Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-07
AGREED TO VOTE TO-DAY
General Exchange Of Congratulations Among
Senators.
Mr.. Allen Speaks for the Sugar
Bounty Amendment and Hints at
Republican Insinccrity.

In the Senate yesterday afternoon an
agreement was reached by unanimous con-
sent to take a vote on the tariff bill before
adjournment today. The agreement, which
was prepared by Senator Allison, was as
follows:
THAT debate on the tariff bill shall pro-
coed under the flve-mir.ute rule after / D.
m. tomorrow, and that the final vote on the
bill shall be taken before adjournment to-
morrow"
Mr.. Allison did not ask that the hour
for the vote be set, being content with the
positive agreement that it should be some
time today.
The announcement by the Vice President
that the agreement was perfected led to
a general exchange of congratulations
among senator's
During the day the antitrust question
Was debated at length, and Mr.. Pettus'
amendment on the subject was defeated
80 to 20. Mr.. Allen Of Nebraska again Of
fered the amendment for quarter of q
cent bounty on beet sugar. 1t led to lively
and somewhat personal speeches from the
two Nebraska senators, after which the
Allen amendment was tabled 60, the
popul1sts and silver republicans being the
only ones recorded against the motion to
table.
When Mr. Allen brought forward the
amendment previously offered by the
finance committee and withdrawn provid-
ing Tor bounty OF one-Quarter of one cent
a pound on beet sugar made from beets
grown in the United States, he took the
floor &C support the amendment, but at the
outset was involved in contest with MIR.
Chandler.
for this amendment asked MIR. Chandler.
II do responded Mr.. Allen.
And does the senator propose to vote
for the bill if the amendment is adoptedy'
pursued Mr.. Chandler.
Il am not prepared at present to answer
that question. answered Mr.. Allen.
Mr.. Allen then turned to Mr.. Allison and
was about to PROFOUND a question, when
Mr.. Chandler interrupted.
Il hope the senator will not crowd the
senator from Iowa (Allison), as he has
trouble enough on his hands," U4aughter)
Mr.. Chandler went on to read from the
Record a speech by Mr.. Allen denouncing
the protective tariff and declaring that II
was unconstitutional to impose taxes on
one class TO enrich another class. In view
OF this speech solely to prevent consump-
ton OF time and to avoid long debate, Mr..
Chandler said. ne appealed to the senator
to let the Senate pass this bill of prosper
ity and plenty in place of the bill of pertidy
and dishoDor passed in 1894"
Without replying to this appeal Mr.. Allen
turned his attention to Mr.. Allison
Il ask the senator he said. what if any
thing occurred in the republican caucus to
lead to the abandonment of the bounty
amendment"
Mr.. Allison replied that the committee on
finance had offered the amendment, but
1t was firmly met with the statement from
the other side of the chamber that the
amendment would delay the passage of the
bill. For this reason the amendment was
withdrawn.
:. s. that l understand the republican
party surrendered to a threat of ttibus-
tering: it has taken fright at threat OF
delay" pursued Mr.. Allen.
oh. no. Mr.. Allison explained. ut is
very important that this bin should come to
vote. and in case of sharp divisions we
do not wish either to press or Cypress I'M
duly"
Mr.. Vest also explained that when the
bounty amendment was offered he went 10
the republican side and informed senators
that there would be a protracted debate
MIR. Allen proceeded to criticise republic
can senators for abandoning the amend
ment declaring that they had no right to
tetray their trust and abandon a PROPOSE
ton to which their platform pledged them
Then Mr.. Allen branched into a chapter
OF private procedure, which occasioned
considerable stir in the chamber. 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 in
timation had been conveyed that if come
one would get on his feet and threaten that
Congress would be held in session If the
amendment was pressed, then our repub-
lican friends would be able to slide down
the Ddck stairs and get out
And SO the senator from Arkansas
(Jones)." Mr.. Allen went on AROSE and
expressed the utmost establishment that
this proposition should be brought here
Allow me to say that l think the senator
Was speaking in q Pickwickian sense. for
1t was well known for weeks that such an
amendment would be brought here"
Mr.. Jones entered the chamber at this
point and interrupted to say that if there
was any such intimation Mr.. Allen had
referred to- 1t never came to him (Jones)
He was amazed when the amendment was
br ought in.
Mr.. Allen accepted the statement and
said he withdrew the remark that Mr..
Jones had spoken in a Pickwickian sense.
1T was the simple. naked truth, and it
Ia true yet. declared Mr.. Jones.
Mr. Allen then turned to the course Of
the republican caucus in dealing with the
bounty amendment. After reviewing the
course of the committee In urging the
amendment and then withdrawing it. Mr.
Allen exclaimed: The country ought to
understand that this Is purely spectacu-
lar performance; performance intended
to amuse. If not to deceive. 1t should know
that our republican brethren called on the
democratic brethren to help them out; If
the democratic brethren could be brought
Toward to scare them, then they were
willing to take to their heels"
Here Mr.. Chandler turned the talk to
ilghter vein by asking Mr.. Allen If there
was anything the republicans should run
away from quicker than three weeks of
speeches from the democratic side of the
chamber.
MIR. Allen then arraigned the republican
senators for shedding crocodile tears over
Cuba They had promised that when thev
came into power they would send war YES
sels 10 Cuba to rescue the island from
spanish oppression. But what had been
donei A resolution had been passed by the
Senate, and it was now in the pocket of an
eminent statesman from northeastern
state (Speaker Reed; and so. added the
senator, the sons of Cuba may be hunted
Ilke animals, the women and children out
ragged and murdered. while the republican
party sits here doing nothing The senator
declared that public sentiment would Vet
compel the extension of relief to Cuba
MI Alien reverted to the sugar inquiry of
iast year. saying it had disclosed that soma
tors speculated in sugar stock, and that one
senator declared he had the right to specu-
rate thus in effect defying Congress as
there was no rule save that of moeesty. TO
operate In such cases. He also referred tn
tne trial OF Messrs. Havemeyer Searles
chapman and others in the District of "a,
iunbla courts, severely commenting on the
iact that Judges Cole and Cox had been set
aside and "a man by the name of Bradley
put on the bench" The trials Reminded
MIN, he said, of Samanthy and the cells for
just as she held the eels in the air. so Brad
ley held an acquittal in the air all the tine