The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-20

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Of the house were well fitted to5ay ip an
tc'pation Of the opening OF the 6sbate
upcn The Porto Rican tariff bill Before
the bill was called up Mr. Dolliver. OF
Iowa, from the committee on ways and
means moved the passage under sus-
pension Of the rules Of he bll reported
from that committee, to amend revised
statuees relating TO internal revenue tax
on fermentei liquors
The purpose OF the bill. Mr.. Doil,ver
said, was to abolish the smaller packages
Of beer, ont-sixth and one-e ghth barrels.
The bill he SAID. was asked for. by the
brewing interests OF the country II wou
IN no wise affect the revenue.
Mr.. Fletcher. republican. Of Minnesota,
offered an amendment providing that the
bin should not go into effect until July !,
1900.
The amendment was agreed to-
Mr.. su'zer democrat Of New York, said
DE favored the bill buth that il was
merely q sop TO the brewers. what they
really wanted was the abol,t on OF the
war taxes He thought the war revenue
Jaw should be repealed The republicans,
he sad had promised TO do that when the
war was over. but they made no move n
that direction.
BLOW AT SUGAR TRUSTS.
Representative Richardson o. Tennessee,
the IN norty leader OF the house, aete~
consultation with some Of his democratic
colleagues today. introduced n the house
two resolutions aiming at the sugar trrst.
The first IS as follows:
whereas the ps'ces Of sugars have re
Gently several times advanced, manutac-
tpurers I'm each instance having agreed up.
on the same price per pound which IS
rrima facie evicerce that trust or COM
biration ex SITS for the pl rpose OF les
troylng competition. in order that enOr-
nous profits may be realized; the Am
erioan sugar refining company. Of New
Jersey having for many years paid u
per cent annually ir dividends upon $780,
gGs 900 of common stock Therefore. be it.
Resolved. That sugars manufactured by
the sad American sugar refining com
pany 4 New Jersey, ana ali other manu-
facturers in this country, shall after six
months from the passage OF this act be
prohibited by the interstate commerce
commission from being transported, in
any manner whatsoever, from one sta'e
to another until the said comm sslon are
transportation have not yielded a profit TO
the manufacturer OF more than four per
cent IN excess OF the cost OF the same.
which shall be asc srtaIned in such a man
ner as the said commission may deter
mine"
The second provides that
Whereas, monopoly exists among
sugar manufacturers and in consequence
enormous profits are being real zed:
Therefore. resolved from and after the
passage Of this resolution all kinds OF SUI
gar. molasses and everything entering in
10 che manufacture OF sugars shall be ad-
m'tted free Of duty from Porto Rico.
Cuba, and the Hawaiian Islands
DEBATE-IACKED EXCITEMENT.
The debate today lacked excitement. II
was in the nature OF a long range bonn
bardment tef7re the clash OF the con-
Vending forces in battle. Mr.. Payne op-
ened wl.b a general argument in support
OF the 5ill. going largely into the mater
ial sde OF the situation which the bin Is
desgned 20 relieve. Mr.. Richardson, the
democratic leader. Joined issue upon the
power OF congress to enact the proposed
legislation and Mr. Delzel OF Pennsylva-
mia. backed up Mr. Payne with a consti-
tut onal and legal argument All three
were listened 10 with close attention
RICHARDSON ON PORTO RICO
Mr. T. chardson, of Tennessee. made
the opening argument in opposition to the
measure. Il am not an alarmist" said he.
''but in my judgment, the pend ng bll Is
more dangerous 10 the lbertles OF the
people OF this republic than any measure
before seriously presented to the AmerI-
con congress- it Will prove more far
reaching in its prov s'ons and DISASTROUS
in the results that must OF necessity fo'-
low II II shrould be enacted into law than
any act ever passed by congress.
'The bill Is framed upon the Idea and
governme nt OF Porto Rico. unrtstra ned By
the provisions OF the constitution. This
we deny. Those OF us who oppose this
measure. maintain that the bll cannot
Zee enacted into la wwithout a total dis
reRard and violation Of not SIMPLY the
sprt but the express letter OF the con-
gtitution The Louisiana territory, Flor
ida. Texas. California, New Mexico Ore
gon and Alaska have all been acquired un
der our constitution without "a jar or n
strain 20 any OF its wise and benehcent
provisions and without any demand COR
ite amendment Every foot OF this vast
domain was acquired ana annexed uacer
democratic presidents.
"Tke democratic party has always favr
ored proper expansion. Those Of as op-
posing this measure are not baslng cur
opposition TO II on the ground that IL =
measure for expansion
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