The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-10

ate TODAY after an illness of SOM
weeks.
A concurrent resolution offered b!
Mr.. Allen, Nebraska. was agreed to
Matchmaking the Trans Mississippi eX
position to be held at Omaha, and re
questing the president to invite for
eign nations to participate.
a joint resolution on the same gen
eral subject was agreed to susDendins
the immigration and Chinese exclusion
laws so as to permit foreign labor tc
take charge of foreign exhibits at the
Trans Mississippi exposition.
THE TARIFF BILL.
Consideration of the tariff bill wa:
resumed at 1915 p. m. No mention
was made as TO the time of taking VI
the sugar schedule and the debate pro-
ceeded on the agricultural schedule
On the Rice paragraph Mr.. Allison
in charge of the bill, withdrew ths
committee amendments reducing tiss
house rates, thus leaving the house
rates stand.
Mr. Mills of Texas moved to strike
out the entire rice paragraph and sub
stitute a new one. placing uniform
duty of 40 per cent ad valorem on all
grades of rice. Rejected-1S 10 40.
Five DemocratS-Bacon. Clay, Nc
four Populists-Auen, Butler, Heitfeld
and Stewart-voted with the Repub-
leans in the negative.
The rice paragraph was then agreed
to as it came from the house Rye
and rye flour were agreed to as re-
ported.
Paragraph 2S1 on tapioca had been
struck out by the senate.
On the question of agreeing to this
aI,o II 7 Of he
floor in answer to Mr.. Vests state
ment yesterday that new evangeP'
of Democratic doctrine was being pro-
claimed by certain Democratic Sena-
tors. Mr. Rawlins said he had been a
member of the committee on reSolu-
tons and platform at the Chicago con-
vention, presenting that tariff clause
which had been under discussion. 1t
was on his motion that it was agreed
to.
Mr.. Lindsay Dem,, Ky). platform in
hand, interrupted to ask Mr.. Rawlins,
since he presented the tariff clause.
why the good old Democratic word
only" after tariff for revenue" came
TO be omitted. Was it an Intentional
Mr.. Lindsay asked.
4 think not responded Mr.. Raw
Inns
I can throw some light on that sub
ject," said Mr.. Tillman, who was also
a member of the committee on plat
form at Chicago. 1T was omitted pur-
oosely after discussion
Mr.. Rawlins reviewed the course of
the Democratic party in early tariff
legislation. The essential principle of
this was that all burdens and benefits
should be borne equally. There was no
new evangel. no vile reptile or rattle
snake. as Mr.. Vest had characterized
it. and there was no need of any Dem
ocratic senator invoking the Almighty
against such doctrine. 1t came to
Democratic senators pure and undefiled
from the Democratic fathers, and he
would support it.
THE FORGOTTEN MAN.
Mr. Mills spoke on the general fea-
lures of the bill. For two months. he
said. the congressional committees had
sought to adjust and re-adjust again
he tariff law in the interest of a mon
;trOus trust fund which this bill is
Intended to raise. He came, he said.
aXpayer-from whose labor and sweat
vas TO be wrung by legislative rapine
his vast fund for distribution among
avored beneficiaries. Here was a bill
If confiscation, he declared, proposing
o take the property Of those who Were !
lot favorites-the forgotten man."
Who is laboring in the streets and !
lelds. And yet when an explanation |
vas asked for the exorbitant rates of
his bill. no answer was given. save |
hat are you going to do about it % |
dr. Mills warned those on the other
ide of the chamber to remember that |
biblical Injunction, For all these |
hings God Will bring you into judg- |
nent." The process of framing this /
Ill proceeded against the fundamental
principles of AngloSaxon doctrine
hat every man shall have a hearing.
Sut there was a tribunal whose doors
ways stood open, and before that
tribunal the projectors of this bill
'ould be summoned. In 1890 a similar
CT had fallen like the bubonic plague
n the country and the tribunal of the
eople had put the Republican party
quarantine. Turning TO the Demo-
ratio senators who had voted yea for
duty on cotton, Mr.. Mills showed
ow the delegations from Georgia.
outh Carolina and Utah had SIM.
orted unequivocal declarations in ma
onal conventions against a protective
lrif
FATTED LIKE HEIFERS.
Mr. Mills then turned his artantion
the daughters of millionaires. "fatted
Ike heifers," and sent abroad in quest
titles. When the vast fortunes had
zen quilt up by unjust taxation then,
SAID, these daughters were put on
lie market. hewked and Deddled. sold
II Processes and duchesses and count !
ises and marchioness and other
esses, and here was congress Iegis-
ting the money to pay for these trips I
lroad. If the American people ac-
pted this condition, then they were
II worthy of f-government. {
Mr.. Mills gave tables showing the I
lst fortunes of a few individuals. who I
ere. he said, to receive the benefits of I
is bill. After reviewing many state I
Id national Democratic platforms
r. Mills declared that a man could {
II be Democrat who did not sun {
rt the doctrine that a tariff must be t
nited to revenue only. But a new ]
ctrine of Democracy was now pro- I
aimed, inviting Democratic senators [
TO the camp of the enemy to sing [
sannas TO the monStrous bounties of
is bill. But fortunately the senator
Id, there was no Elishas here to
lite the Democrats with such blind n
IS. Mr.. Mills closed with an ominous
ediction that the abandonment of
,mocratic simplicity would bring
nth. out of the dark, some historian ;,
write the chapter on the decline :.
q ran OF the great American repub- y
The senate amendment was then a
reed to. striking out the house provi- I
m on taDioca, paragraph 231. Mr.. v
st moved to strike out the para "
apis (z32 and 2SS) placing a duty on L
leat at 30 cents per bushel and on ia
leat flour at 25 per cent ad valorem. &c
ected, yeas Is, nays 80.
.Laurin and Tillman, and two Popul- OF
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