The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-21

DGen no opportunity for the Democratic
conferees to consider it in committee.
1t had been rushed through the house
in single day, without time for pre-
parat1on to discuss it there. 1t was
due to the American people, he declared
that some explanation be given.
The reading of the lengthy conference
report then proceeded rapidly. There
were frequent inquiries by Mr.. Jones
and brief eX l4nations from Mr.. All:soa,
but those did not cause material de-
lay. Seven pages of the printed report
covering 80 pages of the bill, were
disposed of in the first half hour.
When the item of window glass was
reached, Mr.. Jones read a telegram
just received from the leading window
glass dealers of New York. saying the
restoration of the Dingley rate would
place duty equivalent to 140 per cent
on this article, which would be prohibi-
tory and would stop all revenue from
this source.
The lumber amendments led to ami
mated debate. Mr.. Teller and Mr.. Vest
cCntended that the 81 rate on white
pine and the retaliatory clause against
Canada logs, in effect, permitted a
the whole thing was conceived in the
interest of a few mill men of Michigan,
Minnesota and Wisconsin, by which
they would be enabled to raise the price
of pine So to 81 per thousand.
Mr.. PettigreW Is. d. severely criti-
cised the conference amendment, max
ing personal references to the Michi-
gan senators. He said the 81 was de-
signed to benefit a few men who own
what standing pine there is in Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. One
Michigan lumberman was worth $10,-
| 00O,000 and was prominent in Republi-
| can politics. He is the man''who manip-
ulates the election Of senators in
| Michigan" asserted Mr. PettigreW This
All important one ito. the machine, -
he said. This lumbermans $4,000, 900
counted against the influence and votes
of 10000 men of ordinary means The
| conference report ought to be rejected
on this one lumber item. 1t was full
of tricks, he said. Commenting on a
newspaper clipping as to gathering OF
lumbermen in Mr. Burrows room, Mr.
loettigreW said it showed that the pine
amendment would take over $6,000,000
out of the pockets of the people, and
put it in the pockets of this little
group of lumbermen gathered in Bur
rows room" While the bill was full
of such tricks, Mr. Pettigrew asserted
that the lumber rate was one of the
worst and most barefaced tricks of the
whole bill.
The debate was fruitless of result,
and the reading of the bill proceeded
until the amendments to the sugar
| schedule was reached. Mr.. Vest said
| this was the storm center of the bill
and he asked Mr.. Allison if he ap-
proved the statement made by the
house conferees, that the house differ
| ential and the general features of the
| house schedule had been preserved.
Mr.. Allison responded with an ex-
planatory statement, which was inter-
| rupted by frequent questions. He said
! the general effect of the amendment
was as stated by the house conferees
The senate had provided 1.95 on re-
| fined sugars, where the house gave
1.S75, making the senate differentiaI
one-fifth, instead of one-eighth. The
house provision was now restored and
that differential retained.
Mr.. Berry interrupted to ask how
, much less the sugar trust got from
the conference report than they did
from the senate amendment.
Mr.. Allison answered that, under the
schedule as modified taking the point
of 100, the differential was 121R cents
Taking 96-degree sugar, the sugars
above No. 16 Dutch standard. refined
would receive 1.31 cents per 100 pounds.
| more than they would have received
| under the house schedule and some
thing less than under the senate sched-
| ule.
The formal reading of the report then
| proceeded. When the amendments re-
| storing cotton bagging and cotton ties
| to the dutiable list were reached, there
| was sharp protest from Senators Jones,
Butler, Tillman and Bacon. Mr.. Till
man expressed his Indignation at the
| sectionalism which had inspired the
| conference committee. He gave notice
| to Southern senators that if they
would stand by him they could hold
1,n 70 in NJ
| cember rather than to submit to this
| change.
Replying to the suggestion of Mr.
| Tilman, Mr.. Butler said he stood ready
| to join in any movement to hold the
senate in session for week or longer,
| to prevent the consummation of this
| iniquity against the South.
! "I will tell the senator" called back
| Mr. Tillman, that I am negotiating
| with the senator from Pennsylvania
| (Quay) for the speech by which he
| stopped the last tariff debate, and 1
may be ready to start on that speech
! tomorrow morning.
At o'clock Mr.. White suggested an
adjournment, but Mr.. Allison would
consent to this only in case of an
row. There were objections to this,
and, after much fruitless sparring, the
| senate, at 5:15 p. M, on motion of Mr..
| Allison, went into executive session
and then adjourned.