The times., 1897-06-15
T|LLMAA ON THE NARPATH
Thinks He Can Prove That Sen
ators Speculated in Sugar.
HE BELIEVES THE CHARGES
Mr.. Hoar's CharacteIf f7Ttion of
the Charges Against Senators
as "Infamous" Rouses the Sonth
CaroIinian -Intimates That He
Has witnesses willing To Tes: ify.

The Senate debate on the tariff was
made both lively and serious yesterday by
a speech of Mr.. Tillman, in which he
dragged out into fun view OF the galleries
and the public that skeleton in the Senate
closet--the sugar scandal, or the specEla-
ton of members OF the Senate IN sugar
stocks. The intimation always is, though
never expressed, that some Senators know
what to play, as they know what thelegis-
lation will be. Mr.. TiIlman electrified the
conservatives, and, perhaps, the new
evangels also, by the statement that he
would believe the charges until they We're
disproveG and that he had been furnished
information by persons who said they
could prove that Senators had been specu-
lating.
o;her features were the defeat of all the
propositions for a change of the bill Of
fered by the Democrats.
The Senate agreed to meet hereafter at
IL a NJ, beginning tomorrow
Nj. Alien Of Nebraska, speaking on the
sugar schedule, delivered a lengthy legal
argument to prove that the Supreme Court
erred in declaring the sugar combine not a
trust
Referring to TIE Hawaiian sugar treaty,
Mr Allen asserted that the people OF this
country derived 20 benefit from the pro
vision admitting Hawaiian sugar free 1t
had been shown at an investiga held
some time ago that the Havemeyer sugar
combine and Claus Spreckels, king OF the
Hawaiian Islands. We're in partnership. II
was also a fact, said Mr.. Allen, that other
countries shipped their sugar product To
Hawaii aud, making it Hawaiian sugar,
reshipped it To this country free of duty
This was done in violation of the law.
Mr Pettigrew followed Mr.. Allen. He
said that it had come to pass that no longer
is competition the life OF trade. That idea
had been abandoned; now competition is
considered to be killing, and there arr
but few articles produced in this country
that are not controlled by a trust.
1t seemed that the United States Gov
ernment was no longer a government Of
the people, by the people, and for the
people: but rather a government Of the
trusts by the trusts and for the trusts.
Mr. Pettigrew urged the adoption Of his
amendm providing that all articles on
the dutiable list shall be admitted free #
it he shown in court that such articles are
controlled by a trust or combination.
The people proposed TO see if it is true.
as charged in the last campaign, that the
Republican party had ceased to stand icr
anything but the gold standard and the
trusts
He then referred to the rubber trust,
which said that if employees stopped talk
ing about silver the trade would be re
sumed. but where is the prosperity?
He could tell them that if talking about
silver kent the factories closed they IN Ist
remain so until the next Presidential elec-
ton He iteunzed the factories that had
been shut down at Gloucester, Woonsocket,
and OTHER places. He asked TO have
printed in the Record a table of eleven
trusts capitalized at S432, 900 600, bonded
for 81, 30o, 600, on a total investment of
S1,70O, goo He also included i've other
trusts, all of which Were capitalized in
the same proportion There was ample
reason for legal interference with these
modern pirates.
1t was a lamentable fact that the peo-
pie had no confidence in the courts, and
there was reason for it, because tue records
showed that, in cases before the Inter
state Commerce Commission, Of eight
specified, all except one were disqualified
to sit ia cases, because they owned stock
in the defendant companies. Que New
York judge, however, subsequently desired
to qualify himself by the statemeHt that
he had sold his stock.
Mr Pettigrew said that the Republican
party was truly before the country as
"the apologists OF the trusts and the
champion of the infamies of the gold
standard -
At the conclusion OF this speech, the
yeas and nays Were taken on the Lind
say amendment, the vote resulting, yeas
81; nays, 20, strictly party vote. with
the exception of Mr.. McEnery, Democrat
voting no.
Mt Mills renewed the fight by offer
ing an amendment TO strike out the whole
sugar section, 206, and insert the Wilson
bin provision OF 40 per cent 1t was lost
on viva voce vote.
Mr.. Hoar renewed his amendment pro-
yiding for commission OF five persons TO
consider the whole matter of the proper
duty on imported sugar. Mr. Hoar made a
few remarks In advocacy OF his resolution.
The special partof his remarks W as to show
that unless the matter was disposed Of in
some such way, as provided by his resoiu-
ton, ii would remain unsettled for all time.
The commission should determine a fair
duty without the slightest respect for per
soas. The subject was not fully under
stood by either party, statement which
would even he understood by Senator
Jones, of Arkansas. IL be would recall
his own doubts in 1898, when the Wilson
bill was being framed. 1t had been charged
that the country was doing nothing for the
farmer Nothing would benefit that
farmer to greater extent then the settlement
OF the sugar question, the demonstrating
to the farmer, perhaps, Of how he could raise
In his own country ali that he needed Let
US have this subject of sugar removed from
the bar of politics il We can. He thought
that the charges made against the integrity
OF Senator's werecontemptble. The masses
oil the people took no stock in them.
In answer To a question from Mr.. Thurs
ton, Mr.. Hoar said that he would not ask
for immediate consideration Of this bill or
amendment.
Mr. Allison said that he already had
80 many amen dments that he could ot
consider it. 1t was referred to the Fl
nance Committee.
Mr. Jones recalled the Republicans that