The record-union., 1897-05-29

nance Committee, in easy touch with
the telephone to New York, and easy
reach of agents of the sugar trust. Why
is 1T that the sugar trust can always
command a specific instead of an ad
valorem duty? Why was it that they
cleared S2o 100000 in three years? 1t
was the Democratic party which made
it possible in 1894.
And now," he proceeded, with dis
graced and demoralized Democratic
party out of power, and the Republicans
in charge, we have another damning
evidence of the sugar trusts power"
Tillman said he would now present
specifications, and he had read number
of signed articles in the newspapers of
New York, Chicago and elsewhere, max
ing various charges against Senator'S,
some by name. The first article began:
Smith ahead on sugar." and spoke of
the New Jersey Senator's selling 6,OOU
shares of sugar stock short at a profit
of $1,000
Smith was not in the chamber at the
time.
Another article spoke of the large
profits to Senators, and stated that 9,OUU
shares of sugar stock had been handled
the day before for three Senators. Till
man said it was about time these Spe-
cific charges most of them signed with
the names of their authors, should be
probed There should be no mixture OF
the old investigation and the new one
Let us not mix up the Democratic
sheep with the Republican goats he
said, "but let us have fumigatlon. Ii
was not a time when Senators should
sit here. apparently silenced by coWar-
dice or corruption.
In conclusion Tillman reiterated that
if the Senate is rotten to the bottom,
it should be proved. If these charges
We're false, then the lies should be lald
bare. If the charges were true, then,
he said. the guilty Senators should be
turned out and the Senate purged.
Mr.. Aldrich R.), member of the
Finance Committee, and in charge OF
the tariff BILL then took the floor as Mr..
Tillman closed. 1t had been charged,
or inferred, he said, that the sugar
trust dictated the sugar schedule.
But l desire to say to the Senate, to
the Senator (Tillman) and to every man
in the United States that no person
connected with the sugar trust at any
time or at any place influenced the
framing of the sugar schedule, or re-
ceived information as to its charac-
ter. | desire to make the statement
as broad as the English language can
make it
Mr.. Aldrich said that no living per-
son outside of the members of the COM
mittee had any information as to the
subject until thirty-six hours before IL
was reported Then the Senator from
Nevada (Jones) had been shown the
schedule No human being beyond TINS
had received the slightest information.
And any man who says so, or int-
mates So" added Mr.. Aldrich, de
serves to be denounced in a way which
would not be parliamentary here
Mr.. Tillman interrupted to say that
he had not made the charges; he had
,r,es,.,y submitted public statements
with the authors name signed.
Mr.. Aldrich, proceeding, said the full
est investigation was courted; that
there was nothing to conceal. No IN
formation ever went from that COM
mittee-room to any telephone to any
one. He (Aldrich) had never bought
or sold a share of sugar stock. 1t was
easy for correspondents to make such
charges. but they were absolutely
false.
Without further debate the resolu-
ton was referred to the Committee on
Contingent Expenses, and on motion
of Mr.. Aldrich the Senate took up the
tariff bill.
Mr.. Vest opposed the proposed in
crease on soda ash from Il to $40
cent per pound as unfair to soap
makers.
The amendment was agreed to with
out division. but was reconsidered and
allowed to go over to permit Mr.. Gray
to be heard on it.
There was only a brief discussion OF
the remaining paragraphs in the chem
ical schedules. Mr.. Jones stating that
while they were not accepted without
protest by the Democrats, those in
charge of the Democratic interests con-
sidered it unnecessary 10 consume time
to no avail with the majority so evi-
IDENTIFY against them.
The next schedule, relating to earths
earthenware and glassware, was en-
tered upon.
An amendment limiting the fire brick
to be imported at 81 20 per ton. to those
weighing less than ten pounds EACH
was accepted.
The duty on Portland and other hy-
draulic cements in barrels and sacks
was increased from s to II cents per
hundredweight. and in bulk from to
10 cents per hundredweight
Mr.. White of California spoke at
length against the bill, saying the rates
were prohibitory to a large extent, and
for this reason would fail in its pur-
pose to raise revenue. as the Mckinley
Act had failed to produce sufficient rev.
enue owing to the absolute exclusion
of revenue producing articles.
Mr.. Caffery of Louisiana spoke
against the greed of trusts, who would
place a Chinese wall around the United
States in order to monopolize the trade
within it.
Mr. Jones amendment to reduce the
rate Of window glass from IL TO
cent per pound was disagreed to-yeas
is navs 2S The vote was on party
lines. the Democrats for and the Re-
publicans against the amendments.
Messrs. MeEnery CD of Louisiana.
Stewart Pop) of Nevada and Jones
(Pop) of Nevada voted with the Re-
publicans. and Messrs. Heitfeld and
Pettigrew with the Democrats.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas moved another
amendment reducing the rate on win
dow glass above 10 by II inches square,
and under16 by 20. from rs to III cents
per pound. The amendment was dis
agreed to--1S to 81.
All of the committee amendments as
to window glass We're agreed to. On
cylinder and crown glass, Mr.. Jones'
amendment substituting the present