Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27
TARIFF BILL Up.
Senator Aldrich Lays the Measure
Before the Senate.
SENATOR VEST OPPOSES The BILL.
senator Cannon Wants Bounty on Farm
Compensation for the
Wlchitas-A Bill Providing for
Railroad Pooling.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-The debate
on the tariff bill began In the senate
yesterday, with crowded galleries and
a large attendance Of senators and the
tariff leaders of the house. Minor
business claimed attention up to two
p. m, when Senator Aldrich, Of Rhode
Island, in charge of the tariff bill, had
the measure laid before the senate. II
was agreed at the outset of the consid-
Grafton OF the tariff bill that the
formal reading Of the bill be dispensed
with until it was considered by para
graphs, and then that committee
amendments would be considered first,
after which each paragraph would be
open to general amendment Mr.. AL
drich took the floor for the opening
speech and spoke for almost an hour
and a quarter, adopting an easy, con-
versatonal style. His speech was the
official utterance of the finance COM
mittee, and in sense, of the repub-
lcan side of the chamber. Without
making invidious distinctions between
the two bills Mr.. Aldrich clearly
stated as the belief of the finance com.
mittee that the house bill would not
yield revenue adequate for the needs
Of the government.
Mr.. Vest, Of Missouri, one Of the
democratic members of the finance
committee, followed with statement
in opposition to the bill. He spoke of
the futility of piling up taxes on an
overburdened people. when there was
a balance of Sl29,0OO, 900 in the treas
ury. He criticised the schedules in de-
tail, declaring that some of them were
designed to be prohibitive. He Sc
verely attacked the increase in the
lead duty, declaring it was for the
benefit of the ''cormorants' of monopo-
ly and against the people.
Mr.. Cannon, of Utah, silver repub-
lican, closed the debate for the day by
urging that the protection should be
SO distributed as to aid the farmers
and offered the following amendment:
And from and after 90 days from the passage
Of this act there shall be paid out Of any
moneys In the treasury, not otherwise appro-
prated, to any exporter Of wheat, -four, rye or
rye -four, corn, ground or unground cotton,
hops, or tobacco, produced wholly In the United
States and exported by sea from any port In the
United States to any port Of any other country
the following export bounty, by way Of On
equalization to agriculture OF the benefits Of
this act TO encourage the industries Of the
United States, to-wit: Ten cents per bushel on
wheat; 30 cents per barrel on wheat -four 10
cents per bushel on rye. 50 cents per barrel on
rye -four; 3 cents per bushel on corn 10 cents
per GENITAL on corn, ground; | cent per pound on
cotton; cents per pound on hops; cents per
pound on tobacco And all payments of bounty
under this act shall be made upon negotiable
vouchers issued by the collector of customs at
the port Of clearance upon presentation at the
treasury, or any sub-treasury Of the United
States and the secretary OF the treasury is
hereby charged with making and enforcing
such regulations as may be necessary for the
full protection Of the exporters and Of the gov
eminent according to the true intent and mean
ing OF this law.
This amendment Is the result of a
conference Of silver republicans, popu-
lists and some democrats, and may be
said to represent the sentiments of the
element in the senate which puts silver
above all other subjects Of legislation.
Early in the day. Mr.. Mallory the
new senator from Florida, was sworn
in and took his seat.
Mr., Quay introduced resolution
providing that "the right to compen-
sation on the part Of the Wichita and
affiliated bands Of Indiana for their
possessory right in and to the lands
ceded to the United States by them
under the agreement entered into at
Anadarko, |, T., June 4, 1891, be con-
sidered and adjusted at the same time
and by the same tribunal which shall
determine the alleged claims of the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations in
and to the said lands, and that the
president is hereby requested to sus-
pend the allotments to said Indians,
now in progress, until the compensa-
tion to be allowed and paid to said In
dams for the lands in excess of allot-
ment shall be finally determined" 1t
was referred to the committee on In
dian affairs,
Mr.. Cullom introduced by request a
bill to amend the interstate commerce
law. The bill prescribes relations for
pooling requiring that pooling con-
tracts shall not extend over five years,
and that they shall name the maximum
and minimum rates to be charged, re-
quiring the approval Of the interstate
commerce commission before the agree
ments can become effective. The bill
provides for complete revision Of the
interstate commerce law.
At 5:l5 p m. the senate went into ex-
ecutive session and soon afterward adj
journed.