The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-29

since the Dingley bill was first reported.
1t was all right for Pierpont Morgan to
make $2,0OO,000 out of government bonds
illegally issued under the administration
understand. Mr.. Allen said, that the leg
islation of Russia is as beneficial to them
as the legislation of the United States
congress. As Il result of Mr.. Aliens
heated personal colloquy with Mr.. Fora
ker over alleged frauds in Ohio at the
last election, the Nebraska senator pre-
scented tables comparing the vote cast for
Mckinley with HarrisOns and Cleve-
lands. The column showed fraudulent
excess that of Ohio being stated at o.
800.
In closing. Mr.. Allen announced his pur-
pose to withhold his vote on the ques-
tion of agreeing to the report.
Mr.: Caffery, of Louisiana followed in
criticism of the sugar schedule. He
stated that the ships from all parts of
the world were hurrying in with cargoes
of raw sugar, to avoid the duties of the
bill. Already eight months supply had
been brought in. thus cutting off govern
ment revenue to that extent and giving
enormous profits to the trust.
Mr.. Gear questioned these figures, say
ing only four months supply of raw
sugar had been brought in.
Mr.. Burrows of Michigan. member
of the finance committee, then took the
floor for one of the few speeches from
the republican side of the senate. He
said he was induced to enter the debate
because of the assaults made on the lum-
Der schedule. an industry carried on in
twenty-five states. with an aggregate cap
ital of $75O,O0O,OOO employing nId Sydag 100000
people and paying $130,O00000 in wages
annually.
Mr.. Burrows said the rates on lumber
were the lowest of any, being about 10
to IS per cent ad valOrem. and only 10
per cent on white pine. The senator re-
ferred to his visits to the Michigan lum-
Der sections. where he said mills were
idle and men out of work when the
Canadian mills and the Canadian work
men We're thriving.
Mr.. Burrows took up the statements of
Mr. Allen that six men owned the stand
ing pine in this country. and of Mr.. Pet
tigrew that one man in Michigan, Mr..
Blodgett owned the standing pine.
He read from census reports that 1885
people owned this class of timber and pre-
scented estimates showing 956 owners of
white pine in Michigan.
Instead of being the most infamous
schedule" the senators had declared, it
was one of the most meritOriOus of the
bill The senator referred to the personal
criticisms of Mr.. Pettigrew to the effect
that Mr.. Blodgett. the owner of pine lands
in Michigan. was the one 'whO manipu-
lated the election of senators in Mich
igan."
81 do not understand the meaning of
this remark or the inference to be drawn
from it, but if the intimation is that my
election was secured by other than hon
orable means then it is a SANDER on the
people of my state and on the legislature
from which | have been returned"
He declared that Mr.. Blodgett was n
man of unimpeachable integrity and that
nothing that Mr.. Pettigrew could say
could detract from his character. As
to the statements that the lumber sched-
ule would be an advantage to the lumber
man. Mr. Burrows said this was so. 1t
would be an advantage to the lumber
man. the wool raiser. the farmer, and
he believed it would restore to the labor
of the country the uncOuntcd millions OF
which it had been robbed by four years
of free trade.
At o'clock there was pleasant di-
version for the spectators in the galleries
when the senate, on Mr.. Aliens motion
to inaugurate the legislative day of Sat
urday. adjourned until 1903 p. m. The
spectators had glimpse of parliamentary
friction In three minutes the senate re-
convened.
Mr.. Turpie of Indiana said that at this
late day he would not ask the senate to
set aside the time for the delivery OF
tributes to the memory of the late Judge
Holman. but he gave notice that early
in the next session he would ask the sen
ate to do so.
Mr.. Morgan then took the floor. His
purpose. he said. was to address hlmself
TO a grave question of law. practice ana
policy involved in the adoption OF the
pending conference report.
~ ~ - =, ehor+ doh, 70 betwnpn Sem
otors Morgan and Allison as to the omls-
sion of the proposed tax on stocks ana
bonds. which the former charged had
been followed by bonus of S3O.OOO,Ooo
in sugar stocks. while Mr.. Stewart OF
Nevada inveighed against the neQuali-
ties of tariff burdens and Dement'S.
The time for the final vote, was now al
most at hand. There. was hardly va
cant seat on either side of the chamber.
Mr.. Dingley. father of the bill, was
present. Many members of the house
filed the rear areas. making. a semclrcle
of earnest faces fronting the presiding
officer.
The galleries had filed to overlooking:
Several secretaries of the japanese and
Spanish legations were the only occu-
pants of the diplomatic gallery, ;,
Mr.. Stewart proceeded leisnrely. to tax
on general tariff and financial topics until
promptly 1T - % ClOCh. '''' '"'
decided on and the roll call began.
AT 3:OS the result was announced,
yeas 40. nays 80, as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich. Allison, Baker, Bur
rows. Carter. Clark. Davis. Deboe. FL
kins. Fairbanks. Foraker. Frye, Calm
ger Gear. Hale. Hansbrough. Hawiey'
Hoar. Jones of Nevada, Lodge. Mcbride,
MeEnery. Mcmillan. Mason. Morrill,,
Nelson. Penrose. Perkins. Plat of Con-
necticut, Platt of New York. Prltchard,
Proctor Quay, Sewell. Shoup. Spooner,
Stewart, Thn:s:0n, Warren, Wetmofe
40.
Nays-Bacon. Bate. Berry. Caf(ery,
Clay, Cockrell. Daniel. Faulkner, Cor
man. Harris, Jones of Arkansas. Lind
say, Mallory Martin, Mills, Mitchell,
Morgan. Murphy. PascOe. Pettus Roach,
Smith. Tillman. Turley, Turner, Turpie,
Vest. Wathall, White-3O.
The following pairs were announced
the first for and the last against the bill:
Chandler with Cannon, Cnllom with
Gray. Wolcott with George. Hanna with
Rawlins. Wellington with McLaurin,
Mantle with Kcnney, Wilson with Heit-
field.
Mr.. Hanna voted at first under the i'm
preston that Rawins. with whom he
was paired. was present, and learning OF
his absence. withdrew his vote.
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