The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-07-21

view Of the fact that the sugar stock
had advanced many points yesterday,
II had been suspected that this sup
posed victory Of the house was all a
stage play and false. and that In fact.
the trust had secured greater benefits
than In any former schedule. Barry
said he wanted to know whether this
was right
There was no response To the query
and Vest continued his criticism ON the
schedule. II was beyond question he
said, that the conference amendmnct
was In the interest OF the trust, There
had been much beating of the drums
over the house victory and the speaker
of the house was pictured as the next
Ajax OF the house. But In fact, tte
house had suffered defeat. The house
conferees had come out Of the engage
ment not only without their arms, but
without their baggage, and " hat added
to the sting of defeat was that they
did not seem to know they were
beaten.
Jones' of Arkansas said he would
hereafter show that the differcntial be-
tween raw and refined sugar was not
only almost as much in the conference
report as In the senate schedule. hut In
general there had been an absolute
White presented tables showing that
instead OF the house having gained a
victory ON the sugar schedule, the re-
duction from the senate difierrntial
was triiiing. They showed also, he
said, that on refined sugar made from
sugar testing less than 50 degrees, the
amount Of protection given to the
trust. instead of being less Is greater
under the schedule agreed to in con-
ference than under the house bill OF the
senate amendment No wonder the
market trembled and brought forth In
creased rates ON sugar stock" remark
ed White.
The formal reading of the report
then proceeded. When the amendment
restoring cotton bagging and cotton
ties to the dutable list were reached,
there were sharp protests from Senators
Jones. Butler. Tillman and Bacon. Till
man expressed his Indignation at the
sectionalism which had inspired the
conference committee report, He gave
notice To the southern senators that u
they would stand by him they could
hold the senate in session until next
December rather than to submit To this
change.
Bacon characterized the restoration
OF cotton ties and cotton bagging to the
dutable list as indefensible favoritism
of the North against the South. Re
plying To the suggestion of Tillman.
Butler said he stood ready to join any
movement To hold the senate in session
for week or longer. to prevent the
consummation of this insult against
the South.
Il will tell the senator" called back
Tillman. that | am negotiating with
the senator from Pennsylvania tQuayl.
for the speech by which he stopped the
last tariff debate, and | may be ready
To start on that speech tomorrow
morning"
Teller criticised the conference COM
mittec for not carrying out the viii of
the senate. II was the first time, he
said. that a committee had surrendered
the interests of the senate without
asking for Instructions. He had reason
To believe that members of the confer
ence committee, supposed to represent
the senate, had gone into conference
and workd against the senate amend
ment on white pine. Teller declared
that the entire report should he reject
ed and sent to committee represent
Ing the senate and carrying out It's in
structions. Referring to the bill as a
whole. the senator asserted that IL was
the meanest tariff ever enacted.
AT o'clock White suggested an ad-
| journment. but Allison would consent
To this only In east Of an agreement Ia
meet AT II o'clock tomorrow. There
We're objections To this. and after much
fruitless sparring, the senate. at 5.i5 y.
m. went into executive session and then
! adjourned.
Indications when the senate adjourn
ed to-day We're that vote would be
reached upon the conference report on
the tariff bill some time during Thurs
day. or at the latest, before the close
of the week, II develops the fact that
the republicans will vote solidly for the
report. and that they viii be supported
by Messrs. Jones of Nevada and McEn-
cry " Louisiana, democrats. and also
| probably by Mantle and Stewart They
have also discovered that Senator
Kyle. who is absent. has left strict in-
structions that he should not be paired
! With the adoption OF the report thus
assured, the democrats probably will
/ not attempt to prolong the debate he
yond the arrival uf Turley. the new
senator from Tennessee. They VIII con-
! tinuc to ask for an explanation of the
changes made by the conference, but
these viii not occupy a great deal of
| time