The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-03
The Proceedings.

! Washington, July 2.-Senator Wei
lington of Maryland rose to a question
of personal privilege soon after the
opening of the senate today, and in a
vehement voice referred to publications
concerning a conflict said to have taken
place yesterday before the committee
on commerce in relation to the appoint
ment of B. H. Warner jr. as consul to
Leipsic. The senator declared that the
publication was unjust and sought 10
embron him in conflict with the presi-
dent of the United States. Mr.. Wei
lingtOn said he understood the COM
mittee meetings relative TO appoint
ments were secret and sacred, and he
could not believe that any members
of the committee gave the informant ton.
Under the circumstances who. he said,
could have inspired this report but
that creature present in the commit
tee room yesterday"
1t was alleged that he had attacked
President Mckinley, but this, too, he
declared, was false. He was a free man
and he reserved it to himself to criti-
else airy appointment. He had done so
yesterday in respectful manner and
should the occasion arise he would do
so again.
IF the price of patronage is to be
servile obedience, then refuse TO give
it," exclaimed Mr.. Wellington. He
spoke again of the creature" respon-
sible for the report. and then closed
with an emphatic statement as TO his
prerogatives. If these prerogatives
were to be interfered with, then he
proposed to make war.
II Will remain right here" exclaimed
Mr.. Wellington, striking his desk a re-
sounding blow. No man ever struck
me blow that 1 did not return it with
interest, and they will ind me on deck
if the struggle is to begin"
After this incident the tariff bill twas
taken up.
Mr.. White of California, in behalf of
the minority of the finance committee.
on tea, beer, the antitrust amendment
and other important questions.
Mr.. Allison responded that an amend
ment relating TO the increase of the
revenue to be derived from the bill
would be brought in later in the day.
AS to other questions, a little more
time was desired.
Mr.. Teller of Colorado inquired what
the committee or caucus contemplated
doing on the question of decreasing the
tax on distilled spirits, in view of the
letter written by the secretary of the
treasury.
Mr.. Allison answered that the whole
question of distilled spirits had been
gone over. Personally he believed
lower tax would be productive of
greater revenue. but he thought it un-
wise to go into the complex question
in connection with this tariff BILL
Mr.. Teller said the letter of the sec
rotary of the treasury indicated desire
for legislation on this subject. Then
the senator added: Before this bill
is disposed of 1 will discuss what
should be done in decreasing the tax
On spirits. | will show that the COM
nittee is giving away 100000 a
month to the detriment of consumers
who bear the tax burdens and to the
letriment of honest dealers in dis !
Tiled spirits
The consideration of the bill then
proceeded. The paragraph relating to !
nickel was changed making the rates
IN nickel ore cents per pound on the
nickel contained therein: nickel matter I
cents per pound: nickel and nickel /
,xide alloy. etc, cents per pound.
This brought the senate to the re- /
aliatory clause. so-called. providing |
hat whenever any country pays a
bounty on any article then the I'M |
)ortation of that article into the /
United States there shall be levied in
edition to the duties otherwise i'm
,osed by this act, an additional duty /
quail to the net amount of such bounty
II grant. however the same be paid or
bestowed.
Mr. Gray Of Delaware spoke against
he amendment. saying he regarded ii as
pening the way to a disregard of our