The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-08
The senator improved the opportuni- s


tors Bacon and Caffrey by intimating
that their revenue ideas became de-
cidedly protective when home interests
were affecred-sugar for Louisiana,
and lumber for Georgia.
Mr. Caffery, with some display of
temper announced that there was not
an iota of protection in his makeup.
Il favor a duty on sugar" said he
emphatically, because the duty goes
You favor protection on articles which
enables manufacturers of those articles
to put the equivalent of the duty in
their own pockets"
Mr.. Bacon and Mr.. Caffery had a
sharp exchange and seemed able TO
subside when Senator Hoar again
made some rather sarcastic references
to Mr.. CaffeTy's inconsistency. describ-
ing him as a free silver trader VINO
cried always Sugar, Sugar. Sugar"
and who. when the Wilson bill was be-
fore the senate, was SO doubtful of
what the bill would do for sugar that
he voted Aye on the sugar schedule
and No" on the final passage of the
bill and then changed to Yea"
BACON PROTESTS.
Mr.. Bacon protested upon being
termed q free trader. He favored ad-
ditional duties on raw materials.
All raw materials that compete with
products of Georgia" remarked Mr..
Hoar. amid laughter. IF we could COM
NIT the framing of a tariff bill to the
free trade senators who are conducting
the debate or the other side said he,
after its passage. we would discover
every industry in their respective
daughter) Morally, there is a great
deal of human nature in the Demo
Gratis
The merriment was so great that the
chair was called to suppress it.
MIR. Bacon sought to turn the argu-
ment when Mr.. Hoar by asking his po-
sition as to a duty on hides, but the
Massachusetts senator, after express
ing his idea on this subject, narrowly
avoided committing himself by assert
ing that is such bill as the present he
would yield his individual convictions
if he could not persuade his colleag CUES
that he was right.
After Mr. Caffery had made the
statement that he had no apologies to
make for his vote on the Wilson bill
the debate 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 said would be partic-
ularly oppressive TO the people OF Ne
braska, who were the victims 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 a great portion by men who
are not citizens of the United States.
Mr. Thurston (Neb) 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 to the peo-
pie of Nebraska l cent per LOCO feet.
ABSURD. SAYS JONES.
Mr. Jones (Ark.) characterized as alb
surd the claim that this country was
being flooded by foreign affairs of lun-
Der in face Of the fact that but $500. 900
worth of lumber was imported last
year, against $40, 600, 900 consumed. He
spoke OF the innocent lumber barons
of the northwest. who wanted the peo-
pie of the country 10 pay for the al
legged high stumpage paid by them. the
great risks they ran On account of fires,
etc, as set forth in the petition to the
ways and means committee.
Mr. Spooner (Wis.) protested against
the arrai6nment of lumber men as a
whole because of the unscrupulous
methods OF a few, and paid a high
tribute to the integrity and public
spirit of the better class. Mr.. Spooner
calling attention to the remarkable ma
ture Of interests which he proposed to
include white pine from the duty of 81
on timber. Why should the lumber in
terestS of Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan be dealt this blow?
Mr. Vest disclaimed any intention of
discriminating and said he would be will
ing TO withdraw his amendment and take
the yeas and nays on Mr.. Aliens amend
ment to put all lumber on the free list.
III he wanted. he said. was a test vote
on free lumber.
Mr. SDooner expressed his willingness
to agree to this. whereupon Mr.. Vest de-
clined to Withdraw his amendment.
To put white pine on the free list. Mr..
Spooner said. would give an undue adj
vantage TO Canada and would amount to
the confiscation of property of men who
had invested their money on this side of
the border. From the standpoint of the
senator from Missouri he could see some
logic in motion to put all lumber on
the free list but none in proposition to
single out white pine and leave the tim
Der of New England. the south and west
protected from Canadian competition by
a duty of 81.
Mr. Gray of Delaware spoke in opposi-
ton 10 tax on lumber. If private own
ership of land. he said, is to be defended.
il cannot be defended with the icSa that
the owners have a right to tax the great
body of the people before they can enjoy
the bounties the land possesses
TILLMAN WAKES Up.
Upon the statement by Mr.. Hale that
Mr. trays remarks resembied those OF a
free trader the latter said he had no OBJ
lection TO the words free or freedom -
WY do you craw the line at the free
coina-e of silver?" asked Mr.. Tillman.
whereu2on the senate and galleries
roared.
The protection senator from South
Carolina takes up the sword of the SEN
NJ 1f-r f.ta ri1l
his Absence, replied Mr. Gray. Free
silver like the flowers tnat bloom in the
spring. mas nothing TO Go with the case
Mr.. Rawlins CDein-, Utahl spoke OF the
unfortunate fact that the Democrats VINO
were now standing shoulder 10 shoulder
in their opposition TO this tariff bill should
nave been divided in the last campaign. /,
III some or tnem said he, mad stood
with US tnen, we would not now De h5He-
III the senator and others like him,
interrupted MIR. Gray, had paid more at
tert:on TO Tree trace and little less 10
Tree silver that would be true
Mr. RawIins said the time Tor the Dem
oc1.ats to nave stood together was SIX
months ago, but now 1t was 100 late anu
opposition TO Dill chat was sure TO pass
NJ. kawlins' speech brought Mr.. CAT
fe. to his feet with the remark tnat
there was no reason why the DemocrdtS
VINO objected to the chicago platform Oh
the money question shoulo Keep me- NJ
mouths crossed on the enormiIieS OF the
present tariff bill. He expressed the opin-
ION that the Republicans should nave
brought a tarif1 to supply the deficit. ana
regretted they had not But much as ne
onoosed the proposed tariff, he considered
free coinage of silver at 10 TO far more
Mr.. Caffery spoke at some length on the
subject of tree silver, stating the reasons
Tor as opposition TO it, and concluding
with the statement thar ne did not see the
place a discussion of coinage had IN a
tariff debate .,...o.