The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-08

ersct Of the amendment would 30 30 con-
pei the s@cretary re Immediately purchase
anS retire s13s sa,ffe OF bonds
Allison moved 10 lay the amendment on
ths tasse. which motion was carri6d. 3 20
Morgan then offered The amendment, II
which ne gave notic@ yesterday. nzss siafs-s
coTn nhinzilcns arnorg dealers In cattle 2r
swine engaged il interstate commerce
20 Increase or depFess the price fhereo..
criminal ard punishable by a 6ne and
.ropr1sonrnent- Lost, - 10 81
Allen reirst-s9ag4ceel mis- sugar hou1.y
amendment in another form. PROVIDING
for a premium - ~ cents 4 Ton on sugar
heats for FIVE years beginning july ].
l,sS Il Vas lcst, Y 10 -
Chilton moved 70 place tannsls. blank
e.s and the cheaper grades OF wooden
goods OF the free Iist Lost. = 20 .
Another arseEldEzert offered ~ Alien
directed Al trusts. providing for the IN
position of a tax Of i per cent on the
products OF ali trusts. was also lost, .
10 3s.
Allen offered another amendment. d.
rectirE tss.a secretary Of this treasury -
send annual reports 10 congress as ~
the extent 20 which trusts and comhjna-
tons yr.ds1cs. or control articles receiy
ing the benefits of the tariff. Lost, 25
to -
GRAY offered m amendment recor1uns r6-
inG that no auty shall exceed . per cent.
ad valorenn on any article except spirits,
wines and other beverages. List
Alien offered an amendment relating TO
the re-entry ard rebond OF distilled s?lr-
its Lost
The rncnotony 81 amendments and roll
calls was frightened by Teller. vino iook
ne fioar 70 state hss attitude on the bill
He intended he said. To address tie sea-
ate az some length against the
bill hut had concluded that Il was
best 10 allow the measure 10 20
irto conference and discuss * dur
tng. the conference. tie renewed his 10y
alty 10 the doctrinc Of protection. and
declared that rad the biil h-en SHAPED
on protective or Republican lines ne
would have voted for i. although he y
not believe lt could bring prosperity Sht
a careful CONSIDERATION Of the measure
convinced him that the bill should not
pass
I'm my judgment. it is the worst tariff
hill ever nas~.-i - exclaimed Teller. The
rates are exceedingly high. II takes care
Of all the trusts IN the country. and l
say the tfu SIS and combinations and syn
dicates have had too much 10 do with
this bin"
Teller said Republican senator's could
not escape from responsibility h saying
they lacked a Republican ma iority. There
we're fftv men on the floor believing in
protection. and at least forty-eight votes
could have been secured al any time tor
a decent blll This was bad bill. ae said
II vas caucus bin, framed without con-
sIderaifou Of those senators Who. like him
self were not within the Republican eau
Gus The Republican leaders. b. consult
ing these senators, could have passed any
decent respectable biH He and his as
sociates have been told 20 enter the Re
publican caucus but they declined 10
y!e!d their Judgment by such course
When 7 walked cut OF the 81 Louis
convention" proceeded Teller. recalling
dramatic event I intended 20 walk out
Of the Republican marty. bat stated that
| was protectionist still. NotNi.l-
standing this he sald mis- associates were
treated as though they were active oppo-
neuts Of the proteetiTe policy
Cannon said he had always cenienaed
that the best interests Of this country de-
nanded the maintenance OF the protective
system and he rad never. as a member
Of the senate. votcl against a bill bearing
the name Of protectiou but under the cir
carnStances. and iu view of the character
~ the bill he should deem himself recre-
ant 20 his duty Il ne voted fer the pend
ing measure.
Allen announced that the Populistie
| Marty aid not believs the tariff was the
issue. and dis not de g. part or parcel in
its determination. Ife therefore should
| not vote AZ all -.
Mantle. after revFwipg The causes
which had le3 him 2sNrsak gith the Re
| publican parry At - LOUIS. asei&fed ttat
! ne had never abandoned his belief in the
| doctrine of protection and would vote for
| The bill
Stewart secured a yea-and-nay vote on
an amendment changing the rate on eva
uide OF potassium 20 }2'2 per cent. ad Va