The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-08

| announced that there was not an lot;
| Of protection in his makeup.
"I favor a duty on sugar" said he
emphat ically, because the duty goes in
/ 70 the treasury of rhe United States. 70,
| favor protection on articles which ena
BILE manufacturers of those articles 4
put the equivalent of the duty in theil
| own pockets
Mr.. Bacon and Mr.. Caffery had q
sharp exchange. and seemed about tt
sCbside. when Senator Hoar again made
some rather sarcastic references to Mr.
Caffery's Inconsistency. describing hin
as a free trader who cried always "su
gar, sugar. sugar" and who, when thu
Wilson bill was before them, was 81
doubtful Of what that bill would do fol
sugar that he voted AYE" on the sugar
schedule and mo" on the final passag &c
of the bill, and then changed to yea
Mr.. Bacon protested at being termed
a free trader He favored additional
duty on raw materials
"Al1 raw materials. that compete with
products of Georgia." remarked Mr..
Hoar. amid laughter. eff we could CON-
free trade senator's, who are conducting
the debate on the other side" said he,
latter it's passage we would discover
that every industry in their respective
states had been amply protected.
Gaughter) Morally, there is great
deal Of human nature in the Demo-
Gratis"
The merriment was so great that the
chair was called to suppress It. Mr..
Bacon sought to return the argument
against Mr.. Hoar by asking his position
as to a duty on hides, but the Massa-
chusetts senator, after expressing his
IDEAS on this subject. narrowly avoided
committing himself, by asserting that
in such bill as the present one he would
yield his individual convictions if he
could not persuade his colleagues that
he was right.
After Mr.. Caffery had made the state
for his vote on the Wilson bill, the de-
bate became desultory Mr.. Allen (Neb)
touched briefly on the subject Of duty
on hides and then inveighed against the
lumber duties in the bill. which, he said,
would be particularly oppressive to the
people Of Nebraska, who were the vic
tins Of the lumber trust. He declared
that so per cent OF the lumber cut from
Maine to Minnesota. was cut by men OF
foreign birth and great portion by men
who are not citizens of the United
States.
Mr.. Thurston, (Nebz.) defended the
proposed lumber duty in short state
ment, concluding by arguing that the
lumber schedule in the bill would not
increase the cost Of lumber 70 the peo-
pie of Nebraska one cent per thousand
feet.
Mr.. Jones (Ark) characterized as ab-
surd the claim that this country was
being flooded by foreign manufacturers
Of lumber in the face of the fact that
but s7.50o,00o worth Of lumber was i'm
ported last year against $40, 600. 900 con-
sumed. He spoke of the innocent" lum
Der barons of the northwest who wanted
the people Of the country to pay for the
alleged high stumpage paid by them, the
great risk they ran on account Of fires,
etc. as set forth in the petition to the
ways and means committee.
Mr.. Spooner wis., protester against
the arraignment of lumber men as
whole because of the INSCRIPTIONS meth
DDS of few, and paid high tribute TO the
integrity and the public spirit of the
better class.
Mr.. Spooner called attention to the re-
markable nature Of Mr.. Vests amend
ment, which proposed 70 exclude white
pine from the general duty of 81 on tim
Der. Why should the lumber interests
Of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan
be dealt this blow?
Mr.. Vest disclaimed any intention Of
discriminating and said that he would be
willing to withdraw his amendment and
take the yeas and nays on Mr.. Aliens
amendment. to put all lumber on the
free list. All he wanted, he said, was
a test vote on free lumber.
Mr.. Spooner expressed his willingness
70 agree IL this, whereupon Mr. Yes.
declined 10 withdraw MS amendmeh..
To put white pine on the free lls:, Mr.
Spooner SAID, would give an undu. ad.
vantage to Canada and would amount 10
the confiscation of the property of men
who had invested their money on this
sice OF the border. From the stard-
point Of the senator from Missouri, he
could see some logic in a motion TO put
{ lumber on the free list, but noh, in
a proposition TO single out white pine
and leave the timber CT New England,
the south ana west protected from Ca
madam competition by q euty of 81.
" way la1 IN, 10
The tax on lumber. If private owner
ship of lard. he said. is 20 be defended.
il cannot be defended with the idea that
the owners have the right TO tax the
great body Of the people betbre hey can
enjoy thu bounties the land possesses.
Upon the statement of Mr.. Hale that
Mr.. Gray's remarks resembied those Of
free trader. the latter said he had no ob-
lection TO the word free or freedom"
why do you draw the line at the
free coinage of silver?" asked Mr.. Till
man. whereupon the galleries reared
The protection senator from South
Carolina takes up the sword of the SEN
ator from Nevada (StewsrO during his
absence" replied Mr.. Gray. Free sill
yer, like the flowers that bloom in the
spring. has nothing TO do with the case
Mr.. Rawlins Dem. Utah spoke OF the
unfortunate fact that the Democrats
who were now standing shoulder 10
shoulder in their opposition to this tariff
bin should have been divided in the last
campaign.
IF some Of them" said he. mad stood
with US then. We would net now be fight