Europe |
and warrant he will find out more in ,
q week about the situation of affairs {
than the whole diplomatic corps be-
tween now and next Christmas
And finally, repeal the ,
civil service law and save every dollar
the com mission costs [applause1.'' Ii
Mr.. Mcguire, democrat, Of Califor-
MIA, and Mr.. Gum, populist, Of Idaho,
opposed the bill, asserting that it was
fallacious to assume that protective
tariff would produce period OF pros
perity.
Mr.. Tawney, a member Of the COM
mittee on ways and means, replied to
The criticisms Of Mr.. Dunn, defending ii
The action OF the committee. The duty
laid on the lead in silver ore, be said,
vas cent pound. And yet the gen.
tleman from Idaho complained that
The American product was not proper {
u cared for. Mr.. Gum said: "The I
1uty you mention is ample and all that
tho people OF Idaho ask. What they !
want is that you should collect It"
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