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FINAL TARIFF VOTE
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divisions, we do not wish either tn
press or Cypress unduly."
MI vest also explained that when the
oounly amendment was offered. he
went TO the Republican side. and in
formed senator's that there would be a
protracted debate
Mr. Allen proceeded to criticise Re-
puDilcan senator's for abandoning the
amendment, declaring that thew had
no right to betray their trust and
abandon proposition to which their
platform pledged them.
Then Mr.. Allen branched into a chan
ter or private procedure, which Oc
casioned considerable stir in the cham
Der. He said that during the debate
Republican senators had let it be m
derstood that they would like to be
scared when this beet sugar amend
ment was proposed, and that the init
nation had been conveyed that if
some one would get on his feet and
threaten that congress would be held
IN session II the amendment were press
ed, then our Republican friends would
be able to slide the back stairs and get
out" 9
Mr.. Allen then turned to the course
OF the Republican caucus in dealing
with the bounty amendment.
Inc country ought to understand"
SAID he, that this is a purely sDec-
tacular performance; a performance in
tehded 10 amuse if not to deceive 1t
should know that our Republican breth-
ern called on the Democratic brethern
to help them out; if the Democratic
brethren could be brought forward to
scare them, then they were willing to
take to their heels"
Mr.. Thurston (Neb.) replied briefly TO
his colleague, saying he proposed to
contlne himself to the bounty question.
Mr.. ThurstOn lent emphasis to his
remarks by addressing Mr. Allen per-
sonally. He said he had introduced the
bounty amendment in good faith and
mad earnestly urged it until a threat
OF protracted debate was made. Then
holding the prosperity of the country
over and above the interests of his
state; believing that widespread benefit
was to come with the passing of this
tariff bill, he had withdrawn the bounty
amendment. He was content to place
ms record alongside that which his
requisite colleague had made for him
self
Mr.. Allen, in turn justified his course,
saying he had entered the senate at
time when the government was bank
rupt, and when some course was i'm
peratlve to reduce government ex-
penses, avoid bond issues and put more
money in the treasury. He had voted
for the Wilson bill repeating the boun-
ty because the bill contained the in
come tax and other beneficent features.
He admitted that the Republican
legislature had given 5s-cent bounty
on sugar and had then failed to make
an appropriation to pay the bounty
Among other things, Mr.. Allen said,
S53S,OOO had been literally stolen from
the treasury of Nebraska under the last
Republican administration, and the
state treasurer stood convicted and SEN
fenced to twenty years in the peniten-
tiary.
Mr.. Allison then moved that the Allen
amendment, providing a sugar bounty.
be laid on the table. The motion pre-
vailed, yeas 81, nays g. The negative
vote was cast by Allen, Butler, Harries
(KaS.), Heitfeld Kyle, Pettigrew,
Stewart, Teller and Mantle, Populists
and silver Republicans.
Referring to the vote Mr. Teller said
he wanted it to go to the people of the
Northwest that the Republican party
might have placed a bounty on beet
sugar, as these were the votes to do
it.
Mr.. Allison now came forward with
request for an agreement for a final
vote tomorrow.
Mr.. PettigreW interposed an inquiry
as to whether white pine lumber would
be left at 81 per thousand feet. He de-
sred some assurance that the rate
would not be disturbed, otherwise he
would have to object to an agreement.
Mr.. Allison gave assurance that the
committee would not make a change,
and the agreement on the vote was
then reached At 6:19 the senate adj
journed.