The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-07
and plenty in place Of the bin Of perhdy
and dishonor passed in 1894"

son.
II ask the SENATOR" he said. what
if anything, occurred in the Republican
caucus to lead to the abandonment OF
the county amendment?
Mr. Allison replied that the committee
on finance had offered the amendment.
out 1t was firmly met with the state
ment from the other side Of the chambe.
that the amendment would delay the
passage of the bill. For this reason. the
amendment was Withdrawn.
$50 that, understand. the Republi-
can party surrendered 10 threat OF III
clustering; it has taken fright al
threat of delay" pursued Mr.. Allen.
"Oh, no." Mr.. Allison explained iii
is very important that this bill should
come TO vote, and in case OF sharp di-
visions we do not wish either to press
or Cypress unduly."
Mr.. Vest also explained tina. when the
bounty amendment was offered, he went
ID the Republican side and informed sen
ators that there would be a protracted
debate.
Mr.. Allen proceeded to criticize Re-
publican senator's for abandoning the
right 10 betray their trust and abandon
a proposition to which their platform
pledged them.
Then Nj. Allen oranched INTO a chap
ter of private procedure which occa-
stoned considerable stir in the chamber.
He said that during the debate. Repuoli-
can senators had LEI it be understood
when this beet sugar amendment was
proposed, and that the intinTation had
been conveyed that IL some one would
get on his feet and threaten that con-
gress would be held in session If the
amendment was pressed, then our Re-
publican friends would be able to slide
down the back stairs and get out"
And SO the senator from Arkansas.
Iones,)" Mr.. Allen went on. "arose and
expressed the utmost astonishment that
this proposition should be brought"
Mr. Jones entered the chamber at this
poinc, and interrupted to say that If
there was any such animation as Mr..
Allen referred, II never came to him,
Jones.} He was amazed when the
amendment was brought in.
Mr.. Allen then turned 10 the course OF
the Republican caucus in defeating the
bounty amendment.
"The country ought 10 understand,
said he, that this is purely spectac-
ular performances; a performance in
tended to amuse, if not to deceive. 1t
should be known that our Republican
brethren called on the Democratic breth-
rem to help them out; if the Democratic
brethren could be brough forward TO
scare them. then they were willing to
take 10 their heels"
Mr.. Thurston (Neb.,) replied briefly TO
his colleague, saying he proposed to con-
fine himself to the bounty question. Re-
viewing the former sugar bounty law.
he declared tina. it's appeal was an act OF
perfidy and dishonor. He regretted,
therefore, to turn TO the record and find
that on the vote to repeal chat law, the
first name recorded in the affirmative
was that of Mr. Allen Of Nebraska.
Again he found, on a second vote involv
ing some measure of relief to the beet
sugar industry, the first name recorded
in the negative was that Of ALLEN OF
Nebraska"
In 1871, a Populistic legislature in Ne
braska repealed the beet sugar bounty
chapter of the STATE law, and Demo
cratic governor approved the repeal In
1895, a Republican legislature restored
the bounty to five-eighths of a cent per
pound, over the veto Of Populistic
governor Holcomb. hen when the Pop
ulists came into power again they
D, omptly repealed the bounty law.
So much, said Mr.. Thurston, for the con
OF his colleagues criticisms.
The Republican party had in its tariff
bill taken sugar from the free list.
where it was placed in part through the
vote of his Populistic colleague.
Mr.. Thurston lent emphasis to his re-
marks by turning to Mr.. Allen. and ad-
dressing him personally. He said he
bad introduced the bounty amendment
ir good faith, and had earnestly urged
it until a threat OF protracted debate
was made. Then, holding the prosperity
Of the country over and above the in
VI lllS StuAC, OOAACN AhS hhoN
spread benefit was 10 come with the
passing of this tariff bill, he had with
drawn the bounty amendment. He was
content 10 place his record alongside
that which his Populis.ic colleague had
made for himself.
Mr. Allen, in turn. justified his course.
saying ne had entered the senate at a
time when the government was bank
rupt and when some course was impera-
tive 70 reduce government expenses,
avoid bond issues and put more money
in the treasury. He had voted for the
Wilson bill repeating the bounty be-
cause the bill contained the income tax
and other beneficent features.
He admitted that the Republican leg
islature of Nebraska had given a five
eighth cent bounty on sugar, and had
then failed TO make an appropriation TO
pay the bounty. Among other things.
Mr. Allen said s5SS.ooO had been liter
ally stolen from the treasury of Nebras-
lla urder the last Republican admins
,ration, and the state treasurer stood
convicted and sentenced to twenty years
IN the penitentiary.
Mr. Allison then moved that the AL
len amendment. providing a sugar boun-
~, be laid on the table. The motion
prevailed, yeas 81: nays, 9.
The mega dive vote was cast by Al
len, Butler, Harris, CKan.) Heitfeld.
Kyle. Pe,tigrew, Stewart, and Mantle,
Pcpulists and Silver Republicans.
Referring 20 the vote. Mr.. Teller said
the he wanted il 20 go 70 the people
ot the northwest that the Republican
party might have placed a bounty on
beet sugar. as these were the votes 10 do
L.
Mr. Allison now came forward with