The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-29


But desire 10 say 10 the senate. 90 tne
senator tTYlsnan. and TO every man b the
United States that no person connected
with the sugar trust at any time or az
ssssr schedule. or received Information as
TO its character. desire 10 rnak the state-
-nent - nrosd as the English language
can make II.
Aidrsch said that no living person cut
side Of The members Of the committee had
aay information As 70 the subject untii
thirty-stx hours before if was reported.
Their che senator from Nevada (Jones) had
been shown the schedule No-Aurasn being
beyond this had received the slightest Ia
formation
And any man who says 50. or insisna'es
noaiice6 in q way which wosifd not be par
larnentary here.
Tiiiman interrupted to say that he had
not made :lae charges. he had merely s.so-
s1sttte6 public statements with the autno-a
name signed
Aiaraea. proceeding. said the fullest la
vestlgatson was courted. that there vas
nothing to conceal No information ever
went from that committee room TO any
telephone to any one lie tAidricht had
never bought or sold Il share OF sugar
stock. Ii was easy for correspondents II
make such charges. but they were aosa-
iuteiy false
Without further debate the resolution
was referred 10 committee on contingent
expenses and ON motion OF Aiirsch the
senate took up the tariff bill.
Vest opposed the proposed increase on
soda ash from J. TO $40 Of cent per
pound as unfair to soap makers. The
amendment was agreed 10 without disi-
sion but was aecoRsidered and allowed
To go over TO permit Gray to be heard
on IL.
There xas only brief discussion OF the
remaining paragraphs In the chemical
schedules. Jones stating that while they
were not accepted without protest by the
Democrats those In charge OF the Demo-
cratic interests considered 1t unnecessary
to consume time to no avail with the ma
jority so evidently against them.
The next schedule. relating to earths.
earthenware and glassware. was entered
upon. An amendment limiting the dre-
brick to be imported at si.ao per ton TO
those weighing not less than ten POUNDS
each was accepted.
The duty on Portland and other by
drauIic cesnents in barrels and sacks was
increased from to Ii cents per hundred
weight, and sn bulk from 10 10 cents per
hundred weight. After White had criti-
cised the increase as opposed to the inter-
ests of the builders. Pettigrew defended II.
saying i, should be greater in the interest
OF American manufacturers. Vest criu-
cised, but to no avail. the rate proposed on
glass bottles. decanters, etc, as equal to
the Mckinley rate. the highest. he said.
In the country's history. White of Cali
fornia spoke at length against the bill. say
Ing the rates were prohibitory to large
extent. and for this reason would fail in
It's purpose TO raise revenue. as the Mo
ksniey act had failed to produce sufficient
revenue. owing to the absolute exclusion
of revenue-producing articles. Cahery OF
Louisiana spoke against the greed of trusts.
who would place Chinese wall around the
United States in order to monopolize the
trade within It, Jones' amendment to re-
ducc the rate on window glass from IL to
l cent per pound was disagreed to. yeas Is.
nays q. The vote was on party lines the
Democrats for and the Republicans againsf
the amendments. McEnery of Louisiana.
Stewart OF Nevada and Jones OF Nevada
voted with the Republicans. and Heitfield
and Pettigrew with the Democrats. The
committee rate Of IL cents was then
agreed to.
Jones Of Arkansas offered another
amendment reducing the rate on window
glass above l0x15 inches square I'd under
Isxo0 from s-s TO IL cents pa pound.
The amendment was disagreed to. Is to
27.
All OF the committee amendments as to
window glass were agreed to. On cyifnder
and CROWN glass. Jones' amendment sub
stitusing the present rate OF cis cents for
the proposed rate OF cents per square
foot was defeated. yeas %. nays q. The
committee amendments m cylinder and
crown glass were then agreed to-
Al 5 o'clock Aidrich yielded to urgent re-
OF ests from Democratic senators that the
bill be laid aside.
Vest remarked in this connection that
more progress had been made in three
days than In three weeks during the Will
son bill The senate then went into ex-
eoutive session. and soon after adjourned.