Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-02
Senate Votes for Them Today by
SO to -
Mr.. GRAY PROTESTS IN VAIN
Germany's Threatened Course Of
Commercial Warfare.
DEM OCRATS DISAG RE E

Senator Wellington CMd.) rose to a ques-
| tior of personal privilege soon after the
| opening of the Senat. today, and in vehe-
| ment voice referred to publications con-
corning conflict said to have taken place
yesterday before Che committee on COM
merce in relation to the appointment OF
B. H. Warner, jr., as consul to Leipsic.
Ciis remarks in full will be found in an
other eolumn.)
After the stir of this incident the tariff
bill was taken up. Mr.. White (Cal), in
behalf of the minority of the finance com
mittee, asked Mr.. Allison as to The pro-
gram on tea, beer, the antitrust amend
ment and other important questions
Mr.. Allison responded that an amend
ment relating to the increase of the reve-
nue. to be derived from the bill would be
| brought in later In the day. AS to other
questions little more time was desired.
Mr.. Teller (Col) inquired what the conf
| the question of decreasing the tax on dis
titled spirits, in view of the letter written
by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr.. Allison answered that the whole
question OF distilled spirits had been gone
over. Personally he believed a lower tax
would be productive of greater revenue.
but he thought it urwise to go into the
complex question in connection with this
tariff bill.
Mr.. Teller said the letter of the Secretary
of the Treasury indicated a desire for leg
islation on this subject. Then the senator
added: Before this bill Is disposed Of l
will discuss what should be done in de-
creasing the tax on spirits. I will show
that the committee is giving away 1900 :
go month, tC the detriment of consumers
who bear the tax burdens, and to the detri-
ment OF honest dealers in distilled spirits
The consideration of the bill then pro-
ceeded.
The paragraph relating to nickel was
changed. making the rates on nickel ore
three cents per pound on the nickel con-
tanned therein: nickel matter, four cents
FER pound nickel, nickel oxide, alloy, ETC.,
eight cents per pound.
The RetmIintory Clause.
This brought the Senate to the "retalia-
tory clause so called, providing that
whenever any country pays a bounty on
any article, then, upon the importation OF
that article into the United States there
snail be levied and paid, in addition to the
duties otherwise imposed by this act an
additional duty equal to the net amount of
suc, bounty or grant, however the same be
paid or bestowed.
Mr.. Gray Dei) spoke against the amend
ment, saying he regarded it as opening the
way to disregard of our treaty obliga-
ions with at least two Suropean countries
-IeFmany and AuStria-Hungary He reaf
the protest of Baron Won Thielmann the
German ambassador, and Baron yon Hen
Ssimuiier, the Austrian minister against
the proposed discretionary duty. He argued
against 1t not only breach of inter
national relations with friendly powers
put also on the ground that a discrimina-
tory DUTY was in the nature Of a compen-
s2tory rate to the sugar manufacturers of
TINS country for the cheap sugars coming
from sugar-producing COUNTRIES
Mr. Gallery La.) differed with Mr.. Graz.
arSdlng that no breach of interna tionaI
opisatlons was involved and that -retaiia-
uoil Oh TINS character was in the nature Of
sell preservation, to which any country
couid resort when its industries were
threatened by the payment of foreign ex
port bounties
Inc senator then branched Off to the
question whether the treasury figures on
the rehning OF sugar came from the sugar
trust.
The senator declared that enormous
FRAUDS against the government had occur
fed IN the payment of drawbacks by rea-
son OF false figures He severely arraigned
the sugar trust, saying its LOBBYISTS in
tested the corridors of Congress and the
people were it's slaves.
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama, Mr. Chandler
or New Hampshire and Mr.. Lindsay at
Kentucky participated in the debate
Mr. Caffery defended his position as con-
sistent with democracy
The vote was then taken, and the re-
tailatory clause was agreed to. 33-19