The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-29


nave been occupied by the finance COM
Inlttee, IN easy touch with the telephone
~ 10 4SSW S,y 1oTK TX ana easy reach or agents OF
that the Sugar Trust can always command
a SPECIFIC instead of an ad valorem duty!
Why was 1t that they cleared $25,000,00o In
three years? 1t was the Democratic party
who made it possible in 1894. And now"
ne proceeded, with a disgraced and demor-
alzeq Democrattc party out of power. and
the Republicans in charge of affairs we
nave another damning evidence of the
Sugar Trusts power"
Mr.. Tillman said he would now present
speclncaUons and had read number of
signed articles in the newspapers of New
York, Chicago, and elsewhere, making Sc
rlous charges against senators, some by
name The first article began: Smith
ahead on sugar, and spoke of the New
stock, short, at profit of $1,000. Mr.. Smith
was not in the chamber at the time. An
other article spoke of the large profits
of sugar stock had been handled the day
before for three senators.
Mr.. Tillman said il was about time these
the names of their authors, should be
probed. There should be no mixture of the
old investigation and the new one. Let
use not mix up the Democratic sheep with
the Republican goats" he said. But let's
have a fumigation." 1t was not a time
WREN senators should sit here, apparently
Stlenced by coWardice or corruption. The
Republicans had received the recent cam
paign contributions from the octopus, he
before the American people. If this gang
of thieves and robbers" were to have all
they wanted. then let the American labor
ing man realize what glorious Senate rep
resented him at Washington. In conclusion
Mr.. Tillman reiterated that if the Senate is
rotten to the bottom" it should be proved.
If these charges were false then the lies
should be laid bare. If the charges We're
true. then, he said, the guilty senators
should be turned out and the Senate
MR.. ADRICHS REPLY.
Mr.. Aldrich, Republican member of the
finance committee and in charge of the
tariff bill, Immediately took the floor as
Mr.. Tillman closed. 1t had been charged
or inferred he said that the Sugar Trust
dictated the sugar schedule. But 1 desire
to say to the Senate, to the senator (Till-
man) and to every man in the United States
that no person connected with the Sugar
Trust at any time or at any place intiu-
enced the framing of the sugar schedule, or
received information as to it's character. 1
desire to make the statement as broad as
the English language can make it," Mr..
Aldrich said that no living person outside
of the members of the committee had any
information as to the subject until thirty
six hours before it was reported. Then the
senator from Nevada Jones) had been
yOnd this had received the slightest infor-
nation. And any man who says so, or
intimates So" added Mr.. Aldrich, deserves
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 merely
submitted public statements with the au-
thOrs names signed.
Mr.. Aldrich, proceeding, said the fullest
investigation was courted there was moth
ing to conceal. No information ever went
from that committee room by any telephone
to any one. He (Aldrich) had never bought
or sold a share Of Sugar stock 1t was easy
charges.
but they were absolutely false.
Without further debate the resolution was
referred to the committe on contingent eX-
penses and, on motion of Mr. AldTich, the
Senate took up the tariff bill Mr. Vest op-
posed the proposed increase on soda ash
from 4 to $40 of a cent per pound as un-
fair to soap makers. The amendment was
agreed to without division, but was recon-
sidered 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 chemlcal
schedule, Mr.. Jones stating that WI WhlIe tnSey 4S
Democrats, those in charge Of the Demo-
cratic interests considered IT unnecessary
to consume time to no avail with the Yot-
ing majority so evidently against them.
The next Schedule, relating to earths,
earthenware and glassware, was entered
upon An amendment limiting the f1re
brick to be imported at $1.20 per ton to those
weighing less than ten pounds each was
accepted. The duty on Portland and other
hydraulic cements in barrels and sacks was
increased from to IL cents per hundred
weight and in bulk from Z 10 10 cents per
hundred weight.
THE GLASS PARAGRAPHS.
Mr.. Vest criticised, but to no avail. the
rate proposed on glass bottles, decanters,
etc., as equal to the Mckinley rate, the
highest, he said, in the country's history.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas. objected in Wig
orous speech to the rates fixed on window
glass. 1t was of universal consumption and
,fnfi inns
controlling practically the business in this
country and dividing the territory and fix
ing rates. among all the iniquities of the
BILL" said he, land their name is legion, the
glass schedule is the most monstrous."
Mr.. Sewell challenged Mr.. Joness state
ments. saving there were individual glass
makers in his State outside of any trust and
struggling for existence against foreign
competition.
Mr.. Mills said the glass rates We're enor-
NOUS and uniustifable. running from 1l5
to 1853 per cent. 1t was far beyond any
thing imagined when the country nrSt pe-
gan to foster infant industries. Ii was not
q duty but a bounty to wealth, he declared.
Mr. White spoke at length against the
bill saving the rates were proholtofy 10 a
large extent and for this reason would fail
in its purpose to raise revenue as tne NC NC.
Kinley law had failed to produce suli1clent
revenue owing to the absolute exclusion OF
revenue producing articles. -.
Mr. Caffery spoke against the greed OF
Trusts who would place a Chinese wall
around the United States in order TO mo-
nOpOliZe the trade within 1T.
MIR Jones's amendment to reduce the rate
on window glass from IA to ! cent per
pound was disagreed to-yeas, Is; nays, ZS.
The vote was on party lines, the Democrats
for and the Republicans against the amend
nent Messrs McEnery (Dem., La.), Stew
art GPop.. Nev) and Jones CPop., Nev)
voted with the Republicans and Messrs.
Hatfield and PettigreW with the Democrats.
The committee rate of Ia cents was then
agreed to. A., 49,,
omendment reducing the rate on window
class above ten by fifteen inches square
and under sixteen by twenty from 19s to IA
cents ner pound. The amendment was dis
agreed toI1S to q. All of the committee
amendments as to window glass were
agreed to. NJ, 1,z
amendment substituting the present rate or
9II cents for the proposed rate of cents
per square foot was deteated-yeas ~
navs. o. The committe amendments on
cViinder and crown glass were then
At O'Clock Mr.. Aldrich yielded TO urgent
reouest from Democratic senators that the
biI he laid aside. MIR. Vest remarked IN
his connection that more progress had
been made in three days IT 1han an IN n three Te
weeks during the Wilson Dill DEBATE. Inc
Senate then went into executive session ana
soon after adjourned.
TRIAL OF MIR. SEARLEs.
Nation Made to Acquit the Sugar
Trusts Secretary.
WASHINGTON, May 2S-The trial of
afarN FT A m 0aT q N