Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-06
WASHINGTON NEWS BUDGET
President Mckinley Returns to Wash
ington Much Fatlgued After His
Trip to Canton.
BEET SUGAR BOUNTY AMENDMENT
The Question of a Bounty on Beet
Sugar Will Go Over by Agreement
of Those Interested Until Next
Session of Congress.

Washington, July 6.-The Republican
senatorial caucns today decided not to
again present the beet sugar bounty
amendment bill. Senator Allison was
authorized to move to have the amend
ment offered by Senator Allison, tabled
There WAS also general agreement, to
take up Senator Thurston's beet sugar
bounty bill as an independent measure
the first thing after congress meets next
December.
Senator Aldrich was the first to make a
general outline of the course, which was
ultimately agreed upon, including post
ponement of the entire question, until
next December. A motion to this effect,
was, however, made by Senator Morrill,
Senator Foraker suggested that the en-
tire question should be left open, leaving
each Republican senator to cast his vote
in the senate as he should choose, indie
pendent of party affiliations. This view
was antagonized by other senators, who
said that the Democrats would hold the
bill up indefinitely as long as there was
any possibility of the amendment pass
ing, and that the only way of insuring a
bp0Ouy fOuC5 Wob loI PuluJ oC q WhOiNs
to support the motion. This opinion
was so general that Senator Foraker did
not press his motion. Senators Thurs
ton, Perkins, Gear and other western
senator, held out quite stifhy for the in
corporation of the bounty provision in
the tariff bill, but when a decision was
made against them, they acquiesced in it
gracefully.
When Senator Allen was informed as to
the result of the Republican caucus he
said he would press his amendment to a
vote, but would not flibuster, to prevent
it being laid upon the table. He said it
was not his purpose to prevent an early
vote upon the bill. Allison who has the
bill in charge, stated that he would
probably ask the senate to sit tonight,
until the bill should be completed, and
reported in the senate from the committee
of the whole, but he was not hopeful of
securing vote today.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Without preliminary business the SEN
ate today proceeded to consideration of
the bill. Senator Bacon made personal
explanation of his vote yesterday for the
Mills amendment, to impose tax of 5
per cent on all manufactured products.
He had, he said, given the amendment his
vote, without due elaboration. If the
imposition of such q tax, could be con-
fined to the sugar trust, and other gigan,
tic concerns existing in open violation Of
law, it wonld commend itself to his judg-
-ment, but as it would touch every village
and hamlet in the land, and lay its hand
upon the most humble, he frankly avowed
regret for his vote cast yesterday. Sena.
tor Bate of Tennessee, then delivered
speech against the bill.
AMENDMENT LOST.
The Pettus amendment to the tariff
bill, to prohibit the sugar trust from i'm
porting sugar was lost on vote of 26 to
33.
THE PRESIDENTS RETURN.
President Mckinley and his party re.
turned here from Canton at 1:45 O'Clock
this afternoon. The president suffered a
good deal from heat, and evidently was
much fatigued.
CALLS IT A BLUFF.
After the sugar bounty amendment had
been taken up in the senate this after
noon, Allen charged that the Republicans
Offering the beet sugar bounty amend
ment, were simply "bluffing," and
intimated to the Democrats in advance
that If properly frightened by threats of
delav. thev would promptly surrender.