The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-26

cor bin pa. Il there, ard II sos. bow Gid
X get there asked Chandler
s<rve ali know" answered Vest, tina. Il
came from the sale OF bonds. which did
not approve bat IL makes M difference
where 10 came from. There II is n ire
treasury. and what right have you 70 m
crease tire taxes on she people when
enough is in the treasury aiready-'
TIE senator declared that the urgent
reed was rot for greater taxes. but for
naere money and better prices. The fall
In prices must be stayed before there
could be any prosperity. He mentioned
as one source OF evil that oEr workers
wer.. paid on q gold basis and came into
competition vita those paid On silver
basis
The senator from Nevada fStewart)
usually makes that argument" inteYpog-
Cd Galinger. He has based IL usually On
Japsn's use Of silver. and nov Japan has
repadfatsd silver"
You mean Japan was bought eEt:"
Stewart pat in.
Nest then turned 70 several Of the schci-
uies and discussed them First ne took
up the sugar schedule Ingenious tables
could be prepared as TO sugar dinarersiais
and the tables a. the senator frona Rhode
Island LAldrich) were Of this ingenious
kid. TIE whole thing turned on one
point. said Vest. ard no ore but the expert
inside Sugar refinery was able 20 tell
this. IL wss as TO how much raw sugar
would make 100 pounds of refined sugar.
and ~ha1 amount OF waste there would be-
While discussing the Hawaiian treaty
Vest said that II would have b@.. a. i~asr
more honorable b.. the cor.nittee propos-
81 10 a5fogate the Hawaiian treaty than
kill IL indirectly.
How IL n possible to defend the in
crease OF duty on lead" asked Vest
when the lead trust is making enormous
and a. ia
on us stock. common and preferred? Why
doGole the rate on lead. a product going in
10 every poor home, in order 10 feed the
cormoTant taste Of these monopolis,s?'
On earthsnware and crocxery the sena-
teF said the duties were appalling. The
trainers OF the bill had undertaken 10 make
the duties absolutely prohibi.ary
Referring TO the wool schedule Vest
spoke OF the conflicting claims of the wool
manufacturers and Mr. Lawrence "the
shepherd king
As TO hides. Vest warned the Repuhiicsu
senators that hides would go back on the
free list, as a result of thrifty New En-
gland sentiment.
IA conclusion. Vest said there was NO
disposition To delay the consideration OF
the Dali. There would be no factlous op-
position ana no unnecessary objection.
Cnnnon's Change Of Base.
Cannon OF Utah introduced an amend
ment for a bounty on agricultural exports,
and spoke briefly. He said:
The pending bill. without any protec-
ZION TO the farmer. would be a rank .nfus-
tee and would be violation OF the pledge
which, the victorious party ma de in It's
platform 10 the voters last year. II the
hili shall fail 10 give some measure OF
Justice 10 the farmer. they. will overthrow
IL at the first opportunity"
Ii was a singular fact. commented Chand-
Ter. that the Utah senator had long sup
ported protective tariff, and now con-
cluded that the system he advocated was
robbery.
Cannon responded that in his guileless-
ness as a Republican ne had accepted the
entire protective idea, bur now. with the
responsibility Of weighing the merits Of
every protective proposition, he insisted on
equalizing the advantages SO that the far
nler should receive a share.
The tariff bill was then laid aside for
the day.
AT OILS the senate went into executive
session and soon afterward adjourned.