The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-06-12

brief speech. saying in conclusion: The
only possible excuse for this bill Is that
there Is not sufficient revenue In the
treasury
Stewart asked Allison To state before
the vote was taken whether this blll
gave the retiners greater advantage
than the present law.
Il have no doubt" answered Allison,
that. excluding the cuuntervailing
duty. this bill does not give a greater
advantage Ia the sugar industry than
the Wilson bill." Allison proceeded 10
make a general statement. lie said
that thus far senators had been dis
cussing decimal figures and statistics
without considering what lies at the
basis Of this and AN schedules. ALI
son proceeded Ia point out the changed
conditions since 1916. la the days of his
boyhood very little pure white sugar
was seen. Now. no sugar came ON the
table of the rich or poor that had not
gone through some process Of refining.
Tho refining industry NJ this country
was entitled 10 some protection. Ito
then explained the house and senate
schedules.
DO you believe In protection to- labor
or to capital interpnsed Tillman
That is "A generality replied All
son, to which the senator well know s
my answer. | believe in protection IL
American labor. but | believe In pro-
tecting American capital also" IL was
the policy of this hill Ia do what Eu-
rope had done--csiablish the produc'
tion Of sugar in this country and keeI
the 800 200. eco annually paid for Sugar
by our people at home. Recalling iht
criticism Of the republicans for theli
abandonment of the bounty system
Allison said this system had beer
adopted to encourage the sugar indus
try. II had failed. first. perhaps be
cause If the rapid and unexpected
strides made on both the beet and cane
growth; and. second. because the dem
ocratic party decided To do nothing t6
encourage the system. The schedule
might not he arranged precisely as u
should be, but II was confessedly with
in fraction of other schedules. lf sen
ators on the other side could show thai
there was an injustice. he would, h,
said. try To deal with IL in spirit oi
justice.
Stewart said he did not eXpcct "A iarif
bill to afford any material relief 10 th'
country, as there was . cancer OF imam
cial contraction which was eating al th'
vitals of the country cancry replie,
briefly TO Allison and then vote was tn
ken amid great expectation, resulting
! yeas, g. nays. ~, as follows;
Icas-Allison, Burrows. carter tullom
Davis. Deboe. Elkins. Fairbanks. Fora
ker. Frye. Gallingcr, Hanna. iansbrough
Hawlcy, iIoar. Jones OF Nevada. Mcbride
McEncry. Mcmillan. Mason. Nelson. Per
kns. platt of Connecticut. Pritchard
/ Proctor. Sewall, Shoup Spocucr. stewart
Wellington. Weimore. Wilson-iiee.
Nays-Bacor, Bate Berry. Butler, taf
fiery, Chiffon. clay. cockrell. Daniel
Faulkner. German, Gray, hcitf"ld. Jone,
/ of Arkansas. Kyle. i.insay. Mallory. Man
/ tie. Mills Morgan. Mitchell, 1'ascoe, Pet
tierrw. pcttus. Roach. Tillman, Turpie
Vest, Walthall and Whitc-}p.
7 Jones of Arkansas then moved al
/ amendment striking out the words "oi
i all sugars" In line ~ page G2. which wen
over. Allison askcd n an agreement coitl'
be reached for n u. IN. sessions, beginning
Monday Jones answered that this conscn
would he given next Thursday or Friday
lioar gave nolivc OF q new section 4
follow paragraph 2o6, providing for tn
appointment by the president of - com
mission OF live persons who shall inN"sti
gate and report at the next session o
congress on the most advantageous meth
ods OF producing and refining sugars am
what methods will give 10 consumers sl
gar ~ tho least cost.
AT a.l0 u. m. the hill was laid aside AN,
the senate went into executive session
adjourning soon after.