The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-07-07
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the chamber. He said that during the
debate the republican senator's had Itt
II be understood that they would like
to be scared when this beet sugar
amendment was proposed. and that tre
intimation had been conveyed that II
some one would get on his feet and
threaten that congress would be tell IN
session N the amendment was pressed.
then our republican friends would he
able to slide down the back stairs 40
get out" And 50 the senator from Ar
kansas JonesD Allen went on. arose
and expressed the utmost astonishment
that this proposition should be brought
here"
Jones entered the chamber at this
point and interrupted to say II there
was any such intimation as Allen had
referred To. IL never came to him
tJones) He was amazed when the
amendment was brought up. Allen
then turned to the course OF the repub-
lican caucus In dealing with the bounty
amendment. The country ought td
understand" said he. that this Is q
purely spectacular Performance; a per-
formance intended 10 amuse. II not to
deceive. II should know that our re-
publican brethren called on the demo-
cratic brethren to help them out II the
democratic brethren could be brought
forward to scare them. then they are
willing to take to their heels"
Thurston replied briefly to his coll
league, saying he proposed to conhns
himself To the bounty question Re-
viewing the former sugar bounty law.
he declared Its repeal was an act OF per-
fidy and dishonor. He regretted. there
fore. TO turn to the record. and find
that on the vote to repeal that law the
first name recorded in the affirmative
was that OF Allen. Again he found on .
second vote involving sume measure OF
relief 10 the beet sugar industry. the
first name recorded In the negative was
that OF Allen" In 1891 a populist leg
islature In Nebraska repealed the beet
sugar bounty chapter Of the state law
and democratic governor approved
the repeal. In 1895 a republican iegis-
lature restored the bounty to hve-
eighths OF a cent a pound over the veto
OF a populistic governor. Then. when
the populists came into power again.
they promptly repealed the bounty law.
So much. said Thurston. for the con-
sistency of his colleagues criticisms
The republican party had In It's tariff
bill taken sugar from the free list.
where II was placed In part through
the vote of his popullstic colleague
| Thurston lent emphasis to his ~
marks by turning TO Allen and address-
Ing him directly. He said he had intro
duced the bounty amendment In good
faith and had earnestly urged II until
a threat OF protracted debate was i'm
minent. Then holding prosperity over
and above the interests of his state. be-
lieving that widespread benefit was to
come with the passage Of this iarin bill.
he had withdrawn the bounty amend
ment. He was content to place his rec
ord alongside that which his populistic
colleague had made for himself.
Allen. in turn. JUSTIFIED his course.
saying he had entered the senate at .
time when the government was bank
rupt and when some course WAS tmper-
ative To reduce government expenses,
avoid bond issues and put more money
In the treasury. He had voted for the
Wilson bin repealing the bounty be-
cause the bill contained the income tax
and other benehcent features He ad-
i mittsd that the republican legislature
OF Nebraska had given a s5-cent bounty
on sugar and had then failed TO make
an appropriation to pay the bounty.
Among other things. Allen said Sss.-
900 had been literally stolen from the
treasury of Nebraska under the last re-
publican administration and the state
treasurer stood convicted and sentenced
to 20 years In the penitentiary.
Allison then moved that the Allen
amendment providing sugar bounty Be
laid ON the table. The motion prevail
ed-yeas 81. nays .. The negative vote
was cast by Allen. Butler. Harrts
tKansasD. Heitfeld. Kyle. Pettigrew.
Stewart, Teller and Mantle. populists
and silver republicans.
Referring To the vote. Teller said he
wanted 1t to 20 to the people OF the
Northwest that the republican party
might have placed bounty on beet
sugar. as there were votes enough to
| do II.
Allison now came forward with re-
quest for an agreement for final vote
tomorrow. Pettigrew interposed an In
quiry as To whether white pine iumoez
would be left at 81 per 1000 feet Hs
desired some assurance that the rate
would not be disturbed otherwise ne
would have to object 20 an agreement
Allison gave assurance that the com.
mittee would not make a change and
the agreement on the vote Was then
reached At $40 the senate adtourneo