The times., 1897-06-27
Debate ON the Resolution, Con
eerning the Pacific Railroads.
THE TARIFF DISCUSSION
Mr.. Vest Feels Warmly on the
Question of Salicyiic Acid, a
Poison Used to Determine the
Character of Beer-A Return to
the Sugar Scandals.

short, were eventful, the debate was
gladiatoriai. and the results were, rs
usual. the Republicans carrying out their
policy 1t took fifteen minutes 10 get 8
quorum. after the meeting of the body by
Invoking the assistance of the sergeant-at-
here and there in the building.
A letter was received from the Secretary
of the Treasury on The subject OF the num-
Der of pounds of raw sugar required To
make a given number OF pounds OF refined
The information furnished by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury has already been
used in the Senate, ana was declared to be
erroneous at the time 10y Senators Caffery
Lindsay and Others. I he subject matter
OF the letter was brought up again later
IN the day.
MI Harris OF Kansas reported from the
Facific Railroad Committee the resoiu-
tion. gwen else where in The Tinses, agreed
upon as 20 the Government paying off the
pTior liens of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company It declares that it viii be tie
sense OF the Senate that the President
should direct the Secretary of the Treas
ury to carry out the provisions of the law
by redeeming, or otherwise clearing off
the paramount liens, mortgages, and main
tenances,- prior to the Government lien;
and to pay them out of the treasury 1t
also requests suspensions of proceedings
to carry into effect the agreement to sell
the interest OF the United states III the
properly until after further action OF Con-
gress
MI Harris read the report signed by
himself and Senators Morgan OF Alabama
and Rawlins Of Utah.
Mr. Morgan said that although the
resolution was the unanimous report Of the
coumittee, the members had chosen to
state their views specifically in the report
lust read He did not know there was any
contrariety of opinion In the committee on
the proposition: and did not well see how
this could be- He wished TO say, as part
o' his personal report, that the agreement
made 10y the executive of the last Adj
mifissrati0n WAS In process OF execu-
ton. and would very soon be consummsted
IL the court should feel itself warranted N
giving any value to that agreement, which
was not only ultra yires, but was plain,
paipabie breach and violation OF the
statute There was no authority in law
for it
Bir. Morgan spoke TO the resolution, In
cident3ily paying his respects to the one
horse condition of Congress He said:
''On Monday next, at the close of the
morning session, will move the Senate
that the resolution be taken up. as don't
think it viii lead to much debate
We are now running the business of the
Government on one-wheei basis and
transacting the business of the Govern
: nent and of the United States by the soIi
tary action or the Senate, and the COM
mittee have thought ii best TO present
Senate resolution as the only means of
consideration That is as far as we can
co.
Mr.. Morgan referred to the transaction
as a 'sa,,rificeof a great property for S26,-
600 600 . Il shall,' he said, oppose the
contract as contrary TO statute, and shall
show that when the receivers of this rail-
road and the Government contractors are
engaged in this contract for the purpose of
throwing the Union Pacific Railroad away,
the situation, as stated by the Senator from
Kansas, Is worse than the Credit Mobilier.''
Mr. Allison said that he hoped that no
further debate would be had n the absence
of Senator Gear, the chairman of the Pa
cific Railroad Committee. He also inti-
mated that he would not let any discussion
esn Monday or any other time IN terfere with
the tariff discussion.
Mr.. Caffery introduced resolution ask
ing that the Commissioner of Labor be d.
rected 10 furnish for The next session cer
tain statistics as to labor in fifteen indus
tries
The items of the tariff bill heretofore
passed over were then taken up.
The high tariff On soda-ash, of which
there are three manufactures in the United
States, provoked another interesting debate.
Mr.. Vest pointed out thatft entered largely
into the manufacture OF soap. The Demo-
Gratis, he said, bathed quite as often rs the
Republicans, and there should be no dis
eliminating leg station In favor OF the lat
ter. BESIDES, IL recent precedent could be
believed, soap entered largely into tie con-
duct OF the ward politics of the nation.
Mr.. Platt said that the object of the raised
rate on Sodaa was TO protect the home
manufactures from the United AIkali Com
pany. OfLondon, one OF the greatest monop
olies on earth.
Mr. Jones called for the yeas and nays
on the committee amendment raising the
rate on soda ash so per cent. The vote
resulted, yeas 80, nays 20; so the amend
ncnt was agreed TO.
The paragraph relating TO clays was
adopted with an increase from So TO So
per ton on KaoIin and the addition of lime
stone rock and rock asphalt at so cents per
ton.
Mr. Vest referred here TO the taking OF
asphalt FROM the free list He referred to
the discovery of the gilsonite deposits, and
showed that. no matter what the Repub-
licsBs might say, the result would be to
raise the price of paving In all the cities
OF the United States. 1t was costly enough
now for the streets OF Washington The
Commissioners were now paying more than
a third more han the article could be had
for I'm ST. Louis
Mr. Chiitoe said that as the American
asphalt industry was on its feet, is needed
no protection, which would result In
reason of the cost of transportation from
the West 10 the East.
Mr. Piatt replied that 1t was revenue
article, and the tax was to keep out the
English article
The committee Inendment was adopted
Mr- Allison moved TO take salicyIic acid
fTofn the free list and restore the House
rate. Ibis aDgered MT Vest, inasmuch
as he is from State where large GUAM
titles of beer are manufactured and drunk,
and be showed that salicyiic acid Is used
To deteriorate tie quality of beer.
why" said Mr.. Vest, with evident
some means ought TO be taken to prevent