The herald., 1897-07-20

ways and means committee had voted
against free wool. McMillin jumped to
his feet and demanded to know whether
ii was charged that he hadvoted against
free WOOL
william E. Morrison told me so with
his own lips" replied Mr.. Bailey, fac
ing Mr.. McMillin, whose face was
flushed. Not only that. but he said and
Senator Mills voted against some reduc.
tions in the metal schedules"
| Since the gentleman has seen fit tc
attack my, record and to. misrepresent
me-" began Mr.. McMilln, but Mr.
Bailey quickly disclaimed any purpose
of attacking him. II desire to commend
your action them said he.
| The disclaimer being accepted, Mr..
McMillin holly asked in turn why Mr..
Bailey had voted in the ways and means
| committee against the wooden schedule
| of the present law when it was offered as
a substitute for the high rates in the
pending measure
A wave of applause ran over the Dem
ocratic side at this question, but it was
drowned in perfect storm of applause
of approval that greeted Mr.. Bailey S
reply that never as long as he was in
congress would he vote for so per cent.
on wooden goods and no duties on raw
| woods. The Republicans and the gall
| leries Joined in this demonstra ton.
How could the gentleman from Ten
nessee," he continued, when the ap-
plause had subsidized, vote for free wool
| in the face of the Chicago platform
which he helped to defend?"
THE Chicago platform did not take the
| back track on the principle of tariff for
revenue" replied Mr.. McMillin.
"Ill prove that it did answered Mr..
Bailey us Mr.. Robertson of Louisiana
in the house?" he asked looking about
him. But Mr.. Robertson was not pres
ent and Mr.. Bailey proceeded to argue
that the Chicago platform did return to
the ''old Democratic theory"
| He said the present Democratic organ
ization sought to rescue the party from
! those who were wrecking it. When the
party was making new recruits the
wreckers had deserted it.
When he repudiated the Cleveland
| heresy," and announced the doctrine
that "all taxes should be laid for reve-
nue." the Democrats in sympathy with
him cheered Justify.
McMillin, who had twenty minutes
| consumed this time in denouncing the
sugar schedule, which, he said, had add
| ed $12, 000 900 to the price of sugar GER
tificates today, and in replying to Bal
| leys remarks about his record. ANY
statement from any quarter that he had
| ever advocated duty on wool, McMillin
declared, was unjust to him and incor-
rect He had been consistent.
| Payne and Dingley successfully took
| the floor for some closing remarks. The
| former devoted his time to defense of
| the sugar schedule. He figured out a
| differential in favor of the refiner in the
present law at the prices prevailing III
1894 of 521A cents per 100 pounds. TAX
| ing Swanson's illustration of the 90 de-
| gree sugars, Payne figured on the basis
| of the amount of raw sugar refine d
| Q14R pounds) that the refiner under tbs
present law had differential of .314 per
| 100 pounds against .173 of differential IN
the proposed schedule.
| Dingley openly avowed that the SEIZED
ule gave a slight additional protection
to refined sugar about the same time il
| passed raw sugar along the line. Trusts
he said, could not be eradicated by cpl
thets.
THE way to break down the trusts
he cried, lis to establish a beet sugar
factory in every congressional district
in the country and make competition
That is the way to clip the wings of tbs
trusts"
Amid storm of cheers Dingley Their
demanded the previous question on the
adoption of the conference report. The
demand was sustained by viva voce
vote, and the vote on the adoption of the
report followed byyeasand nays.
| Considerable excitement occurred
while the vote was being taken. When
the speaker announced The vote, 1SE
ayes, lis nays, the Republicans broke
| ir.to loud cheers. The house then, al
1917 a. M, took a recess until Wednes-
day. ~.i1