Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-23
CRITICISING THE REPORT
Senator Jones of Arkansas Charges Repub-
lican Conferees With Unfairness.
Mr. Aidrich Asserts That the Custom
AIRY Course Has Been Followed
Vain Effort tn F'ix Time to Vote.

Shortly before the Senate adjourned yes
terday Senator Allison. in charge of the
tariff bill. made a strong effort to have
t. time fixed for the final vote on the tar
1T conference. report. Failing in this Mr.
Allison gave notice that the session to-
DAY would hc protrac;ed with a view to
securing a vote. 1t was the first definite
movement made thus far toward bringing
the Ceha;e 10 a close. Mr. Allison's first
proposition was for vote at :, o'clock
today, bet this Vas objected TO by Mr.
Ptiius- Ala. Then he proposed vote some
time before adjournment today which
was objected to 10y Mr. Morgan. The sug-
Eestion of Saturday AT l o'clock met with
Ike objection from Nj Morgan. The Ala
Rama senator explained his last obiec-
ton 10y stating that he thought all de-
rate on the report would be exhausted
tuHdy. 50 that ii needless to MAX.
an agreement in advance. Finding that
there was no disposition 10 reach an agree
meftj. MIR Allison finally gave notice that
hereafter. while report pending. the
senate would not adjourn at = o'clock
~ithouj Yea and nay vote.
The debate on the report yesterday was
Participated in by Senators Chiffon. Tex
a.. Jones. Arkansas. and Pettigrew. South
DAKOTA. in opposition. while Mr.. Aldrch
took frequent occasion TO defend the re-
Port against the criticism OF these sena-
tors
MIR Chiffon spoke for more than two
hours and received many congratulations
as he closed his remarks.
y" Fair and Free Conference
Mr. Jones. Arkansas. followed in criti-
cism or the bill in detail. He asserted there
lad been 10 fair and free conference. but
q mere outward fOrnality OF conference
which the Senate OUT of self--espect ought
10 repudiate by rejecting the report The
senator referred 10 the full meeting of
the conferees. democrats and republicans
and related the futile efforts of the dem
1cratic c0nferees 10 secure d hearing IL.
htd appealed 70 the republican confereas
saying suppose we convince your tudg-
nent and had been answered by Mr.
A!qr!ch: Il VIII make no difference"
/ ASK IN the ~ me OF common decency
free conference
Mr.. Jones asserted that II was the first
t!ine in the history of the country that
such arbitrary action had been taken hy
&C nfe'el'cc committee.
Vote II down" suggested Mr. Allison:
the Senate"
Yes. declared Mr. Jones' tine Senate
port"
Mr. Aldrich, one OF the republican con-
lsr-es. interrupted TO stare that the course
OF inns conference committee was the same
mat every conference committee had fol-
lowed In the tariff contest of 1894 the
democratic confereeS were together six
weeks. and the republican conferees were
not invited in, and knew nothing of what
was going on Mr.. Aldrich declared that
republican senators were responsible for the
pending bill. and it was not TO be expected
that amendments by democratic conferees
would be engrafted on the bill
MI Jones insisted that the course of the
republican conferees had been exceptional
and arbitrary The senator turned his at
teHtlOu to the various schedules comma rim O.
the rates with the opening statement by
Mr.. Aidrich that the rates Wer- to he mod
crate ana conservative. In particular he
urged that each change in the rates on
sugar had given added benefits to the
trust.
AT one stage Mr.. AIdrich INTERRUPTED TO
say that the average of rates was below
that OF the Law of 1880. Referring 10 Mr.
Jones criticisms on the sugar schedule he
SAID That his personal views were favorable
TO free sugar, they had ALWAYS beer
and hi would 50 vote If there was oppor-
tuHity- But the demands for revenue made
That out OF the question. He insisted also
that Mr. Jones figures OF the differentials
CT the sugar schedule were erroneous.
Mr. Jones maintained that there was
about four times much margin 10 the
sugar r-iHers under the conference report
as Ii the present law. This ne said dis
closed why there was SO much anxiety in
rushing the bill through the conference and
line House.
Mr. P-ttigrea. Is. d. announced his mr.
pose 10 vote against the conference report
although h expected that the bill in its
present form. with all It's iniquities would
become a law Its iniquities would make
u diffcuit TO repeal. the faVors IL gave
brought IL such tremendous strength that
tie republican party would be able to col
!ect fnf-d of twenty. forty or nfty million
dollars. u they needed It, in order ID carry
an election He believed. however. that the
contest OF the future was not on the tariff
but that between republican Institutions
and plutocracy.
The senator closed with the declaration
" a. when he left the republican party he
left II for good. and the caucus dictarion
fl behalf Of this Ubiquitous bill had amply
Justified his action. Shortly before 5 o. clio *
Mr. Teller was about to begin a speech
Ee Yielded. however. 10 Mr.. Allison. who
made the first movement toward bringing
the debate 10 a close.
Appealing for q Time to Vote.
81 appeal to senators to agree on some
aatinfsctorS hour tnrnorrayx when tia yats