The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-15
YESTERDAY
 IN SENATE AgriculturalApprOpriat.On
 Bill Passes. HANSBR0UGH AMENDMENT Mir. PettuS'S Point Was Not
 Sustained. AppeaI by Bailey fin Swayne Trial Causes First Roll Call Since Be- ginning of Proceedings
 Against the Judge.
HANSBROUGH AMENDMENT

Washington, Feb 1.-The Senate to- day passed the agricultural appropria- tion bill and began consideration ot tine bill making appropriations for the District of Columbia. The Hansbrough amendment to the agricultural bill rel ative to drawbacks on the duty on wheat was agreed to after an extend- ed debate in which tarif questions figured to q considerable extent. The usual three hours was given to the trial of the impeachment charges against Judge Charles Swayne. In connection with that case the Senate decided to take no testimony on the point of the inconveniences in the judges residence outside of his dis trict; also that Judge Swayne's state ment to the House committee should not be used as evidence in the trial Immediately after the Senate con- Vened today the agricultural appro- priation bill was taken up, the Hans brough amendment intended to be legislative interpretation of the DOT tions of the Dingley law relating to the duty on wheat, being the first considered. It declares that para graph 2S4 of that act which imposes a specific duty on wheat shall not be held to be effected by the provisions of section 30 of the same act which provides for a drawback on imported articles used in domes stic manufacture MT. Hansbroush spoke in support of the amendment Roing infinitely into the legislation and the decision of the attorney general which in his view made necessary the amendment.
 HanAbreuRh's Argument.
 He contendad that the decision al- lowing a drawback on imported wheat was wrong because tho portion of flour made from such wheat could not be distinguished from that made frum domestic product, as he argued WAS necessary under the drawback provis- lon H, said the opportunity would be far reaching, extending to all arti- cles used in manufacture. We hear much about the tariR revision" MT. Hsnsbrough remarked, but if the practice of the treasury in connection with this decision is to go on such revision will not be necessary be- cause the treasury department will meet it's own revision
 Coming to the specific matter in question he said that che price paid for imported wheat would fix the price of the entire wheat product of the United States.
 MT. Patterson made inquiry as to whether the amendment would effect wheat only and while Mr. Hansbrough answered In the affirmative. MT. Ali son took up the opposite view, saying that constructively 1t would affect all industries using imported articles
 Mir. Patterson expressed the opinion that the Interpretation should be gen. eral and MT. Hepburn expressed sym pathy with that view, saying that the lead mine owners especially need re- lief. He asserted that the opinion of former Attorney General Griggs on inn portations of lead had worked the in- direct repeal of the duty on lead ore.
 Against American Wheat.
 MT. Hansbrough said that the fact that wheat grown in the United States was protected had had the effect of making the price of wheat in this country worth from IT to 20 cents per bushel more than Canadian wheat and he predicted the present enmity of the practice with the conformity of the re- cent decision would have the effect of lowering the price of American wheat while it increased the price of the Cam adian article.
 MT. Patterson contended that Mir Ol- ney's construction of the law in con- nection with importing ore was cor rect He said that the smelter trust owns extensive lead mines in Mexico and under the Griggs decision revers- ing MT. Olney the Mexico lead Is im- ported practically free of duty. The effect is to enable the trust to abso- lutely control smelting industry to the extent uF; independent smelt- CTS or' ..1re and doing great inju 1 rs ,.E nunltles' freight rates on ore m interrupted to '.. a .-a 4 supported the Hans
 .Idment, saying the effect
 .eIsion is to establish free trade
 ng the price of American wheat
 Canadian level.
 'ettus made the point that the
 rent was out of order, remark
 wever, that the effect of the -,. ok was to defraud the farmers
 the United States Treasury oi
 as His point was not sus' nendment suggested by Mir. Al. ,a. riking out the portion constru' re intention of the Dingley law
 lfning 1t to the operation of tho
 IS accepted.
 Allison remarked that fit wal
 that the drawback feature o
 iR should be greatly enlarged
 Patterson suggested an amend
 making the provision applicable
 ores as we'll as to wheat
 'atterson's amendment was voted
 md then the Senate resumed thu
 Judge Swayne.
 The SWayne Case.
 House managers introduced tn I-McGuiar case of record In tn
 Supreme Court of the United
 In this connection, F. T. Davi
 regarding inconvenience
 by Judge Swayne's absence. bu
 suggestion of Mir. McCumbe
 lis was not an issue, 1t was elim
 E. c. Dearborn, conductor O
 cksonville, Tampa and Key Wes
 ad. reiterated the previous testi
 regarding Judge Swayne's tri1
 rivate car of the company.
 ph H. Durkee of Jacksonville
 rho was receiver for the Jackson
 Tampa and Key West Railroad fl
 when Judge Swayne made hi ,om Delaware to Florida in one o
 ivate cars, testified that the ex
 of the trip had been borne b,
 ompany. He said he had beei
 ited to the position of receive