The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-10
SLOW DAY IN THE SENATE.
ONLY HALF PAGE or THE TARIFF
DILL DISPOSED OF.

graphs of the Agricultural Sched-
uIe-NO Mention Made as 10 the
Time of Taking Up the Sugar
ScheduIe-The senate Votes to Let
the House Rates on Rice stand.
Five Democrats and Four Popu-
lists Vote With the Republicans.
Washington, June 9.-The Senate had
period OF tariff speeches to-day and as a
result little progI ess was made.
Mr. Rawlins of Utah and Mr.. Mills or
Texas discussed the democratic attitude
on the tariff from their respective stand
points.
Later in the day Mr. Cannon of Utah
proposed an amendment placing an export
bounty on agricultural products. lie
spoke for two hours on the need of giving
the farmer a share Of the benefits of the
tariff.
Mr. Butler of North Carolina also spoke
in favor of giving the farmer equal bene-
fits with other classes under the bill.
Only half page of the bill, covering
four brief and comparatively unimportant
paragraphs. 90 to 2SS, were disposed of
during the day.
The session will begin at II a. m. to-mor-
row.
Considera ton of the tariff bill was re-
sumed at u 10 p. m. No mention was made
as to the time of taking up the sugar
schedule and the debate proceeded on the
agricultural schedule.
on the rice paragraph Mr.. Allison. in
oh Of bo wit ba
tee amendments reducing the House rates
leaving the House rates to stand.
MIR. Mills of Texas moved to strike out
the entire rice paragraph and substitute a
new one, placing a uniform duty of 40 per
cent. ad valorem on all grades of rice.
This was rejected; yeas, 10; nays, 40. Five
democrats, Messrs. Bacon, Clay. McEn-
cry, McLaurin and Tillman, and four pop
ulists, Messrs. Allen, Butler. Heitfeld and
Stewart, voted in the negative
The rice paragraph was then agreed to
as 1t came from the House.
Rye and rye -four were agreed to as re-
ported.
Paragraph 2Sl. on tapioca, had been
struck out by the Senate. ON the ques-
ton of agreeing to this change, Mr.. Raw
ms OF Juan, look the HOOl 10 answer MI.
Vests statement yesterday that a new
''evangel" of democratic doctrine was be-
ing proclaimed by certain democratic SEN
atoFs. Mr.. Ruwlins said he had been
member of the committee on resolutions
and platform at the Chicago convention.
presenting that tariff clause, which had
been under discussion 1t was on his mo-
ton il was agreed TO.
Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky. platform in
hand, interrupted to ask MIR. Rawlins
since he presented the tariff clause. why
the good old democratic word only" aft
err tariff for revenue" came to be omit
ted. Was 1t an intentional omission? Mr.
Lindsay asked.
81 think not" responded Mr.. Rawlins.
Il can throw some light on that sub
ject." said Mr.. Tilman who was also a
member of the committee on platform at
the Chicago convention. 1T was omitted
purposely after discussion"
Mr.. Rawins reviewed the course of the
democratic party in early tariff legislation.
The essential principle Of this was that all
burdens and benefits should be borne
equally This was no evangel evil, or
rattlesnake, as Mr.. Vest had character
lied it. and there was no need of any
democratic senator invoking the Almighty
against such doctrines. 1t came TO demo-
cratic senators pure and undetiled from
the democratic fathers and he would
support it.
Mr.. Mills severely arraigned the bill as
a class measure, designed to build up a
vast fund for distribution among the ben
eficiaries of the bill, and at the expense
of the forgotten man." the taxpayer. He
indirectly criticised those democratic sem
ators who voted for the amendments to
the bill putting tax on cotton and other
articles, contending that their course was
a radical departure from the tenets Of
democracy.
Mr.. Mills closed with an ominous predic-
ton that the abandonment of democratic
simplicity would bring forth, out of the
dark, some historian TO write the chap
ter on the decline and fall Of the great
American people"
The Senate amendment was agreed to,
striking out the House provision on tapio-
ca CID.
Mr. Vest moved to strike out the para
graphs (232 and 280 placing a duty on
wheat at Is cents per bushel and on wheat
-four at % per cent. ad valorem. This was
rejected: Yeas, Is; nays, 80.
-Four democrats, Messrs. Bacon, Mem
cry McLaurin and Tillman and two popu-
lists, Messrs. Allen and Heltfe.d, voted
with the republicans in the negative. The
paragraphs on wheat and wheat flour were
then agreed to.
Mr. Cannon took the floor to speak on
his amendment. but yielded a moment to
allow Mr.. Thurston OF Nebraska 10 present
what he termed some evidences Of return
prosperity" In the shape Of some editorials
from Nebraska newspapers showing gen.
eral revival Of business
'Ts not the Wilson tariff law still on
the statute books?' asked Mr.. Gray, dem,
OF Delaware.
1T Is. but II is the expectation OF the
passage OF the pending measure" replied
Mr.. Thurston, (which is causing this re-
viVal"
Mr.. Berry of Arkansas asked to have
read a statement recently made by ex-
Postmaster General Wanamaker about the
deplorable condition OF affairs.
Dir. Cannon objected, saying amid
laughter. that II would be cruel. inhuman
and unjustifsble to have Mr.. Wanamak-
er's statement injected at this point OF the
proceedings.
After some further eross-frlng, Mr.. Can
non proceeded with his speech. He de-
nounoed the pending measure as grossly
and palpably inequitable, because Il com
PEELED the sale OF the products OF the soil
In the lowest market In the world ana the
purchase OF manufactured articles IN the