The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-19
The Proceedings.

Washington, June 1S.-In the senate to-
day, bills were passed for public build
ings at Cleveland. o., to cost 81. 100000 and
at McI<eesport. Pa, TO cost S200.000
Owing to the interest in the Hawaiian
annexation treaty. Mr.. Davis CMinnesota),
| secured an agreement for printing of 1900
/ copies of the treaty and other documents.
! The consideration of the tariff bill was
resumed at schedule J. relating to flax,
hemp and jute and manufactures there
from.
Mr.. Vest MOI made a test contest at
/ the outset. moving TO strike out the first
paragraph. fax straw. at 50 per ton. He
/ SD the whole fax schedule was based
on the idea that we could produce the
fax but he denied this. Ireland was the
only country in which the flax could be
successfully produced and he denied that
the Minnesota fax had proved salts
/ factory. The amendment was rejected. Is
to Is, Mr., McEnery voting with the Re
NJ. Allison. Iowa. in charge of the bill
withdrew the senate amendment on max
not hacked or dressed, leaving the house
rate of l cent per pound TO stand. He
/ also withdrew the committee amendment
/ on dressed flax LEAVING the house rate OF
l cent per pound TO stand. he also With
drew the committee amendment on
/ dressed fax. leaving the house rate )
ceats.
1T is evident" remarked Mr.. Jones.
(Arl). that all the committee Tso req cs Saa
are to be abandoned and then the char
man might as well move TO accept the
| higher house rates in the bulk.
In further criticising the max para,
graph. Mr.. Vest ironically referred 10
! that era of prosperity which had been
! Officially and enthusiastically announced
/ in a recent prayer by the chaplain OF the
snate-"an emissary of providence
Mr.. Davis. of Minnesota. said the flax
production OF the northwest was
demonstrated success. He presented
samples of the article. produced IN Mime
sofa, Michigan, and the Dakotas
NJ Pettisrew, of South Dakota, de-
clared that the proposed rates ought 20
be doubled. as an encouragement to the
fourlshing flax industry OF the north
west He derided the result of placing
: dut.r on raw cotton. Southern senators
had done this to keep out Egyptian cot
ton. and yet New England afterward had
been given a compensa tory duty TO bring
in Egyptian cotton. So that. declared the
senator. all that was accompanied Wds
to help eastern Republicans break up
the solid south.
Bacon of Georgia. who took the Lead IN
the contest for duty on raw cotton he
DID not believe the cation mannfacturerS
should receive compensatory duty 70 on
set the duty on raw cotton as the manu- a!
facturer already had ample protecuoh.
There was hagrant discrimination, ne
said. between the raw products OF the
e .~-e-s Of. the. south and those OF tne
north. the cotton baggins ana cotton ne ne,
used by the south being taxed WINE tile
binding Irvine used by the nOrth was Tree.
Mr. Allison interrupted the remark tnat
tbe committee hoped. before the senate
was through the bill, that a Just equll-
brium would be established
Mr.. Bacon had some sharp ana soou
natured sparring with MIR. Jones ana MI
Vest over their position that the tariff
rates should be limited TO revenue pu u..-
poses And yet, he said. these senators
believed in compensatory duties 10 the
manu- acturer, which were not paSed Oh
revenue. but were purely an additional
NJ Tesi Immediately declared his OPP
position to conpensa tory duties. 80
Mr.. Jones said that he opposed taA
on raw materials. but when Such tdA
was imposed. then the manufacture was
hound to have 2 compensation
There was an exciting interruplioR
when Mr.. Bacon criticised the position OF
sorne Of his associates in not favoring a
revenue duty on raw materials MI 80
sDrang TO his feet and with Great We
iectabie to Republican senator's. Their
hearts are cheered and / can see thelr
He mad refrained thus far he said, from
evnos inc Democratic discords. but since
the senator from Georgia had gone mo
this lavatory for washing Denlocratlc
dirty linen.!' he (VesD would ASK ms as
sociates a few questions. Mr. vest was
about to put a series of sharp interrogd-
tories but M. Bacon demurrsd, lie ula
not like the idea, he SAID, OF penn -,ue
on the witness stand by his Democratic
associates and being put through d course
of categorical questions.
Mr.. Vest whose manner had been IN,
tensely earnest. said the questioning hao
been undertaken in no offensive way
.'Do you believe" he asked. lin taxa
ton limited to the needs OF the govern
ment, economically administered!
Il do" responded Sir. Bacon 49,,
Then how" persisted Mr.. Vest. could
the Georgia senator reconcile ms position
with the fact that an idle surplus OF
millions was now in the treasury. Why
should there be more revenue?
"If 1 had my way. 9roceeded MI, MI
The senator VesD remarks that since
there is TO be tariff bill want M
share utterly reoudiate that sugges-
ton | haven't sympathy with the cry
that if the treasury is to be looted l
want my share. But declare that II any
revenue b-il IS passed II ought 10 De
eoualized in its benefits
Mr. Till-nan here came in to call the
attention of his Democratic brethren.
to the rates they had given in the Wilson
bill to certain raw materials. If THIS was
fraud. then the present contest over 7
taxing raw materials was merely as TO /
the amount OF the fraud. Then Mr. TIL |
man added: And l say plainly. If we
are to have this stealing. 1 want my share
for South Carolina.
There was a momentary sensation over !
the vehemelce of Mr.. Tillman's remark. |
Mr. Berry. of Arkansas. deolored the /
divisions on the Democratic side and |
said -e had hoped that whatever the /
divisions might De. he would never see j
a southern Democrat supporting q pro- (
tective tax He utterly disserted from !,
the view that the south wanted any share /
of the tariff plumber. The south was /
the home OF cnivairy and honor. and il 1
was not from there that a demand would 1
come Tor a snare in any grab or steal
This washing of dirty Democratic ]
linen is nothing new to me- he de- /
clared i've been doing it for years and /
have been trying to get the senate to do |
some of IL.
The senator reviewed the Democratic |
policy of the tariff. In speaking of the I
tariff contest in Democratic conventions. |
Mr. TilIman referred to the spurious I
bastard o. tariff doctrine brought there /
by Mr.. Cleveland's TOOLS
Turning to his associates, he exclaimed 1
that he had set the example by giving to
the country IL 1894 a disreputable pro- /
tective tariff bill.
Mr.. Barrows. of Michigan. attempted to /
bring the debate back to the flax Ques- /
ton. making a plea for a good rate on