The Portland daily press., 1897-07-07

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| MIR. Caffery then offered an amendment
70 strike out all the differential on refined
| sugar, which was lost % to 81.
| Messrs. .ssHeitfeld and Teller voted aye,
| and Messrs. McEnery and Stewart no.
| Mr.. White of California raised laugh
| py reading from the record of the debate
on the sugar differential in the present
law, the statement of the present secre-
cary of state that the sugar trust needed
| no protection "I had rather cut eff my
| right hand,'' said the Senator from Ohio
! than vote single cent of bounty to that
corporation.
Mr.. Chiffon moved all amendment
uniting the drawback on refined sugar
| 70 the amount shown by the polariscope,
when the raw sugar is imported Lost
Mr.. Allen brought forward the amend
ment providing for bounty of quarter
| OF one cent pound on beet sugar made
from beet grown in the United States.
heply1ng to questions by Mr.. Chandler
Mr A lien said he proposed to vote for this
amendment. but was not prepared to say
that he would vote for the bill if the
amendment were adopted
Mr. Allen was about to ask a question Of
dr. Allison when Mr.. Chandler said: II
nope the Senator will not crowd the SEN
ator from Iowa (Allison) as he has trouble
enough on his hands, daughter
Mr.. Chandler read from the record a
speech by Mr.. Allen denouncing the pro-
uect1ye tariff and declaring that it was
unconstitutional to impose taxes on one
class to enrich another class. In view of
Un1s speech, solely to prevent the con-
sumption of time, and to avoid long de-
bate, Mr.. Chandler said he appealed to
the Senator to let the Senate ''pass this
Dill OF prosperity and plenty in place Of
the kill Of ;rto -,
1884,"
sGWithout replying, Mr.. Allen asked Mr..
Allison what occurred in the Republican
caucus to lead to the abandonment of the
bounty amendment.
Mr.. Allison replied that the committee
on finance had been met with the state
ment from the other side of the chamber
sage Of the bill For this reason the
mendment was withdrawn.
Mr.: Allen criticized Republican sena-
tors for abandoning the amendment He
said that during the debate Republican
Senators had let it be understood that
they would like to be scared" when this
beet sugar amendment was proposed, and
that the intimation had been conveyed
that If some one would threaten that Con-
gress would be held in session if the
pIC55cu. uu0Il Jul IlcDllUll-
can friends would be able to slide down
the back stairs and get out"
After reviewing the course OF the COM
mittee in urging the amendment and
then withdrawing it, Mr.. Allen ex-
claimed: The country ought to under
stand that this is a purely spectacular
performances; performance intended to
amuse, if not to deceive
After reviewing the sugar inquiry OF
last year and the trials of Messrs. Have
meyer, Searles, Chapman and others he
declared that every protected trust in the
country had hand in this Congress.
Every industry had been remembered save
this beet sugar industry.
Mr. Thurston of Nebraska declared that
the repeal OF the former sugar bounty
law, was an act of perfdy and dishonor.
On the vote to repeal that law, the first
name recorded in the affirmative was that
of Mr.. Allen of Nebraska.
Z On second vote involving some meas
ure Of relief to the beet sugar industry,
the first name recorded in the negative
was that of Mr.. Allen of Nebraska The
Populists of Nebraska had repealed the
state sugar bounty law which the Repub-
licans had enacted.
Mr.. Thurston said he had earnestly
urged the bounty amendment until q
threat Of protracted debate was made.
Then believing that wide spread benefit
was to come with the passage of this tariff
bill he had withdrawn the amendment.
Mr.. Allen replied, justifying his cause
that he had voted for the Wilson law re-
pealing the bounty because the bill con-
tained the income tax and other benefcent
features.
Among other things, Mr.. Allen said
$538, 600 had been stolen from the treasury
of Nebraska under the last Republican
administration and the state treasurer
gUac fn in, thx,
penitentiary.
Mr.. Allison then moved as a means of
testing the sense of the Senate that the
Allen amendment providing sugar
bounty, be laid on the table. The motion
prevailed 81 to 30. Republicans and
Democrats voted to table, while the mega
tive vote was cast by Allen, Butler, Har-
ris of Kansas; Heitfeld, Kyle, Pettigrew,
Stewart, Teller and Mantle, Populists
and Silver Republicans.
Mr.. Allison asked for an agreement for
q final vote tomorrow. He would not, he
said, ask that time be set, but only for
an understanding that the bill be finally
disposed of before adjournment tomorrow.
There will be no objection from this
side of the chamber, if there are no
further amendments, said Mr.. Lindsay.
Mr.. Allen said he was perfectly willing
to have the vote taken tomorrow If certain
amendments could be voted on, but he
did not interpose positive objection.
Mr.. Allison modified his proposition, in
response to suggestions making it as fol
lows: "That debate on the tariff bill
shall proceed under the five minute rule
after p. IN. tomorrow, and that the final
vote on the bill shall be taken before adj
journment tomorrow
Mr.. Pettigrew inquired whether white
pine lumber would be left at 81 per
thousand feet. He desired some assurance
that the rate would not be disturbed;
otherwise he would object to an agree
ment.
Mr.. Allison gave assurance that the
committee would not make a change.
This satisfied Mr.. Pettigrew and the last
danger was passed. The Vice President
distinctly stated the basis of agreement;
there was no objection and he declared
the agreement in force.
There was hum of congratulation and
then at 6.1O p. M, the Senate adjourned.
Names Oldest school House Burned.
Gardiner, July 6.-Maine's Oldest school
house, situated about four miles out Of
Gardiner, was burned to the ground late
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