Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-24
Tariff Bill Passes the Senate by 4C
to 50.
SENATOR AARS4g INSISTS ON A VOTE
On the Pacific RAILROAD Reso.
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sutton.
SPEECHES IN THE SENATE

There will be no delay about the Presi-
dents signature. and the bill will become
law and go into effect today. Though the
friends OF the Pacific railroad resolution
introduced by Mr.. Harris threaten to pre-
vent an adjournment before Monday If a
vote on that resolution Is not permitted. yet
it is probable that this will be the last day
of the extra session of the FIfty-fifth Con-
gress.
The House will send q resolution to the
Senate providing that when the Congress
adjourns today 1t be to meet on the first
MONDAY of December
Senator Harris threatens to object to the
consideration of this resolution by the Sem
ate today, and to send it over until Mon
day.
Likely to BE Patched Up.
The chances are, however. that the mat
ter will be patched up, and that either
vote will be allowed on the Pacific rail-
road resolution or else the Vice President
will rule that an adjournment resolution
Is not subject to objection, as are other
resolutions, and that 1t may be voted on
when presented. without regard to objec-
tons. The republican leaders and the Vice
President have been looking up authorities
this morning, and are said to be inclined
to the opinion that an objection need not
be entertained by the chair
What Senator Harris Says.
Senator Harris of Kansas, who has the
Pacific railroad resolution in charge said
TINS morning: Our plans are all complete,
ana we have perfect understanding in
regard to adjournment. Under the rules
one objection to the joint resolution for adj
1ournment carries 1t over until Monday.
We will not object If consent is given for a
vote on the Pacific railroad resolution. but
If 1t Is refused objection will be made and
the resolution will go over until Monday.
Senator Thurston has the floor on the Pa
cific railroad resolution and when the tariff
report is adopted he will be forced to show
his hand. He is opposed to the resolution.
He will be asked II he will consent to a
vote; if he dee4ines,- then either Senator
Morgan, Allen, Butlesfor myself will object
to the consideration Of the joint resolution
for adjournment' sine die. So. you see. 1t
all depends upon Senator Thurston whether
we adjourn today or pot
The close Of the loag and exciting strug-
gle was near abhand>when the Senate met,
at 10 o'clock this morning, under the unani-
nous agreement of last night that the final
vote be taken ar'3 p h. today Only eleven
senators were On hand when the session
opened and several of these busted them
selves with c'earfngq q out their desks and
preparing for departure There was no
prayer, as this was a recess session from
yesterday. Immediately after the Vice
President had called the Senate to order
Mr.. Chandler ca HIS moved an executive
session He yielded, however, to Mr.. Bate
Tenn), who desired to have day fixed
1 n
ris Of TENNESSEE!
. January - next was agreed upon. and
then, at 1905, the Senate went into ex
ecutive session. ~ Il ~
Mr. Allen Resumes.
The doors were opened at 1920 a. m. and
Mr.. Allen (Neb) resumed his speech in
opposition to the tariff conference report
ard the bill in general By this time the
attendance of senators had increased to
thirty, and the galleries were filling in
anticipation of the final scene in the tariff
contest. Mr.. Allen criticised the effects
of the bill the farmers. He instanced
barbed wire. required by them for fences,
on which they were placed by the bill at
the cold-hearted mercy of the barbed wire
trust How different it was in the case of
the moneyed ariStocracy. 1t was all right,
the senator said, ironically, for the sharks
and money gamblers OF wall street 10
n AXE $4,000, 900 out of the sugar sched-
uie since the Dingley bill was first report
ed. 1t was all right for Pierpont Morgan
to make s27,00o,0oo out of government
bonds illegally issued Under the admin
istration of Grover Cleveland. Farmers
ought to understand. Mr.. Allen declared,
that the legislation Of Russia is bene
fetal to them as the legislation of the
United States Congress. AS a sequel to
Mr.. Aliens heated personal colloquy with
MIR. Foraker over alleged fraud in Ohio
at the last election, the Nebraska senasor
presented tables comparing the vote cast
for Mckinley, Bryan Harrison and Cieve.
excess" that of Ohio being stated at 1880.
In closing Mr.. Allen announced his pur-
rcse to withhold his vote on the question
of agreeing to the report.
Mr. Caffery Ua.) followed in criticism Of
the sugar schedule. He stated that ships
from all parts of the world were hurrying
in with cargoes Of raw sugar to avoid the
duties of the bill: Already eight months
supply had been brought in, thus cutting
off government revenue to that extent and
giving enormous profits to the trust.
Mr.. Gear questioned these figures, saying
only four months supply OF raw sugar had
Mr.. Burrows (Mich.), a member of the
finance committee, then took the noor for
one of the few speeches from the republic
can side of the chamber. He said he had
intended to refrain from speaking, but was
Induced to enter the debate because of the
assaults made upon the lumber schedule.
He gave the vast extent of the lumber in
drstry in twenty-five states, with an ag
gregate capital of $3.50, 600 900, employing
100000 people and paying s1aO,oOO.oOO in
wages annually. In his own state forty
millions were yested in lumber, and wages
Of s17oOO,OUo were paid annually. Refer
ring to the rates. Mr.. Burrows said those
on lumber wYye ths lowest of any in the
bill, being abo5t 15ofo IS per cent ad valor-
EN-. and onlyu10 9hr cent on white pine.
The senator EaferTed to his visits to the
Michigan lumber sections, where, he said,
mills were Idle and men out Of work, when
the Canadian mills and the Canadian work.
men were thriving:
Mr.. Burrow9 tooK up the statements OF
Mr., Allen that sixdmen owned the stand
ing pine andssof Mr.. Pettigrew that one
n an in Michigan. Mr. Blodgett. owned the
standing pine. He4 read from census re-
ports that ,1s6 people owned this class OF
timber and presented estimates showing
ninety-fve oWMerst of white pine in Michi-
gan. Insteads6f being the most Infamous
schedule" as these senators had declared,
it was one of-the most meritorious of the
bill. The senator Heferred to the personal
criticisms of Mr. Pettigrew to the effect
that Mr. Blodgett, the owner of pine lands
in Michigan, wassthe one who manipulate
ed the election of senators in Michigan"
Il do not understand the meaning of
this remark or the Inference to be drawn
from it but If the intimation Is that NV