Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-14
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, June IA.
SENATE.

The tariff debate is not proving
strong attraction in the Senate, and
the attendance in the galleries was
small day. The tariff bill was taken
up with little delay for morning busl-
ness, and Mr.. Allison asked for an
agreement that the daily sessions OF the
Senate begin at II q. m. on and after
Wednesday next.
Mr.. Vest preferred to have the agree.
ment conditioned on an understanding
for adjournments at 5 p. m. MIR. Alll-
son stated that there would be no Diff
Guilty about that and the agreement for
early sessions was effected.
Mr.. Allen then reverted to the COLO
guy last Saturday In which he held that
it was the right and duty of the govern
ment to take legal steps to dissolve the
sugar trust. He argued that injunction,
quo warranto and other legal process
could be invoked against the trust and
asked why should the Senate waste
time and haggle over the sugar sched-
ule and the sugar trust when the
courts offered real remedy for
dissolving this gigantic monopoly.
Mr.. Allen next spoke in favor of
abrogating the Hawaiian treaty. He
said the sugar investigation dis
closed that Havemeyer, head of the
sugar trust, and Claus Spreckels, king
of the sugar trade of the Hawaiian Isl
ands, had an agreement, by which
Spreckels controlled the territory west
of the Missouri river, while the terri
tory east of the Missouri river Yves
Subject to the forays" of the American
sugar trust.
Mr.. Pettigrew followed in support of
his amendment, proposing that articles
made by trust be put on the free list.
He asserted that it was serious ques
ton how the present government by
the trusts and for the trusts" could be
thrown off. There were trusts in coal,
sugar, oil, glass, steel, chemicals, crock
cry, and all other great staples, sitting
| competition and setting up the rule of
the monopoly. No tariff bill would be
successful, he said, without some de
Tense of the people against the trusts.
The Senator figured out profits of
s51, 09S daily by the sugar trust, or
over 100000 annually, most OF
which, he urged, waa due to favorable
legislation. The price was higher than
J it was in 1886 before the trust was
formed He charged that the trusts
in the last campaign all opposed Mr..
Bryan's election and that many of
them closed down some OF their fac
tories to influence their workmen. The
eleven trusts alluded to by him, he
said, were capitalized at 1892 600, 900
and bonded to the amount of $40, 000,
:, 900, while representing an actual in
vestment of but Sl71, 100000. He
spoke OF the trusts as modern pirates"
When Mr.. Pettigrew concluded, the
Senate was brought back to the pend
ing amendment by Mr.. Lindsay to
strike out the distinction as to Dutch
standard, in the first paragraph of the
sugar schedule, placing all sugars on
an equality at one cent per pound and
800 cents additional for every degree
above Is.
The amendment was defeated, yeas
26, nays 30, Mr.. McEnery voting with
the republicans in the negatives and
Messrs. Mantle and Pettigrew, silver
republicans, with the democrats in the
affirmative.
Mr.. Mills moved to impose uniform
duty of 40 per cent. ad valorem. Re-
ected without division.
Mr.. Hosr offered his amendment for
the appointment of commission to in
vestigate into the subject of sugar pro-
| duction and the best means OF supply
| ing the American market at the least
cost.
HOUSE.
In the area in front of the Speakers
rostrum when the House met to day
was monster petition appealing to
Congress to recognize the Cuban in.
surgeDts as belligerents. 1t contained
over 100000 signatures. The petit
ton was wound about the hub of q
wheel framed so as to allow it to freely
revolve. 1t had been in circulation
throughout the United States for about
six months and was sent to Congress
man Sulzer, of New York, for presenta-
ton to Congress, by Franz Mayer, a
resident of his district.
After the journal had been read and
approved Mr. Lacey asked unanimous
consent for the consideration OF Dill
for the relief of the residents of Greer
county, Oklahoma.
Mr.. Henry objected, whereupon Mr..
|SMcMillin demanded the regular order,
lin order that we may proceed with
the consideration of bills reported from
committees in accordance with clause
6, of Rule o." There was a broad
smile on both sidss of the House, and |
Mr.. Payne Immediately moved an ad-
journment.
The opposition pursuing the policy |
announced by Mr.. Bailey week ago |
demanded a roll call, but the motion |
was carried, IS to rs; present and not |
voting, Is; and at 12:45 the House ad-
iourned until Thursday.
ANOTHER FATAL PARTISAN FETE.-
, .,k ,,;obt in thoQfar O n |