The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-19

lively exchanges during which the
cleansing of political dirty linen" was
frequently referred to. Mr.. Tillman's S re-
marks were made with his chara cteristic
vehemence and at one point he frankly
stated concerning the tariff that If there
was to be stealing he wanted his share for
| South Carolina. Late IN the day, Mr.
| Morgan proposed a sweeping amendment
| to place 10 per cent ad valorem duty on
all articles now on the tree list, with q
| few stated exceptions. In srlpportin0 the
amendment Mr.. Morgan called attention
to the singular fact of the income tax
| feature of the Wilson bill not being re-
pealed and can be enforced by change
| in the personnel of the Supreme court Of
| the United States.
Washington, June 1S.-The considera-
| tion of the tariff bill was resumed in the
Senate today at schedule J, relating to
| flax, hemp, and jute and manufactures
| thereof.
Mr.. Vest of Missouri made test con-
test at the outset, moving to strike out
| the first paragraph, flax straw at S. per
ton. He said the while flax schedule was
based on the idea that we could produce
the flax, but he denied this. Ireland was
the only country in which the tax for
linen could be successfully produced and
he declared that the Minnesota flax had
not proved satisfactory. The amendment
| was rejected, 1928.
Mr.. Allison Withdrew the Senate
amendment on flax, not hackled or
dressed, leaving the House rate of one
cent per pound stand. He also Withdrew
the committee amendment on dressed fax
leaving the House rate of three cents. of
Mr.. Bacon criticized the position q
some of his associates in not favoring
duty on raw materials.
Mr.. Vest sprang to his feet and with
great vehemence exclaimed: "This is
very delectable to Republican Senators
Their hearts are cheered and 1 can see
their eyes gleam."
He had refrained thus far, he said, from
| the Senator from Georgia had gone into
this lavatory for washing Democratic
| dirty linen" he (Vest) would ask his as
| sociates few questions. Mr.. Vest was
about to put series of sharp interroga-
tories Tut Mr.. Bacon demurred. He did
not like the idea, he said, of being on the
witness stand by his Democratic associ-
ates and being put through q course of
categorical questions.
Mr.. Vest, whose manner had been in
tensely earnest, said the questioning had
been undertaken in no offensive way.
''Do you believe he asked, 'tin taxa
| tion limited to the needs of the govern
ment, economically administered
II do, responded Mr.. Bacon.
Then how, persisted Mr.. Vest, could the
Georgia sSenator reconcile his position
with the fact that an idle surplus of mil
lions was now in the treasury Why should
there be more revenue.
IF had my way" proceeded Mr.. Ba-
con, there would be no tariff bill. The
Senator (Vest) remarks that since there
is to be a tariff bill I want my share. l
utterly repudiate that suggestion. have
no sympathy with the cry that if the
treasury is to be looted l want my share.
But declare that if any revenue bill is
passed, it ought to be equalized in it's
benefits"
Mr. Bacon added that he and the other
Democratic Senators who had voted with
him had been constantly prodded by Mr..
Vest and others. They had remained
silent, but he did not feel that he should
sit dumb day after day and listen to these
attacks. He paid high compliment to
the ability of Mr.. Vest and said he had
no purpose to invite a contest with him.
Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina here
came in to call the attention of his Dem
ocratic brethren" to the rates they had
given in the Wilson bill to certain raw
materials. If this was a fraud, then the
present contest over taxing material was
merely as to the amount of the fraud.
Then Mr.. Tillman added: "And I say
plainly, if we are to have this stealing,
/ want my share for South Carolina
There was momentary sensation over
the vehemence of Mr.. Tillman S remark
II don't agree with that" said Mr..
Bacon.
tBut the people of Georgia agree to it, -
persisted Mr. I'illman.
Mr.. Hawley of Connecticut called at
tention to past Democratic platforms and
Mr.. Chandler of New Hampshire in
series of questions sought to develop the
disagreements on the platforms. This
brought Mr.. Tillman to his feet for an
other vehement utterance.
''This washing of dirty Democratic
linen is nothing new to me, - he declared.
GIVE been doing it for years and have
been trying to get the Senate to do some
of it," The Senator reviewed the Demo-
cratic policy on the tariff. In speaking
of the tariff contest il Democratic con-
ventions, Mr.. Iillman referred to the
sSpurious BASTARD" of tariff doctrine
brought there by Mr.. Cleveland's tools.
Turning to his associates, he exclaimed
that they had set the example by giving
to the country in 1894 disreputable pro-
tective tariff bill
Mr.. Tllman spoke of the position Of the
Democratic party on silver and said Pres.
ident Cleveland had bought the repeal of
the Sherman law through both Houses by
the use of patronage, leaving the party
betrayed and almost disbanded. 1t was
time, the Senator declared, that the party
threw off some of the fossils which clung
to it. Concerning the pending bill, Mr..
Tillman said 1t was necessary to fight
the Republicans as you fight the devil,
with fire. Attempts were made to satisfy
the farmers with humbuggery and false
hood, giving him supposed advantages on
corn and wheat, and denying him
bounty on agricultural products. The
their lip declarations for the agricultural
classes. II am as good a Democrat as
any man who wears shoe leather Mr..
Tillman concluded, "and as l understand
that means equality; equality of burdens