The times., 1897-07-23
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| form represented good Democratic doctrines,
but its interpretation had been perverted.
| Mr.. Chiffon, referring TO the Matching
| OF the bill, described it as having been
done by Eastern Senators only Mr.
/ Platt of Connecticut corrected him by
saying that Mr.. Wolcott was at the hear
ings.
bir. Chilton-Why, / thought he was
In Europe, chasing the phantasmal dream
OF international bimetallism.
Mr. Chiffon eulogized the South, and fl
naiiy the whole nation. Its greatness he
he did not attribute TO protection, but
to Providence and the Anglo-Saxon an
cestry of the people.
Air. Jones OIL Arkansas next addressed
the Senate. He had already, he said,
called attention to sufficient items and
wrongs to warrant the sending of them
back to conference. He noted one more
example, that relating TO carbons for
electric lighting. The House fixed tn,
rate at 30 per cent ad valorern. the sena5e
at 30 per cent ad yalorem rate, but the
/ ference put on a specific duty OF 100 per
cent Thus would be absolutely prohibi-
| tory. He charged that there had been
mo fair or free conference, but instead u
so-callcd conference report based on u.s.
sumptions of authority which ought to be
reconsidered by the Senate and rebuked.
Mr.. Jones also pointed out new affirrna-
tive legislation on the tobacco schedule,
which had been rejected by the Senate
lie protested against the treatment Of
the Democrats in the conference He said
lhat everything was carried by party
vote He had said to Mr.. Aldrich Sup
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| judgment?''
"oh. that win not make any difference
| as 10 the vote replied Mr. Aldrich
Mr. Jones said that he thought t due to
the Senate and TO the country that it should
be stated that the report was never con-
| sdered by the conferees 1t was never
even read 1t was rushed through the
conference before the printers ink was
dry on it. If the Senate would submit to
such thing, he hoped and prayed to the
Almighty that the American people would
say that hereafter Senator'S shall pay suffi-
cient regard to 1T 70 see that these grave
matters should be considered by the W hole
| conference. He did not believe that there
was any precedent for such action 1t was
time that such proceedings should be
| stopped, for they deserve the condemnation
OF the people. and he believed they would
condemn 1t.
Mr.. Allson-Vote the report down; 1t is a
| mere recommendation to the Senate.
Mr.. Jones Yes: that is what ought to be
done; for the conference has acted in con
| tempt OF the Senate.
MI Aldrich resented Mr.. Jones talking
the secrets of the conference In open
Senate
Mr.. Jones-You said yourself that there
was no secret about Ii. You said that
everything should go to the public
Mr. Jones said Mr.. Aldrich got into an
almost interminable tangle and wraugted
over what was the understanding as TO
how and when the conference report was
to be considered by the minority Mr.
| Aldrich contended that there was no
| running counter to precedents in the ac-
ton Of the conference The Democrats
had acted similarly in the conferences on
| the Wilson bill
Mr. Jones arraigned the promises made
| In the Senate by Mr. Aldrich, as com
prepared with the final agreements of the
bill The conclusion of Mr.. Jones' speech
went to show that the idea and practice
| OF protection had created the inequalities
| OF opportunity, labor, and life, and that
| this would be removed only by return
| to the principles which had made the
country great and prosperous
| Mr.. Jones revived the argument that the
! highest taxes We're on the things con-
sumed by the poor. A very small tax
on stocks and bonds was proposed, yet
the conferees, after being locked up
for days. said siTAply the ''senate re-
| cedes'' He congratulated the Senate
on the astuteness of it's oonferees in making
the House swallow whatever the Senate
wanted. The people would certainly hold
| the party that led such things to fear
full accountability. Mr.. Jones had In
serted in his remarks Chapter OF Mr.
| Sherman's book on taxation, showing the
Inequalities of the current methods OF
| taxation.
| Mr.. l4ndsay's resolution, requesting the
President to Investigate the foreign to-
bacco tariffs, was adopted
Mr.. Pettigrew spoke on the bill generally.
| He said it would be d very difficult bin
| TO repeal, because IL that issue Were
| made the Republicans could raise an
unlimited fund to sustain 1t. He would
not vote against the bill: he wanted it to
pass, so that the track would be clear
| for the contest as TO honest or dishonest
money He wanted to see the issue
squarely made between the people and "a
plutocracy of artificial persons" Mr..
Pettierew's general idea was TO let the
| Republican masses see that the tariff
bill did not help them, and that the real
| issue was the money question. Mr.. Petit
| grew quoted largely from his own speech
when the Wilson bill was under coDsidera-
| ton.
Mr. Allen asked that an hour be fixed
for vote on the conference report to-
| day.
Mr.. Harris interposed that there were
other matters demanding attention be-
| fore the quorum disappeared.
| Mr.. Allison asked that 5 p m. today
| be fixed as the hour for the vote.
| Mr.. Pettus-I object
Mr. AIson-Before adjourning, then, let
US agree to vote before we adjourn to-
| morrow
| Mr.. Pettus-I object to that.
Mr. Allison-One O'Clock Saturday, then?
Mr.. Morgan-I object.
Mr.. Allson-will the Senator agree to
| any time?
Mr.. Morgan-I will not agree to any
! definite time, but think the debate will
| be exhausted tomorrow.
After some further parley:
Mr. Allison--I ask unanimous consent,
| then. that the Senate meet tomorrow at
| II O'Clock
| Mr. Pettus--I object