The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-23

5 publican Institutions and Plu.
tocracy.
Washington. July 22.-Shortly before the
senate adjourned today, Senator Allison
in charge of the tariff bill. made a strong
effort to have a time fixed for the final
vote on the tariff conference report. Fail
ing in this, Mr.. Allison gave notice that
the session tomorrow would be pro-
tracted. with view to secure vote. II
! was the definite movement made thus
! far toward bringing the debate to close
Mr.. AlIison's first proposition was for a
vote at o'clock tomorrow. but this was
objected to by Mr.. Pettus (Ala.) Then
he proposed a vote some time before ad-
journment tomorrow. which was objected
to BY Mr.. Morgan.
81 OBJECT MORGAN.
The suggestion of Saturday at 1 o'clock
met with like objection from Mr.. Nor
gan. The Alabama senator explained his
last objection by stating that he thought
all debate on the report would be ex-
nausted tomorrow; that ii was needless
to make an agreement in advance
Finding that there was no disposition
to reach an agreement Mr.. Allison I'M
ally gave notice that hereafter. while the
report WAS pS4dlIs. the Sclldlc NOulu
adjourn a o'clock without nay and
yea vote.
The debate on the report today was
| participated In by Senators Chiffon. Jones
I (Ark.) and Pettigrew. in opposition. while
Mr.. Aldrich took frequent occasion TO
defend the report against the criticism OF
| the senator's
The credentials of the new senator from
J Tennessee. Thomas 3. Turley. VINO sue
/ ceeded the late Senator t:arris. were pre-
scented to the senate by his associate. Mr.
/ Rlr y
/ the vice presidents desk. where the oath
I of Office was duly administered. On the
desk TO which he was assigned on the
Democratic side was superb boquet of
carnations.
TILLMAN AND SUGAR.
charge the committee on contingent ex-
penses from further consideration of the
resolution for an Investigation of alleged
senatorial sugar speculation.
Before anything could be said. Mr.
Jones of Nevada presented a report from
the committee on the same resolution
asking. that the report be read He did
not want II sidetracked by any parlia-
mentary device and he wished TO secure
4 direct vote on the resolution.
Mr. Gallinger IN. HI. a member of the /
committee. suggested that the resolution 1
should go to the calendar and be reached /
in its proper order.
Mr.. Tirman insisted on having it read. !
Mr.. Gallinger objected. the presiding /
officer holding that single objection was /
sufficient to prevent the reading.
Then Mr. Tiliman moved that the re-
port be read On a viva voce vote the
motion was lost and the resolution went
to the calendar.
Mr. Al son asked that the tariff con-
ference report be taken up, but was met
with several measures which senators
Sesired TO have hurried through in an
ticipation of the adjournment of con-
gress.
Mr.. Allison would not yield. and Mr.
Allen finally made. an issue by moving
to take up the bill for non-Dartisan
committee 10 inquire into questions af-
fectins agriculture and labor. The mo-
ton was lost and without further delay
the consideration of the tariff report was
resumed.
Mr.. Chiffon of Texas took the floor for
a speech against the bill as whole. with
analytical criticisms of the schedules in
detail.
CONCERNING SUGAR.
Concc-ning sugar. he said it was so
cunnngly devised as to make it difficult
10 determine the benefits conferred The
main point was as to the loss suffered By
the people and after a calculation, Mr.. .
Chiffon concluded that the sugar trust
would be enabled 10 charge the people J /
cent more for sugar than under the pres
ent law. He said the agricultural schad-
ule ought to be taken as n fraud sched-
ule.' as il YES designed to be deceptive
In connection with Mr.. Chiitons dis
cu5sion of the agricultural schedule Mr.
Tiilman was drawn into a vehement ar !
gumont on the benefit of an EXPORT boun-
y on agricultural products. The South
Carolina senator declared that the i'm
position of such a bounty was the most
effective means of destroying the entire I
system. for if the farmer got ;
me drop CT blood in mis- mouth he would
want to swallow the whole carcass"
md 1 would end in a scramble. over r
urning the whole svstem.
Proceeding, Mr.. Chiffon took up the
Democratic position on free raw mater I
al. urging that raw wool and other raw
PRODUCTS Were entitled to exactly the q
anne consideration as manufactured V
voolen goods. but neither of them should .
,e benefited as against the interests OF :
he whole people. He did not believe the
'eoDle of Texas could be helped oy q I
system as a whole or in de- n
all. i
MERELY ROBBERY. Y
A tariff on wool. he believed. would c
axe more money out of their pockets
han il would put in them. and the came f.
7as true OF hides and leather 4
Mr.. Chiffon said ne would not hold out :,
o his constituents the delusive hope that a
hey were TO receive part of the bene- Il
Is Of protection. If they had reached /
he conclusion that 1t was time 10 5Ssn q
\ the general scramble for protection Y
hey should send a Republican in his ,,
lace. Ny. Chiffon spoke for more than q
wo hours and received many congratulate
Ions as he closed his remarks IL
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, followed in Il
the bill in detail. He asserted Z
]
nee but a mere outward form of confer :,
nce. watch the senate out of self-respect =
ught TO repudiate by rejecting the re- q
Ort. The senator referred TO She full lc
letting of the conferess Democrats and
epylblicans) and related the futile efforts W
the Democratic conferees to secure a G,
caring. =,
FOR THE FIRST TIME. S,
Mr.. Jones asserted that it was the first in
me in the history of the country that
ich arbitrary action had been taken by of
conference committee.
Vote it down." suggested Mr. Allison -
The report is mere recommendation to 81 e.
lie senate De
Yes declared Mr.. Jones. 1.-The senate 81
,rt." m
Mr.. Aldrich. one of the conferees. in -
rrlipted 20 state that the course of this ~
inference was the same that every con- b.
renee committee followed. In the tariff
ntest of 1894 the Democratic conferees
ere together six weeks and the Republi- m;
n colferees were not invited in and loo
ls'w nothing of wilat was going on.
Mr.. Adrioh declared that Republican an
majors were responsible for the pending Gu
H. and II was TO be expected that I
by Democratic conferees No =
'uld be engrafted on the bill. n
dr. Jones insisted that the course of =
e Republican conferees had been ex- !
ptional and arbitrary. va
The senator turned his attention to the o'i
rious schedules comparing the rates I
tn the opening Statement of Mr.. Aldrich a
AZ the rates were to be moderate and
lservatiye. In particular he urged that on,
n change in the rates on sugar had
zen added benefits TO the trust
AVERAGE OF RATES. {
It one stage. Mr.. Aidricah interrupted TO
: that the average rates were below
II of the law of 12Qil